Tag Archives: County

Border Fire Incident Information: Last Updated: September 02, 2017 7:02 am Date/Time Started: September 01, 2017 4:20 am Administrative Unit: CAL FIRE San Diego Unit County: San Diego County Location: near Hwy 94/Marron Valley Rd in the community of Dulzura. Acres Burned – Containment: 130 acres – 25% contained Forward …

The Merced County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a suspicious death in rural Merced County. Farm laborers working in an almond orchard reported a body in a canal about 6:30 a.m. … Click to Continue »

Pier Fire: more info… Updated: September 01, 2017 8:00 am County: Tulare County Location: Highway 190, east of Springville Acres Burned – Containment: 6,794 acres *** Click the link above for more information on this incident.

Two Merced County men were found guilty on Thursday of a robbery spree prosecutors described as “violent” and “audacious.” Surveillance video helped authorities identify Gregory Lowery, 31, and Bryan Green, … Click to Continue »

Marlborough Fire: more info… Updated: August 31, 2017 5:56 pm County: Riverside County Location: Marlborough ave and Northgate street Acres Burned – Containment: 85 acres – 80% contained

Coalinga Fire: Updated: August 30, 2017 10:15 pm County: Fresno County Location: Mendota Road and Interstate 5, 12 miles north of Coalinga Acres Burned – Containment: 102 acres – 100% contained

Ponderosa Fire: more info… Updated: August 30, 2017 2:20 pm County: Butte County Location: Ponderosa way and Lumpkin road, 2 miles NW of Forbestown Acres Burned – Containment: 2,500 acres Evacuation Info: Ponderosa Fire expanded evacuation warning An Evacuation Warning has been issued for the entire communities of Berry Creek, …

4-4 Fire: Updated: August 30, 2017 1:16 pm County: Modoc County Location: 4 miles east of Dorris Reservoir, east of Alturas Acres Burned – Containment: 25 acres

Owens Fire: Updated: August 30, 2017 7:24 am County: Siskiyou County Location: off of Owens Rd and Hwy 97 northeast of Dorris Acres Burned – Containment: 55 acres – 65% contained

Merced County is making moves to reverse its stance on growing marijuana outdoors, which advocates say will affect the poorest and sickest medical cannabis users. The Merced County Board of … Click to Continue »

Vestal Fire: Updated: August 28, 2017 7:41 pm County: Tehama County Location: Hwy 36 and Vestal Road, west of Red Bluff Acres Burned – Containment: 40 acres – 100% contained

In a public Facebook post that has since been deleted, Atwater’s mayor said the Merced County Board of Supervisors is “raping” taxpayers with bloated salaries, eliciting reactions from advocates of … Click to Continue »

Nine months after a jury delivered a guilty verdict to Lonnie Lee Poslof Jr. for sex crimes against a child, a Merced Superior Court judge denied him a new trial … Click to Continue »