People in Merced County who need to see an orthopedic specialist for injuries ranging from their hand to shoulder no longer have to leave the area to receive care. … Click to Continue »
Read More »We don’t need more Love Canal crises
It has been almost 40 years since the nation heard the cries for help from Love Canal, a neighborhood in Niagara Falls, N.Y., where a school was built on a … Click to Continue »
Read More »President Trump: Don’t risk fishing, tourism jobs on a small amount of oil
Late last month, the New England Fishery Management Council joined its Mid-Atlantic and South Atlantic council colleagues in officially documenting concern over Trump administration-backed plans to use seismic airgun blasting … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced tenants locked out of shuttered complex. ‘I don’t know what we’re going to do’
The future remains unclear for Merced tenants now without a home after their apartment complex was shuttered more than a week ago, several tenants said Tuesday. They expressed little hope … Click to Continue »
Read More »Drinking Water Is A Human Right, But These Valley Residents Don’t Have It
In 2012, California made history when it became the first U.S. state to declare that clean drinking water is a human right. But five years later, nearly 300 communities still can’t drink their water, according to new state data—many of which are in the San Joaquin Valley. Today we debut …
Read More »Kids are raping kids at school. Here’s why schools often don’t do anything about it
Chaz Wing was 12 when they came after him. The classmates who tormented him were children, too, entering the age of pimples and cracking voices. Eventually, he swore under oath, … Click to Continue »
Read More »Yucky and dangerous: This cosmetic has something you don’t want on your face
The California Department of Public Health is warning flea-market shoppers who purchased facial creams that La Tia Mána and another unlabeled cream have tested positive for high levels of mercury, … Click to Continue »
Read More »On way to prison, defendant tells prosecutor: ‘Better hope I don’t get out’
A Fresno man was sentenced Tuesday in Fresno County Superior Court to 44 years to life in prison for shooting his unarmed friend in the back in a domestic violence … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced Mysteries & Minutiae: Supervisors don’t vote on their own raises
Supervisor pay is sort of wacky. It’s a good salary, but the mechanics behind the salary are a bit complicated. It’s also something that’s not really discussed during public meetings. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced Mysteries & Minutiae: Merced County supervisors don’t receive special benefits after three terms
Longtime rumor swirled during elections that supervisors elected to third term receive lifetime benefits Supervisors receive same retirement options as all other county employees It’s possible a supervisor could earn retirement for lifetime, depending on age, years of service, other factors … Click to Continue »
Read More »Policies of zero-tolerance for bullying don’t work, report says
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine calls bullying a ‘serious public health problem’ Programs that teach children how to get along are more effective, says one of the report’s authors Bullying likely affects between 18 percent and 31 percent of young people … Click to Continue »
Read More »Study: Global warming has made weather better for most in US � but don’t get used to it
Since Americans first heard the term global warming in the 1970s, the weather has actually improved for most people living in the U.S. But it won’t always be that way, according to a new study. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Jack Haskins: Good dogs don’t always have to be friendly
DEAR OLD TRAINER: Kong, my 3-year old standard poodle, learned his basic training with ease. He is the smartest and most loving of my four dogs, and the best trained, … Click to Continue »
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