The main floor of an old, two-bedroom Merced home was spared Thursday evening after a lit fireplace caused a fire in the attic, fire officials said. Two male tenants in … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced home saved after chimney fire erupts attic
Merced firefighters took control of a chimney fire Thursday, Dec. 7, 2017, at a two-bedroom home in the 200 block of South Highway 59. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Violent child molester released from Merced Jail. ‘It was a screw up,’ sheriff says
A 38-year-old Merced man who pleaded guilty to repeatedly molesting a 5-year-girl disappeared while in custody more than two weeks ago and the public was not informed, a Merced Sun-Star … Click to Continue »
Read More »Four-car pile-up on Sante Fe in Merced County. Injuries reported, police say
Two people suffered minor injuries in a four-car pile up on Santa Fe Drive in Merced County at about 8:05 a.m. on Thursday Dec. 7, 2017. mvelez@mercedsun-star.com … Click to Continue »
Read More »Drivers in Merced County crash ‘glad to be alive’
One person was extricated from her vehicle after it was involved in a high-speed collision Wednesday evening east of Planada. A 67-year-old woman from Yosemite was driving a 2013 Subaru … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced family mourns 3-year-old killed in hit-and-run crash. One man arrested.
A 22-year-old Livingston man with a lengthy arrest record was jailed Tuesday in connection with the death of a 3-year-old girl who was struck by a car on R Street … Click to Continue »
Read More »Coroner identifies man who died in Merced County crash
The name of the 24-year-old Winton man who died in a crash on Sunday in Merced County has been released, according to the Merced County Coroners Office. The man was … Click to Continue »
Read More »Driver suspected in hit-and-run wreck that killed Merced 3-year-old arrested
The driver of the vehicle that struck and killed a Merced 3-year-old was arrested on Tuesday night. Issac Maldonado, 22, of Livingston, was booked into Merced County Jail on suspicion … Click to Continue »
Read More »Toddler killed in Merced hit-and-run remembered as ‘friendly,’ ‘lovable,’ ‘princess’
The Merced mother of a 3-year-old who died after being struck by a car in Merced held a picture of her daughter on Tuesday, kissing it gently before setting it … Click to Continue »
Read More »3-year-old Merced girl struck by hit-and-run driver dies, police say. Driver sought
The 3-year-old girl, who was struck by a car on Monday afternoon in Merced, died at the hospital early Tuesday, the Merced Police Department confirmed. The child was identified by … Click to Continue »
Read More »3-year-old girl struck by hit-and-run driver in Merced
A 3-year-old Merced girl was flown to Valley Children’s Hospital in Madera on Monday after being struck by a car, according to police. The girl, whose name was not released, … Click to Continue »
Read More »3-year-old girl struck by car in Merced, suffers major injuries
A 3-year-old girl suffered major injuries after she was struck by a maroon Honda Accord on R and 18 Streets in Merced on Monday Dec. 4, 2017, the Merced Police Department reported. mvelez@mercedsun-star.com … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced deputies were looking for a molestation suspect when they found guns, drugs
A man wanted on a warrant charging him with child molestation was on the run Monday afternoon following a foot chase in Stevinson, the Merced County Sheriff’s Office reported. Detectives … Click to Continue »
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