Thirty years ago, a BBC program called Tomorrow’s World captivated viewers with a seemingly simple demonstration: A blowtorch pointed directly at an egg . Its shell slowly blackens, but it neither cracks nor erupts in flames. “This is no ordinary egg,” warns presenter Peter Macann with a smile. Macann explains …
Read More »‘A Coen Brothers Movie In The Making’ – Inside A Failed Attempt At Election Meddling In Tulare
When Tulare Regional Medical Center reopened its doors back in October, it was a new beginning . The embattled hospital had been closed for a year after its previous owner had bungled its finances so badly —and suspiciously—that declaring bankruptcy became the only way to start over . But there’s …
Read More »Hours-long Turlock standoff ends with arrest of suspect in Oakdale murder attempt
After a four-hour standoff that included SWAT, snipers, negotiators and surveillance drones, authorities arrested a Turlock man Thursday on suspicion of attempted murder in a March shooting in Oakdale. About … Click to Continue »
Read More »How rumored threats thwarted Turlock High students’ attempt at a world record
Rumors that there would be a school shooting on campus during planned participation in the National School Walkout on Friday led Turlock High’s administration to postpone the final event of … Click to Continue »
Read More »Prison staff are looking into an Atwater inmate’s attempt to stab a staffer
U.S. Penitentiary Awater staff were able to prevent a staff member from being stabbed by an inmate this week, officials said on Wednesday. An inmate, who was not identified, with … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced first responders attempt to revive possible jumper off 99
First responders are performing CPR on man who reportedly jumped or fell off from the Highway 99 bridge over 15th Street in Merced just before 6 p.m. Saturday, March 10, 2018, according to California Highway Patrol. Additional information wasn’t immediately available. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Watch relentless rattlesnake swim to boat in Folsom Lake, attempt to get on board
Anthony Baciocco posted this video on social media of a rattlesnake swimming up to his boat in Folsom Lake. At the end, the boaters have to gun it to get the snake off the back. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Fight the attempt to kill the Clean Water Rule
In his February address to Congress, President Donald Trump promised clean water for all Americans. Why, then, is his administration intent on dismantling protections that cover a third of the … Click to Continue »
Read More »Man shot in Chowchilla in Rite Aid parking lot in apparent robbery attempt
A man was shot Friday in Chowchilla during an apparent attempted robbery, the Police Department reported. The victim, whose name was not released, was shot in the shoulder about 11:30 … Click to Continue »
Read More »Bullet fragment shows Wallis the rhino survived poaching attempt
Now there’s no more doubt about it: Wallis the rhino was shot. A trail of clues that started more than a year ago with a wound on the left side … Click to Continue »
Read More »Bullet fragment shows Wallace the rhino survived poaching attempt
Now there’s no more doubt about it: Wallis the rhino was shot. A trail of clues that started more than a year ago with a wound on the left side … Click to Continue »
Read More »Dos Palos man arrested for alleged kidnapping attempt
Dos Palos police credit bystanders with helping save woman Suspect allegedly violated restraining order against him Woman and her three children found to be safe … Click to Continue »
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