A September jury trial is scheduled for a Chowchilla woman charged with killing a man nearly three years ago. Olivia Florenza Ramos, 27, has pleaded not guilty to murder in … Click to Continue »
Read More »UC Merced welcomes new class
New students at UC Merced took part on Monday, Aug. 22, 2016, in the annual ceremony of crossing the Scholars Lane Bridge. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Move-in day brings responsibilities for first-year UC Merced students
Lines to the elevators and large bins stuffed with pillows, bedding, toiletries and clothes filled the entrances of UC Merced dormitories Saturday morning. Around 2,100 first-year students are getting their … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced schools deal with breast pumping on case-by-case basis
When Jeanette Hukill needed to pump breast milk after becoming a new mother, the teacher locked the door of her classroom, closed the blinds and hid behind her computer where … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced residents run in remembrance of fallen military veterans
Hundreds turned out Saturday in Merced to honor the thousands of American military heroes who have died in fighting overseas since 2000. Run for the Fallen is a nationwide run … Click to Continue »
Read More »Roadwork around Merced middle school expected to delay traffic
Eastbound traffic on Mercy Avenue in front of Cruickshank Middle School will be closed from Mansionette Drive to Paulson Road beginning Monday morning and continuing through Wednesday, according to officials … Click to Continue »
Read More »Woman struck by vehicle on Merced highway, dies
A 52-year-old Catheys Valley woman was killed Saturday night when she was struck by an SUV while walking down the middle of southbound Highway 99 in Merced, the California Highway … Click to Continue »
Read More »Probe continues into Merced court commissioner’s death
Investigators continue to unravel the strange chain of events on a June night that began with a retired Merced court commissioner suffering injuries outside a bar hours before he was … Click to Continue »
Read More »‘Fill the bus’ with books for Merced students
The Merced City School District is organizing a book drive in the hopes of providing a new or gently used book for each of its 10,800 students. The book drive … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced man convicted of murder in slaying of young mother
Brittany Dutra, a 21-year-old mother to two young twin girls, was stabbed to death while watching television with friends more than a year ago for reasons authorities fear they may … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced County teen birth rate falls, but still among state’s highest
California teen birth rates have declined to record-low levels, and while the central San Joaquin Valley continues to have higher rates, Merced County is trending lower than many other Valley … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced County sees spike in new homes
The number of housing starts in Merced County more than doubled in the first half of 2016 compared with last year, the biggest such increase in the central San Joaquin … Click to Continue »
Read More »Bay-Delta plan would shrink ag in Merced, report says
A state board’s proposal to help fish populations by increasing water flows down the Merced River would hurt the local ag industry, according to a new report done for the … Click to Continue »
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