Three new trustees took the oath of office Tuesday for the Merced City School District’s governing board. Superintendent RoseMary Parga Duran administered the oath to Mike Crass, Emily Langdon and … Click to Continue »
Read More »Flu vaccines offered for Boys & Girls Club members and family
Golden Valley Health Center nurses will offer flu vaccines Tuesday to members of the Boys & Girls Club of Merced County, according to a statement from Golden Valley. Family members … Click to Continue »
Read More »Hundreds of band members will compete at Merced College
Hundreds of band members from across the state will be at Merced College on Saturday to compete in the Western Band Association’s field show competition. The two-day competition will conclude … Click to Continue »
Read More »Four gang members arrested for possession of firearms, officers say
After a traffic stop, four gang members were arrested and charged Friday in Merced, the Merced Police Department said in a statement. Brian Bravo, 20, was in a vehicle with … Click to Continue »
Read More »Gang members arrested in stolen-firearms cases
Investigations by the Merced Police Department’s Gang Violence Suppression Unit led to the arrests of two convicted felons on suspicion of possession of stolen firearms. Floyd Lawrence, 43 of Merced, … Click to Continue »
Read More »Members explain goals, criticism of CAC
Local resident Baldo Salcido remembers one day in 2013 being perplexed hearing that there were no Hispanic or Latino principals in the Los Banos Unified School District after he asked … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced police arrest gang members with guns
Merced Police Department’s Gang Violence Suppression Unit arrested two men known for having gang ties last week after finding them with guns, police reported. Officers found 27-year-old Jesus Herrera on … Click to Continue »
Read More »3 family members named as suspects in Los Banos homicide
Three men arrested this week in a Los Banos homicide investigation were identified Thursday by police as family members. Los Banos police said brothers Charles F. Lujan, 59, and Steven … Click to Continue »
Read More »Firearm seized at gang members home, Merced police say
A 38-year-old Merced man was arrested this week after police said they found an illegal firearm in his home. Jamone T. Norman, who officers described as a known gang member, … Click to Continue »
Read More »Deputies: Gang members, high on pot, fall asleep at crime scene
Deputies say two teenage gang members smoked enough marijuana Friday morning to pass out in their getaway vehicle while it was still parked in the same Winton neighborhood they’d just … Click to Continue »
Read More »‘High-ranking’ Merced gang member’s death appears accidental, police say
A 30-year-old Merced man, believed to a “high-ranking” Norteño gang member, died early Friday after suffering from an apparently self-inflicted gunshot while running from a police officer, the Merced Police … Click to Continue »
Read More »Los Banos school board members argue over hiring of contractor
Greg Opinski, a contractor who once sued the Los Banos Unified School District over a construction contract at Pacheco High School, has been hired by the district as construction manager … Click to Continue »
Read More »Gang members jailed for gun possession
Police found a 9mm handgun and ammunition at a residence Two men released from jail, one remains in jail … Click to Continue »
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