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Matthew Deante Morgan twice cut off his ankle monitor Convicted of rape, he has failed to register as sex offender … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced council irked by HSR changes
Merced’s stop would be complete in 2029 instead of 2022 Local representatives were not allowed in on the process … Click to Continue »
Read More »Suspect in 2004 fatal crash in Merced found shot dead in Mexico
Salvador Alejo Solis was charged with killing two girls He disappeared in 2004 and wasn’t identified as the same suspect until several months after his death Family members of one of the victims say they wish he’d been captured by police … Click to Continue »
Read More »DUI Checkpoint planned in Atwater
A DUI and driver’s license checkpoint will be held at an undisclosed location in Atwater on Friday. According to an Atwater Police Department news release, the checkpoint will be conducted … Click to Continue »
Read More »Most of Merced’s homeless originated from county, report says
About 80 percent lived in Merced County before becoming homeless About as many still think of county as home Many have family, friends and other ties to the county … Click to Continue »
Read More »County board deadlocks on superintendent’s replacement
Gomes announced last month he would retire at end of the year Gomes ends tenure two years before term is up With one absent, trustees voted 2-2 to accept LBUSD’s Tietjen as Gomes’ replacement … Click to Continue »
Read More »Driver suspected of DUI crashes in Modesto
A 23-year-old man suspected of driving under in the influence drove his vehicle south on Lakewood Avenue and through the Scenic Drive intersection before nearly hitting a house. The vehicle took out two fences along the property. The driver, Robert Swartzman, who was the only person in the vehicle, later …
Read More »Collision kills 2 northwest of Los Banos
CHP reports apparent head-on collision … Click to Continue »
Read More »In the West, coal represents the polluted past � except in the interior West
Environmentalists and energy experts have been saying it for a while now. So have private investors and federal regulators. Lawmakers across the West are increasingly saying it, too: The reign of King Coal is over. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced Mysteries & Minutiae: Wal-Mart distribution center still in limbo
Wal-Mart received clearance from courts to build in 2013 Later that year, store said distribution center would be delayed Wal-Mart still owns property; no plans for development yet … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced College to honor ranching couple
Annual State of the College is set Le Grand couple will get the President’s Medallion Tickets on sale now for event … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced set to study zoning code, fire fees
Study sessions are before regular meeting City manager also set to talk about homelessness … Click to Continue »
Read More »Hundreds celebrate Polynesian culture in Merced
The 37th annual Kiki Raina Tahiti Fete … Click to Continue »
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