A few weeks ago, the Fresno Police Department put out its end-of-year data on crimes in the city over the last year, and many instances of crime went down from 2017 to 2018. For example, homicides were down 43 percent, there were about a third fewer shootings, and violent crimes …
Read More »Remains found of Mariposa County woman who went missing during March storm
The skeletal remains of a Mariposa County woman who went missing in the hills during a March rainstorm have been found nearly four months later, according to the Mariposa County … Click to Continue »
Read More »Many questions unanswered about Winton company after raw meat delivery went viral
Days after employees were seen pushing carts full of unwrapped raw pork from Winton into a Bay Area grocery store, few questions are being answered. A Facebook post showing at … Click to Continue »
Read More »His car went over the embankment near Los Banos. So, he spent the night in it
A 26-year-old man whose car went over the embankment towards the San Luis Reservoir near Los Banos spent the night in his car and climbed out more than 12 hours … 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 »This Merced nurse went to help in Puerto Rico. Now she’s going to Washington D.C.
Food is hard to find. There’s no clean water. Most people don’t have a roof. Others remain without electricity. People are sleeping on wet mattresses covered in mold. Deadly illnesses … Click to Continue »
Read More »Modesto woman went out to shoot lightning photos. She captured this instead.
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Read More »They went to visit a Merced County grave. Now they’re suing over what happened there.
An elderly Winton couple is suing the cemetery district there because a headstone fell and crushed the leg of the 75-year-old woman, according to a complaint filed in Merced County … Click to Continue »
Read More »A valedictorian went rogue in his final speech. His school tried to shut him down.
Peter Butera, class president for the entirety of his life as a high school student – all four often-frustrating years of it – took the stage at Friday’s graduation ceremony … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced County’s Vanessa Smith went missing 20 years ago today. The search continues
Beverly Smith stood near an almond tree Tuesday afternoon on Winton Way, the place where the last known traces of her daughter were found 20 years ago. Her daughter, Vanessa, … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced County’s Vanessa Smith went missing 20 years ago today. The search continues
Wednesday marks 20 years of Vanessa Smith’s disappearance, a then 15-year-old girl who vanished in Winton late May during her regular walk around the almond orchards near her home. Today Vanessa would be 35-years-old. mvelez@mercedsun-star.com … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced police investigators went undercover in a child-sex sting operation. They arrested 10 suspects.
A two-month sting by the Merced Police Department led to the arrests of nine men who attempted to have sex or share harmful material with minors. Another man also was … Click to Continue »
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