Tower Fire (San Bernardino County) Started 4/30/2017, updated 4/30/2017
Students from around Merced County compete in Junior Olympics
Hundreds of Merced City School District students participated in a three-day track and field competition over the weekend with kids from around the county. The 73rd annual Merced County Junior … Click to Continue »
Read More »Tumey Fire (Fresno County) Started 4/29/2017, updated 4/29/2017
Merced County farmworker robbed at gunpoint, latest in string of rural-area robberies
A farmworker was robbed at gunpoint early Friday, possibly by one of the same men believed to have robbed and carjacked numerous victims this year in the Atwater-Winton area of … Click to Continue »
Read More »El Dorado Fire (Fresno County) Started 4/28/2017, updated 4/28/2017
New evidence released in 2014 Merced County homicide case
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Read More »Can you identify these possible suspects in a Merced County homicide case?
Three years ago this week, 20-year-old Erain Sandoval was shot to death in Delhi. No arrests have ever been made. Wednesday marked the three-year anniversary of Sandoval’s death. Merced County … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced County rep sought for Valley Air District advisory group
The San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District. is seeking two people to represent Merced County and Madera County on its Environmental Justice Advisory Group. Residents who have experience in … Click to Continue »
Read More »Fresno County Hopes To Land More Industrial Developments
The County of Fresno hopes to see more industrial park developments in its future. The Board of Supervisors voted today to ask county staff to explore possible sites for an industrial development of at least 1,000 acres that could be home to distribution centers, advanced manufacturing companies or other businesses. …
Read More »Trump era has Merced County residents flocking to citizenship classes
Dara Davalos kept hearing on television that, under the new president’s hardline stance on immigration, green card-holders like herself would be more secure if they became full U.S. citizens. While … Click to Continue »
Read More »How Burning Man’s Trash Is One Kern County City’s Treasure
The city of Arvin, south of Bakersfield, is struggling to stay healthy. Nearly a quarter of its 20,000 residents fall below the poverty line, and surrounding Kern County has one of the highest diabetes burdens in the state. As part of an ongoing effort to get kids out of the …
Read More »Merced County to explore health coverage for undocumented
The Merced County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to explore ideas on how to provide health insurance to the thousands of local residents who lack coverage because of their … Click to Continue »
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