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In early October, complications from diabetes forced Bessie Miller into the operating room. The former state employee and well-known advocate for West Fresno had needed round-the-clock oxygen for years, and because of poor blood circulation, calf injuries that wouldn’t heal eventually left her legs in need of amputation. The operation …
Read More »Merced toddler ‘critical’ after ingesting meth, police say. Mother arrested.
A 14-month-old girl was in critical condition over the weekend after she “ingested some methamphetamine,” the Merced Police Department said in a news release. Few details were immediately available. The … Click to Continue »
Read More »She killed her mother in Merced County to please Satan. Is she fit to stand trial?
A woman who allegedly killed her mother in Merced County to please Satan has been determined competent enough to stand trial. Melissa Anne Bal, 37, of San Diego did not … Click to Continue »
Read More »2-year-old boy, mother injured in Atwater crash
A 2-year-old boy and his 31-year-old mother suffered head and neck injuries in a two-vehicle crash Friday afternoon in Atwater, police said. Atwater police responded to calls of a traffic … Click to Continue »
Read More »Mother and son injured in two-vehicle crash in Atwater
Atwater Police investigate the scene of a crash involving two vehicles at the intersection of North Buhach Road and Green Sands Avenue in Atwater, Calif., on Friday, Jan. 5, 2018. According to Sgt. Dave Sarginson, the Jaws of Life were used to remove an adult female driver. She was transported …
Read More »Planada mother crashes car with family into grain silo. Police say she was DUI
A Planada woman is being charged with a driving under the influence after she reportedly ran a stop sign and crashed a vehicle containing her family, seriously injuring her husband … Click to Continue »
Read More »Defense seeks more tests for Dos Palos woman charged with ‘Satanic’ killing of mother
It will take more time to determine if a Dos Palos woman charged with killing her own mother in an alleged “Satanic sacrifice” is mentally fit to stand trial. Court … Click to Continue »
Read More »‘It was a calling to kill her.’ Woman tells police her mother was a satanic sacrifice
A 37-year-old Dos Palos woman told investigators she killed her mother earlier this month, stabbing the woman nearly two dozen times, as part of a “satanic” sacrifice, according to reports … Click to Continue »
Read More »Deputies say she killed her mother in Dos Palos
The victim of a suspected Merced County homicide Wednesday morning has been identified as 55-year-old Dos Palos resident Lydia Marie Bal, authorities said. Lydia Marie Bal’s daughter, 37-year-old Melissa Anne … Click to Continue »
Read More »Delhi mother and boyfriend sentenced to 13 years prison in death of 2-year-old girl
A Delhi mother wiped away tears Thursday after a Merced Superior Court judge sentenced her to 13 years in prison in connection with the death of her 2-year-old daughter died. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Police: Atwater man tries to shoot mother of his children on Father’s Day
Atwater police are looking for a man with a long criminal history after he allegedly tried to shoot his children’s mother on Father’s Day. A 26-year-old Atwater woman told police … Click to Continue »
Read More »An ‘evolutionary gamble’ may be killing Joshua Tree’s mother tortoises
Wildlife biologists say an alarming number of female desert tortoise carcasses found earlier this year just outside the southern edge of Joshua Tree National Park may be the result of … Click to Continue »
Read More »Car crashes on the way to family Mother Day’s celebration. No major injuries reported, police say
A family from Chowchilla was involved in a solo vehicle car crash on Sunday morning, California Highway Patrol officers said, and no major injuries were reported. mvelez@mercedsun-star.com … Click to Continue »
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