More than 30,000 people in Fresno County have had to leave their homes due to the Creek Fire. Sharon Souza is one of them. She left Tollhouse Tuesday morning, but spent the weekend deciding what items would stay and what would go. She says she tried to be practical rather …
Read More »Evacuations ordered near Coulterville as fires break out throughout the region
Firefighters battled blazes across the region, including one near Coulterville that has prompted mandatory evacuations in the area. The Wheeler fire broke out Monday afternoon near Coulterville, according to the … Click to Continue »
Read More »Ex-student accused of threatening Gustine schools ordered to stay away from staff
A 19-year-old former student accused by police of threatening to open fire at Gustine High School has been ordered to stay away from the school and its employees. The Gustine … Click to Continue »
Read More »Trump administration is ordered to enforce methane restrictions
The Trump administration was ordered by a federal judge Wednesday to immediately enforce new restrictions on the release of potent methane emissions at oil and gas drilling operations on public … Click to Continue »
Read More »Teen who live-streamed fatal crash ordered to stand trial in Merced County
Obdulia Sanchez, the 18-year-old Stockton woman who gained national notoriety for live-streaming a crash that killed her sister, will stand trial on charges of manslaughter and drunken driving. Judge Paul … Click to Continue »
Read More »Evacuations ordered in main area of Mariposa as Detwiler Fire approaches
The entire town of Mariposa was placed under evacuation orders shortly after noon Tuesday as the Detwiler Fire creeps closer. The Mariposa County Sheriff’s Office called all available units back … Click to Continue »
Read More »Former Merced County priest ordered to stand trial in second child porn case
A former priest in Los Banos was held to answer Wednesday on charges of possession of child pornography. For the second time in a little more than a year Robert … Click to Continue »
Read More »Trial ordered for Turlock father, son accused of hate crime
A judge this week ordered a trial for a father and his son who are accused of attacking a black woman in a hate crime that occurred outside a Turlock … Click to Continue »
Read More »Psychiatric evaluation ordered for homeless man shot by officer
A homeless man who was shot by a Merced police officer and is charged with felony assault on an officer will undergo a psychiatric evaluation before the criminal case proceeds … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced man ordered to serve five life sentences plus 270 years for child sex crimes
Angry tears streamed down the faces of parents, aunts and grandparents Wednesday as each stood to face the man who sexually abused two young children from their family, describing him … Click to Continue »
Read More »Franklin-area Merced residents ordered to boil water as precaution
More than 1,000 customers in the Beachwood/Franklin area of Merced are under instructions to boil their water before using it, a day after a “low-pressure” event cut off water for … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced landlord ordered to close shop owned by City Council candidate Lakisha Jenkins
Merced landlord and President of Familia Flores Inc., David Flores, says tenant and City Council candidate Lakisha Jenkins owes him thousands of dollars in rent in Merced, Calif., Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2016. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced College president denies she ordered police to make arrest
Acting President Susan Walsh would not speak to the Sun-Star She denied sheriff’s claims through a spokesman Sheriff claimed she used police as ‘political tool’ … Click to Continue »
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