Four construction workers in Los Banos were injured Monday when a gust of wind caused them to fall several feet from a roof, according to the Los Banos fire chief. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Driver jailed after striking, killing Merced pedestrian with car
A 24-year-old woman from Firebaugh allegedly ran over and killed a pedestrian around 7 p.m. on Sunday, according to a statement from the Merced Police Department. Ashley Sanders was driving … Click to Continue »
Read More »What’s happening to stray animals after the closing of Merced SPCA?
After the closing last month of the Merced Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals the fate of many stray and abandoned animals in Merced County is in the … Click to Continue »
Read More »After intense public anger, Republicans waver over slashing Obama-era action on methane gas
As Republican lawmakers consider how closely to align with the climate skepticism and fossil fuel fervor radiating from the White House, a nascent clean air initiative that energy firms want … Click to Continue »
Read More »These before and after images show storms’ impact on Valley reservoirs
For a while, it seemed as though California’s five-year drought would never lift. But thanks to the winter’s deluge of rain and a record-setting snowpack, the San Joaquin Valley’s reservoirs … Click to Continue »
Read More »Pint-size ballers hit the Merced court after parents ask for more activities
The position “small forward” took on new meaning this week as hundreds of pint-size fifth- and sixth-graders took to the hardwood for a sort of mini-March Madness tourney. The Merced … Click to Continue »
Read More »After Eight-Year Gap, Clovis Voters To Cast A Ballot For City Council
Something is about to happen in Clovis that hasn’t happened in nearly a decade. A small army of county employees will descend next Tuesday to administer the first city council election there since 2009. While some say it’s a sign that things in the city have been running well, others …
Read More »Highway 59 reopened after long closure due to flooding
After months of off-and-on closures, Highway 59 between Merced and Los Banos is now open, the California Highway Patrol said Monday. The commuter highway was closed for a stretch of … Click to Continue »
Read More »Cyclist temporarily trapped under truck after collision on R Street
A collision between a pickup truck and a wrong-way bicyclist Tuesday led one man to suffer minor injuries, Merced police said. A woman driving a white Ford F-150 was turning … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced committee endorses naming splash pad after photojournalist
A city committee has recommended naming a south Merced splash pad after a former Merced Sun-Star photographer who, friends say, is remembered for having a particular love of children. A … Click to Continue »
Read More »Hilmar man hospitalized after hit-and-run crash near Stevinson
A 28-year-old Hilmar man suffered major head injuries late Monday when a vehicle struck him and sped away, the California Highway Patrol reported. The victim, Nathaniel Fleming, was taken to … Click to Continue »
Read More »Teens arrested after rampage through Fresno neighborhood
Three 17-year-old boys were in custody Monday morning after rampaging through a neighborhood in east-central Fresno, smashing windows, stealing a television out of a home, kicking and vandalizing cars, and … Click to Continue »
Read More »CHP asks for help to identify driver after man injured in hit-and-run in Winton
The California Highway Patrol is looking for the driver of a silver Ford Explorer that struck and badly injured a Denair man, then left the scene. The incident occurred in … Click to Continue »
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