Street2Home was announced in 2018 as an initiative by the city and county of Fresno to coordinate homelessness mitigation across organizations . But in a report released Monday , the Fresno County Grand Jury found it doesn’t have a staff, or board yet. H. Spees, director of strategic initiatives for …
Read More »Assemblyman Joaquin Arambula’s Child Abuse Trial Wraps Up. Now Jury Will Decide If He’s Guilty
Closing arguments ended Wednesday afternoon in the child abuse trial against Fresno Assemblyman Joaquin Arambula. Now it’s up to the six men and six women on the jury to decide if the evidence proves the democrat slapped his daughter, causing a bruise on the side of her face. Arambula is …
Read More »Ex-Merced pastor guilty of rape, attempted murder of adopted daughters, jury says
A month-long trial ended Friday in Merced County when a former pastor was convicted of raping his two adopted daughters for many years before shooting them and another man in … Click to Continue »
Read More »Stanislaus jury sentenced killer to death in 1986. He died at a hospital this week
Royal Hayes, sentenced to death in 1986 by a Stanislaus County jury for a double murder in Santa Cruz, died Tuesday at a hospital, prison officials said. Hayes, 81, had … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced man tried to gas himself – and his toddler – to death, a jury says
A 42-year-old Merced man faces a potential life sentence after a jury convicted him of trying to kill his 2-year-old daughter, the Merced County District Attorney’s Office reported. Gerardo Ruiz-Lopez … Click to Continue »
Read More »Fresno jury says Chipotle owes former manager $7.97 million for wrongful termination
For years, Jeanette Ortiz was a loyal, hardworking general manager for Chipotle Mexican Grill on Shaw Avenue across from the Fresno State campus. But in January 2015, Ortiz was fired, … Click to Continue »
Read More »Skip jury duty in Merced County? You’re not off the hook. Here’s what to expect
More people have been failing to show for jury duty in Merced County, officials said. So Merced Superior Court judges are increasingly taking action. Merced County judges Carol Ash and … Click to Continue »
Read More »Jury vindicates Ethan Morse, saying detectives tricked judge into signing warrant
Nearly four years after Ethan Morse was jailed 114 days for a murder he didn’t commit, a federal civil rights jury on Friday awarded him $ 498,300 in damages, ruling Merced … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced man killed a grandmother in a DUI crash, a jury says. He’s going to prison now
A 32-year-old Merced man found guilty of second-degree murder has been sentenced to 15 years to life in prison, according to the Merced County District Attorney’s Office. Victor Santos Garcia, … Click to Continue »
Read More »Atwater gang member guilty of killing two teens in 2013, jury says
The Atwater man accused of killing two teenagers at a house party during Easter weekend in 2013 was convicted Tuesday by a Merced County jury. Jose Luis Botello, who was … Click to Continue »
Read More »500-pound headstone fell on woman’s leg – 3 times. Merced jury weighs in on lawsuit
A Merced County jury said last week the Winton Cemetery District is not responsible for a headstone that crushed a 75-year-old woman’s leg in 2015, according to court records. It … Click to Continue »
Read More »Gang member ‘guilty’ in slaying of well-known taxi driver from Merced, jury says
A 20-year-old Merced man has been convicted of first-degree murder in the 2015 shooting death of a well-known taxi driver and one-time Dos Palos police officer. Joseph Castrillo was found … Click to Continue »
Read More »Jury convicts two men in 2014 Merced County homicide
A jury found two men guilty of first degree murder and other charges in Merced Superior Court on Tuesday in a drug-related home-invasion homicide case dating back to 2014. William … Click to Continue »
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