Mariposa Fire Mountain Community Fire Information
On May 26, 2009, Yosemite National Park Ranger Dan Abbe was flagged down by park visitors on his way to work in Yosemite Valley. Abbe was traveling on the Wawona Road and entered the pullout about 2.5 miles south of the Wawona Tunnel. He was informed that there was a …
Read More »A Fresno Crowd Of 3,000 Protests Peacefully In Solidarity with George Floyd, Black Lives Matter
More than 3,000 people gathered in downtown Fresno Sunday to protest the murder of George Floyd and other black lives lost to police violence. The Fresno State NAACP and other black organizations in Fresno organized the peaceful protest which started in front of City Hall and lasted for about three …
Read More »HPV vaccines save lives but could save more, UCD Cancer Center says. It’s spreading the word
Human papillomaviruses account for nearly 40,000 new cases of cancer every year. Most HPV-related cancers are preventable with a vaccine, and yet the United States has relatively low vaccination rates, … Click to Continue »
Read More »Modern Medicine Saved Their Lives As Kids—Now It’s Failing Them As Adults
Becoming an adult is a challenging transition for anyone—but it can be especially hard for those with severe chronic diseases that, until recently, had been fatal. This is the story of one young adult undergoing some major life changes, and the doctors trying to pave a smoother path for people …
Read More »Merced County victims’ memory lives on in Victims Rights ceremony
On a gloomy, drizzly Thursday at Courthouse Park in Merced, mothers whose children were killed shared advice for families coping with such tragedies. “Don’t give up,” said Marylene Riley, whose … Click to Continue »
Read More »Los Banos officers describe rushing into burning home to save two lives
Los Banos Police Sgt. Ivan Mendez and officer Eduardo Solis share their experience of running into a burning, smoking house to save two lives last week. Video by Vikaas Shanker/Los Banos Enterprise … Click to Continue »
Read More »Los Banos police officers rushed into burning home to save lives – twice
Officer Eduardo Solis heard an elderly woman’s voice calling out from inside a burning home Thursday, but he couldn’t get in through the front door to help her. “Every time … Click to Continue »
Read More »Late teacher’s dream to help students lives on in annual Mog Jog 5k fundraiser
To keep a former first-grade teacher’s passion alive, St. Paul Lutheran School is preparing for its annual 5k run-walk fundraiser at the end of the month. For eight years, St. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced 1-year-old lives ‘hour to hour’ awaiting a kidney transplant
When Dezi Padilla was 33 weeks pregnant, she had an emergency cesarean section, the umbilical cord was wrapped around her baby’s neck, and soon after he was pronounced dead. Doctors … Click to Continue »
Read More »A teacher wore a Black Lives Matter pin to class. Now, he is banned from this Clovis school
David Roberts, a 75-year-old substitute teacher, went to work last month at Clovis West High wearing a Black Lives Matter button on his shirt pocket. A day later, he was … Click to Continue »
Read More »Special meeting canceled after Patterson councilwoman proves she still lives in the city
Sheree Lustgarten says she’s renting a room from friend She provided verification of her residence Friday, city manager says Embattled councilwoman claims city overreacted … Click to Continue »
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