With the first round of votes tallied during Tuesday’s primary elections, ballots were leaning toward an upset in the Merced County District Attorney’s race. The heated race saw jabbing in … Click to Continue »
Read More »A beautiful early morning sky show
Moon watchers received quite a show early Wednesday morning when, for the first time in 35 years, a blue moon combined with a supermoon and a total lunar eclipse. The … Click to Continue »
Read More »Want to pay your taxes early in Merced County to avoid changes? You’re out of luck
“Quite a few calls” have been rolling in to the Merced County tax collector’s office from residents considering paying their estimated taxes before a tax-code overhaul takes hold, but officials … Click to Continue »
Read More »Military’s Early Valley Fever Research Still Benefiting Public Health Today
In the city of Lemoore, a community of 25,000 rising out of arid cropland in California’s San Joaquin Valley, almost everyone has a story about valley fever. Take Frank Bernhardt, nursing a beer at the Fleet Reserve bar on the edge of town. He first encountered the disease just after …
Read More »Initial Choices: High-Speed Rail To Pick Its Early Operator
The Board of the California High-Speed Rail Authority is expected to vote on an awarding a contract, likely to a European company, to be the line’s early train operator. The contract is a small fraction of the total cost of the rail line but represents a significant step toward making …
Read More »Victims identified in deadly early morning crash in Merced County
Two young women killed early Monday when their car overturned into the Planada Canal have been identified. The Merced County Coroner’s Office identified the driver of the 2011 Ford Fusion … Click to Continue »
Read More »Beware of a road closure in Merced’s early morning commute on Thursday
The M Street bridge will be closed for about five hours during the early morning on Thursday, according to a news release. Viking Construction Company will close M Street between … Click to Continue »
Read More »Early morning fire burns Merced offices on Fourth of July
An early morning fired burned the offices of a dentist and dermatologist on the Fourth of July, according to Merced City Fire Department officials. The roof of Bear Creek Family … Click to Continue »
Read More »3 injured in early morning duplex fire
Three people were injured in an early morning duplex fire on Wednesday … Click to Continue »
Read More »Three injured in early morning duplex fire
One person is in critical condition and suffering from burn injuries from an early-morning duplex fire in Merced. Merced City firefighters responded to a fire at a duplex in the … Click to Continue »
Read More »As cicadas emerge four years early, scientists wonder if climate change is providing a nudge
Cicadas overwhelm tree branches across the mid-Atlantic once every 17 years, like clockwork. But something – some suspect climate change – could be sounding their alarm clocks four years early. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced County homeless tally is set for early Thursday
The Merced County Continuum of Care is set to conduct a count of homeless people in the county on Thursday, the first tally since changing its method a year ago. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Rain showers expected in Merced through early Sunday
In the past 24 hours Merced has seen .31 inches of rain, according to William Peterson, meteorologist technician for the National Weather Service in Hanford. More rain is expected in … Click to Continue »
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