The California Highway Patrol is refuting witness claims that a tanker truck that overturned and burst into flames in Atwater last month was on fire before it exited Highway 99. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Armed suspect in Ford SUV outruns Atwater police, disappears in field
The driver of a silver Ford Expedition outran police Tuesday night during a winding chase on the outskirts of Atwater. The chase started just after 8:15 p.m. when the driver … Click to Continue »
Read More »Atwater teen helps neighbor struck by vehicle
Atwater resident Alexander Haro, 13, speaks about how he came to the aid of neighbor Renee Botwright, 55, after she was reportedly struck by a car outside her home in the 2600 block of Olive Avenue in Atwater, Calif., on Saturday, June 3, 2017. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Atwater teen scrambled to help neighbor struck by car. Victim’s family: “He’s a hero”
The family of a 55-year-old Atwater woman is praising a teenage neighbor who helped the woman after she was run down by a vehicle in her front yard. No arrests … Click to Continue »
Read More »150 marijuana plants seized in Atwater, police report
About 150 marijuana plants were seized and destroyed Tuesday from the backyard of an Atwater home. The “large outdoor grow” was in the backyard of a home in the 1700 … Click to Continue »
Read More »Atwater man moving guns nearly shoots neighbor, police say
A 30-year-old Atwater man nearly shot his neighbor over the weekend while he was moving guns around, the Police Department reported. Police were flagged down just before 10 a.m. Sunday … Click to Continue »
Read More »Atwater man with possible cartel connections convicted of killing 2 men 2 years apart
An Atwater man described by prosecutors as a “sick and twisted killer” was convicted Friday of killing two men two years apart in Merced County. Dionicio Gutierrez-Salazar, 38, shot a … Click to Continue »
Read More »Baby who fell from bleachers during Atwater graduation expected to recover
An 11-month-old girl broke her arm and suffered several cuts after falling from the top of the bleachers at Atwater High School during Thursday’s graduation ceremony, police reported. Several officers … Click to Continue »
Read More »Atwater man charged with two homicides is a ‘sick and twisted killer,’ prosecutors say
An Atwater man accused of stabbing another to death did so out of anger in a drug-fueled encounter in which the victim threatened the life of the stabber, his defense … Click to Continue »
Read More »Atwater High School valedictorian graduates making history and overcoming adversity
After battling with an autoimmune disease and juvenile arthritis for most of her teen years, an 18-year-old Atwater High School student is graduating top of her class and moving on to UCLA in the fall. mvelez@mercedsun-star … Click to Continue »
Read More »Reports reveal new details on violence involving suspected gang members from Atwater
Newly released police reports detail a string of phone calls made between suspected Merced County gang members involving shootings, weapons and drugs sales. A complaint filed by the Merced County … Click to Continue »
Read More »Atwater officer chases down suspects who tried burglarizing an off-duty cop’s car
Atwater police arrested two suspects late Wednesday night who allegedly tried to break into an off-duty police officer’s cars, police reported. Atwater officers were dispatched at 11:40 p.m. to an … Click to Continue »
Read More »Atwater High School valedictorian graduates making history and overcoming adversity
An Atwater High School student struggled for many years with an autoimmune disease and juvenile arthritis. She went through three major surgeries during high school and said, at times, she … Click to Continue »
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