Five years after starting his first job with a landscaping crew in the suburbs of Seattle, Fredi Dubon decided he had enough and quit. The workdays were long, sometimes 12 … Click to Continue »
Read More »Interview: Questions Remain About Possible Groundwater Contamination From Oil Production
Oil companies in California produce more water than oil. In the San Joaquin Valley that also has created a problem: what to do with all of that unwanted water? In most cases that wastewater is injected back into the ground, deep below the aquifer. But in some cases, injections may …
Read More »Atwater man with possible cartel connections convicted of killing 2 men 2 years apart
An Atwater man described by prosecutors as a “sick and twisted killer” was convicted Friday of killing two men two years apart in Merced County. Dionicio Gutierrez-Salazar, 38, shot a … Click to Continue »
Read More »Can you identify these possible suspects in a Merced County homicide case?
Three years ago this week, 20-year-old Erain Sandoval was shot to death in Delhi. No arrests have ever been made. Wednesday marked the three-year anniversary of Sandoval’s death. Merced County … Click to Continue »
Read More »Possible CAL FIRE Agreement Available for Public Review
The Board of Supervisors directed staff at their January 17 meeting to develop a possible contract with CAL FIRE for command and control of the Mariposa County Fire Department. That agreement is now available for public review.
Read More »Foster Farms prepares for possible picketing at Livingston chicken plant
Fencing has gone up at the massive Foster Farms chicken plant in the event of picketing related to labor negotiations. The company and the United Farm Workers have been discussing … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced High evacuated for possible gas leak
A possible gas leak at Merced High School has caused officials to remove students from the school as a precaution, firefighters confirmed this morning. The possible lead was reported around … Click to Continue »
Read More »Major rain, possible flooding expected this weekend in Merced County
Crews throughout Merced County are preparing for what authorities fear could be the most significant flooding in the region in the past 20 years. The National Weather Service predicts the … Click to Continue »
Read More »Possible Patterson gang-related shooting sends man to hospital
A man suffered what appeared to be nonlife-threatening injuries after he was shot in the leg in Patterson on Tuesday night. Just before 8 p.m., deputies received a call of … Click to Continue »
Read More »Rain possible Friday for Merced area
Two storms will roll into Central California beginning Friday morning, bringing a chance of snow at higher elevations and rain to the San Joaquin Valley, the National Weather Service in … Click to Continue »
Read More »3 Los Banos students facing possible charges for ‘Trump’ graffiti
Pro-Donald Trump graffiti found on Cinco de Mayo Cristina Vance, 18, two 17-year-old males suspected Students cooperating with investigators, police say … Click to Continue »
Read More »Eradication of ‘sudden oak death’ disease no longer possible in California
Over the last two decades, California and the federal government have faced harsh criticism for failing to take stronger actions to stop a highly contagious disease that has killed millions of trees along coastal regions from Big Sur to portions of Oregon. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Evidence in crash that killed 5 Modestans indicates possible DUI
21-year-old from Modesto was driving on suspended license DMV shows three license suspensions for Annalicia Mona Montoya Father of victim said he didn’t know of DUI case against daughter’s friend … Click to Continue »
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