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James Gathright is a designer, writer and photographer living in Fresno, California. In 2016 he was diagnosed with Renal Cell Carcinoma. Since then, taking pictures has been an integral part of his therapy. It helps him cope with the disease and gets him out of the house. And as a …
Read More »What One Man’s Brush With Death Reveals About Access To Health Care
About five years ago, Jesus Gomez spent a month in the hospital. As he pulls out his phone to show me photos, he stops and smiles. “They’ll scare you,” he jokes. Gomez scrolls through pictures of his head and torso covered in red splotches and thick brown scabs. “If they …
Read More »Could there be a wolf pack in Illinois? Man’s trail camera footage prompts experts to conduct testing
After snacking on fried pretzels at the Lunch Box Cafe earlier this month, Jay Smith sat in the narrow shade of his patio and started scanning video footage on a … Click to Continue »
Read More »Delhi man’s car had no front plate. But he was arrested for what was inside, CHP says
Officers stopping a man driving with no front license plate found evidence of a marijuana sales operation in the vehicle, according to California Highway Patrol. CHP Merced officers stopped a … Click to Continue »
Read More »8 of 10 charged in Merced County owe free attorney to this man’s fight 55 years ago
About nine out of every 10 people charged with a felony or misdemeanor in Merced County in 2017 were not able to afford an attorney. Nearly eight of those individuals … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced man’s Halloween decorations are lit
Carlos Flores, 37, decked out his Merced home on Lynmarie Drive with Halloween decorations mostly made from scratch. Flores started building everything in July, he said, and hopes to make it even bigger for next Halloween. mvelez@mercedsun-star.com … Click to Continue »
Read More »How prosecutors decided on death penalty for Modesto defendant in Merced man’s shooting
Prosecutors have decided not to seek the death penalty in a case against a Modesto man accused of murder in the 2015 shooting of a Merced man. Along with the … Click to Continue »
Read More »Man’s death in rural Merced County ‘suspicious,’ deputies say
A man’s body was found on a rural road late Wednesday on the outskirts of Atwater, the Merced County Sheriff’s Office reported. Few details were immediately available. Someone passing by … Click to Continue »
Read More »Man’s body found in reservoir near Los Banos
Investigators on Monday recovered the body of a 31-year-old man whose car left Highway 152 and ended up in the San Luis Reservoir near Los Banos during the weekend. The … Click to Continue »
Read More »Typically Merced traffic officers write parking tickets. This one saved a man’s life
Residents are not always happy to see a “meter maid,” but one Merced parking enforcement officer is being credited with saving a man’s life, police said on Tuesday. Jessica Phillips … Click to Continue »
Read More »How Burning Man’s Trash Is One Kern County City’s Treasure
The city of Arvin, south of Bakersfield, is struggling to stay healthy. Nearly a quarter of its 20,000 residents fall below the poverty line, and surrounding Kern County has one of the highest diabetes burdens in the state. As part of an ongoing effort to get kids out of the …
Read More »Judge orders trial in Turlock man’s fatal shooting
A judge on Tuesday determined there’s enough evidence for Devenae Price and Kevin Barnes to stand trial in the death of Falane Jones, a 37-year-old father who was gunned down … Click to Continue »
Read More »Atwater police want to know this man’s name
Police and school officials are seeking the public’s help to identify a man who broke into a classroom last month in Atwater. Authorities have released a short clip from a … Click to Continue »
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