Mariposa Fire Mountain Community Fire Information
18th annual effort will benefit local food banks Locations will take food, monetary donations … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced Mysteries & Minutiae: Preventing flooding, capturing stormwater a balancing act
Letter writer wonders why creek water isn’t captured for recharge Multiple agencies manage creeks Recharge happening at many places … Click to Continue »
Read More »Livingston Middle School dominates pentathlon
Schools from all over county competed in events last week Livingston Middle School was overall winner for sixth, seventh grades … Click to Continue »
Read More »Will the First Amendment survive the information age?
Complicated disputes include whether Facebook ‘likes’ and Twitter posts are protected speech The very definition of ‘free speech’ could be changing … Click to Continue »
Read More »Ex-priest pleads guilty to possession of child porn in Los Banos
Rev. Robert Gamel pleaded guilty Friday Former head of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church faces up to three years in prison He was head of the Los Banos church from 2009 to late 2014 … Click to Continue »
Read More »59th annual Western Stampede rides into Chowchilla
Rain did not dampen the spirits of the cowboys and cowgirls who brought a herd of steers down Robertson Boulevard on Friday. The Cattle Drive kicked off the 59th annual … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced County Districts 1, 2 have their final candidates
Those districts drew a total of five contenders District 4 remains open five more days, because incumbent did not file The primary election is June 7 … Click to Continue »
Read More »Two shot in Atwater, suspects sought
Two males suffered gunshot wounds No arrests have been made … Click to Continue »
Read More »Domestic violence help available in Merced
Killing this week was reminder for advocates of victims Hmong community is focus of new network … Click to Continue »
Read More »Project Prom offers more than 2,000 dresses for Merced teens
Event originated in Bay Area, will be in Merced for first time Saturday Dresses are free for high school girls with student ID Volunteers say teens’ happiness is reward for hard work put into event … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced children donate books to fledgling library
Burbank Elementary students collected books for Rivera Elementary, a new school Their donation tripled the new school’s collection Library was part of new construction … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced children lend hand to fledgling library
Students at Burbank Elementary gathered and donated nearly 2,000 books to their peers at Rivera Elementary, which has a new library, essentially tripling the size of the collection on Friday, March 11, 2016. (Thaddeus Miller/tmiller@mercedsunstar.com) … Click to Continue »
Read More »2 arrested in armed bank robbery in Merced
Two men have been arrested in connection with Wednesday’s armed bank robbery in Merced, the Police Department reported. Andrew T. Lamar, 22, of Atwater, is believed to be the man … Click to Continue »
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