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Pregnant women are especially impacted by COVID-19 as hospitals are allowing only one person in the birthing room with the mother. FM89’s News Director Alice Daniel spoke with 26-year-old Breyonna Gaines who is due today. Gains is a doula and recently graduated from Fresno State. Here’s her perspective. https://www.kvpr.org/sites/kvpr/files/styles/big_story/public/202004/breyonna.jpg
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Wildlife officials say some 70 baby seagulls found on a Chicago sidewalk were attacked and, in most cases, dropped to their death by older birds in their colony. Annette Prince, … Click to Continue »
Read More »A baby died in Merced hospital. Then her parents disappeared
Police are looking for the public’s help to find the parents of an infant who died earlier this week at Mercy Medical Center, Atwater police said on Thursday. Emergency responders … Click to Continue »
Read More »Gustine father of baby who died will be released
The Gustine father who was found not guilty of second-degree murder in the death of his infant son is expected to be released today, Thursday, Jan. 18, 2018. … Click to Continue »
Read More »First baby of the year born in Los Banos was ‘unexpected,’ mom says
A 7 pound, 10 ounce and 19 ½ inch long baby boy surprised his family on Monday when he became the first baby of the year born in Los Banos. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Hilmar man identified in deadly wreck that also claimed the life of an unborn baby
A man killed in a crash Tuesday morning in northern Merced County has been identified, the Merced County Coroners Office confirmed. Jay McCowan, 29, of Hilmar, was involved in a … Click to Continue »
Read More »Hilmar man, unborn baby killed in crash near Turlock
A 29-year-old Hilmar man and an unborn baby were killed in a crash on the northern border of Merced County in Turlock on Tuesday morning, California Highway Patrol reported. A … Click to Continue »
Read More »She’s charged with kidnapping her own baby. This is why authorities took the newborn
A woman accused of smuggling her own infant out of the hospital in a duffel bag to keep the child away from CPS had tested “positive for meth during child … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced mom accused of kidnapping her own baby from the hospital maternity ward
A 35-year-old Merced mother didn’t want authorities to take away her newborn infant, police say, so she got into the maternity at Mercy Medical Center, stuffed the day-old boy into … Click to Continue »
Read More »Baby tests positive for meth. So do parents, now behind bars, police report.
A Modesto couple face felony charges of child endangerment after their 10-month-old daughter was found to have methamphetamine in her system, police report. Margarita Adams told officers she was sleeping … Click to Continue »
Read More »Baby bear has a ‘Winnie-the-Pooh’ style run-in with a jug in video
In a real-life “Winnie-the-Pooh” moment, California police and wildlife officers rescued a bear cub Saturday with its head stuck in jar. Well, technically, it was a plastic jug. Police in … 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 »Merced baby born 13 pounds is ‘heavier than set of twins’
Three of Jenna Reyes’ four older children were large babies at birth, ranging from nine to 11 pounds. So when she was told on April 22 that her fifth child … Click to Continue »
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