Tag Archives: Merced

An adult woman suffered minor injuries and was taken to a hospital just before 5 p.m. Monday after she was struck by a car on G Street near Olive Avenue, Merced Sgt. Robert Solis told the Sun-Star. Neither drugs nor alcohol appear to have been factors, police said. Details of …

Medical cannabis advocates are set to discuss what a statewide recreational marijuana ballot measure, if passed in November, would mean in Merced County. The Friends of Proposition 64 Drug Policy … Click to Continue »

A Merced family faces an uncertain future after losing their homes and everything they own in a fire last week. They fear what may happen if they don’t soon receive … Click to Continue »

Norma Thompson, 65, lost her home last week in an apartment fire on K Street in Merced. She, her daughter and grandson were among the more than two dozen residents displaced by the blaze. With housing a sudden uncertainty, she worries their situation may soon be desperate and is unsure …

Merced school kids ended their summer session program with some hands-on learning, building and flying balloon rockets. The World of Wonders Science Museum of Lodi sent its “WOW on Wheels” teams to John Muir Elementary last week as part of the Merced City School District’s Youth Enrichment Program, district officials …

Roles were reversed for teachers of the Merced City School District as they trained on different ways to teach subjects. Teachers attended “Mini-Versity” to prepare for the upcoming school year, which starts Aug. 15, according to a news release. Video by Sara Sandrik/Merced City School District … Click to Continue …

Readers of this newspaper are likely aware of the 2020 Project – UC Merced’s ambitious plan to nearly double the physical capacity of campus and enable enrollment growth to 10,000 … Click to Continue »

Roles were reversed for teachers of the Merced City School District as they trained on different ways to teach subjects. Teachers attended “Mini-Versity” to prepare for the upcoming school year, … Click to Continue »

Recently, the city of Merced passed a false-alarm ordinance and began requiring home and business owners to get a permit for security alarms. False alarms became a nuisance for the … Click to Continue »

Maj. Jeffrey Michael Burnett of Merced has been promoted to lieutenant colonel and is transferring to Fort Belvoir, Va., from the U.S Embassy in Cairo. Burnett received a Defense Meritorious … Click to Continue »

Merced school kids ended their summer program with some hands-on learning, building and flying balloon rockets, testing magnets and concocting their own slime. The World of Wonders Science Museum of … Click to Continue »

Merced gang investigators seized about four ounces of methamphetamine, along with illegal weapons, marijuana and other evidence linked to alleged narcotics sales, the Police Department reported. Two people were arrested … Click to Continue »

A 57-year-old Livermore man died when he was thrown from his motorcycle on Turlock Road, west of Hopeton, the California Highway Patrol reported. The man’s name was not released Sunday. … Click to Continue »