A jury trial was postponed Thursday for a gang member charged with killing a well-known taxi driver two years ago in Merced. Joseph E. Castrillo, 20, has pleaded not guilty … Click to Continue »
Read More »High winds downing trees, power lines around Merced
High winds on Wednesday night in Merced knocked down about a dozen trees and kept city crews busy clearing roadways. Merced resident Melin Narayan was headed west around 6 p.m. … Click to Continue »
Read More »More rain expected in Merced through the weekend
Merced already has seen more rain since New Year’s Day than it does in January historically, and the wet weather isn’t expected to let up any time soon. Rainfall hitWednesday … Click to Continue »
Read More »UC Merced business incubator is looking at branching into Atwater, Modesto
New funding could help the UC Merced Venture Lab expand not only in Merced but also into Atwater and Modesto, the university announced Tuesday. Each of the 10 University of … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced girl with leukemia will get wish to meet ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic
Mina Lopez, a 14-year-old Merced girl, thought on Tuesday that she and her teacher were headed to the library for her lessons. She didn’t expect to be surprised by her … Click to Continue »
Read More »Make-A-Wish Foundation grants Merced teen’s wish to meet “Weird Al” Yankovic
Merced Union High School student Mina Lopez, 14, has her wish granted by The Make-A-Wish Foundation to meet “Weird Al” Yankovic, during a ceremony at Yosemite High School in Merced, Calif., on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017. Lopez, who is battling leukemia, will travel to San Francisco to meet Yankovic. … …
Read More »Grocery store in the works for south Merced area, city officials confirm
Residents in south Merced will soon be able to stay in their neighborhood when going on a trip to the grocery store, city officials have confirmed. A vacant lot on … Click to Continue »
Read More »After decades of service to Merced County, two longtime health providers retire
After years of postponing their departures due to concern for their patients, Dr. Salvador Sandoval and physician assistant Jerry Lewis finally have stepped into retirement. The two Golden Valley Health … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced 1-year-old lives ‘hour to hour’ awaiting a kidney transplant
When Dezi Padilla was 33 weeks pregnant, she had an emergency cesarean section, the umbilical cord was wrapped around her baby’s neck, and soon after he was pronounced dead. Doctors … Click to Continue »
Read More »Beale was a voice for civil rights during social upheaval in Merced
At just over 5 feet tall, Julia Beale stood tall at a time in Merced with widespread racial injustice and social upheaval, community leaders say. Because she was the voice … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced Symphony performs for 3,000 children
The Merced Symphony performed for about 3,000 Merced County children on Friday, Jan. 13, 2017. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Two MLK celebrations set in Merced County
Merced County on Monday will honor the memory of civil rights hero Martin Luther King Jr. On Monday, people will gather at the Amtrak station in Merced at 10 a.m. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Family suing former Merced doctor charged with child molestation
The family of three young alleged victims is suing a former Golden Valley Health Centers pediatrician who disappeared while facing child molestation charges. If Carlos G. Teran Miranda, former Golden … Click to Continue »
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