A grass fire is burning in the area of Leonor Court in Atwater, threatening homes in the area, Cal Fire Merced County confirms. No homes are currently on fire, but … Click to Continue »
Read More »Woman charged with 8 felonies in crash that killed Grass Valley teens
The lone suspect in an alleged drunk driving crash that killed two Nevada Union High School students on March 25 has re-entered Merced County Jail and faces eight felonies in … Click to Continue »
Read More »Vehicle sparks grass fire, burns marijuana grow
A vehicle may have sparked a grass fire Wednesday that burned down a south Merced house where authorities discovered a marijuana grow, investigators said. A nearby resident told authorities that … Click to Continue »
Read More »Gawkers hampering firefighters as wild grass fire threatens buildings in Merced
Firefighters are battling a large grass fire on the outskirts of Merced that has damaged one building and is threatening several others. Flames were spotted shortly after 10 p.m. at … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced firefighters train for grass fires
They were at Canal Street and Childs Avenue in a grassy field Teams practiced putting out fires, clearing vegetation … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced firefighters train for grass fires
A Merced City Fire Department crew trains in a grassy field at Childs Avenue and Canal Street on Tuesday, May 10, 2016. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Lightning Strikes Trees, Grass, Power Poles, and Houses; Leaving a Trail of Small Fires Along the Way
Lightning lit up the skies in the Central Valley on Wednesday night, in turn, leaving many people associated with weather and fire very busy. National Weather Service meteorologist David Spector, who works out of Hanford, said, "[There were] a lot of lightning, several hundred strikes were reported in the central and …
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