On December 9th, twenty-seven Sierra Nevada AmeriCorps Partnership (SNAP) members celebrated their efforts which restored 2000 acres of habitat, conducted ecological monitoring on over 340 sites, educated over 17,200 individuals, and engaged over 2600 volunteers in 2008. At the graduation ceremony, members recounted the highlights of their year of national …
Read More »National Park Service Offers Free Entrance Passes to All Active Duty United States Military Members and Dependents
To show appreciation for those who serve in the United States (U.S) Military, the National Park Service (NPS) will begin issuing an annual pass offering free entrance to all 397 national parks for active duty military members and their dependents. The annual pass will be offered for the first time …
Read More »Fresno City Announces Members Of Police Reform Commission
The City of Fresno announced the 37 members of the new Police Reform Commission Friday. The city council, mayor, and mayor-elect all committed to taking the recommendations seriously. The commission’s roster includes Fresno State NAACP president D’Aungillique Jackson, retired judge Robert Oliver and representatives from non-profits, religious organizations, and law …
Read More »Fresno Has Twice The State Average Of Liquor Stores: Some Council Members Hope To Change That.
In most places in California, there’s a liquor store for about every 2,500 people. But in the city of Fresno? There’s one liquor store for every thousand residents. Nearly half of the liquor stores selling alcohol are in violation of city or state laws, according to a recent investigation from …
Read More »Two Merced gang members arrested after chase, police say – again.
Two suspected gang members were arrested last week in Le Grand after a foot chase with Merced police gang investigators, the Police Department reported Tuesday. Both men were armed with … Click to Continue »
Read More »He wanted out of a gang. So these Merced County gangs members killed him, DA says
Two Merced County gang members were sentenced Thursday to life without parole in state prison for a 2013 ambush killing of a gang rival, according to the Merced County District … Click to Continue »
Read More »Three gang members arrested in Merced with gun, drugs and cash, police say
Three gang members were arrested in Merced on Wednesday for illegally possessing guns and drugs, according to the Merced Police Department. The city’s Gang Violence Suppression Unit had information that … Click to Continue »
Read More »Two gang members arrested after traffic stop in Merced, police say
Two gang members were arrested in Merced over the weekend after police found a loaded handgun in a car, the Merced Police Department reported. Officers conducted a “probation search” inside … Click to Continue »
Read More »Two Merced County gang members guilty in 2013 ‘ambush’ slaying of gang rival
Two Winton-area gang members face possible lifetime prison sentences for their role in the 2013 slaying of a 33-year-old man who was lured to an alley and shot to death … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced gang members arrested after parole search, police say
Two gang members were arrested in Merced on Saturday night after police conducted a search of their apartment, the Merced Police Department reported. At about 6:18, officials said, police conducted … Click to Continue »
Read More »Four suspected teenage gang members from Atwater arrested in weapons case
Four teenagers dressed in blue pointed a black air soft handgun at two men they thought were rival gang members late Monday, the Atwater Police Department reported. The teenagers were … Click to Continue »
Read More »Members of Merced County Jewish community call for apology from elected official
Members of Merced County’s Jewish community have called for Supervisor Rodrigo Espinoza to apologize and be “a true friend of Jewish people” following an anti-Jewish Facebook post he shared recently. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Meet the members of the Sun-Star’s inaugural 2017 ‘20 under 40’ class
It’s been nearly two months since we asked you to nominate the Merced area’s best and brightest emerging leaders for “20 under 40,” a new Sun-Star program identifying emerging community … Click to Continue »
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