Ashlee Arteaga squats down near the pale pink blooms. I’m cutting all the roses that are already dead,” she says. The 11-year-old naviages her clippers swiftly along the thorny stems. “I’ve done this a lot of times,” she adds with a bit of authority in her voice. There are 4000 …
Read More »Attorney says Merced couple arrested in alleged arson fire ‘maintain their innocence’
An attorney defending a Merced couple accused of torching their downtown business in 2016 spoke out Friday, saying his clients “maintain their innocence.” Mai Moua and Zang Her were arrested … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced couple accused of torching their downtown business
A Merced couple was arrested Thursday for allegedly torching their downtown business inside a 91-year-old building on Main Street, according to investigators. No one was injured in the Dec. 18, … Click to Continue »
Read More »A Merced County man has been convicted of murder for shooting a couple on a walk
A Delhi man was recently found guilty of first-degree murder and attempted murder for the 2016 shooting of a couple, according to the Merced County District Attorney’s Office. A Merced … Click to Continue »
Read More »Here’s why police arrested a couple in a car in downtown Merced
A couple was arrested in downtown Merced this week for alleged gang and drug crimes, according to Merced police. The Gang Violence Suppression Unit spoke to 38-year-old Robert Gonzalez of … Click to Continue »
Read More »Couple visiting from Mexico named as victims in Chowchilla double homicide
The man and woman found dead in a home near Chowchilla have been identified as Mexican nationals, according to the Madera County Sheriff’s Office. Armando Villanueva, 70, and Marta Torres, … Click to Continue »
Read More »Atwater couple survive Las Vegas shooting. It felt ‘like it was never going to stop.’
An Atwater man was at the Las Vegas concert Sunday where a gunman opened fire on a country music festival, killing at least 58 people and injuring hundreds of others … Click to Continue »
Read More »Couple caught in fatal rockfall off Yosemite’s El Capitan are from United Kingdom
A man killed and a woman seriously injured in a massive rockfall off Yosemite National Park’s El Capitan were identified Thursday as a couple from the United Kingdom. Park spokesman … Click to Continue »
Read More »Reward grows for info on slain Merced couple
An anonymous donor gave an additional $ 25,000 to increase the reward to $ 75,000 for information on the killings of Bill and Lena Chapman, who were slain Oct. 1, 2006. The new sign went up Sept. 25, 2017. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced couple escapes garage fire without injuries, their cat wasn’t so lucky
A Merced husband and wife made it out of their rented home on Saturday night after the garage caught on fire, the Merced Fire Department reported. At 9:03 p.m. 16 … Click to Continue »
Read More »Elderly Madera couple killed in crash
A husband and wife from Madera died Tuesday in a two-car crash, west of the city. The Madera County Coroner’s Office identified the couple as Wilbur H. Olson, 86, and … Click to Continue »
Read More »Dry couple of days could help Merced County’s flooded roads
The weather is expected to be dry during the next few days, giving Merced County’s flooded areas a respite. Merced measured 4.19 inches of rain in the 11 days of … Click to Continue »
Read More »Couple is sentenced to six months in prison for smuggling sea turtle eggs from Mexico
A Southern California couple has been sentenced to six months in prison for smuggling more than 900 endangered sea turtle eggs into the United States from Mexico, the U.S. attorney’s office said. … Click to Continue »
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