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Suspect was driving a Boost Mobile company truck, hit several other vehicles Police say man was three times legal blood-alcohol limit, had empty Four Loko cans in truck No one injured as driver rampages from 99 and Manning to Shaw and Brawley … Click to Continue »
Read More »Former Chowchilla police chief, cowboy culturist Gary Brown dies
Law enforcement career spanned 41 years in California and Oregon Served as deputy city manager in Visalia from 1989 to 1992 Recognized for efforts to promote cowboy music and poetry … Click to Continue »
Read More »Experts: IS expanding its global reach through social media
Experts say IS message may attract individuals feeling disconnected 18-year-old Faisal Mohammad wounded four at UC Merced in November FBI says Mohammad had ‘self-radicalized’ prior to the attack … Click to Continue »
Read More »Los Angeles skyscraper plunge investigated as suicide
Authorities are investigating whether an electrician intentionally leaped to his death from the 53rd floor of Los Angeles’ tallest skyscraper onto an intersection humming with a normal weekday’s bustle, the coroner said Friday. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced unemployment in February lowest since 2007
School employees went back to work in February after winter break February rate dropped slightly from January The manufacturing sector continues to grow … Click to Continue »
Read More »Atwater man arrested after beating woman with bar stool, police say
Police say it’s unclear what sparked the violence Man accused of holding woman against her will and assaulting her … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced man shot during alleged marijuana robbery identified
29-year-old man shot during alleged marijuana robbery Records show a long criminal history … Click to Continue »
Read More »UC Merced Connect: Student volunteers aid Mercy emergency department
In fall 2007, Maricela Rangel-Garcia became one of the first UC Merced students to sign up for a nonclinical volunteer program in the busy Mercy Medical Center Emergency Department. Her … Click to Continue »
Read More »Pets of the Week (03/19/2016)
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Read More »Transgender students would have to use restrooms of their sex at birth, Kansas bills say
Sen. Mary Pilcher-Cook of Shawnee says it’s a matter of privacy and safety Tom Witt of Equality Kansas says it would isolate transgender students … Click to Continue »
Read More »Around Town (03/18/16)
Volleyball for kids The city of Merced’s recreation department and the DuPont Volleyball Academy are taking registrations for a youth volleyball camp to be held from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 … Click to Continue »
Read More »Arts Wrap for March 18, 2016
College concert The Merced College Concert Band, with conductor Ken Taylor, will perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 18, at Merced College Theater, 3600 M St. Tickets are $ 10 general, … Click to Continue »
Read More »Tahitian dance returns to Merced
37th annual festival is this weekend Polynesian dance, culture on display Vendors sell island-style food, clothing … Click to Continue »
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