Merced County’s sales tax goes up Saturday, a change adopted by voters to pay for local and regional road projects. Supporters of the new tax adopted through Measure V in … Click to Continue »
Read More »Pursuit ends in crash into FAX city bus, with injuries
A wanted man crashed his vehicle into a Fresno Area Express (FAX) bus in central Fresno Wednesday afternoon, March 1, 2017, after a short police pursuit. Passengers on the bus had minor complaints of pain, police said. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Delhi man pleads guilty to smuggling drug money into Mexico
A 32-year-old Delhi man has pleaded guilty to conspiring to smuggle drug money into Mexico, the U.S. Justice Department announced Tuesday. Arnulfo Huerta-Cornejo entered his plea Friday before U.S. District … Click to Continue »
Read More »Second car crashes into Merced’s Bear Creek in less than a week
A woman escaped with minor injuries Monday after her car crashed into Merced’s Bear Creek near R Street, according to fire officials at the scene. Firefighters and police were called … Click to Continue »
Read More »UC Merced business incubator is looking at branching into Atwater, Modesto
New funding could help the UC Merced Venture Lab expand not only in Merced but also into Atwater and Modesto, the university announced Tuesday. Each of the 10 University of … Click to Continue »
Read More »Gustine teen booked into juvenile hall on 25 counts of vandalism
Gustine police on Thursday afternoon arrested a suspected vandal after he reportedly admitted to committing the alleged crimes. In the first week of January, police began receiving reports of spray-painted … Click to Continue »
Read More »Two storm systems pushing snow and rain into Merced and the foothills
Recent snowfall has padded the play areas in the foothills and mountains and more is on its way through the end of the week, according to forecasts. Two to 4 … Click to Continue »
Read More »Deputies chase down man suspected of smuggling contraband into jail
Merced County sheriff’s deputies arrested a man Thursday on suspicion of smuggling contraband into the John Latoracca Correction Center. A two- to three-week investigation led Officer Aaron Goins to identify … Click to Continue »
Read More »Angry Merced woman crashes car into Atwater garage, police say
A Merced woman was booked into jail early Tuesday after purposely crashing her car into an Atwater garage in hopes of hurting the occupants, police reported. Atwater police responded to … Click to Continue »
Read More »Get into holiday spirit with ‘Nutcracker’ ballet
For 20 years, the Merced Academy of Dance has provided people in Atwater and surrounding communities with an opportunity to watch ballet in their own backyard – something the troupe … Click to Continue »
Read More »Tioga, Glacier Point Roads into Yosemite closed for winter
The Tioga and Glacier Point Roads in Yosemite National Park are closed for the season, park officials said Thursday. “The series of storm systems that passed through the Yosemite Area … Click to Continue »
Read More »One story of need turned into help for hundreds of hungry seniors
The inspiration behind a fundraiser for the Merced County Food Bank’s Senior Brown Bag Program started with a story about a woman who called the food bank three years ago, … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced man steers girlfriend’s car into concrete wall, police say
A 41-year-old Merced man was arrested Thursday, accused of deliberately causing a car to crash into a concrete wall in Atwater while he was arguing with his girlfriend, Atwater police … Click to Continue »
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