A law enforcement surge by Los Banos police resulted in a series of arrests this week for burglary and possession of drugs, guns and stolen items. Detectives on Monday served … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced Speech Festival set for next week
The 2018 Merced County Speech Festival opens next week in Merced. The three-day competition begins Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Clark/Newbold conference rooms of the Merced … Click to Continue »
Read More »Here’s what you need to know about the ‘freeze watch’ in Merced County this week
Freezing temperatures are expected in Merced County this week. A Hard Freeze Watch goes into effect Wednesday night and lasts through early Friday morning, according to officials at the National … Click to Continue »
Read More »Veterans Day was last week. This week, two Merced-area veterans groups victimized
Copper thieves targeted the Atwater Veterans of Foreign Wars post this week, causing thousands in damages, the second of at least two vandalism incidents affecting Merced County military-service groups less … Click to Continue »
Read More »Here’s where deputies found a Merced County inmate who escaped this week
An Merced County inmate who escaped custody this week was captured after about 24 hours, the Merced County Sheriff’s Office said Thursday. Alexandra Correa, 36, of Merced was under supervision … Click to Continue »
Read More »Locked out for more than a week, Merced tenants given chance to collect their stuff
The city of Merced and the owner of a shuttered apartment building are working together to allow tenants to get their belongings, they say. The 12 units in the 2600 … Click to Continue »
Read More »Triple-digit weather is here to stay all week, forecasters say
Temperatures in Merced aren’t looking to drop from the triple digits until the weekend, according forecasters. Until Thursday high temperatures will consistently be above 105 degrees, said Jim Bagnall, meteorologist … Click to Continue »
Read More »Fiery and fatal week renews concerns about Highway 99 corridor’s safety
Madera County Supervisor David Rogers speaks with firsthand knowledge about the dangers of Highway 99, a highway that gained notoriety last year as the most dangerous in the United States. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Man sought in 4 robberies in a week, including Fresno Metro PCS, is ID’d by police
A Sanger man is wanted in connection with a six-day string of robberies in Madera, Fresno and Chowchilla and police turned to the public Wednesday for help to find him. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Two fiery crashes this week on Highway 99 add to road’s deadly history in the Valley
Two explosive fires erupted this week after big rigs overturned on Highway 99, a stretch of road in the San Joaquin Valley that in a report last year was named … Click to Continue »
Read More »Bay Area man accused of murdering woman found in trash bin may be free on bail this week
A Merced Superior Court judge on Tuesday agreed to reset bail for a San Francisco man who is accused of murdering a Chinese woman involved in human trafficking and dumping … Click to Continue »
Read More »Highway 140 repaving project will begin next week
The California Department of Transportation next week will begin an extensive repaving project on Highway 140 from Merced to Gustine. The project will including repaving the existing roadway, shoulders and … Click to Continue »
Read More »#ICYMI Merced County’s Week in Review
This past week, a teacher and an 8-year-old student were gunned down by the teacher’s estranged husband in San Bernardino; United Airlines was criticized fiercely after video surfaced of a … Click to Continue »
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