The Merced County Administration Building in Merced has been evacuated for a possible bomb threat on Aug. 21, 2017, police said. mvelez@mercedsun-star.com … Click to Continue »
Read More »Bomb threat forces evacuation of Merced County government office
The Merced County Administration Building in Merced has been investigated for a possible bomb threat, police said. mvelez@mercedsun-star.com … Click to Continue »
Read More »Bomb threat forces evacuation of Merced County government offices
The Merced County Administration Building in Merced has been evacuated for a possible bomb threat, police said. At about 3:30 p.m., a woman walked into the county building at 2222 … Click to Continue »
Read More »Detwiler Fire (Mariposa County)
Detwiler Fire Incident Information: Last Updated: August 21, 2017 4:17 pm Date/Time Started: July 16, 2017 3:56 pm Administrative Unit: CAL FIRE Madera-Mariposa-Merced Unit County: Mariposa County Location: Detwiler Rd and Hunters Valley Rd, 2 miles east of Lake McClure Acres Burned – Containment: 81,826 acres – 100% contained …
Read More »Schaeffer Fire (Tulare County)
Schaeffer Fire Incident Information: Last Updated: August 21, 2017 1:12 pm FINAL Date/Time Started: June 24, 2017 4:16 pm Administrative Unit: Sequoia National Forest County: Tulare County Location: Within the 2002 McNally wildfire burn area (17 miles north of Kernville) Estimated – Containment: 16,031 acres – 100% contained *** This …
Read More »Beale Fire (Yuba County)
Beale Fire Incident Information: Last Updated: August 21, 2017 7:29 am FINAL Date/Time Started: August 20, 2017 2:44 pm Administrative Unit: Unified Command: CAL FIRE Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit/Beale Air Force Base County: Yuba County Location: Chuck Yeager Road, Beale Air Force Base Estimated – Containment: 950 acres – 100% contained
Read More »Hills Fire (Riverside County)
Hills Fire Incident Information: Last Updated: August 21, 2017 7:29 am FINAL Date/Time Started: August 19, 2017 4:31 pm Administrative Unit: CAL FIRE Riverside Unit County: Riverside County Location: Lambs Canyon Road and Gilman Springs Road, Community of Gilman Springs Estimated – Containment: 168 acres – 100% contained
Read More »As State Finalizes Prop 57 Rules, Fresno County Sheriff Still A Critic
Last November, 64 percent of California voters approved Proposition 57, which allows for the early release of so-called “non violent” offenders from state prison. Ahead of the vote, one of the biggest critics of the proposition was Fresno County Sheriff Margaret Mims, who criticized the proposal for the lack of …
Read More »‘Why bring up that kind of nonsense?’ Merced County politics gets personal
An old rivalry between veteran Merced County politicians flared up this week sparking an argument over the appointment of a local representative to a state commission that could help the … Click to Continue »
Read More »Dollar Fire (San Bernardino County)
Dollar Fire Incident Information: Last Updated: August 17, 2017 8:53 pm FINAL Date/Time Started: July 22, 2017 1:35 pm Administrative Unit: USFS – San Bernardino National Forest County: San Bernardino County Location: off Hwy 330 & Old City Creek Rd, southwest of Running Springs Estimated – Containment: 85 acres – …
Read More »Watching the eclipse in Merced County? Here’s what you need to know
If you plan to be in Merced County during the total solar eclipse, you won’t get the full effect but you could still be in for a spectacle, according to … Click to Continue »
Read More »Corner Fire (Shasta County)
Corner Fire Incident Information: Last Updated: August 19, 2017 6:36 am FINAL Date/Time Started: August 17, 2017 2:15 pm Administrative Unit: CAL FIRE Shasta-Trinity Unit County: Shasta County Location: HWY 299 just south of HWY 89 near Cassel (Shasta County) Acres Burned – Containment: 3 fires totaling 17 acres – …
Read More »Garden Fire (Kern County)
Garden Fire Incident Information: Last Updated: August 16, 2017 6:46 pm FINAL Date/Time Started: July 30, 2017 4:17 pm Administrative Unit: Sequoia National Forest County: Kern County Location: 1/2 mile west of USFS Democrat Fire Station, Kern River Ranger District Estimated – Containment: 1,350 acres – 100% contained*** This is …
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