At about 10 a.m. Aaron Foster heads to Ivy and Lorena streets in southwest Fresno. In his pickup truck, he goes around neighborhoods in this area every day, or what he calls “hitting the loop.” “This is just the hood, we call it the block,” he said. “Every neighborhood got …
Read More »Teen who live-streamed fatal crash to face drug test. Asks for lower bail.
A Merced County judge on Tuesday refused to change bail for the Stockton teen who live-streamed a fatal crash that killed her sister near Los Banos. Merced County Judge Ronald … Click to Continue »
Read More »Gas averages $3 a gallon in state, though lower prices found in Merced
The average retail price of gas in California hit $ 3 a gallon Tuesday for the first time since Sept. 26, 2015, according to national gas price tracker GasBuddy.com. Motorists in … Click to Continue »
Read More »UC Merced growing faster than other UCs, but demand is still lower
Nearly 20,000 California high school seniors applied to attend UC Merced next fall, a 10 percent increase from the previous year and the biggest rate of growth of any UC … Click to Continue »
Read More »Ag hit hard in 2015 by lower milk, almond prices
Agricultural commodities in Merced County grossed nearly 19 percent less in 2015 than in the previous year due to drought and low prices for milk and almonds, the county’s newly … Click to Continue »
Read More »Plan to lower phone bill backfires for Atwater woman
Customer says AT&T has given her the runaround Landline has been a hassle for past month, she says Claims technicians have stood her up twice … Click to Continue »
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