Merced police still are looking for the robbery suspect they thought was inside a downtown dance club Sunday, when a confrontation with the crowd turned ugly. The man police were … Click to Continue »
Read More »There were so many fireworks calls, Merced ran out of firefighters
The Merced City Fire Department received a spike of 14 fireworks-related calls on Fourth of July, and two homes burned in Atwater from fireworks that weren’t properly disposed. Merced County … Click to Continue »
Read More »She struck three cars when her children were in the car. Police say she was drunk.
A Merced woman may face multiple felonies after she got behind the wheel of a car while under the influence on Fourth of July with three child passengers and hit … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced tenants locked out of shuttered complex. ‘I don’t know what we’re going to do’
The future remains unclear for Merced tenants now without a home after their apartment complex was shuttered more than a week ago, several tenants said Tuesday. They expressed little hope … Click to Continue »
Read More »Cal Fire investigators: Recent Mariposa wildfires were caused by vehicles
Peace officers with Cal Fire’s Madera-Mariposa-Merced Unit said Monday that vehicles driving in tall, dead grass is what caused two recent wildfires in Mariposa County, including the Ben Fire that … Click to Continue »
Read More »30 cows were stranded and starving. Good thing Merced’s sheriff is a real cowboy.
Merced County’s most well-known cowboy strapped on his boots Monday and flew out to one of the most remote areas of the county to feed a hungry herd of stranded … Click to Continue »
Read More »Education: We’re in this together, parents
The new school year is off to a great start! There were a few tears (mostly from parents) during those first few days, but now the learning is in full … Click to Continue »
Read More »Lead levels near California battery plant were far beyond health limits
LOS ANGELES – Homes, schools and a day care center near a closed battery recycler in nearby Vernon are contaminated with higher levels of brain-damaging lead than previously disclosed, with soil samples at one property as much as 100 times above California’s health standard, state and county records show. … …
Read More »Government reports were wrong about methane leaks’ severity, environmental group says
An environmental organization filed a federal complaint Wednesday, alleging that key reports by a top U.S. Environmental Protection Agency official wrongfully stated the severity of methane leaks across the nation’s natural gas industry. … Click to Continue »
Read More »All 5 killed in Sacramento County crash were Modestans
17-year-old former Modesto High student was working on her GED 19-year-old MJC student and single mother was killed along with son 21-year-old driver killed with daughter always ‘saw good in everybody’ … Click to Continue »
Read More »Three warthog piglets were born at the Chaffee Zoo
After five months, Zara and Zuko are now parents to three piglets born on Friday. Two of the warthog piglets are male and one is female. Zara, their mother, was born at the San Diego Zoo and came to Fresno in 2012. Zuko was brought to the Chaffee Zoo in …
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