Brandon Pacheco was described in court as a gentle man who gave the best hugs and would never intentionally harm anyone. His family and friends said Wednesday that the 25-year-old … Click to Continue »
Read More »SF gets its turn to critique river flow plan
Bay Area users of the Tuolumne River will get their chance Tuesday to weigh in on the state’s plan to increase stream flows. A hearing in Sacramento will be the … Click to Continue »
Read More »Disney classic gets live version at Playhouse Merced
A tale as old as time premieres this week in Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast” at Playhouse Merced. The first showing of the musical is 7:30 p.m. Friday at at … Click to Continue »
Read More »Playhouse gets kooky with ‘Addams Family’
Get your snapping fingers ready, because Playhouse Merced will be spooky, kooky and ooky this month for the Halloween season. “The Addams Family” premieres 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 7, at … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced man gets 26 years to life in prison for slaying of young mother
A 31-year-old Merced man was sentenced to prison Thursday for stabbing a young mother to death last year in what authorities have described as a “completely senseless” slaying. Oscar Saenz … Click to Continue »
Read More »UC Merced gets nod from U.S. News & World Report for graduation rates, alumni giving
UC Merced found itself this week on another list of the nation’s top universities for high graduation rates and alumni giving. The U.S. News & World Report’s 2017 Best Colleges … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced gets ‘Lost’ in the park
Four men take an oath to focus strictly on their studies and to sacrifice all else – most importantly women. That’s the premise of “Love’s Labour’s Lost,” the ongoing edition … Click to Continue »
Read More »Gustine boy battling cancer gets Disneyland wish
Gustine 11-year-old Bryan Ibarra received a family trip to Disneyland and was sworn in as an honorary CHP officer Monday, Aug. 22, 2016, through the Make-A-Wish Foundation. … Click to Continue »
Read More »UC Merced’s next phase gets final approval
The Board of Regents approved plans The campus will double in size and enrollment … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced man gets life in prison for killing wife in front of children
Crisanto Bedolla shot and killed Lucia Medrano Zarco in 2015 They were married more than 40 years before the victim left Bedolla for a younger man Defense argued Bedolla was guilty of voluntary manslaughter, not premeditated murder … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced County Fair gets rolling
The fair will run through Sunday Agriculture competitions, live music, food, carnival rides and other spectacles planned The fair has been known to attract 70,000 visitors or more … Click to Continue »
Read More »Livingston gets third police horse
Livingston Police Department adds Sonny The two others are Moe and Lobo <topline_sep> Sonny comes from an Ohio mounted police patrol … Click to Continue »
Read More »Veteran gets flag flying again at Modesto’s King-Kennedy center
The U.S. flag was flying at the King-Kennedy Memorial Center in west Modesto on Friday for the first time in several years thanks to the volunteer efforts of Collins Electrical … Click to Continue »
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