The Merced County District Attorney’s Office announced on Friday it will fill a vacant supervising deputy district attorney’s spot from within. Matthew Serratto, 37, was promoted to the supervising position, … Click to Continue »
Read More »Here’s what caused the residential fire in Merced Thursday afternoon
A clothes dryer likely caused a fire inside a garage wall of a single family home Thursday in Merced, officials said. A family was drying clothes in the appliance before … Click to Continue »
Read More »A Merced County man was in an abandoned trailer. Here’s what a deputy found on him
A 31-year-old man was arrested in Delhi while in possession of a gun and 10 pounds of marijuana, the Merced County Sheriff’s Office said Thursday. Deputy Hugo Bucio was checking … Click to Continue »
Read More »Here’s what residents said about the removal of the Atwater police chief
The fallout from last month’s removal of the Atwater police chief continued this week with some residents defending Samuel Joseph, while others, including the police union president, said the department … Click to Continue »
Read More »Here’s who Merced City Council picked to be the finance director
Merced’s interim finance director was named to the full-time position this week. Venus Rodriguez has been in the interim spot since August, and was officially hired by the Merced City … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced is betting you’ll vote for weed-based taxes in June. Here’s why
Merced city leaders on Monday took steps toward asking voters to approve a special tax on marijuana-related businesses and purchases on the June ballot. The Merced City Council unanimously approved … Click to Continue »
Read More »He’s accused of a shooting in Los Banos. Here’s where they found him
An 18-year-old man police say was involved in a shooting near a Los Banos elementary school has been arrested by Oregon authorities, police said on Tuesday. Nathan Lawrence Abraham of … Click to Continue »
Read More »Do you use G Street in Merced? Here’s how bridge work will affect you this week
Traffic on G Street over Bear Creek will go down to two lanes during daylight hours for the next few days, according to a news release from the city of … Click to Continue »
Read More »Here’s what will be built this year at McNamara Park in Merced
A new skate park is going to be built in Merced, and officials working on the project hope it can serve as an outlet for local youth. The skate park … Click to Continue »
Read More »He blew red lights during high-speed pursuit. Here’s how police caught him.
A Merced man was arrested after stealing a car and leading police on a chase spanning more than 25 miles through Merced and Highway 99 Tuesday night. Merced officers spotted … Click to Continue »
Read More »Here’s the newest person to sit on the Merced County bench
The newest Merced County Courthouse commissioner was recently named, according to a news release. Steven Slocum, the supervising deputy district attorney for Merced County, is the county’s newest court commissioner, … Click to Continue »
Read More »Facebook is showing less news. Here’s how to keep seeing The Merced Sun-Star.
Facebook is going to make it harder to keep up with everything that’s happening in your community by showing you fewer local news stories in your News Feed. But you … Click to Continue »
Read More »Here’s what people in Merced did on Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Hundreds of people in Merced marched on Martin Luther King Jr. Way to the Merced Theater on Monday in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day. mvelez@mercedsun-star.com … Click to Continue »
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