Last week, over 200 people inside a Bakersfield Detention Center participated in a hunger strike, according to advocates. Now ICE is threatening to suspend detainee privileges and it’s had a chilling effect on some of the strikers. Pablo Ramirez has been detained in Mesa Verde for six months. He joined …
Read More »Cymric Oil Seep Appears To Have Stopped – But Now There’s A Much Bigger One
In early July, our sister station KQED first reported a huge oil seep in the Cymric Oilfield of western Kern County. At that time, hundreds of thousands of gallons of oil had been bubbling up to the surface for more than two months, yet neither the public nor lawmakers had …
Read More »“There’s No Wrong Way To Swede” At Sunday’s Homemade Film Festival
This Sunday, the Tower Theater will be playing about twenty sweded films on the big screen. If you haven’t heard of a “sweded” film before, it’s like a short home-remake of a real film, but as low budget as you can get: Think sheets for backgrounds, and cardboard cutouts for …
Read More »“There’s No Wrong Way To Swede” At Sunday’s Homemade Film Festival
This Sunday, the Tower Theater will be playing about twenty sweded films on the big screen. If you haven’t heard of a “sweded” film before, it’s like a short home-remake of a real film, but as low budget as you can get: Think sheets for backgrounds, and cardboard cutouts for …
Read More »Planada Elementary flood damage may reach $1 million. But there’s a ‘silver lining’
Planada Elementary School staff opened the doors to classrooms and the library of the school on March 23 and saw 5 to 7 inches of water rush out, officials said. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced County will continue seeing rain. But there’s hope for sunbathers ahead
It’s been a colder precipitous March than previous years in Merced County, and the rain will continue through the weekend, according to the National Weather Service. But after that, the … Click to Continue »
Read More »If the U.S. went vegan, emissions would drop. But there’s a catch, a new study says
If the entire United States went vegan, it could be great for the environment. But it’s a lot more complicated than advocates for an all-vegan country might hope, a new … Click to Continue »
Read More »There’s something you can do to help your child avoid a peanut allergy, study says
Anyone with a child in school is used to the familiar restriction on any treats brought to class: No peanuts allowed! But scientists may have a clue for parents hoping … Click to Continue »
Read More »Have you seen this woman? There’s a warrant out for her arrest
An Atwater woman is wanted on two warrants amounting to $ 25,000. Sara Ellen Kellum, 37, is wanted for being an accessory to a felony and willful disobedience of a court … Click to Continue »
Read More »There’s a new scavenger hunt game being played all over Merced. Find out how to join
A new scavenger hunt has adults and youngsters running around Merced- and neighboring communities- hunting down, hiding and painting rocks. It all started a couple months ago in Merced with a Facebook group, Merced Rocks. mvelez@mercedsun-star.com … Click to Continue »
Read More »There’s a new scavenger hunt game being played all over Merced. Find out how to join
A new type of scavenger hunt has many adults and youngsters running around Merced — and neighboring communities — hunting down, hiding and painting rocks. It all started a couple … Click to Continue »
Read More »‘There’s really no check’ on the populous parts of California, assemblyman says
Assemblyman James Gallagher, R-Yuba City, makes the case for his constitutional amendment to redraw the state Senate by regional representation. … Click to Continue »
Read More »There’s fear that EPA’s request for a court delay may lead to dirtier air
When the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency adopted a stricter smog limit in 2015, forcing states to reduce emissions, many people were disappointed. At the time, the agency reduced the ground-level … Click to Continue »
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