Lobo Fire (Wind Complex) Incident Information: Last Updated: October 11, 2017 11:38 am Date/Time Started: October 09, 2017 12:01 am Administrative Unit: CAL FIRE Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit County: Nevada County Location: near Lone Lobo Trail, Rough and Ready Acres Burned – Containment: 857 acres – 30% contained Evacuations: See the latest …
Read More »Major injuries reported in Merced County crash
One man suffered major injuries early Wednesday when his car slammed into a utility pole in the area of Arroya Avenue and Cypress Road, southwest of Dos Palos, the California … Click to Continue »
Read More »One killed, suspect found ‘covered in blood’ in Merced County homicide investigation
One person is dead and another has been taken into custody today in what Merced County Sheriff’s investigators have described as a “possible homicide” on the county’s west side. Few … Click to Continue »
Read More »Pocket Fire (Central LNU Complex) (Sonoma County)
Pocket Fire (Central LNU Complex) Incident Information: Last Updated: October 11, 2017 10:47 am Date/Time Started: October 09, 2017 9:51 am Administrative Unit: CAL FIRE Sonoma-Lake-Napa Unit County: Sonoma County Location: off of Pocket Ranch Rd and Ridge Ranch Rd, Geyserville Acres Burned – Containment: 1,800 acres Evacuations: See the …
Read More »Here’s how wildfires up north are affecting people in Merced County
A health caution was issued Valley-wide on Tuesday by the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District as smoke from the wildfires blazing around California drifted into Merced and surrounding … Click to Continue »
Read More »La Porte Fire (Wind Complex) (Butte County)
La Porte Fire (Wind Complex) Incident Information: Last Updated: October 11, 2017 11:28 am Date/Time Started: October 09, 2017 12:57 am Administrative Unit: CAL FIRE/Butte County Fire County: Butte County Location: La Porte Rd and Oro Bangor Hwy, Bangor Acres Burned – Containment: 3,700 acres – 15% contained Evacuations: See …
Read More »Should we get rid of Columbus Day in Merced County?
Today is Columbus Day, a traditional holiday for some government workers, school children and bankers. It’s been an American holiday for more than 200 years and formally was declared a … Click to Continue »
Read More »Altas Fire (Napa County)
Atlas Fire: more info… Updated: October 09, 2017 8:42 am County: Napa County Location: off of Altas Peak Rd, south of Lake Berryessa Acres Burned – Containment: 5,000 acres Evacuation Info: Napa County Sheriff Evacuation Information
Read More »Freeway Fire (Tehama County)
Freeway Fire: Updated: October 08, 2017 6:35 pm County: Tehama County Location: off of Jelly Ferry Rd and I-5, north of Red Bluff Acres Burned – Containment: 8 acres – 100% contained
Read More »Fort Fire (Sonoma County)
Fort Fire: Updated: October 08, 2017 6:46 am County: Sonoma County Location: Fort Ross Rd and Hwy 1, north of Jenner Acres Burned – Containment: 20 acres – 100% contained
Read More »This is how marijuana is cured from illegal grows in Merced County
Merced County Sheriff’s Sgt. Clint Landrum explains how marijuana operators used a house in the 6800 block of Fruitland Avenue to cultivate product from an illegal grow for sale. Authorities shut down the operation and confiscated an estimated 800 pounds of marijuana Friday, Oct. 6, 2017. … Click to Continue …
Read More »Creek Fire (Stanislaus County)
Creek Fire Incident Information: Last Updated: October 6, 2017 3:43 pm Date/Time Started: September 3, 2017 4:23 pm Administrative Unit: Stanislaus National Forest County: Stanislaus County Location: Bourland area of the Stanislaus National Forest Estimated – Containment: ***This is not a CAL FIRE incident. Click the link above for more …
Read More »Think yesterday’s drug bust was big? Check what the Merced County Sheriff’s Office found today.
Less than a day after the Merced County Sheriff’s Office’s marijuana enforcement team busted an illegal marijuana stash house, resulting in one of its largest confiscations of processed marijuana, the … Click to Continue »
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