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Merced Fire Battalion Chief Jeremy Franklin talks about an apartment fire that gutted an apartment in the 100 block of East 11th Street Saturday, Sept. 16, 2017, in Merced. Franklin said the cause of the fire was still under investigation Saturday, but officials think it was accidental. Franklin said investigators …
Read More »Fire guts Merced apartment
A fire destroyed the inside of an apartment unit in the 100 block of East 11th Street Saturday evening, Sept. 16, 2017, in Merced. No one was injured, firefighters said. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Here’s why people came to the Merced comic con.
A cosplayer at the California Republic Comic Con Saturday, Sept. 16, 2017, in Merced talks about why she dressed up and why the comic con is an important event. … Click to Continue »
Read More »A video shared by Merced County elected official is anti-Jewish, expert confirms
A video recently shared in a Facebook post by a Merced County Supervisor promotes a long-standing anti-Jewish conspiracy theory, according to an expert. Rodrigo Espinoza, a first-term supervisor, shared a … Click to Continue »
Read More »These are the Merced restaurants you said you’d like to come to town or come back
Two weeks ago we asked which now-shuttered restaurants Merced residents missed the most. We also asked for the names or types of eateries residents would like to see open up … Click to Continue »
Read More »Human remains found in Merced County corn field
Detectives with the Merced County Sheriff’s Office are investigating a suspicious death in a corn field near Sandy Mush Road and Combs Road. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Turlock man arrested in Merced County for dealing drugs, police say. It was weed
Police arrested a man Wednesday in Livingston who is suspected of dealing marijuana, officers said. The Merced Police Department’s Gang Violence Suppression Unit served a search warrant at about 11:40 … Click to Continue »
Read More »In “unprecedented” move, Merced sheriff’s deputies will get 10 percent raise
Merced County Sheriff’s deputies will receive a long-awaited 10 percent raise on Monday after a deal was approved on Tuesday by the Merced County Board of Supervisors. The raise was … Click to Continue »
Read More »Man attempts suicide with a chainsaw in public in Merced
A 49-year-old man walking through a Merced grocery store parking lot tried to kill himself by cutting his throat with a chainsaw, police said on Tuesday. Shortly after noon, police … Click to Continue »
Read More »Need financial aid for college? New report on UC Merced might be good to know
A new report released today ranked UC Merced as the No. 1 public university in the nation for financial aid given to first-year college students. The “Best Colleges” report from … Click to Continue »
Read More »49-year-old man attempts suicide with chainsaw in Merced
A 49-year-old man walking through a Merced grocery store parking lot tried to kill himself by cutting his throat with a chainsaw, police said Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017. … Click to Continue »
Read More »The killers of four Merced men remain unidentified. Police want your help
The Merced Police Department on Tuesday asked for the public’s help with on several cold cases, including two that are more than a decade old. Due to advancements in technology … Click to Continue »
Read More »Cops: Merced County homicide suspect was hiding in Mexico. This is how he was caught
A man, Gesalio Alvarado Gonsales, who Livingston police said is wanted in connection to the 2013 homicide of Jose Luis Sandoval was caught by border agents while trying to enter the U.S. from Mexico, police said Monday. … Click to Continue »
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