A gas leak Tuesday morning at Merced High School prompted officials to remove students from classrooms as a precaution. The leak was reported about 10:35 a.m. A maintenance crew working … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced High evacuated for possible gas leak
A possible gas leak at Merced High School has caused officials to remove students from the school as a precaution, firefighters confirmed this morning. The possible lead was reported around … Click to Continue »
Read More »Florida wildlife officials encouraged by high manatee count
Florida wildlife officials are encouraged by the results of a recent survey that counted 6,620 manatees in the state. It is the third straight year that the count showed more … Click to Continue »
Read More »Delhi High School hosts exchange students from Beijing, China
Delhi High School hosts more than 40 Chinese exchange students from the Beijing Wenhui Middle School in Beijing, China, in Delhi, Calif., on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Expert: China Could Offer High Speed Rail Lessons For California
Drive up and down Highway 99 in Fresno County and you will no doubt see evidence that California’s high-speed rail project is slowly becoming a reality. While there’s still big questions about how long it will take to finish the entire project, and how the state will pay for it, …
Read More »Delhi High students host Chinese exchange students for visit of fun and learning
Though one group of students spoke mainly English and the other Mandarin, they worked together in Delhi last week during a dissection lab that had them identify the internal organs … Click to Continue »
Read More »Buhach Colony High put on brief lock down for police activity in area
Buhach Colony High School briefly went on lockdown Thursday afternoon while law enforcement officers investigated an off-campus incident, school district officials confirmed. The school went on lockdown just after 12:30 … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced High wins top honors at decathlon for ninth year in a row
For the ninth straight year, Merced High School earned first place over the weekend in the Merced County Academic Decathlon. The team scored the highest in the Super Quiz, and … Click to Continue »
Read More »Oakdale High School teacher arrested after allegations of alcohol-fueled party
An Oakdale High School teacher has been arrested on charges she hosted a party over the weekend where juveniles were served alcohol. Leandra Spence, who is a special education teacher, … Click to Continue »
Read More »Ex-Los Banos teacher held to answer on charges of sex with high school student
A former high school teacher and police officer from Los Banos on Tuesday was ordered to stand trial for his alleged sexual relationship with a high school girl about 10 … Click to Continue »
Read More »Trial begins in fatal stabbing of woman buried under footbridge near Johansen High
A prosecutor on Monday told a jury that Anthony Coxum made some incriminating statements to a friend before authorities discovered the body of Coxum’s girlfriend buried in a shallow grave … Click to Continue »
Read More »Dos Palos High wins first in county’s mock trial competition
And the verdict in Merced County’s first mock trial is in favor of: Dos Palos High School. Dos Palos High finished ahead of two other schools participating in the Jan. … Click to Continue »
Read More »High winds downing trees, power lines around Merced
High winds on Wednesday night in Merced knocked down about a dozen trees and kept city crews busy clearing roadways. Merced resident Melin Narayan was headed west around 6 p.m. … Click to Continue »
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