James Savage, 9, honored for his round-trip Alcatraz swim Record still pending Guinness World Records confirmation … Click to Continue »
Read More »Techy teens get paid to fix school computers
High school students get summer jobs fixing district Chromebooks Merced Union High School District unveiled Chromebook repair lab at Buhach Colony Students gain skills for real-world work experience … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced teen dies after rave event at Fresno theater
Fresno County Sheriff-Coroner’s announced 18-year-old’s death Tuesday Cause of death not yet determined, pending toxicology results Facebook lists Saturday event from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced man gets life in prison for killing wife in front of children
Crisanto Bedolla shot and killed Lucia Medrano Zarco in 2015 They were married more than 40 years before the victim left Bedolla for a younger man Defense argued Bedolla was guilty of voluntary manslaughter, not premeditated murder … Click to Continue »
Read More »Chowchilla adopts balanced budget
The $ 24.86 million budget increased over last year The city’s main focus is creating jobs, leaders say The general fund is $ 7.1 million … Click to Continue »
Read More »Police: Winton man arrested for DUI; more than four times over limit
Atwater police arrested Jose Miguel Avila, 31, Saturday His blood-alcohol content was 0.375 … Click to Continue »
Read More »Farmworker dies in field outside of Merced
The man was working in a tomato field and said he didn’t feel well, authorities said The was taken to the hospital and died shortly before 5 p.m. Monday … Click to Continue »
Read More »Work on Highway 99 will close portion of road in Merced
Work will be done Wednesday and Thursday Officials said motorists can expect 30-minute delays … Click to Continue »
Read More »Soldier identified as Merced man dies in Washington
Spc. Louis Moua, 26, was from California Moua died Friday evening during run Soldier served 8-month tour in Afghanistan in 2014 … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced police catch man burglarizing car dealership
Suspect previously sentenced for auto theft Burglar alarm tipped off police … Click to Continue »
Read More »Police: Merced man arrested for attempted murder of 2-year-old daughter
Police found girl’s father, Gerardo Ruiz, child in closet with two open propane tanks Girl was not harmed Ruiz booked on suspicion of attempted murder … Click to Continue »
Read More »Science proves it: Girl Scouts really do make the world a better place
For decades, Girl Scouts have pledged to make the world a better place. Now there’s scientific proof that they do. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Study: Global cloud coverage shifting in ominous sign of climate change
When politicians talk of climate "uncertainty," they’re often casting doubt on things that are well understood: Warming is happening, and humans are responsible. … Click to Continue »
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