It’s incredible to see the transformations that have taken place at Merced City School District campuses in just a matter of months, and we’re excited for students to enjoy all … Click to Continue »
Read More »Deputies: Gang members, high on pot, fall asleep at crime scene
Deputies say two teenage gang members smoked enough marijuana Friday morning to pass out in their getaway vehicle while it was still parked in the same Winton neighborhood they’d just … Click to Continue »
Read More »Contractor for Los Banos’ Mercey Springs project addresses criticism
A contractor hired to manage the expansion project for Los Banos’ Mercey Springs Elementary rejects criticism of the deal and of a 2008 lawsuit he filed against the school district. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Deadline passes for most elected offices
The deadline to file to run for a public office in Merced County has come and gone, and ballots in three districts in Merced will be particularly heavy with names. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced County law enforcement failing, report says
Merced County is failing at curbing mass incarceration, upholding police accountability and preventing gun violence, according to a report issued from PICO National Network. The report, done in conjunction with … Click to Continue »
Read More »Jeep crashes into power pole and flips into drain ditch
A Merced driver who attempted to pass a cement truck on Highway 59 on Friday crashed his Jeep into a power pole before flipping the vehicle into a drainage ditch, … Click to Continue »
Read More »Los Banos defendant pleads not guilty to rape charges
A Los Banos man this week pleaded not guilty to felony charges of rape, sodomy and burglary in connection with the sexual assault of a disabled woman. Oscar Rodriguez-Zamora, 31, … Click to Continue »
Read More »Los Banos gang member arrested, shotgun seized, police say
A suspected gang member who was wanted for violating parole conditions attempted to hide a shotgun as officers came to arrest him Friday morning, according to the Los Banos Police … Click to Continue »
Read More »Huskies welcome younger students in mentorship program
Thanks to their elder Huskies, Hoover seventh graders will start school next week already familiar with their new middle school campus and the students they’ll see. Through a program called … Click to Continue »
Read More »Murdered Merced County woman and her kidnapped baby featured on “Killer Instinct” show
“Killer Instinct,” now in its second second on Investigation Discovery network, will dive into the 2010 case of Ana Lila DeCeja, who was lured to her death by a Planada couple who killed her in order to kidnapped her infant son. … Click to Continue »
Read More »UC Merced police chief leaving for new job
UC Merced’s police chief is leaving for a job at UC Riverside after just a year in Merced, according to campus officials. Michael Reese, vice chancellor for business and administrative … Click to Continue »
Read More »Interim Merced College presidency comes with $50,000-per-year raise
A contract approved this week pays Merced College interim President Susan Walsh at a rate of about $ 50,000 more a year than she was making last year as the campus … Click to Continue »
Read More »Have you seen this Target TV thief?
Atwater police are seeking the public’s help to identify a thief who was recorded in surveillance videos stealing three TVs from Target. The images show the thief walking into the … Click to Continue »
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