It was so bad for some girls at Perry Upper Elementary School in Perry, Oklahoma, that they would cry together in the bathroom and hide evidence of those tears with … Click to Continue »
Read More »Trump is ending Michelle Obama’s ‘Let Girls Learn’ initiative, CNN reports
CNN is reporting that the Trump administration is planning to end “Let Girls Learn,” a signature Michelle Obama program. Obama started the program in 2015 as “a holistic approach to … Click to Continue »
Read More »Modesto man jailed in groping of seven girls in south Modesto
Through an undercover operation, Stanislaus County sheriff’s deputies on Thursday morning arrested a Modesto man on suspicion of sexual battery. Richard Garcia, 34, is accused of groping seven girls ages … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced man guilty of sexually abusing two girls, ages 8 and 9
A 56-year-old Merced man has been convicted of sexually abusing two young girls repeatedly. Daniel O. Hamilton was convicted Wednesday by a Merced Superior Court jury following an eight-day trial … Click to Continue »
Read More »Flu vaccines offered for Boys & Girls Club members and family
Golden Valley Health Center nurses will offer flu vaccines Tuesday to members of the Boys & Girls Club of Merced County, according to a statement from Golden Valley. Family members … Click to Continue »
Read More »Child abduction charges filed against mother of two Merced girls
Merced County prosecutors filed felony child abduction charges Wednesday against a Merced woman accused of violating a custody agreement and trying to take her two daughters across the Canadian border. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Abducted Merced girls found safe on Canadian border
Two Merced girls who were abducted by their mother earlier this week were found Friday after border authorities spotted them attempting to cross the Canadian border, the Merced Police Department … Click to Continue »
Read More »Family of missing Merced girls pleads for help
Jose Martinez, 38, of Merced, asks the public to keep a look out for his two missing daughters Lyza Martinez, 11, and Drea Martinez, 12, at his home in Merced, Calif., Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2016. Lyza and Drea did not return home after visiting with their biological mother Rene Snider …
Read More »Two Merced girls abducted by mother, officers seek public’s help, police say
Merced police are searching for two young sisters who were taken Sunday night by their biological mother and are believed to be “endangered.” “I’m considering this a parental abduction and … Click to Continue »
Read More »UC Merced part of pilot project with Boys & Girls Clubs
UC Merced will be part of a pilot project to help prepare young people for higher education through a partnership with the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, the University … Click to Continue »
Read More »Girls get a glimpse of their potential in computer coding workshop
Women make up about half of the nation’s college-educated workforce, but in the fields of science and engineering, that drops to less than 30 percent. UC Merced’s STEM Resource Center … Click to Continue »
Read More »Firefighters rescue girl’s tiny dog from AC vent
Family left for Sacramento expecting puppy to be safe in bedroom Puppy, Lily, wiggled her way into air-conditioning vent and fell through ducting to basement Firefighters came to rescue and recorded it … Click to Continue »
Read More »Summer program teaches Merced girls leadership
Lift While You Lead program aimed at middle school girls with leadership potential Girls discussed body image, bullying, how to build healthy relationships and leadership skills Merced City Schools, Merced Union High School District and UC Merced partner for program … Click to Continue »
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