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Traffic on southbound Highway 99 is backed up from Merced to Atwater from multiple minor accidents during the morning commute, the California Highway Patrol reported. A big rig and silver … Click to Continue »
Read More »Atwater man injured in suspected drunken motorcycle crash, police say
A 30-year-old Atwater man suffered major injuries Thursday night when he apparently crashed his motorcycle into retaining wall on the Applegate Road overpass, the Police Department confirmed. Investigators believe alcohol … Click to Continue »
Read More »Atwater to get an update on Ferrari Ranch project, which would provide jobs and tax revenue
Atwater plans a workshop Wednesday to provide an update on the Ferrari Ranch project, a planned 3 million square-foot development that supporters say would bring much needed revenue, services and … Click to Continue »
Read More »Atwater mom sentenced to year in jail, suspended prison time in toddler’s death
A 22-year-old Atwater mother on Wednesday received a four-year suspended prison term and a year in jail in connection with the death in 2014 of her 2-year-old son. Amanda Klaas … Click to Continue »
Read More »Atwater students become ‘wizards’ during UC Berkeley science program
Students in Atwater Elementary School District’s Gifted and Talented Education program experimented with electricity and physics last week during a Wizards Festival hosted by University of California, Berkeley’s Lawrence Hall … Click to Continue »
Read More »Atwater police seek suspect who compromised bank accounts with skimmer
The Atwater Police Department’s detective division is looking for the public’s help to identify a man they said used a device to gain access to more than 100 bank accounts. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Black History Month program and honoree set for Atwater event
An Atwater tradition that celebrates Black History Month reaches its eighth anniversary Sunday. Liberty Fellowship’s program is at 5 p.m. Sunday at the Atwater church, 1900 Shaffer Road. The day’s … Click to Continue »
Read More »Atwater teen impresses with singing voice
Destiny Hyde, a 17-year-old senior at Atwater High School, sang the National Anthem before the Seniors’ Night game Tuesday against Buhach Colony High School. Hyde has sung the anthem on many occasions during her time at the high school and her mother says she’s prepared to sing it during the …
Read More »Atwater police release images of store burglary
Atwater police detectives on Tuesday asked for the public’s help identifying four men who broke into a cellphone store. Police said the burglary happened around 12:45 a.m. Jan. 30 at … Click to Continue »
Read More »Atwater taking a second look at cannabis businesses in search for more tax dollars
The city of Atwater will take a harder look at allowing large indoor marijuana cultivation, manufacturing and other cannabis-related industries as a means of generating additional tax revenue, according to … Click to Continue »
Read More »Atwater flight school faces delayed paychecks while recovering from rocky past
Employees at the Sierra Academy of Aeronautics in Atwater say they were waiting Monday to receive their paychecks from last week, and that the reason for the delay was President … Click to Continue »
Read More »Inmate escapes from Atwater federal prison
An inmate held in the U.S. Penitentiary in Atwater was discovered missing Sunday morning, prison officials reported. Eric Pree, 47, was discovered missing from the minimum security federal prison about … Click to Continue »
Read More »Atwater mother convicted of felony child endangerment in toddler’s death
Levi Klaas was just 2 years old when he was left alone in a bedroom for more than half a day. When his mother finally checked on him, he’d been … Click to Continue »
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