A man suspected of trying to snatch a baby out of her grandmother’s arms and threatened to kill them both is expected to appear in court for the first time … Click to Continue »
Read More »11-month-old boy dies after he’s left unattended in car at Fresno complex
An 11-month-old boy who was found unconscious in a black car parked in an apartment complex in central Fresno Tuesday has died, police said. The child, who was being cared … Click to Continue »
Read More »Upgraded physical education in store for Atwater elementary students
Physical education in Atwater elementary schools is turning into more than just jumping jacks and pushups, a statement from the Merced County Office of Education said; it’s now dancing, games … Click to Continue »
Read More »High-speed rail agency delays decision on Fresno station design
A decision on consultants to design a high-speed rail passenger station in Fresno, as well as a statewide operations center in the San Joaquin Valley, is being pushed off by … Click to Continue »
Read More »Mother arrested on suspicion of beating runaway teen
Stanislaus County sheriff’s deputies arrested an Empire woman on Monday on suspicion of beating her teenager daughter with a metal pipe after she ran away from home. Deputies were alerted … Click to Continue »
Read More »On way to prison, defendant tells prosecutor: ‘Better hope I don’t get out’
A Fresno man was sentenced Tuesday in Fresno County Superior Court to 44 years to life in prison for shooting his unarmed friend in the back in a domestic violence … Click to Continue »
Read More »Road, shoulder closures set in Fresno, Madera for high-speed rail work
Several road and shoulder closures are planned in Fresno and Madera by contractors for the California High-Speed Rail Authority, including one street west of downtown Fresno that will be closed … Click to Continue »
Read More »Los Banos cracks down on campaign signs; candidates say some stolen
Carole Duffy said it’s become a repeated practice: She puts out a campaign sign one day, and the next morning asks herself, “I wonder if my sign will be there … Click to Continue »
Read More »Ag hit hard in 2015 by lower milk, almond prices
Agricultural commodities in Merced County grossed nearly 19 percent less in 2015 than in the previous year due to drought and low prices for milk and almonds, the county’s newly … Click to Continue »
Read More »Freight train crashes into tractor-trailer in Atwater
A tractor-trailer was struck by a freight train about noon Tuesday in Atwater. According to Atwater police Sgt. Dick Wisdom, the tractor-trailer became stuck on a center divider while attempting … Click to Continue »
Read More »Two suspects sought in Los Banos taxicab stabbing, robbery
Merced County sheriff’s detectives are looking for two men accused of stabbing and robbing a taxicab driver earlier this month on the outskirts of Los Banos. Detectives on Tuesday released … Click to Continue »
Read More »Firefighters put out attic fire in downtown
Merced firefighters responded Tuesday morning to an attic fire in a multiresidential home near downtown. No one was injured, said Cory Haas, battalion chief for Merced City Fire Department. The … Click to Continue »
Read More »Forest fires have doubled in West due to climate change, study finds
Climate change from human activity nearly doubled the area that burned in forest fires in the American West over the past 30 years, a major new scientific study has found, … Click to Continue »
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