A 23-year-old Livingston man accused of striking and killing a 3-year-old girl with his girlfriend’s car will face trial on a felony hit-and-run charge, a Merced County judge ruled Tuesday. … Click to Continue »
Read More »He worked his way up in the Merced Police Department for 21 years. Now he’s chief
Merced’s newest police chief has been serving and protecting the city for more than 20 years. Merced Police Capt. Chris Goodwin, 48, will officially become the city’s top cop next … Click to Continue »
Read More »Minor injury truck crash in Atwater ‘very similar’ to 2017 deadly explosion, CHP says
The Highway 99 south on and off ramps are closed until about noon Tuesday after a truck overturned in a collision resembling the explosive deadly crash in the same area … Click to Continue »
Read More »Africa’s baobab trees can live for more than 1,000 years, but the oldest are dying
The oldest and biggest angiosperm trees in the world, the African baobabs, are dying or already dead, an international team of scientists has found. The scientists said the spate of … Click to Continue »
Read More »‘Let her speak,’ students chant after school valedictorian’s mic is cut during speech
Lulabel Seitz, 17, spoke at the podium during her high school graduation. Then she was silenced, video shows. “We’re all here today, and we’re graduating,” was the opening line of … Click to Continue »
Read More »She can’t go out in the sun, but wanted to graduate with friends. This is how she did it
The announcer didn’t even have time to call Riley McCoy’s name at her high school graduation before fellow seniors gave her a standing ovation. McCoy, 18, was born with a … Click to Continue »
Read More »California drinking water tax dies in budget compromise
A proposed tax on California’s drinking water, designed to clean up contaminated water for thousands of Californians, was abandoned by Gov. Jerry Brown and legislative leaders Friday as part of … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced County store manager sentenced to prison in food-stamp fraud case
A 41-year-old former Merced woman was sentenced Monday to nearly two years in prison for defrauding the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formally known as the Food Stamp program. Suzy Vang … Click to Continue »
Read More »Has anyone in Merced tried the new pickle-juice slush at Sonic?
Monday, June 11, 2018, turned out to a be a weird day in the history of American fast-food chain restaurants – and it’s not even noon yet. First, the International … Click to Continue »
Read More »22-year-old woman shot and killed in Stockton, police say
A 22-year-old woman was shot and killed in Stockton on Saturday night, according to the Stockton Police Department. Police found the woman just after 11 p.m. on a sidewalk near … Click to Continue »
Read More »What’s happening to IHOP? What’s this about burgers?
Fans of the International House of Pancakes woke up Monday to some odd news. The multinational diner chain famous for its flapjacks took to Twitter to announce a name change. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Trailing Merced County supervisor candidate won’t concede election yet. Here’s why
The current frontrunner in the Merced County District 5 supervisor race, Scott Silveira, commanded 61.46 percent of this week’s vote, but there are more ballots left to count. He needs … Click to Continue »
Read More »HPV vaccines save lives but could save more, UCD Cancer Center says. It’s spreading the word
Human papillomaviruses account for nearly 40,000 new cases of cancer every year. Most HPV-related cancers are preventable with a vaccine, and yet the United States has relatively low vaccination rates, … Click to Continue »
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