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A 25-year-old Merced man was arrested Tuesday, accused of robbing another man at gunpoint in Atwater, the Police Department reported. Fredrick P. Smith was booked into the John Latorraca Correctional … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced, Los Banos meet water-savings goals in March
Merced and Los Banos meet monthly goals; Livingston has work to do The statewide savings was 24.3 percent for March Californians remain mindful of savings, officials said … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced SPCA shelter calling for community support to stay open
No-kill animal shelter needs bags of ‘gently worn shoes’ in May for fundraiser Out of 80,000 people in Merced, only 124 are SPCA members High building and animal health care costs noted, as well as need for volunteers … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced County supervisors fight back on public safety criticism
Sheriff, district attorney had ripped board for inaction on public safety issues Board shows it has added positions, spent millions in capital projects for public safety Two supervisors acknowledge board needs to do more … Click to Continue »
Read More »Fourth suspect arrested in fatal Turlock shooting
San Francisco Police arrested a 19-year-old from Modesto, the fourth and last suspect in a Turlock homicide from a week earlier. Police found Kevin Barnes walking along a street on … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced council supports putting half-cent tax on the ballot
Merced joins Atwater and the county in approving the measure for the November ballot Being a “self-help” county would help Merced get state and federal money, advocates say At least two more city councils must approve the measure for the ballot … Click to Continue »
Read More »Boa Prescribed Burn Project (Prescribed Fire)
Crews finished burning for today and will continue to monitor the
Read More »Chancellor, students named Yosemite Ambassadors
Considering the close ties between UC Merced and Yosemite National Park, it should be no surprise that several members of the campus community, including Chancellor Dorothy Leland, have been named … Click to Continue »
Read More »Anita Hill to receive UC Merced’s Spendlove Prize
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Read More »Merced police seize 77 marijuana plants, one man arrested
One man was arrested … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced wants mediation to decide tax-sharing with county
The Merced City Council agreed to move for “binding mediation” The city and county would still need to agree on a mediator … Click to Continue »
Read More »Climate change shrinking South Florida reefs sooner than expected
South Florida’s shrinking reefs may be vanishing faster than expected. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Hundreds attend Tenaya’s College & Career Night in Merced
More than 200 junior-high students attended Students had a chance to meeting with college officials, police & firefighters, among others … Click to Continue »
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