Many who grow up in Merced feel the need to go elsewhere, especially if they want to create art. But filmmaker Rodrigo Reyes says his experience in the Valley gave … Click to Continue »
Read More »Family of six driven from Merced home after fire starts in garage
A Merced family of six was displaced Wednesday night when the fire that started in their garage started to spread into the home, according to fire officials. The fire was … Click to Continue »
Read More »Horse rescued from Turlock Irrigation District Canal
A Rank security officer patrolling the Turlock Irrigation District canals early Monday found a horse on the north bank looking into the canal. When he got closer he discovered the … Click to Continue »
Read More »No one is looking forward to traffic issues from Merced’s bridge work
It didn’t take long for the bridge work that began this week in Merced to rile residents who say they expect traffic to overflow down their street. The city is … Click to Continue »
Read More »From swastikas to microagressions: The new anti-Semitism on campus
Born in the last two decades, many college-aged Jews have little experience with violent acts of anti-Semitism in their daily lives. But since January, there have been over 100 bomb … Click to Continue »
Read More »Butchered shark fins seized from shrimp boat off Key West
Florida wildlife officers made a grisly discovery aboard a Key West shrimp boat this week: dozens of pairs of dismembered shark fins. The boat was discovered about 20 miles north … Click to Continue »
Read More »Gustine baby’s bleeding brain too damaged to come from short fall, doctor says
A pediatrician testified Thursday the injuries to the brain of a 9-month-old Gustine boy who prosecutors say was killed by his father were the “worst that I’d ever seen (and) … Click to Continue »
Read More »3 Los Banos police officers suffer minor injuries at house fire; 2 people pulled from burning home
Three police officers are being treated for smoke inhalation following a large house fire in Los Banos. The officers’ names were not immediately available. The fire was reported shortly before … Click to Continue »
Read More »Trump to back away from Obama’s clean power plan
President Donald Trump on Tuesday will order the Environmental Protection Agency to dismantle his predecessor’s landmark climate effort, backing away from an aggressive plan to cut emissions at power plants … Click to Continue »
Read More »Two workers taken to hospital after falling from Los Banos roof
Four construction workers in Los Banos were injured Monday when a gust of wind caused them to fall several feet from a roof, according to the Los Banos fire chief. … Click to Continue »
Read More »From bad air to birth defects, 5 hidden risks of slashing the EPA
President Donald Trump pledged during the 2016 campaign he would only “leave a little bit” of federal rules that protect human health and the environment. Now, about 50 former officials … Click to Continue »
Read More »West Side farmers to get a 65 percent water allocation from Central Valley Project
With ample rainfall and an above-average snowpack, west side San Joaquin Valley growers were hoping the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation would give them a 100 percent allocation of water this … Click to Continue »
Read More »Minor collisions cause traffic jam on Highway 99 from Merced to Atwater
Traffic on southbound Highway 99 is backed up from Merced to Atwater from multiple minor accidents during the morning commute, the California Highway Patrol reported. A big rig and silver … Click to Continue »
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