In an unprecedented effort to restore balance between predator and prey, the National Park Service and wildlife officials around the Great Lakes this fall will begin trapping and shipping the … Click to Continue »
Read More »UC Merced Alumni Return as Innovation Event Expands, Enters Seventh Year
The idea for a year-end event showcasing School of Engineering students’ original designs started as a scribble on the back of a cocktail napkin and culminated in the exhibition of … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced College debate teams finishes the year strong
Gustavo Garcia and Jessee Espinosa treated their trip to Daytona, Florida. like a research expedition. The Merced College debate team had been humbled a bit at the 2018 California Community … Click to Continue »
Read More »Who are Laotians? Merced’s Lao educates with ‘New Year’ celebration for community
For the first time in about 30 years, the Central Valley’s Laotians, Hmong and other people calling the Southeast Asian country of Laos their ethnic home openly celebrated the Lao … Click to Continue »
Read More »Report: 10 Bakersfield-Area Teachers Assaulted By Students This Year Alone
According to a new report from The Bakersfield Californian’s Harold Pierce, 10 teachers in the Kern High School District have been assaulted by students this year alone. Some suggest the number might even be higher. It’s the latest news on a topic that has long plagued the district, which once …
Read More »Violent crime rose by 13 percent last year in Merced, police say
Violent crime in Merced rose in 2017 by 13 percent compared to the previous year, though overall crime rose by just 1 percent in the same amount of time, according … Click to Continue »
Read More »This week expected to be the wettest of the year so far in Merced County
The most rain Merced County has seen so far this year is expected near the end of the week, weather officials report. There is a chance of showers Wednesday night … Click to Continue »
Read More »Here’s what will be built this year at McNamara Park in Merced
A new skate park is going to be built in Merced, and officials working on the project hope it can serve as an outlet for local youth. The skate park … Click to Continue »
Read More »County CEO gets more in cashed-out vacation, sick time than most Mercedians earn in a year
Merced County’s top administrator sold back vacation and sick time in 2017 and took home an extra $ 30,950, more than the per capita salary for a county resident, according to … Click to Continue »
Read More »2017 was a hot and disaster-filled year for the United States, NOAA says
The year 2017 was the third-warmest on record for the United States, and featured a pileup of weather and climate disasters that cost the nation a record-breaking $ 306 billion, according … Click to Continue »
Read More »First baby of the year born in Los Banos was ‘unexpected,’ mom says
A 7 pound, 10 ounce and 19 ½ inch long baby boy surprised his family on Monday when he became the first baby of the year born in Los Banos. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Covered California Insurance Plans Could Be More Affordable This Year. Here’s Why:
For years, one of the most powerful and consistent Republican criticism of the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, is that the monthly premiums are going up so fast that they are quickly becoming unaffordable and that the whole law was on the verge of collapse. President Donald Trump, …
Read More »Southern California smog worsens for second straight year despite reduced emissions
For decades, Southern California has waged a slow but successful war on smog. Through vehicle emissions rules, clean-fuel standards and other tough measures, officials have lifted the choking pall of … Click to Continue »
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