California’s 2020 wildfire season was indisputably historic: Fires burned a record-high 4.3 million acres in the state, and five of the blazes went down among the 10 largest in our recorded history. Many were touched off by widespread lightning sieges, which hadn’t occurred at such a high rate since 2008. …
Read More »Painter And Fresno Native Darren Waterston Brings ‘Last Days’ Piece To Fresno Art Museum
And for the weekend, let’s take a look at a recent aquisition at the Fresno Art Museum: Just added to FAM’s permanent collection is a piece from Fresno native Darren Waterson. He now lives and works in New York City, but he got his early art education at the museum. …
Read More »Highway 1 Set To Reopen In July After Massive Landslide Last Year
In May 2017 a massive mud and rockslide closed Highway 1 near the Monterey and San Luis Obispo County lines. The scenic road is one of the most beautiful in America, and popular destination for valley travelers, but it’s also incredibly challenging to maintain, even in a normal year. And …
Read More »California’s new war on plastic may be the last straw
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – It took years of activist campaigns to turn the plastic bag into a villain, and hard-fought legislation to reduce its presence in oceans and waterways. Now, environmentalists … Click to Continue »
Read More »“The Last Cowboys” Paints A Vivid Picture Of The First Family Of Rodeo
Perhaps no job in America has been more romanticized and mythologized than that of the cowboy. From movies to songs, much of what we know about cowboys and the American West is often just a caricature of real life. A new book by Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times journalist John …
Read More »Violent crime rose by 13 percent last year in Merced, police say
Violent crime in Merced rose in 2017 by 13 percent compared to the previous year, though overall crime rose by just 1 percent in the same amount of time, according … Click to Continue »
Read More »With the last male ailing, the northern white rhino is almost gone
The beleaguered northern white rhinoceros moved closer to extinction this week after conservationists announced that the health of the only surviving male of the species was deteriorating. The rhino, named … Click to Continue »
Read More »Renteria Says New Era Makes Last Minute Gubernatorial Bid Possible
Residents in the San Joaquin Valley already know the name Amanda Renteria. Now the rest of the state is about to get acquainted with the Woodlake native and former national political director for the Hillary Clinton campaign in 2016. Last week she formally launched her campaign for California governor in …
Read More »At long last, major Turlock intersection to reopen
Just in time for Thanksgiving and Black Friday traffic, one of Turlock’s busiest intersections at last will reopen for business. The intersection at Fulkerth Road and Golden State Boulevard has … Click to Continue »
Read More »Veterans Day was last week. This week, two Merced-area veterans groups victimized
Copper thieves targeted the Atwater Veterans of Foreign Wars post this week, causing thousands in damages, the second of at least two vandalism incidents affecting Merced County military-service groups less … Click to Continue »
Read More »‘Let’s go, Yankees.’ Family of lifelong fan hopes for one last gift from beloved team
The Areizagas are a military family, with members serving in or veterans of the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps. But on Friday, as they gathered at the San … Click to Continue »
Read More »Watch the new trailer for ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’
Watch the new trailer for “Star Wars: The Last Jedi”. See the film in theaters December 15, 2017. … Click to Continue »
Read More »This downtown Merced eatery got a ‘Best of’ award at last week’s Fresno Food Expo
Merced’s Bella Luna Bistro recently won a taste competition in Fresno and was lauded for using locally-sourced ingredients. A dozen central San Joaquin Valley restaurants competed in the event, which … Click to Continue »
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