Late last year the California Department of Justice launched a “patterns and practices” investigation into the Bakersfield Police Department, after a series of incidents and officer involved shootings that drew national attention. New police chief Lyle Martin has been on the job for about as long, and now he has …
Read More »Unlicensed contractors answered an online ad and walked into a sting operation
More than a dozen unlicensed contractors throughout Merced County found that advertising their services online could lead to thousand of dollars in fines and possibly jail time, officials at the … Click to Continue »
Read More »Firefighters repair porch after car crashes into parked vehicles, Turlock home
Two people were injured early Sunday when a car crashed into two parked vehicles, knocking down support beams for a home’s front porch along East Linwood Avenue. Specially trained firefighters … Click to Continue »
Read More »UC Merced protest spills into city streets
UC Merced students protest the hookah lounge arrests on July 13, 2017 around Yosemite Avenue and G street. mvelez@mercedsun-star … Click to Continue »
Read More »Pickup truck crashes into roadway wall on Highway 99 in Atwater
A Sacramento woman crashed her pickup truck into a sound wall along southbound Highway 99 after clipping a semi truck trailer while trying to change lanes so she could exit at Applegate Road in Atwater. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Pickup truck crashes into roadway wall on Highway 99 in Atwater
A woman from Sacramento crashed her Chevrolet pickup truck into a sound wall along southbound Highway 99 on Wednesday morning after she clipped the trailer of a semi-truck while changing … Click to Continue »
Read More »Man escapes from Merced canal after crashing into it
A man driving an SUV crashed into a canal outside of Merced near Kibby Road and East South Bear Creek about 2:50 p.m. Monday, July 10, 2017, according to CHP. He was not injured. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Q&A: Pentatonix Member Hails From Visalia, Ventures Into Folk Music
In 2011 the a cappella group Pentatonix won the third season of NBC’s show “The Sing Off.” Avi Kaplan, a bass in the group, is from Visalia and recently decided that he will be leaving the group. He’s also launched out on his own with a project called “ Avriel …
Read More »Car in crashes into tree in Merced, police say; one person has head injuries
A car crashed into a tree in Merced on Saturday evening, according to Merced Police Department officials. One person, whose name, gender and age could not be immediately confirmed, was … Click to Continue »
Read More »Bear breaks into house, opens fridge as homeowners sleep
A bear broke into a Colorado home and scavenged for food in the fridge and nearby cabinets while the homeowners were asleep upstairs. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Trump’s EPA wants to focus on Superfund cleanups. Will its plans take climate change into account?
The pioneers who built Seattle polluted and plumbed the lower Duwamish River for a century, straightening its wild curves and saturating its sediment with toxic chemicals from an asphalt plant, … Click to Continue »
Read More »Woman dies after falling into Stanislaus River in Knights Ferry
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Read More »Watch cop jump into Amish buggy to stop fast runaway horse
An Ohio trooper runs and jumps into an Amish buggy that was being pulled by a runaway horse. The owner of the horse said it took off after it was frightened by a loud noise. … Click to Continue »
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