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Detectives from the Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Department are investigating an officer-involved shooting that occurred at the Keyes Road overpass at Highway 99 late Thursday night. The shooting, which occurred at … Click to Continue »

A 60-year-old Merced man on a bicycle suffered “moderate” injuries when he was struck by a car Tuesday on G Street, according to Merced police. The man was pedaling northbound … Click to Continue »

A Merced County firefighter suffered minor injuries in a rollover accident in a Cal Fire engine just outside Merced city limits, according to the California Highway Patrol. A firefighter was … Click to Continue »

A man was taken to a hospital Tuesday after a crash in central Merced, police say. The driver of a Volkswagen Beetle apparently ran a red light and collided with a Toyota Rav 4, according to officers. … Click to Continue »

Police are looking for the public’s help to find the parents of an infant who died earlier this week at Mercy Medical Center, Atwater police said on Thursday. Emergency responders … Click to Continue »

A 69-year-old woman was killed on Saturday night after she was struck by a car in Merced, the Merced Police Department reported. At about 8:45, John Velasquez, 30, was driving … Click to Continue »

The fire that flared up overnight in Ventura County has scorched 50,000 acres so far and burned at least 150 structures. Among those destroyed were buildings at a psychiatric hospital, which is now sending some of its patients to the San Joaquin Valley. Photos from the Thomas Fire on Tuesday …

A man was shot in Santa Nella on Sunday just before noon, the Merced County Sheriff’s office reported. At about 11:48, a man was shot at a trailer park on … Click to Continue »

A new ranking of patient safety at valley hospitals has been released, with mixed grades. The analysis from the nonprofit group Leapfrog, tracks errors, injuries, accidents, and infections at hospitals nationwide. I n Fresno County, Kaiser received an “A” grade, with Clovis Community and Saint Agnes earning “B’s.” Community Regional …

A 35-year-old Merced mother didn’t want authorities to take away her newborn infant, police say, so she got into the maternity at Mercy Medical Center, stuffed the day-old boy into … Click to Continue »

A cyclists was riding north on R Street near Northwood Drive in Merced on Thursday Oct. 19, 2017 when they crashed into a car as they were crossing the street, the Merced Police Department reported. The cyclist was transported to a hospital by ambulance. mvelez@mercedsun-star.com … Click to Continue »

A Merced police officer was transported to Mercy Medical Center on Wednesday afternoon after he was involved in a crash near M and 20th Streets in Merced, the Merced Police … Click to Continue »

Amidst a shortage of physicians in the San Joaquin Valley, local opportunities for graduate medical training are expanding. For the first time in its 88-year history, Saint Agnes Medical Center in Fresno is becoming a teaching hospital with the launch of an internal medicine residency program in July 2018. It …