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The Merced County Sheriff’s Office busted several illegal marijuana grow operations in Merced Friday, Aug. 18, 2017. Here is a look inside one of them. … Click to Continue »
Read More »California orders closer look at 93 dams after Oroville crisis; including in Merced
California officials have ordered owners of 93 dams, including two operated by Merced Irrigation District, to reinspect their flood-control spillways following the Oroville Dam crisis, saying the spillways need a … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced’s elementary schools will look much different when the kids go back to school
Facilities projects across the Merced City School District are going full speed ahead in order to accomplish as much as possible while children are away from their campuses. The current projects include major modernization work, the completion of our cutting edge STEAM Center, and the addition of several new solar …
Read More »Authorities look for man who jumped into Merced River to save his 3-year-old daughter
STEVINSON Authorities are looking for a man who was swept into the Merced River at Hagaman Park after he jumped in to save his 3-year-old daughter late Wednesday afternoon. The … Click to Continue »
Read More »An inside look at a marijuana growing operation
A close-up look at Forbidden Farms’ marijuana growing operation in Shelton and the processing facility on the Tacoma Tideflats in Washington. Owned by the Balduff brothers Garrett and Taylor, the premium producer even supplies cannabis connoisseur Willie Nelson. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Chowchilla leaders look to attract industry, business to the city
The Chowchilla City Council took strides at its May 25 meeting to attract industrial businesses to the city and boost jobs by adopting business-friendly policies. The council passed three resolutions … Click to Continue »
Read More »What does space debris look like? This animation shows you
Hundreds of thousands of bits of space junk are orbiting Earth, according to NASA. Made up of items such as used-up rocket stages, loose fragments from rocket explosions and collisions, launch canisters, dust and paint flakes, space junk – also known as orbital debris – is a huge problem. This …
Read More »Students get a hands-on look at UC lab
A day planned by the UC Merced Cellular and Biomolecular Machines Center brought about 75 Merced schoolchildren to the campus on Tuesday to see laboratories, practice hands-on science and even … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced County supervisors take first look at cannabis policy options
The Merced County Board of Supervisors began discussion Tuesday that may lead to policy decisions on recreational and medicinal marijuana following the passage of Prop 64. Supervisors heard a presentation … Click to Continue »
Read More »This is what California’s bullet train would look like
Siemens official Armin Kick talks about what the high-speed rail car would look like outside the Capitol in Sacramento on Feb. 24, 2015. Siemens is a major manufacturer of bullet train cars. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Atwater taking a second look at cannabis businesses in search for more tax dollars
The city of Atwater will take a harder look at allowing large indoor marijuana cultivation, manufacturing and other cannabis-related industries as a means of generating additional tax revenue, according to … Click to Continue »
Read More »Travelers should look out for cheap gas and fog this Thanksgiving
Those traveling for Thanksgiving have an extra thing to be thankful for – low gas prices. Thanksgiving Day average prices across the nation are projected to be the third lowest … Click to Continue »
Read More »UC Merced leaders look back at attack
A year after a stabbing attack that shook UC Merced, little about the campus’ emergency protocol has changed, because it worked well, campus leaders said. On Nov. 4, 2015, 18-year-old … Click to Continue »
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