The Merced City Council put a hold on a policy meant to create a level playing field during competitive bidding on city contracts, according to its supporters, after business advocates … Click to Continue »
Read More »Atwater police use stun gun on suspected thief after foot chase
A 21-year-old Atwater man was subdued with a stun gun over the weekend, police said, after he reached into his waistband while running from officers. Police were called around 10:45 … Click to Continue »
Read More »3 arrested in Los Banos with stolen motorcycle, delivery packages
A routine traffic stop ended Sunday in Los Banos with three people in custody after officers seized a stolen motorcycle, several stolen packages and two firearms, the Police Department reported. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced area will flirt with near-freezing temps
The Merced area has a chance of near-freezing temperatures Tuesday and Wednesday, and forecasters are reminding residents to take care of plants and pets during chilly nights. A low of … Click to Continue »
Read More »UC Merced confirms grad student missing after deadly Oakland fire
A woman pursuing her doctorate in psychology at UC Merced remained missing and feared dead Monday as authorities searched through an Oakland warehouse that caught fire and claimed at least … Click to Continue »
Read More »City Council to consider proposed Homeless Memorial Day
The Merced City Council is set to discuss paying respect to homeless individuals by declaring Dec. 21, the first day of winter, as Homeless Memorial Day, during its meeting Monday … Click to Continue »
Read More »Sac State graduate among missing in Oakland warehouse fire that has claimed at least 33
Firefighters sifted painstakingly through the ashes and rubble of an Oakland warehouse Sunday, looking for the remains of those still missing in one of the deadliest structure fires in recent … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced County students show off their spelling skills
Students from the Merced City School District “dominated” the 2016 Merced County Elementary and Junior High spelling bees, according to a statement from county education officials. In the elementary bee, … Click to Continue »
Read More »LAPD officers run through Merced County to raise awareness
Two Los Angeles police officers running across the state for their fallen brothers and sisters in blue traveled through downtown Merced and Atwater Saturday morning. A line of police and … Click to Continue »
Read More »A teacher wore a Black Lives Matter pin to class. Now, he is banned from this Clovis school
David Roberts, a 75-year-old substitute teacher, went to work last month at Clovis West High wearing a Black Lives Matter button on his shirt pocket. A day later, he was … Click to Continue »
Read More »Woman hospitalized, man arrested after car chase in Merced County
A long, wild car chase ended Friday in rural Merced County with one woman hospitalized with major head injuries and one man in custody, the Merced County Sheriff’s Office reported. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced mother of two remembered for ‘free spirit’
The mother of two small children was remembered Friday for her free spirit, gentle nature and love for her children, a day after she was struck and killed by a … Click to Continue »
Read More »California water plan seeks more saving by cities, not farms
A new conservation master plan for California’s dry future for the first time would set custom water budgets for cities based on their climates and other local conditions, but farm … Click to Continue »
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