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Smiley Fire (Riverside County) Started 6/18/2017, updated 6/18/2017
New program aims to help families in need find healthier fresh produce in Merced County
Health and food bank officials in Merced County are teaming up on a project to make fresh produce more accessible to food pantries and low-income households. The Merced County Food … Click to Continue »
Read More »Skyway Fire (Butte County) Started 6/16/2017, updated 6/16/2017
Lake Fire (Los Angeles County) Started 6/17/2017, updated 6/17/2017
Springs Fire (Riverside County) Started 6/16/2017, updated 6/16/2017
Hearings Begin Over Kern County Ordinance That Allows 70,000 New Oil And Gas Wells
A series of hearings began today in Kern County in a lawsuit over an ordinance that could allow up to 70,000 new oil and gas wells there over the next two decades. All those wells could create 78 million pounds of air pollution a year says Catherine Garoupa White with …
Read More »Merced County father remains missing after vanishing in river while saving his child
Merced County park officials are taking steps to keep swimmers out of the Merced River as teams with the Merced County Sheriff’s Office continue their search for a man swept … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced County hits record low unemployment rate in May
Merced County recorded the lowest unemployment rate for the month of May (8.5 percent) on record, state labor analysts said Friday. The county’s jobless rate was nearly 2 percentage points … Click to Continue »
Read More »Shore Fire (Monterey County) Started 6/16/2017, updated 6/16/2017
Third hospitalized inmate released and back in Merced County jail
The inmate victim of the third jail attack in Merced County in recent weeks has been identified and released from the hospital, sheriff’s officials reported. Ruben Escobedo Benavides, 41, from … Click to Continue »
Read More »Nuevo Fire (Riverside County) Started 6/15/2017, updated 6/16/2017
Mobile home a total loss in Merced County Fire
A mobile home, tractor and pickup truck were destroyed in a fire Friday morning on Westside Boulevard near Livingston. No one was injured. … Click to Continue »
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