Mariposa Fire Mountain Community Fire Information
Joel Preheim grew up the oldest of eight kids in the tiny town of Big Creek. His 87-year-old mother still lives in his childhood home across the street from his sister. Fortunately, both of their houses survived the Creek Fire, which destroyed many of the area’s homes. But Preheim wasn’t …
Read More »Mind The Gap: Two Views From Inside a Thrift Store
We’re introducing an occasional series called Mind the Gap, where we ask people at least 60 years apart in age for their take on topics both personal and political. For our first Mind the Gap, you’ll meet Raymart Catacuton. He’s 18, attends Fresno City College and works at a thrift …
Read More »Merced County store manager sentenced to prison in food-stamp fraud case
A 41-year-old former Merced woman was sentenced Monday to nearly two years in prison for defrauding the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formally known as the Food Stamp program. Suzy Vang … Click to Continue »
Read More »They broke into a Merced County store, deputies say. CHP chased them to Sacramento
An interrupted burglary at a drug store in Planada turned into a pursuit from Merced County to Sacramento, the sheriff’s office said Wednesday. A burglary alarm at San Joaquin Drug … Click to Continue »
Read More »New retail store coming to Los Banos
Ross Dress for Less will be moving into the same shopping center as Savemart, where Kmart used to be on Mercey Springs Road, according to city staffers. They are set to be open in the summer. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Here’s the new retail store that will be coming to Los Banos
A Ross Dress for Less store is set to come to Los Banos by the summer, according to city staffers, and more development in local shopping centers is expected in … Click to Continue »
Read More »City Notebook: Fresno City Council Finds $8.6 Million Windfall; Approves Convenience Store
The Fresno City Council is dealing with a good problem, an $ 8.6 million windfall. The council voted Thursday to spend the net balance of the funds – $ 5.8 million – on a variety of items, from repairs at parks and city owned parking garages to body cameras for …
Read More »He looked like he was going to spray for bugs at a local store. Then he pulled a gun
Deputies are looking for a man who committed “an unusual robbery” at a Walgreens in Hilmar, the Merced County Sheriff’s Office said Thursday. A man dressed in a disposable, white … Click to Continue »
Read More »Winton meat company responds after photos of raw meat entering store go viral
Images of raw meat in a shopping cart being pushed into a Bay Area store have gone viral. And the meat is from a company in Winton. 180127 bad meat … Click to Continue »
Read More »Sears and Kmart announce more store closures as parent company continues to struggle
No stores in the Northern San Joaquin Valley or Tuolumne County are on the latest closure lists for Sears and Kmart. Sears Holdings, the parent company for the struggling chains, … Click to Continue »
Read More »Los Banos man arrested for trying to break into retail store
A Los Banos man is in custody on Friday after Los Banos police said he was arrested for an attempted burglary of a retail store. Police took a report on … Click to Continue »
Read More »Who are the robbers who killed a Madera County store clerk?
Madera County sheriff’s detectives are studying video evidence as they investigate a robbery and murder overnight at a gas station and mini-mart just outside Madera’s city limits. Deputies believe a … Click to Continue »
Read More »They took clothes out of a Los Banos store without paying. Now they’re under arrest
Three adults were arrested Tuesday for allegedly shoplifting from a Los Banos department store, according to police. J.C. Penney employees reported that three adults left the store Tuesday morning with … Click to Continue »
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