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A 27-year-old Atwater man is in jail for allegedly burglarizing a neighbor’s home after it burned. A fire reported last week began in a mother-in-law suite on Baker Court, where … Click to Continue »
Read More »Tips to safeguard your home from burglars
Is your home an attractive target for burglars? Help protect it from criminals with these nine tips. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Best practices for preventing fires at home
Accidental house fires are a serious safety threat. Learn how to cut down your risk by exercising these simple prevention tips. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Want to be green? Work at home
Expanding mass-transit systems is a pillar of green and “new urbanist” thinking, but with few exceptions, the idea of ever-larger numbers of people commuting into an urban core ignores a … Click to Continue »
Read More »Los Banos officers ran into a burning home. They saved a boy and his grandma
Two Los Banos police officers were honored by city leaders for saving a 5-year-old boy and an elderly woman from a burning house earlier this year. Officer Eduardo Solis and … Click to Continue »
Read More »Flames damage home, power pole in Atwater
A building and power lines were damaged in an Atwater fire on Monday, authorities said. Flames were reported in a mother-in-law suite about 3 p.m. and spread to at least … Click to Continue »
Read More »Mobile home a total loss in Merced County Fire
A mobile home, tractor and pickup truck were destroyed in a fire Friday morning on Westside Boulevard near Livingston. No one was injured. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Livingston felon jailed after officers found multiple guns in his home, police say
A Livingston man was jailed overnight Friday after officers found multiple guns in his home, police reported. Officers in Merced Police Department’s Gang Violence Suppression Unit “developed information” that 36-year-old … Click to Continue »
Read More »Homeless-services organization operating in Merced without a home
Randy Phillips ate his corn flakes Friday morning at the Calvary Assembly of God Church in Merced and stared at a small rock he keeps in his pocket. It’s a … Click to Continue »
Read More »Spelling bee champion Ananya gets a big ‘welcome home’ from her classmates
Ananya Vinay got a warm “welcome home” Friday morning from her classmates and teachers at Fugman Elementary School. CHECK OUT THE FACEBOOK LIVE VIDEO The Scripps National Spelling Bee champion … Click to Continue »
Read More »El Capitan’s Brody Ferguson takes home second place in CIF State Swimming Championships
El Capitan High School freshman Brody Ferguson, 16, finished second in the paralympic 50-yard and 100-yard races in the CIF State Swimming and Diving Championships at Clovis West High School in Clovis, Calif., on Saturday, May 20, 2017. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Stranded cows find their way home in Merced County
Merced County Sheriff Vern Warnke and the Merced County Sheriff’s Aviation Unit, found a herd of about 30 cattle that had been stranded on an island surrounded by the Merced River, safe while preparing to deliver hay to the animals in Merced County, Calif., on Thursday, May 18, 2017. According …
Read More »Eight ducklings fell into a storm drain. Thanks to a Merced woman, they’re back home
Eight baby ducks stuck in a storm drain were reunited with their mother after being rescued by a Merced women and city firefighters. Julene Cook, 53, said she and her … Click to Continue »
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