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Merced County is one of 30 California counties suing opioid makers and distributors in a lawsuit filed on Tuesday, according to the law firm handling the case. Dallas-based Baron & … Click to Continue »

A former Los Banos High English teacher who claimed he was harassed by administrators after he spoke out against the superintendent has settled a federal lawsuit against the Los Banos … Click to Continue »

A federal racketeering civil lawsuit is moving forward against two law firms that have filed hundreds of Americans with Disabilities Act lawsuits that supporters say have benefited the disabled — … Click to Continue »

A hearing in Sacramento earlier this week revealed local support and opposition to a drinking water bill making its way through the state legislature. More than 300 public water systems in California are currently out of compliance with state code, mostly due to contamination from substances like arsenic and nitrate …

A Chowchilla Middle School student was arrested Thursday for making threats against the school and other students, police said. The school’s resource officer was notified in the morning that the … Click to Continue »

A federal judge has ruled in favor of a Latino civil rights group in a lawsuit against Kern County over voting rights. The ruling found county supervisorial districts that were created in 2011 violated the Voting Rights Act because they intentionally divided Latino communities between two districts. The decision is …

Obdulia Sanchez was on the verge of taking her case to trial when attorneys and a Merced County judge on Tuesday had several conversations about a plea agreement. The 18-year-old … Click to Continue »

Lawmakers in the Northeast united across party lines on Monday to hazard against President Donald Trump’s offshore drilling plan to re-open more than 90 percent of the U.S. coastline to … Click to Continue »

Sunday Oct. 22, 2017 was the 22nd National Day of Protest to Stop Police Brutality and people in Merced gathered on M and 21st Streets to “stand in solidarity with those who have been murdered by police,” said event organizers, the Autonomous Brown Berets de Merced. Community members from Merced …

People march in remembrance of victims of violence in the community during the annual Riley Brothers Victims Remembrance Walk Saturday, Oct. 14, 2017, on Meadows Avenue in Merced. … Click to Continue »

According to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, antibiotic resistant bacteria cause around 2 million infections and 23,000 deaths in the U.S. each year. Researchers across the globe are working to combat this growing problem, and a team at UC Merced recently published a study contributing some …

Immigration advocates in the Central Valley are joining protests against the decision by the Trump Administration to phase out DACA. About three dozen people rallied in Fresno on Tuesday, promising to fight. Xavier Vasquez was 13 years old when he came to the U.S. illegally. Now, at 27 he is …

Most people in the mountain area around Oakhurst know Katie Miller as the Mountain Madam . That’s her brand. The London Properties’ realtor and I are driving to an area north of Oakhurst where she recently sold a home that’s now listed on the online rental site Airbnb . “So …