The owner of an Atwater daycare center is under investigation after reports surfaced accusing her of strapping a child to a toilet, punishing another for vomiting and bruising a child … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced County sheriff’s detectives launch new Facebook page
Merced County sheriff’s detectives have a new Facebook page to provide an additional means of direct communication with investigators working some of the area’s most serious criminal cases. The page, … Click to Continue »
Read More »Fire burning Merced apartments
A fire is burning at an apartment complex on Yosemite Parkway on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2016. … Click to Continue »
Read More »After intense debate, California Assembly OKs climate legislation aimed at pollution reduction
SACRAMENTO, Calif.-The California Assembly approved a second measure on climate change Wednesday after a contentious debate about the benefits of environmental regulations and whether the provisions go far enough to increase legislative oversight of state regulators. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Initial results: Recall election of Los Banos school trustee too close to call
Initial results from Tuesday’s special election suggest it’s too close to call if John Mueller will keep his seat on the Los Banos Unified School District Board. According to unofficial … Click to Continue »
Read More »Voter count low in recall election, polls remain open
Through the first 10 hours of open polls Tuesday, fewer than 40 people have voted in the special election asking residents if Los Banos school district trustee John Mueller should … Click to Continue »
Read More »Richie Ramone and Izzy Malik will rock for cancer
One of the many burdens being diagnosed with cancer comes with is figuring out how to pay for the treatments. To help patients cover their co-payments, El Portal Merced Cancer … Click to Continue »
Read More »Gustine man reports imaginary killers, jailed for guns, drugs
A Gustine man hallucinating under the influence of methamphetamine landed in jail Monday after calling 911 saying several people were trying to kill him, the Merced County Sheriff’s Office reported. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Dos Palos police seek man for questioning of lewd acts
Dos Palos police are searching for a 36-year-old man to question him for lewd acts to a minor under the age of 14. Police said in a news alert that … Click to Continue »
Read More »Gustine boy battling cancer gets Disneyland wish
Gustine 11-year-old Bryan Ibarra received a family trip to Disneyland and was sworn in as an honorary CHP officer Monday, Aug. 22, 2016, through the Make-A-Wish Foundation. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Atwater police raid home with almost 100 pot plants
An Atwater house growing almost 100 cannabis plants was raided Monday, police reported. Officers served a search warrant at about 3 p.m. in the 1600 block of Drakeley Avenue, according … Click to Continue »
Read More »Former county Supervisor Linn Davis dies
Former Merced County Supervisor Linn Davis was a man who knew how to work through disagreements and hear others out, his former colleagues said. “He was always willing to listen … Click to Continue »
Read More »Disneyland wish, CHP helicopter ride granted to Gustine boy fighting leukemia
Bryan Ibarra’s jaw dropped Monday afternoon as he watched a California Highway Patrol helicopter slowly descend upon the fields outside Gustine Middle School. The 11-year-old sixth-grader already had been surprised … Click to Continue »
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