The Merced County Board of Supervisors “flipped the switch” on a solar panel project at the Merced County Administration building on Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018, that’s expected to save $ 19 million over 30 years. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Fire guts Atwater gift shop
An early-morning fire damaged an Atwater gift shop Tuesday, causing thousands in damages. Cal Fire firefighters from Atwater and Merced County were called at 4:55 a.m. to Castle Gifts & … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced County ‘throws switch’ on solar project to save money
The Merced County Board of Supervisors “flipped the switch” on a solar panel project at the Merced County Administration building on Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018, that’s expected to save $ 19 … Click to Continue »
Read More »Yonsei Memory Project Seeks To Preserve Japanese American Stories
A new project organized by fourth-generation Japanese Americans is seeking to preserve memories and create art. Called the Yonsei Memory Project, the effort is a project of Nikiko Masumoto and Brynn Saito. The two will hold events in Fresno on Saturday Febaury 17th and Monday February 19th, including memory tours …
Read More »Man dies, children pulled out of vehicle in Merced County crash
A male driver believed to be in his 50s died Tuesday morning after an SUV carrying his family crashed upside down into a canal at the corner of Nickel Road and Sand Slough Road between Los Banos and Merced, CHP Los Banos Officer Dean Emehiser said. Two children between the …
Read More »Racial disparity in school is ‘justified,’ science fair project on ‘Race and IQ’ says
Students, parents and staff at C.K. McClatchy High School are upset over a science fair project by a student in its elite magnet program that questioned whether certain races of … Click to Continue »
Read More »Scientists artificially inseminate Mexican wolf to help endangered population rebound
The scene mirrors one popular in most medical television dramas: A sedated patient lies on a table as practitioners, their hands gloved, bustle about handling tubes and tongs, vials and … Click to Continue »
Read More »This place opens on Valentines Day and it can help rehabilitate your heart
More people in Merced County will be able to mend their hearts on Valentines Day with the upgraded wellness center for patients at Mercy Medical Center, according to hospital staff. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Remember $4-a-gallon gas in Merced? Get ready to say ‘ouch’
Remember $ 4-a-gallon gasoline? It could be coming to a gas station near you, perhaps as soon as Memorial Day weekend. At the close of January, national gas price tracker GasBuddy.com … Click to Continue »
Read More »Racial disparity in school is ‘justified,’ science fair project on ‘Race and IQ’ says
Students, parents and staff at C.K. McClatchy High School are upset over a science fair project by a student in its elite magnet program that questioned whether certain races of … Click to Continue »
Read More »Valley Citrus Grower Loses 90 Workers Ahead of ICE Inspection
The law enforcement agency Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, may be ramping up its inspections of worksites—and a Valley grower is one of the first to feel the consequences. Fowler-based Bee Sweet Citrus says it may have lost a fifth of its workforce in anticipation of an inspection by …
Read More »Attorney General Becerra To Discuss Immigration Policy With Local Growers
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra met with local officials from across the San Joaquin Valley in Fresno today. After addressing DACA and criminal justice reform, Becerra said that over the weekend he plans to meet with employers, like growers, to discuss what to expect from federal immigration authorities now that …
Read More »Police investigate dead body found in field behind north Merced neighborhood
Merced police are investigating a dead body found in a park area near the Rascal Bike Path off of Highway 59, officials said. Officers responded Saturday to a field area … Click to Continue »
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