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In an effort to assist farmworkers who test positive for COVID-19, California launched the Housing for the Harvest program. It provides free hotel rooms so farmworkers can self-isolate and not infect family members. But a recent investigation found that of the 800,000 farmworkers in California, only around 80 have utilized …
Read More »Police investigate dead body found in field behind north Merced neighborhood
Merced police are investigating a dead body found in a park area near the Rascal Bike Path off of Highway 59, officials said. Officers responded Saturday to a field area … Click to Continue »
Read More »Los Banos police investigate Friday homicide
Los Banos Police is investigating a homicide that occurred Friday afternoon. Los Banos Police officers responded to call of n adult male down at about 5:29 a.m. in the 500 … Click to Continue »
Read More »California Highway Patrol investigate scene of overturned tractor-trailer on railroad tracks along highway 99 near Atwater
The California Highway Patrol investigate the scene of an overturned tractor-trailer which came to rest on railroad tracks along the southbound lanes of highway 99 near Atwater, Calif., on Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Atwater Police and Merced County Sheriff investigate scene of officer-involved shooting at Winton Gardens apartment complex
The Atwater Police Department and the Merced County Sheriff’s Department investigate the scene of an officer-involved shooting at the Winton Gardens apartment complex in the 3000 block of Winton Way, in Atwater, Calif., on Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Firefighters investigate scene of downtown Merced house fire
The cause of the Saturday night fire that engulfed a two-story house with flames is still under investigation and officials are working to make sure nobody was inside the home … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced firefighters continue to investigate downtown house fire
Firefighters are continuing to investigate the cause of a fire on Aug. 27, 2017, that had a two-story house engulfed in flames in downtown Merced on Saturday night, Merced Fire officials said. mvelez@mercedsun-star.com … Click to Continue »
Read More »Want to investigate Merced gov’t agencies? This is what you can do.
Merced County residents can apply now to serve on the 2017-2018 Civil Grand Jury. A 19-member Grand Jury will be empaneled for a one-year term that begins July 1. The … Click to Continue »
Read More »Los Banos police investigate two shooting incidents
Police are looking for the public’s help identifying the people responsible in separate shooting incidents targeting moving vehicles on Tuesday night. Cmdr. Ray Reyna said detectives have not rule out … Click to Continue »
Read More »Deputy: Merced College president pushed him to arrest board member, investigate staff
Sergeant says the president considered hiring a private investigator He said president pressured him to make an arrest that wasn’t warranted Walsh refuses to speak to the Sun-Star about the alleged incidents … Click to Continue »
Read More »Atwater police investigate late-night gun battle
No injuries were reported … Click to Continue »
Read More »Atwater police investigate shooting
Multiple shots fired into apartment on Swaps Street No injuries reported … Click to Continue »
Read More »Firefighters investigate early morning house fire
Fire crews are investigating the cause of a fire that burned a vacant home in central Fresno. Shortly after 2:00 a.m. Tuesday morning, crews responded to a structure fire near Belmont and Van Ness. When firefighters arrived in the area, they found a vacant house fully involved with fire on …
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