A football field-long area of brush burned along Highway 99 just before noon Thursday, shutting down one Atwater road and slowing highway traffic, according to fire officials. The fire started … Click to Continue »
Read More »Fire burns brush along Highway 99
A football field-length brush fire along Highway 99 closed an Atwater road and slowed highway traffic just before noon on Thursday, Aug. 4. … Click to Continue »
Read More »5 dead, more injured in Highway 99 bus crash
Five people are dead and at least five more suffered major injuries in a charter bus crash on Highway 99 between Atwater and Livingston early Tuesday. A white bus with … Click to Continue »
Read More »Who you gonna call? Merced County mulls hanging up highway call boxes
Officials say cellphones have made highway call boxes obsolete Money used on boxes could be spent elsewhere, officials say Public invited to offer input at meeting in Los Banos next week … Click to Continue »
Read More »Work on Highway 99 will close portion of road in Merced
Work will be done Wednesday and Thursday Officials said motorists can expect 30-minute delays … Click to Continue »
Read More »CHP reports fatal crash on Highway 99 in Merced County
The California Highway Patrol is reporting a fatal traffic collision on Highway 99, just north of Winton Parkway. Few details were available immediately. According to the CHP website, about two … Click to Continue »
Read More »Multiple cars involved in crash on Highway 99 in Merced County
A crash possibly involving three vehicles, including a tractor trailer, has been reported on southbound Highway 99 near Westside Boulevard in Merced County, according to the California Highway Patrol. At … Click to Continue »
Read More »Driver of big rig dies in crash on Highway 99 in Turlock
Big rig apparently ran off Highway 99 near Lander Avenue … Click to Continue »
Read More »Third victim identified in fatal Highway 12 crash near Rio Vista
Three of five victims identified in deadly crash, all from Modesto Collision followed failed attempt to pass another vehicle … Click to Continue »
Read More »Victims of Highway 140 fatal crash identified
Crash occurred Tuesday east of Briceburg Drivers of both vehicles died; one passenger survived … Click to Continue »
Read More »Victim in fatal crash on Highway 99 identified as Atwater man
The Merced County Sheriff’s Office has identified the man killed Sunday in a crash on Highway 99 as 19-year-old Jack Vann. The California Highway Patrol said the 2004 Chevrolet Tahoe … Click to Continue »
Read More »El Portal Road (continuation of Highway 140) in Yosemite National Park to Re-Open at 6:00 p.m. Today
The El Portal Road (continuation of Highway 140) in Yosemite National Park will re-open at 6:00 p.m. today to all vehicular traffic. The road has been closed since Thursday morning due to a rockfall that blocked access to Yosemite Valley via this popular route. http://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/el-portal-road-to-re-open-at-6pm-today.htm
Read More »Yosemite National Park Begins Clearing Rockfall Debris on Highway 140
Yosemite National Park road crews have begun clearing debris caused by a rockfall on Thursday morning, January, 7, at 5:45 a.m. that closed the El Portal Road (Highway 140) in Yosemite National Park. The rockfall triggered several large boulders and debris to block access to Yosemite Valley via Highway 140. …
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