Briggs Fire (Riverside County) Started 7/12/2016, updated 7/12/2016
Merced College officer quits amid ‘turmoil’
A 61-year-old retired police officer said Tuesday, July 12, 2016, he has resigned as a Merced College citation officer because he felt unsafe in a hostile working environment as the college moves to a new law enforcement oversight arrangement. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Farmworker dies in field outside Merced
The man was working in a tomato field and said he didn’t feel well, authorities said He was taken to the hospital and died Monday … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced College officer quits, says contract dispute ‘just a fiasco’
Officer resigned last week saying the “fiasco” left him feeling unsafe Merced College is going through a change in law enforcement agencies Faculty said they are out of the loop on the changes … Click to Continue »
Read More »Local Alcatraz swimmer honored by Los Banos council
James Savage, 9, honored for his round-trip Alcatraz swim Record still pending Guinness World Records confirmation … Click to Continue »
Read More »Techy teens get paid to fix school computers
High school students get summer jobs fixing district Chromebooks Merced Union High School District unveiled Chromebook repair lab at Buhach Colony Students gain skills for real-world work experience … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced teen dies after rave event at Fresno theater
Fresno County Sheriff-Coroner’s announced 18-year-old’s death Tuesday Cause of death not yet determined, pending toxicology results Facebook lists Saturday event from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Sage Fire (Los Angeles County) Started 7/09/2016, updated 7/12/2016
Merced man gets life in prison for killing wife in front of children
Crisanto Bedolla shot and killed Lucia Medrano Zarco in 2015 They were married more than 40 years before the victim left Bedolla for a younger man Defense argued Bedolla was guilty of voluntary manslaughter, not premeditated murder … Click to Continue »
Read More »Chowchilla adopts balanced budget
The $ 24.86 million budget increased over last year The city’s main focus is creating jobs, leaders say The general fund is $ 7.1 million … Click to Continue »
Read More »Police: Winton man arrested for DUI; more than four times over limit
Atwater police arrested Jose Miguel Avila, 31, Saturday His blood-alcohol content was 0.375 … Click to Continue »
Read More »Farmworker dies in field outside of Merced
The man was working in a tomato field and said he didn’t feel well, authorities said The was taken to the hospital and died shortly before 5 p.m. Monday … Click to Continue »
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