The Merced Fire Department this week is putting firefighters through a training using a mock aircraft that’s set ablaze. Firefighters will learn how to rescue passengers, set up proper evacuation … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced movie theater to show Clinton-Trump sequel on big screen
One of the most anticipated sequels in recent memory will hit big screens Sunday: Clinton vs. Trump, Part 2. Regal Hollywood Merced 13 will show the second presidential debate between … Click to Continue »
Read More »California’s water conservation sinks in August
Californians’ water conservation dropped to less than 18 percent in August, well below the savings rate from a year earlier, causing alarm among drought regulators. The 17.7 percent savings compared … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced’s top educators honored
Merced County Office of Education honored a Merced preschool teacher and a Delhi special education employee at a Tuesday night ceremony as the county’s top educators. The Excellence in Education … Click to Continue »
Read More »EU ratification to make Paris climate deal a reality
The European Union ratified the international Paris agreement on climate change late Tuesday, fulfilling the second and final condition for the accord to go into force later this year. The … Click to Continue »
Read More »Marijuana seized in Merced
Multiple people were arrested and a U-haul truck packed with marijuana was seized Tuesday on Highway 59 in Merced. rparsons@mercedsunstar.com … Click to Continue »
Read More »Rescue Mission still seeking location to serve meals
The Merced County Rescue Mission continues to be bumped around in its search for a new location to serve hot meals to the homeless. The mission announced last month it … Click to Continue »
Read More »October means fall and fall means flu season
The start of October means more than scary movie marathons and pumpkin-flavored treats, it marks the beginning of flu season. Starting Tuesday, the Merced County Department of Public Health opened … Click to Continue »
Read More »Authorities to search U-Haul full of stolen pot in Merced
Multiple local law enforcement agencies are preparing to search a U-Haul truck filled with marijuana on Highway 59 in Merced. More than half a dozen people have been detained and … Click to Continue »
Read More »Empty creepy clown threats make their way to Merced
A national social media hoax involving people in creepy clown costumes made its way to Merced yesterday, prompting schools to notify parents. Merced police are investigating a group of people … Click to Continue »
Read More »1 dead, 1 hospitalized in head-on crash east of Denair
One man was pronounced dead at the scene and another was taken to Memorial Medical Center in Modesto after a head-on collision on a two-lane road in farmland east of … Click to Continue »
Read More »Americans still sharply split on global warming, poll finds
Americans remain deeply polarized on climate change, but broadly support increased reliance on solar and wind energy, a new poll has found. The partisan split extends “across a host of … Click to Continue »
Read More »Supervisors giving out less in discretionary funds
The five Merced County supervisors have a pool of discretionary funds worth more than half a million dollars after slowing their spending of the special board project money in the … Click to Continue »
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