After years of postponing their departures due to concern for their patients, Dr. Salvador Sandoval and physician assistant Jerry Lewis finally have stepped into retirement. The two Golden Valley Health … Click to Continue »
Read More »2 injured in Delhi after crashing stolen car during chase with law enforcement
Two men suffered major injuries and were rushed to hospitals Thursday afternoon when they crashed a stolen car into a ditch in Delhi while running from a Merced County sheriff’s … Click to Continue »
Read More »15-year-old boy arrested after burglarizing Gustine house, police say
Gustine police arrested a 15-year-old boy, who officers said admitted to burglarizing a home on Sunday. Officers went to a home just after 10 a.m. Sunday on Carolyn Drive where … Click to Continue »
Read More »Man arrested after gunfire and a ‘short pursuit’ near Dos Palos
A man was arrested after a short pursuit just outside Dos Palos on Monday, the Merced County Sheriff’s Office reported. Deputies responded to reports of a drive-by shooting at a … Click to Continue »
Read More »Trudeau’s energy boss turns to electricity after oil decisions
It was a tumultuous autumn for Jim Carr. Canada’s pipeline point man was a key player in decisions by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government to approve a major liquefied natural … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced residents wake after quake near California-Nevada line
Many Merced residents were shaken awake early Wednesday by a series of moderate earthquakes that the University of Nevada’s Seismological Laboratory said struck in a remote area near the California-Nevada … Click to Continue »
Read More »Los Banos woman dies after double hit-and-run Tuesday
A Los Banos woman died late Tuesday after being hit by two different vehicles on Mercey Springs Road, neither of which stopped after the collision. Witnesses said the woman, identified … Click to Continue »
Read More »Los Banos woman dies after double hit-and-run Tuesday
A Los Banos woman died late Tuesday after being hit by two different vehicles on Mercey Springs Road, neither of which stopped after the collision. Witnesses said the woman, identified … Click to Continue »
Read More »Fire officials: Downtown businesses are a ‘total loss’ after blaze
A fire that tore through a downtown building, destroying two businesses over the weekend, remained under investigation Monday. No one was injured in the Sunday morning blaze in the 600 … Click to Continue »
Read More »Calls for a fresh start come after Merced College names new president
Chris Vitelli, Merced College’s vice president of student services, has been named as the next president of the school, capping a troubled year at the college that has been colored … Click to Continue »
Read More »Home vacated, 3 arrested after police detectives find electrical bypass
Los Banos police made three arrests while serving a search warrant Thursday after finding a homemade electrical bypass. Detectives served the warrant at a home in the 700 block of … Click to Continue »
Read More »Many incumbents unseated after official election results tallied
Final Merced County Elections results posted on Tuesday declared winners in many close school board races, giving the green light for newly elected officials to take their oaths. Barbara Levey, … Click to Continue »
Read More »Authorities investigating after fire kills two in Crows Landing
Two people died in a fire in Crows Landing late Monday, authorities said. Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Deputy Royjindar Singh said firefighters were called to a property in the 700 block … Click to Continue »
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