In the southeast corner of Kern County is the Mojave Desert. In that dry landscape there’s a city that looks half built. There are roads and some houses, but it seems unfinished. That city’s past and present are investigated in a new podcast from KPCC’s LAist Studios, called California City. …
Read More »District attorney’s son says sheriff’s detectives ruined his life with false arrest
Ethan Morse testified Tuesday in his federal civil rights trial that Merced County sheriff’s detectives ruined his life when they falsely arrested him in July 2014 in connection with a … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced police arrest freshman after false active shooter report at Golden Valley
A 14-year-old freshman was arrested Monday for allegedly making a false report last week that set off a chaotic scene at Golden Valley High School, according to police. Police did … Click to Continue »
Read More »Report of shooting at high school in Merced was false, district says
The Merced Union High School District is saying reports of a shooting at Golden Valley High School were false on Friday, April 20, 2018. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Shooting threat at high school was false, but it still shook Merced students, parents
On a day when high school students walked out of thousands of campuses across the country to advocate for stricter gun control, students at Merced’s Golden Valley High School felt … Click to Continue »
Read More »Active shooter said at Golden Valley in Merced; school district says false report
An active shooter has been reported at Golden Valley High School, according to police, though the validity of the reports has not been confirmed. Police are blocking streets in the … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced DA’s son accuses police of false arrest. But a lawyer says the arrest was valid
Nearly four years after Ethan Morse was declared innocent of murder charges, he and his lawyers were in a Fresno courtroom on Wednesday to repair his reputation and to accuse … Click to Continue »
Read More »False bomb threat leads to evacuation of Gustine High School
A bomb threat at Gustine High School Wednesday afternoon led to a lock down and evacuation of the campus. Students and staff were immediately evacuated from the school at about … Click to Continue »
Read More »Nearly 100 false killer whales died in South Florida. Now scientists want to know why
By the time rescuers returned to a mass stranding of false killer whales on the remote coast of Southwest Florida early Sunday, most had died overnight, their corpses now drawing … Click to Continue »
Read More »Nearly 100 false killer whales stranded off Southwest Florida
Nearly 100 rare false killer whales have stranded themselves off the remote coast of Southwest Florida in Everglades National Park, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reported Monday. So far, … Click to Continue »
Read More »Mysterious stranding kills 81 false killer whales off Southwest Florida
More than 80 false killer whales have been found dead after stranding themselves along the remote coast of Southwest Florida in Everglades National Park, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration … Click to Continue »
Read More »Walmart bomb threat proven false
A cryptic message sent to a shopper on Monday, warning that her car would explode outside the Los Banos Walmart, was determined to be false after police and bomb squad … Click to Continue »
Read More »Police: Dos Palos woman made teen report false rape
A 53-year-old woman made a 13-year-old report a rape Police said it never happened; arrested woman … Click to Continue »
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