A Bay Area man driving a sedan north on Highway 99 in Merced rear-ended another driver before his car went spinning out of control and overturning into a fence, according … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced police arrest freshman after false active shooter report at Golden Valley
A 14-year-old freshman was arrested Monday for allegedly making a false report last week that set off a chaotic scene at Golden Valley High School, according to police. Police did … Click to Continue »
Read More »Minor injuries reported in rollover crash near Merced
The California Highway Patrol and the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, Merced County respond to the scene of a rollover crash at Arboleda Drive and State Route 140 near Merced, Calif., on Wednesday, April 18, 2018. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Report of shooting at high school in Merced was false, district says
The Merced Union High School District is saying reports of a shooting at Golden Valley High School were false on Friday, April 20, 2018. … Click to Continue »
Read More »$31 million mental health facility now open in Merced
Abandoned since 2010, the crumbling former Merced County Hospital is now the Behavioral Health and Recovery Services Center following a grand opening Friday, April 20, 2018. The director talked about what that means. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Parents react to Golden Valley High School lockdown in Merced
Parents of Golden Valley High School students react after learning the school was placed on lockdown as law enforcement agencies responded to a false report of an active shooter in Merced, Calif., on Friday, April, 20, 2018. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced student talks about what it’s like during a school lockdown
Golden Valley High School sophomore Julian Sandoval, 15, discusses what it was like locked down in the school gym after an active shooter was reported on campus Friday, April 20, 2018. The threat was found to be false, officials said. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced, Atwater communities combine for this year’s Relay For Life
The first Relay for Life held in the Merced area 21 years ago was a joint effort by organizers in Merced and Atwater. But the two communities later split apart … Click to Continue »
Read More »Shooting threat at high school was false, but it still shook Merced students, parents
On a day when high school students walked out of thousands of campuses across the country to advocate for stricter gun control, students at Merced’s Golden Valley High School felt … Click to Continue »
Read More »It was a dumpy old hospital in Merced. Here’s what $31 million can do
Once a crumbling eyesore, the empty hospital south of Highway 99 is now a pristine space for Merced County Behavioral and Recovery Services following its grand opening Friday. The $ 31 … Click to Continue »
Read More »Active shooter said at Golden Valley in Merced; school district says false report
An active shooter has been reported at Golden Valley High School, according to police, though the validity of the reports has not been confirmed. Police are blocking streets in the … Click to Continue »
Read More »It’s 4/20. So where can you get weed in Merced County?
This Friday is expected to be the last unofficial cannabis holiday in Merced without local dispensaries where residents can pick up bud, edibles, oils or other consumable weed. April 20 … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced DA’s son accuses police of false arrest. But a lawyer says the arrest was valid
Nearly four years after Ethan Morse was declared innocent of murder charges, he and his lawyers were in a Fresno courtroom on Wednesday to repair his reputation and to accuse … Click to Continue »
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