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“Pokémon Go” players have been banned from the Los Banos Cemetery after cemetery district officials said some nighttime players had been disrespectful. Cemetery officials also have requested the game developer … Click to Continue »
Read More »Amid Valley heat, fishing looks good but air quality looks bad
With triple-digit temperatures lasting through the weekend, Merced County residents have many bodies of water to turn to for relief – and possibly for dinner, too. Fishing reports from across … Click to Continue »
Read More »Sierra Nevada’s giant sequoias respond to water stress with clever adaptations
The leaves atop giant sequoias in the Sierra Nevada are better at storing water than those closer to the ground, an adaptation that may explain how their treetops are able to survive 300 feet in the air, researchers at American River College and Humboldt State University have found. … Click …
Read More »‘I have no idea what that is’: Scientists find strange ‘purple blob’ on the Pacific seafloor
A camera pans the craggy Pacific Ocean floor. A crab lies motionless, its spindly legs sprawled into the dirt. From under a rock overhang, there’s a glimmer of purple. “Do … Click to Continue »
Read More »Lake Tahoe: Warmest water temperatures ever recorded threaten famed clarity, new study shows
Lake Tahoe’s average surface temperature last year was the warmest ever recorded, the latest evidence that climate change is altering California’s iconic Sierra Nevada landmark. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Father and son go to trial for alleged slaying of neighbors’ dog
Prosecutors say a father and son viciously attacked and killed a 2-year-old dog with a baseball bat and a wooden stake. The father and son say they were defending themselves … Click to Continue »
Read More »15 people from eight countries take oath as new U.S. citizens
Hailing from as far as Argentina and Brazil to the south, Nigeria to the east, and further east to Asia, 15 people from eight nations gathered in the historic courthouse … Click to Continue »
Read More »Trampolines, ninjas and family entertainment in Merced
New family entertainment is set to spring into Merced in the coming months, the company’s chief confirmed on Thursday. A vacant, roughly 22,000-square-foot retail space at Main and R streets … Click to Continue »
Read More »Gang member arrested in Monday shooting in Los Banos
A Los Banos man was arrested Thursday morning on suspicion of attempted murder in connection with a shooting on Quail Street on Monday. Varnell McFadden, a 26-year-old known gang member … Click to Continue »
Read More »Firefighters respond to smoke alarm at Food 4 Less
Smoke that briefly forced the evacuation of Food 4 Less on Wednesday evening was caused by a gasket failure in a refrigeration compressor, fire officials said. Los Banos firefighters were … Click to Continue »
Read More »Los Banos school board members argue over hiring of contractor
Greg Opinski, a contractor who once sued the Los Banos Unified School District over a construction contract at Pacheco High School, has been hired by the district as construction manager … Click to Continue »
Read More »Gang member jailed when found with guns and drugs
A known Livingston gang member was jailed Wednesday after officers found him with multiple guns, police reported. Merced Police Department’s Gang Violence Suppression Unit learned on Wednesday that Brandon Blaine, … Click to Continue »
Read More »Diggin’ In: Renovation transforms 10-year-old retirement home into updated retreat
After purchasing our retirement home in the West Neck Villages golf community in Virginia Beach, Va., in late February, we spent three months renovating the 10-year-old house. … Click to Continue »
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