New outdoor art workshops and captivating live theater performances add to the richness and drama of a visit to spectacular Yosemite National Park. Among the art and theater programs for 2013 announced today by Yosemite Conservancy are a new opportunity to paint amid the ancient Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias, …
Read More »What Does ‘The Other California’ Mean To The People Who Live Here? A Conversation With The Masumotos
The writer Gerald Haslam grew up at the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley and is credited with coining the phrase “The Other California” to describe the part of the state where we live. Not Los Angeles. Not San Francisco. Not the coastal California but The Other California — …
Read More »Africa’s baobab trees can live for more than 1,000 years, but the oldest are dying
The oldest and biggest angiosperm trees in the world, the African baobabs, are dying or already dead, an international team of scientists has found. The scientists said the spate of … Click to Continue »
Read More »New mosquito found in Merced County likes to live around people
The new type of mosquito found in Merced County likes to live around people in urban residential areas and can carry four different types of diseases, including Zika, according to … Click to Continue »
Read More »Live stream, alleged DUI may not have caused deadly crash, defense attorney says
The defense attorney for Obdulia Sanchez – the 18-year-old Stockton woman accused of driving drunk while recording the crash last month that killed her younger sister – said on Friday … Click to Continue »
Read More »‘That girl has a will to live.’ Rescuers describe finding missing Jamie Tull
Robert Carpenter, Lynn Garber and Mario Bianchi met before sunrise on Friday at the place where Jamie Tull crashed her car weeks ago. It was the 17th day the 33-year-old … Click to Continue »
Read More »Live FIre (Tehama County) Started 7/28/2017, updated 7/28/2017
Live Blog: Detwiler fire forces evacuations in Mariposa County
Here’s the latest information and what people are talking about concerning the Detwiler Fire. [View the story “Detwiler Fire: Mariposa County under siege ” on Storify] … Click to Continue »
Read More »Residents react after Merced is named one of the “50 Worst American Cities to Live In”
Residents react to Merced being named as one of the worst cities to live in by 24/7 Wall St., LLC., a news and opinion company, in Merced, Calif., on Wednesday, June 28, 2017. Merced made the list at number nine. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Is Merced really that bad of a place to live? Depends who you ask
Merced captured another top-10 spot nobody wants — “50 Worst American Cities to Live In,” a report from 24/7 Wall Street. The city ranked ninth, and took the biggest hit … Click to Continue »
Read More »Man live streams his takedown of Arkansas’ Ten Commandments monument
Less than 24 hours after a monument of the Ten Commandments was installed outside the Arkansas State Capitol, Michael Tate Reed smashed it with his car. Tate streamed it live on Facebook. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Where is it most costly to live on a college campus? Right here.
A Mercury News report published this week found the gap between student living expenses on and off campus was the largest of any other California university at UC Merced. The … Click to Continue »
Read More »In backlash against Trump, cities and states say they’ll live up to U.S. promises
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump may be quitting the Paris agreement on climate change, but forcing the nation to go along with him is proving more of a challenge. Dozens … Click to Continue »
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