Heavy rains over the past two days have wreaked havoc on Mariposa County, damaging homes, cutting emergency phone lines and closing roads, some of which were completely wiped out by … Click to Continue »
Read More »Soledad woman suffers major injury in Merced County DUI crash, CHP says
A Soledad woman is suspected of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs after a two-vehicle crash sent her to the hospital with major injuries, according to California Highway … Click to Continue »
Read More »Valley Groups Divided On Support For Major Drinking Water Bill
More than 300 California communities lack access to clean drinking water. A disproportionately high number of those communities lie in the San Joaquin Valley, as we reported in our 2017 series Contaminated . Last fall, a bill with a proposed solution passed the state senate but has since remained in …
Read More »Atwater motorcycle rider suffers ‘major injuries’ in series of collisions, CHP says
A motorcycle rider who was injured over the weekend in a series of collisions on Highway 99 in Merced County is expected to survive, the California Highway Patrol said on … Click to Continue »
Read More »Motorcyclist suffers major injuries after being run over on Hwy 99 in Merced
A motorcyclist suffered major injuries after a series of collisions on Highway 99 in Merced Saturday night, according to California Highway Patrol. A male motorcyclist was riding north in the … Click to Continue »
Read More »Motorcyclist run over on highway in Merced, suffers major injuries
A motorcyclist was transported to a trauma center in Modesto after being run over on Highway 99 near the Martin Luther King Jr. Way exit just before 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 3, 2018. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced man suffers ‘major’ injuries when struck by car
A 65-year-old Merced man on a bike suffered major injuries when he was struck by a car on 16th Street near Yosemite Parkway on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2018, according to police. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Major injuries averted in 3-car collision east of Planada
A three-car collision on Highway 140, including a head-on sideswipe, resulted in minor injuries Friday east of Planada, according to California Highway Patrol. First responders were dispatched to Highway 140, … Click to Continue »
Read More »Woman suffers major injuries after being hit by car in Los Banos
A Los Banos woman suffered major injuries after she was hit by a car Tuesday night, according to police. Los Banos police responded to a report of a collision at … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced County crash kills woman, man suffers major injuries
A woman died and a man suffered major injuries after the car they were driving in crashed and overturned south of Highway 152 in Merced County, according to California Highway … Click to Continue »
Read More »Turlock woman suffers major injuries in hit-and-run collision
A Turlock woman suffered major injuries after being hit by a car on Center Street on Monday night. Jennifer Metzger, 20, was walking across Center Street south of F Street … Click to Continue »
Read More »Second Christmas morning fire in Merced extinguished before major home damage
A Merced family won’t have to spend Christmas day away from home after firefighters extinguished an attic fire before it damaged the rest of the home. Firefighters received a call … Click to Continue »
Read More »At least one person suffers major injuries in Merced County crash
One man suffered major injuries in a crash on the border of Merced County near Turlock on Dec. 19, 2017, California Highway Patrol reported. The injuries of the other person in the crash are unknown at this time. mvelez@mercedsun-star.com … Click to Continue »
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