A man shot and killed Tuesday by Atwater police has been identified as 18-year-old Ezekiel Juan Duran, the Merced County Coroner’s Office said Wednesday. Duran was identified as the man … Click to Continue »
Read More »Deputies say she killed her mother in Dos Palos
The victim of a suspected Merced County homicide Wednesday morning has been identified as 55-year-old Dos Palos resident Lydia Marie Bal, authorities said. Lydia Marie Bal’s daughter, 37-year-old Melissa Anne … Click to Continue »
Read More »One killed, suspect found ‘covered in blood’ in Merced County homicide investigation
One person is dead and another has been taken into custody today in what Merced County Sheriff’s investigators have described as a “possible homicide” on the county’s west side. Few … Click to Continue »
Read More »2 killed in early-morning crash in Merced County
Two women were killed early this morning when their car crashed into a canal in Planada, authorities have confirmed. Few details were immediately available. The crash was reported at 3:08 … Click to Continue »
Read More »Teenager killed in Merced County crash just off of highway
A 19-year-old Chowchilla woman was killed Wednesday when the car in which she was riding overturned on Highway 99, the California Highway Patrol reported. The woman’s name was not immediately … Click to Continue »
Read More »Delhi man killed in crash identified
A Delhi man who was killed in a crash on Tuesday has been identified as 53-year-old Russell Robinson, according to the Stanislaus County Coroner’s Office. Robinson was in a 1998 … Click to Continue »
Read More »78-year-old pedestrian struck and killed by a driver in Merced County, CHP says
A 78-year-old man was killed when he was struck by a car near Gustine’s downtown, the California Highway Patrol reported Monday. The man was walking in the area of Fourth … Click to Continue »
Read More »Authorities identify women killed in separate Merced County crashes
The two women who were killed in separate crashes on Sunday in Merced County have been identified, the Merced County Coroner’s Office reported. The 31-year-old woman from Dos Palos who … Click to Continue »
Read More »Two women killed in separate crashes in Merced County
On Sunday, two women were killed in car crashes in Merced County, California Highway Patrol officers reported. One accident occurred in the early morning and the other in the afternoon. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Dos Palos women killed in car crash on Highway 59
A 31-year-old women from Dos Palos was killed in a solo-vehicle accident on Highway 59 near Sandy Mush in Merced County on Sept. 3, 2017 at around 1:20 p.m., California Highway Patrol officials reported. mvelez@mercedsun-star.com … Click to Continue »
Read More »Woman killed in Yosemite while climbing called ‘force of nature’
A Yosemite National Park visitor died Saturday from injuries she suffered during a rock climbing accident, according to the Stanislaus County Coroner’s Office. Megan Christine Kelley, 25, was injured Saturday … Click to Continue »
Read More »Woman struck and killed by train in Merced
According to Merced Police, a woman was struck and killed by a train near the intersection of Glen Avenue and East Santa Fe Avenue in Merced, Calif., on Saturday, Aug. 26, 2017. … Click to Continue »
Read More »It’s been more than 2 years since Merced cab driver was killed. Family ready for trial
A jury has been selected for a trial set to begin Friday in the 2015 death of a well-known taxi driver and former Dos Palos police officer. Joseph E. Castrillo, … Click to Continue »
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