A second-grade teacher who spent more than $ 6,000 on her campaign to be the Merced County superintendent of schools before she was booted off the ballot a week ago is … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced officers searched inside Auto Zone for this gang member with a gun, police say
Two Merced gang members were arrested Thursday after officers found them in possession of firearms, according to Merced Police. The police department’s Gang Violence Suppression Unit at about 4:24 p.m. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Missing elderly woman in Merced found safe, police say
An 88-year-old Merced woman who apparently walked away from a senior-care facility Thursday has been found, according to Merced Police. Police were alerted that Beverly Flores was located in the … Click to Continue »
Read More »How did this 88-year-old Merced woman disappear – again – from her care facility?
New questions emerged Friday as the search continued for an 88-year-old Merced woman who apparently walked away from her senior-care facility a day earlier. Beverly Flores was reported missing at … Click to Continue »
Read More »Pedestrian has ‘very serious injuries’ after collision in Merced, police say
A 33-year-old man was struck by a car in Merced on Thursday evening before the driver left the scene, according to police. The man, whose name has not been released, … Click to Continue »
Read More »Police ask for help to find elderly woman missing in Merced
Merced police are asking residents to be on the lookout for an elderly woman who went missing on Thursday. Beverly Flores walked away from the 3100 block of M Street … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced couple accused of torching their downtown business
A Merced couple was arrested Thursday for allegedly torching their downtown business inside a 91-year-old building on Main Street, according to investigators. No one was injured in the Dec. 18, … Click to Continue »
Read More »Marijuana-oil lab explodes in Merced County
A marijuana-oil lab that was in a trailer outside of a home in Delhi exploded Wednesday night, according to the Merced County Sheriff’s Office. The incident was reported as a … Click to Continue »
Read More »More than a thousand acres burn in Merced County
More than a thousand acres burned through Merced County on Wednesday night, Merced County Cal Fire officials reported. The fire was reported at about 4 p.m. and was contained by … Click to Continue »
Read More »Nees Fire (Merced County) Started 5/02/2018, updated 5/02/2018
Merced refuses to release police video footage of alleged altercation with officers
The city of Merced denied a public records request for body or dashboard camera footage from the arrest of William Colbert, a black man in Merced who said he was … Click to Continue »
Read More »Believe it or not, Merced County’s population is fastest growing in the state
Merced County’s population rose in the past year by 1.8 percent outpacing every other county in the state, according to the California Department of Finance. The county is dwarfed by … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced sheriff’s lieutenant says he ‘stands by’ decision to arrest DA’s son for murder
A Merced County sheriff’s lieutenant testified Tuesday that a prosecutor with the state Attorney General’s Office — not sheriff’s detectives — gave the go-ahead to arrest District Attorney Larry Morse’s … Click to Continue »
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