New funding could help the UC Merced Venture Lab expand not only in Merced but also into Atwater and Modesto, the university announced Tuesday. Each of the 10 University of … Click to Continue »
Read More »Police seek help identifying Atwater robbery suspect
Police are seeking the public’s help locating a man who stole two drones from an Atwater store. Security guards from the Marshall’s on Commerce Avenue in Atwater attempted to detain … Click to Continue »
Read More »Atwater is not saving any money with solar panels, finance office says
The solar panels that jut out of the parking lots at Atwater City Hall and Community Center are not saving Atwater any money. In fact, officials have confirmed, the city … Click to Continue »
Read More »Atwater leaders at odds over city’s financial standing
A special meeting to discuss the city’s finances has some of its members calling to declare a “fiscal emergency” in the city budget. The mayor, four members of the City … Click to Continue »
Read More »Atwater police jail Winton man found with prepackaged meth
Atwater police arrested a 19-year-old Winton man Thursday night after hearing an explosion in an area that’s been the target of several recent thefts. Officer Patrick Radke heard an explosion … Click to Continue »
Read More »Angry Merced woman crashes car into Atwater garage, police say
A Merced woman was booked into jail early Tuesday after purposely crashing her car into an Atwater garage in hopes of hurting the occupants, police reported. Atwater police responded to … Click to Continue »
Read More »Atwater family faces loss of 2-year-old in Christmas Eve crash
An Atwater couple braced to drive back home Monday after an accident on an icy mountain road claimed the life of their 2-year-old daughter on Christmas Eve, relatives said. Raymond … Click to Continue »
Read More »Christmas Eve crash claims life of 2-year-old Atwater girl
An Atwater couple’s holiday was torn by tragedy as an accident on an icy mountain road claimed the life of their 2-year-old daughter, relatives said Sunday. Raymond and Kelly Dean … Click to Continue »
Read More »Atwater City Council seeks to mend fences, names interim city manager
An emergency meeting of the Atwater City Council ended Thursday with the members presenting a united front hours after a rocky start marred by allegations of “name-calling” and “lying.” The … Click to Continue »
Read More »Atwater store owner holds suspected thieves at gunpoint for police
An Atwater store owner, whose business has been targeted frequently by shoplifters, held four suspected thieves at gunpoint Wednesday until police arrived to make the arrests. Atwater police responded at … Click to Continue »
Read More »Vandalism arrest made in Atwater
Atwater police early Thursday arrested a man suspected of spray-painting a city sidewalk, causing about $ 1,100 in damage. Officers were called around 7:30 a.m. to the area of East Bellevue … Click to Continue »
Read More »‘Lying’ ‘name-calling,’ ‘bullying.’ Allegations fly as 2-day-old Atwater City Council calls for emergency meeting
Hostility and dissension on the two-day old Atwater City Council emerged Wednesday, with three members calling an emergency meeting at city hall Thursday to discuss the contract for the incoming … Click to Continue »
Read More »Men arrested in Atwater with drugs and ‘Halloween-style’ costumes, police say
A car chase ended early Tuesday in Atwater with two men in custody after police found heroin, methamphetamine, marijuana, needles, a stun gun, bolt cutters, a stolen credit card and … Click to Continue »
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