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Tyson Perry, a now former Livingston police officer, was sentenced Thursday to serve three months in jail for assaulting a handcuffed man in 2012, according to the Merced County District … Click to Continue »
Read More »Rescue mission to stop serving meals; future is uncertain
A sign posted near the front door of the Merced County Rescue Mission has sparked concerns that the facility, which provides food and shelter to the needy, would cease to … Click to Continue »
Read More »Parachutes didn’t open in Lodi tandem skydiving deaths last month
A skydiving instructor and a first-time jumper plummeted to their deaths after the instructor’s main and emergency parachutes failed to open during a tandem jump near Lodi last month, the … Click to Continue »
Read More »Pythons extend their grip on parts of South Florida
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla._Burmese pythons appear to be slithering into new territory, extending their range and putting more of South Florida’s wildlife at risk of becoming lunch. Python hatchlings were discovered … Click to Continue »
Read More »Wild West comes back to life in downtown mural
Anne Whitehurst says the professional mural she created for Los Banos is not only an homage to the community’s history, but also reflects a past that, for her, is deeply … Click to Continue »
Read More »Authorities bust alleged meth operation in Atwater
Merced County’s gang and drug taskforce is investigating a large methamphetamine operation in Atwater this morning, said Samuel Joseph, acting police chief in Atwater. Investigators currently are at a home … Click to Continue »
Read More »Beat the Flu!
No cost flu shot clinic sponsored by the Mariposa County Health Department (209) 966-3689 or (800) 459-4466 Limited quantity available—first come, first served
Read More »Diggin’ In: Vegetable gardener turns love of plants into beer-making cash crop of hops
Vegetable gardener Michael Lackey has taken his love for plants one step further – growing hops for beer. Also a craft beer fan, Lackey started researching how to make beer … Click to Continue »
Read More »Global climate accord racks up 60 signatories
The historic global climate accord reached in December in Paris is moving rapidly toward enactment, with 60 countries – representing 48 percent of all greenhouse gas emissions – having formally … Click to Continue »
Read More »Valley Air District calls for artwork from students
Local students in grades kindergarten through 12 are invited to submit art for the 2017 calendar to be distributed by the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District. Every year, … Click to Continue »
Read More »Students get a taste of the good stuff on Atwater farm visit
Aisles of tomatoes, habanero peppers, cucumbers and green beans took center stage on Wednesday morning during a field trip for 20 students from Snelling. As sixth-, seventh- and eighth-grade students … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced home to state’s first business certified ‘fiber-ready’
Heritage Management Group in Merced announced Wednesday that it’s the first business in the state to be certified as AT&T fiber-ready. That’s a fancy way of saying it has superfast … Click to Continue »
Read More »Los Banos police investigate two shooting incidents
Police are looking for the public’s help identifying the people responsible in separate shooting incidents targeting moving vehicles on Tuesday night. Cmdr. Ray Reyna said detectives have not rule out … Click to Continue »
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