The California Highway Patrol investigates the scene of a single vehicle rollover crash on Highway 99 just north of Le Grand Road in Merced County, Calif., on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Trump to cut from programs promoting health care enrollment. What’s it mean in Merced
The Trump administration is announcing sharp cuts in programs promoting health care enrollment under the Affordable Care Act for next year and while it may hamper access to some important … Click to Continue »
Read More »Gang member ‘guilty’ in slaying of well-known taxi driver from Merced, jury says
A 20-year-old Merced man has been convicted of first-degree murder in the 2015 shooting death of a well-known taxi driver and one-time Dos Palos police officer. Joseph Castrillo was found … Click to Continue »
Read More »They were running from Chowchilla police, officers say. They were done in by a curb
Chowchilla police arrested two men inside of a stolen van full of “burglary tools,” officers said on Monday Officers on patrol saw a black SUV Monday morning that fit the … Click to Continue »
Read More »At-risk 13-year-old reported missing from Ceres
Law enforcement agencies have put put on alert to a 13-year-old girl missing from Ceres since about noon Saturday. Vanessa Zendejas is described at 5-foot-1, 110 pounds, with long black … Click to Continue »
Read More »Interview: Questions Remain About Possible Groundwater Contamination From Oil Production
Oil companies in California produce more water than oil. In the San Joaquin Valley that also has created a problem: what to do with all of that unwanted water? In most cases that wastewater is injected back into the ground, deep below the aquifer. But in some cases, injections may …
Read More »Firefighter from Merced’s memorial procession
Firefighter Clayton Ogden was honored in Merced with a procession for his memorial service on Friday, Aug. 11, 2017. His brother-in-law spoke about him. … Click to Continue »
Read More »‘I’m sad today,’ relative says at memorial service of firefighter from Merced
A line of dozens of fire engines and trucks rolled onto the Merced County Fairgrounds on Friday to bring a firefighter who died tragically this month to his memorial service. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Being on probation didn’t stop this Merced man from keeping a gun, drugs in his home
A Merced man on probation was jailed Thursday evening after police found him with a gun and drugs, Merced police reported. Merced Police Department’s Gang Violence Suppression Unit learned that … Click to Continue »
Read More »Man runs from police, kicks Atwater homeowner in the face, police say
An 18-year-old homeless man police say ran from officers and kicked an Atwater homeowner in the face was arrested on Thursday. Police were looking for Brandon Mosby about 1:30 p.m. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Firefighter from Merced ‘one cape short of being a superhero’ has died
A Merced man who was a firefighter with the Santa Cruz Fire Department for about 18 years, and who was escorted by fire engines to his Merced home last month … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced County Sheriff’s Office removes marijuana plants from multiple grows in Merced County
The Merced County Sheriff’s Office removed marijuana plants from multiple grows which exceeded the 12 plants per parcel limit in Merced County on Friday, June 30, 2017. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Army Corps of Engineers plans $275 million in defenses to block Asian carp from reaching Great Lakes
Underwater noise and powerful water jets are among the $ 275 million worth of new defenses the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers proposes building at an Illinois navigation lock on the … Click to Continue »
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