Ten years ago, the city of Merced was ground zero for the housing crisis in California. Just a few years before that, the University of California’s brand new Merced campus opened outside the city, which arguably drove the overdevelopment that set up the city to fall so hard during the …
Read More »Merced official’s public pooping was news. 3 weeks later, he got a big donation
A Merced Irrigation District board member seeking re-election has garnered one campaign donation since his conviction was made public for defecating in an act of revenge about a decade ago. … Click to Continue »
Read More »In Modesto, 157 people raise their right hands. Moments later, they fulfill a dream.
Alba Dominguez clutched a certificate and a small American flag at the end of a ceremony Monday in Modesto. “I’m finally becoming a citizen,” the Merced resident said. “It’s a … Click to Continue »
Read More »Dash cam captures erratic driver on Highway 70. Later, he gets caught
This dash cam video shot on May 16, 2017, shows a driver using the center turn lane on Highway 70 as a passing lane. This driver was speeding in excess of 90 mph, according to the commuter who shot the video. According to the California Highway Patrol, dispatchers received several …
Read More »Livingston leaders plan to pick new city seal later this month
Livingston’s leaders expect to adopt a new city seal at their next meeting later this month, an attempt to rebrand the city and appeal to tourists. The council decided Tuesday … Click to Continue »
Read More »Miano Elementary vandalism suspect arrested on suspicion of shoplifting hours later
A Los Banos woman who is believed to have spray-painted “kid killer” on an R.M. Miano Elementary School wall last week was arrested the same day and accused of attempting … Click to Continue »
Read More »Almost 20 years later, missing Winton girl would be 35
As Beverly Smith was driving through Delhi earlier this month, the image of her daughter, who has been missing for almost 20 years, appeared on a digital billboard along Highway … Click to Continue »
Read More »One minute he was leaving the porch with a package, a little while later he was in jail
Modesto Police Department property crime detectives looking for package thieves found one in the La Loma neighborhood Wednesday afternoon. Detective Evan Swearingen saw a man on Santa Ana Avenue who … Click to Continue »
Read More »25 years later, Anita Hill says she would testify again
Twenty-five years after Anita Hill testified during the Senate confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas, the acclaimed attorney and academic denounced a long list of sexual harassment and … Click to Continue »
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