Fresno will join more than 40 other cities across the country in a legal brief that supports three Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals cases going before the Supreme Court in November. The Fresno City Council voted Thursday to be listed in the Amicus brief that supports the plaintiffs in the …
Read More »Delano Teen Just Released Debut Mariachi Album. Now She’s Going to Harvard.
On a sweltering mid-August day in Delano, Ana í Adina Morales sat at her dining room table in the home where she grew up. She quieted down her two small dogs and then played the beginning of the music to Nuestro Gran Amor on her phone to make sure she …
Read More »Being Transgender And Looking For A Job In The Valley: ‘I Could Tell It Wasn’t Going To Work Out’
Mikayla Argain squeezes liquid out of a tube of peach-colored foundation onto a makeup sponge and starts brushing it on in front of a small mirror. “This is what my ritual would be when I get home from a day being ‘masculine me’ and working to fix the computer issues …
Read More »Clovis Veteran Helen James Says Military Transgender Ban Means ‘Going Backwards’
Last week, the Supreme Court took a step toward allowing President Donald Trump to ban transgender troops from serving in the military. Trump originally tweeted this policy back in July of 2017, but federal courts stopped the ban in early 2018. With the recent Supreme Court ruling to put lower …
Read More »A witness saw him hit a parked car, twice. Now, he’s going to prison.
A 59-year-old Hilmar man has been sentenced to four years in prison after he reportedly struck a car twice while driving drunk and trying to pull out of a parking … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced man killed a grandmother in a DUI crash, a jury says. He’s going to prison now
A 32-year-old Merced man found guilty of second-degree murder has been sentenced to 15 years to life in prison, according to the Merced County District Attorney’s Office. Victor Santos Garcia, … Click to Continue »
Read More »Trump ‘basically going to war’ with California, Jerry Brown says
Gov. Jerry Brown on Wednesday slammed U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions for “initiating a reign of terror” against immigrants in California. Sessions on Tuesday filed suit against the state over … Click to Continue »
Read More »He looked like he was going to spray for bugs at a local store. Then he pulled a gun
Deputies are looking for a man who committed “an unusual robbery” at a Walgreens in Hilmar, the Merced County Sheriff’s Office said Thursday. A man dressed in a disposable, white … Click to Continue »
Read More »Is Little Caesar’s Pizza worth going to jail for? This Fresno man may have thought so
A Fresno man is in jail after admitting to assaulting a Little Caesar’s Pizza employee and stealing a pizza and soda, police reported. A witness told officers that David Tejeda, … Click to Continue »
Read More »This Merced native lost his foot. Now he’s going to the Paralympic championship
A Merced native is going to have a second chance at winning a medal for Team U.S.A’s paralympic swimming team at the championships in Mexico City. Tye Dutcher, 21, first … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced County CHP stopped him going 103 mph. Then they found his duffel bag
Officers stopped a man exceeding 100 mph through Merced County, before finding a large amount of cash in the car, according to the California Highway Patrol. Officers stopped a 2017 … Click to Continue »
Read More »He’s never worked for a city. Now he’s going to run Atwater
After a split vote on Monday, Atwater has a new city manager. The City Council approved a contract with a $ 164,658-a-year salary for Graeme Mitchell, a one-time UC Merced employee … Click to Continue »
Read More »He ran a stop sign going almost 100 mph. Then crashed into a car that hit a power pole
A 27-year-old Merced man driving a motorcycle early Sunday morning suffered major injuries when he crashed into a car near R Street, according to the Merced Police Department. At about … Click to Continue »
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