Yosemite National Park joins parks, programs and partners across the country to encourage everyone to find their park and share their stories online at FindYourPark.com. Launched yesterday by the National Park Service and the National Park Foundation, Find Your Park is a public awareness and education campaign celebrating the milestone …
Read More »Former First Lady Laura Bush Joins Yosemite National Park for Tioga Road Rededication Event
A historic rededication ceremony on the Tioga Road, conducted exactly 100 years after the original dedication ceremony, was held in Yosemite National Park yesterday. Former First Lady Laura Bush, Yosemite National Park Superintendent Don Neubacher, and Yosemite Conservancy Vice President Jerry Edelbrock participated in the reenactment ceremony. Highlights of the …
Read More »Fresno PD Joins Activists in North Fresno to Stand Against Violence
More than 100 people gathered in scorching hot temperatures on Tuesday to stand against a potential riot at the River Park shopping center in north Fresno. This group, which included Fresno police officers and community activists, was responding to a social media post that attempted to incite violence under the …
Read More »Colorado joins California in fight to prevent Trump from weakening auto emissions rules
As the Trump administration moves to roll back ambitious vehicle-emissions targets, California and several other states that rely on those standards to achieve their clean air goals have enlisted an … Click to Continue »
Read More »Thousands have died of opioid overdoses. Merced joins lawsuit against drug makers
Merced County is one of 30 California counties suing opioid makers and distributors in a lawsuit filed on Tuesday, according to the law firm handling the case. Dallas-based Baron & … Click to Continue »
Read More »Orange County Joins Fresno In Posting Jail Release Info
Last year California lawmakers passed legislation that limits communication between local law enforcement agencies and Immigrations and Customs Enforcement officials. Recently , the Orange County Sheriff’s Department made national headlines by attempting to bypass that law by publicly posting the release date of inmates online. It’s a practice that Fresno …
Read More »City Of Fresno Joins Voices Against Drinking Water Bill
A hearing in Sacramento earlier this week revealed local support and opposition to a drinking water bill making its way through the state legislature. More than 300 public water systems in California are currently out of compliance with state code, mostly due to contamination from substances like arsenic and nitrate …
Read More »Merced County native, ex-Marine joins the District Attorney’s Office
A 29-year-old Los Banos native and for United States Marine has joined the Merced County District Attorney’s Office. Jeremy Toscano, who graduated in 2005 from Los Banos High School, was … Click to Continue »
Read More »UC Davis joins effort to save climate change data out of fear Trump could purge info
UC Davis is joining a nationwide movement to backup scientific data about climate change and the environment produced by public funds. The #DataRescueDavis event is part of the nationwide DataRefuge … Click to Continue »
Read More »Los Banos man stranded in Africa with daughter joins lawsuit against Trump
Ahmed Ali, the Yemen-born Los Banos man stuck in east African with his 12-year-old daughter, joined a class action lawsuit late Friday seeking to overturn the portion of President Donald … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced County joins Torch Run to support Special Olympics
Local law enforcement officers and fire fighters running today The torch relay raises money for the Special Olympics Games … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced County joins suit against gambling software provider
Pong Marketing alleged to provide gambling software to “sweepstakes cafes” in California State Supreme Court has found such internet gambling enterprises are unlawful Sweepstakes businesses estimated to generate $ 10 billion a year in revenue nationwide … Click to Continue »
Read More »Lonestar joins Merced County Fair lineup
The country act will perform on stage on the Saturday lineup Three other acts have been confirmed … Click to Continue »
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