The ex-priest of a Los Banos Catholic church who pleaded no contest to possessing child pornography for the second time in two years was sentenced to four years in state … Click to Continue »
Read More »Los Banos school board corruption case gets a new trial date
The Los Banos school district corruption trial date of former trustee and mayor Tommy Jones and local developer Gregory Opinski has been continued to a later date. Visiting Judge Leslie … Click to Continue »
Read More »Case against teen who live-streamed fatal DUI crash ends abruptly in Merced
Obdulia Sanchez was on the verge of taking her case to trial when attorneys and a Merced County judge on Tuesday had several conversations about a plea agreement. The 18-year-old … Click to Continue »
Read More »Homicides climbed significantly in Merced County in 2017. Here’s a look at each case.
Deadly violence rose in 2017 in Merced County with 20 reported homicides countywide, more than double the number of slayings reported in 2016, but still significantly lower than the three … Click to Continue »
Read More »Father of Merced man charged in terror case speaks out
Gordon Jameson says his son would never hurt people and believes the FBI has the facts wrong. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Plea deal possible for ex-Los Banos priest facing second child-porn case
The trial date has been pushed back for a former Catholic priest from Los Banos facing his second child pornography charge in as many years while he and his attorney … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced County man pleads guilty in federal marijuana cultivation case
A Mexican citizen who’d been living in Dos Palos pleaded guilty Wednesday in federal court to “manufacturing” massive amounts of marijuana in the Sequoia National Forest, which caused major damage … Click to Continue »
Read More »Gang member jailed in attempted murder case in Merced County, police say
A 19-year-old gang member from Livingston was arrested Thursday in connection with a shooting investigation from earlier this year, the Police Department reported. Ramon Zepeda already was in custody at … Click to Continue »
Read More »Do you know this man? Merced police seek public’s help in theft case
Merced police on Friday released video surveillance footage they said showed a man steal a package off the porch of a Merced home on Century Drive. Investigators are hoping someone … Click to Continue »
Read More »Man and woman sought in Merced burglary case
Merced police are looking for a man and a women who they said worked together to steal money from a laundromat on East Yosemite Parkway on Thursday. The thieves took … Click to Continue »
Read More »Weaver teacher cleared of wrongdoing in cellphone case, Merced police say
Merced police detectives on Wednesday said there was zero evidence a Weaver Middle School filmed students in a locker room last month. Middle school students accused a veteran teacher of … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced man arrested in double homicide cold case more than 4 years old, police say
Merced police arrested a man they say is responsible for the double homicide of two men more than four years ago, officers said on Wednesday. Police arrested Rafael Lopez, 29, … Click to Continue »
Read More »Four suspected teenage gang members from Atwater arrested in weapons case
Four teenagers dressed in blue pointed a black air soft handgun at two men they thought were rival gang members late Monday, the Atwater Police Department reported. The teenagers were … Click to Continue »
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