The driver of a truck was killed after it exploded while exiting Highway 99 in Atwater on Tuesday, May 23, 2017. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Cellphone video captures fire from deadly crash near Highway 99 in Atwater
Video submitted by Jacquelyn Johnson shows the fire from a deadly crash when a tanker truck caught fire near Applegate Road and Highway 99 in Atwater. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Driver killed when tanker truck crashes and catches fire near Applegate Road and Highway 99 in Atwater
The driver of a tanker truck full of gasoline died according to the California Highway Patrol, when his vehicle overturned and caught fire near Applegate Road and Highway 99 in Atwater, Calif., on Tuesday, May 23, 2017. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Employee describes chaos after explosion in Atwater
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Read More »Truck explodes in Atwater
A truck continues to burn in Atwater after it exploded on Applegate Road on Tuesday, May 23, 2017. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Truck nearly extinguished in Atwater
Crews have mostly contained the flames on Tuesday, May 23, 2017. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Tanker truck explosion reported on Highway 99 in Atwater
Authorities are scrambling to extinguish a large fire, possibly involving a gasoline tanker truck, in the area of Highway 99 and Applegate Road, authorities have confirmed. Officials have described the … Click to Continue »
Read More »Police: Atwater gang member with gun arrested in Merced
A 19-year-old Atwater man was arrested during the weekend for allegedly being a gang member in possession of a gun, Merced police said Monday. Officers stopped a car in the … Click to Continue »
Read More »Atwater school on lockdown while police chase man with a gun
Atwater police arrested a man allegedly pointing a gun at another person and firing it on Thursday. Officers found Cruz Villegas, 19, of Atwater running on Fruitland Avenue, away from … Click to Continue »
Read More »Two armed robberies reported minutes apart in Atwater
Atwater police are searching for a man believed to have robbed two stores at gunpoint minutes apart this morning. A man in a hooded sweatshirt armed with a handgun robbed … Click to Continue »
Read More »Empty guard towers helped Atwater prison inmate escape, union official claims
The recent inmate escape at U.S Penitentiary Atwater could have been thwarted if staff was still manning the prison towers, according to a representative of the prison guards’ union. “I … Click to Continue »
Read More »Teens arrested with gun in Atwater near Buhach High, police said
Two men were arrested with a gun in a car near Buhach Colony High School on Wednesday, police said. Acting on a tip from earlier in the day, Atwater police … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced Sheriff meets with Atwater prison officials to discuss inmate escape
The Merced County Sheriff confirmed said he met with prison officials on Tuesday morning to discuss the best ways to handle any future inmate escapes from the federal prison in … Click to Continue »
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