Former California Governors Pat and Jerry Brown collectively led the state for 24 years, and in that time played a significant role shaping California’s courts and incarceration policies. Miriam Pawel, author of “The Browns of California: The Family Dynasty that Transformed a State and Helped Shape a Nation,” will discuss …
Read More »With Perez Facing Criminal Charges, How Do Most Conflict Of Interest Cases Play Out In California?
Kern County Supervisor Leticia Perez was charged with two criminal misdemeanors last week over her 2017 vote against a ban on marijuana dispensaries. The DA’s public integrity unit investigated the case and found that Perez’s husband Fernando Jara had done business with marijuana industry groups before the vote, creating what …
Read More »Posting mugshots on internet draws criminal charges from California attorney general
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra is filing extortion and money laundering charges against the owners of a website that publishes mugshot photos and charges a fee to remove them. His … Click to Continue »
Read More »This Los Banos teen had no criminal history. That changed on one summer day
On a summer morning in 2015, a Merced County teenager armed himself with a stolen pistol and launched into a daylong crime spree. When it was over, Moses Mann, a … Click to Continue »
Read More »Criminal charges filed in deadly Merced County bus crash
The Merced County District Attorney’s Office filed four felony charges against the driver in a deadly Highway 99 bus crash last year that left four people dead and injured several … Click to Continue »
Read More »Divided board hires new criminal law firm. How will it affect cases in Merced?
A divided Merced County Board of Supervisors awarded a $ 9.4 million legal services contract to a Madera law firm on Tuesday, over the protests of numerous Merced-area attorneys who warned … Click to Continue »
Read More »Materials found at house fire lead to criminal investigation
A criminal investigation is underway at the scene of a Wednesday morning fire that left one victim with major burns. At 11:08 a.m., the Los Banos Fire Department received a … Click to Continue »
Read More »Los Banos school board terminates contract at the center of criminal probe
The Los Banos Unified School Board voted 5-0 Wednesday to terminate a hotly disputed construction contract that was revealed this week to be at the center of a criminal probe … Click to Continue »
Read More »Uncertainty looms for indigent criminal defense in Merced County
Merced Defense Associates provides Merced County with indigent defense services A 16-year-old contract ends Thursday Board of Supervisors voted for one-year extension, which MDA has said it won’t agree to … Click to Continue »
Read More »Should students face criminal charges for senior pranks?
Senior pranks are supposed to be harmless fun by outgoing students Many are costing schools hundreds of dollars School officials are reacting by choosing to settle it with law enforcement rather than punish students on their own … Click to Continue »
Read More »Racist video makers suspended, criminal probe ongoing
Central Catholic High says students involved suspended African American group will gather Friday to discuss issues Police investigating incident as hate crime, no arrests made … Click to Continue »
Read More »Suspect Accused of Abandoning Kids After Alleged DUI Crash has Extensive Criminal History
31 year old Rafael Cortez has been arrested seven times for DUI, convicted of the crime five times. He’s also been convicted of felony domestic violence and deported to Mexico twice. A cousin of the children tells Eyewitness News one of the kids had pleaded for her dad to slow …
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