After snacking on fried pretzels at the Lunch Box Cafe earlier this month, Jay Smith sat in the narrow shade of his patio and started scanning video footage on a … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced refuses to release police video footage of alleged altercation with officers
The city of Merced denied a public records request for body or dashboard camera footage from the arrest of William Colbert, a black man in Merced who said he was … Click to Continue »
Read More »Up-close footage of California National Guard firefighting efforts
The 129th Rescue Wing shows its recent firefighting efforts in Northern California. The crew on the Pave Hawk helicopter, included Major Nate Nowaski, Capt. Tyler Gibson, Staff Sgt. Christian Meyers and Senior Airman Ryan Dumatol. Video was posted July 17, 2017. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Helicopter footage of water rescue
On Sunday, May 21, 2017, the California Highway Patrol Central Division Air Operations, H-40, helped the Stanislaus Consolidated Fire Protection District rescue two stranded kayakers on the Stanislaus River. Stanislaus Consolidated Fire Protection District posted this video on its Facebook page. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Historical footage of the aftermath of San Francisco earthquake of April 18, 1906
Here’s an edited version of Library of Congress footage of the aftermath of the San Francisco earthquake of April 18, 1906. The 8.3 magnitude earthquake struck at 5:12 a.m. and was centered along the San Andreas Fault, which slices through coastal California. Most of the cities of central California were …
Read More »Watch spectacular footage of trains plowing through Sierra snow back in 1952
Snowfighting in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, California, during the winter of 1951-1952 when heavy snowfalls caused havoc on the railroads. The film includes scenes of rotary snow plows and picturesque snow-covered wilderness. Even in winter 2017, Union Pacific’s most powerful snow-removal machine, the rotary snow plow, was in full operation …
Read More »Video footage analyzed in case of dog slaying
Lawyers in the trial of a Merced father and son accused of beating to death a neighbor’s dog played footage Tuesday from a home security camera that appeared to show … Click to Continue »
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