Mariposa Fire Mountain Community Fire Information
In 2014, California’s state legislature passed the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA), a sweeping law with the goal of balancing the amount of water pumped out of underground aquifers with the amount returned through recharge. How that balancing act would actually work was left up to hundreds of locally governed …
Read More »Skip jury duty in Merced County? You’re not off the hook. Here’s what to expect
More people have been failing to show for jury duty in Merced County, officials said. So Merced Superior Court judges are increasingly taking action. Merced County judges Carol Ash and … Click to Continue »
Read More »Road work scheduled on Highway 99 next week. Drivers can expect delays
A lane on Highway 99 south will be closed next week for repaving, according to California Highway Patrol. The right lane and right shoulder from the Turlock rest area to … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced County law enforcement struck blow to crime today. Can we expect more of this?
Suspects in the Planada, Le Grand and Winton areas got a rude awakening Friday after Merced County agencies performed a law enforcement sweep, rooting out felons with illegal weapons, warrants … Click to Continue »
Read More »Expect delays on Highway 59 due to overturned hay truck
Traffic on Highway 59 will be reduced to one lane until about 10 a.m. after a hay truck overturned this morning, California Department of Transportation reported. California Highway Patrol responded … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced residents can expect higher gas prices, warmer weather, closed businesses on Memorial Day
Merced County residents can expect more travelers on the road, closed businesses and warmer weather during Memorial Day weekend. Like most every year banks, schools, state and county building will … Click to Continue »
Read More »Donner Pass report: ‘Expect snow all day’
Dave Wood, California Department of Transportation’s maintenance-area superintendent for the Donner Pass-Sutter/Sierra Region, warns motorists that snow is expected to fall all day in the high Sierra. … Click to Continue »
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