Faviola Ochoa, speaks about her missing husband Jose Castaneda, as shortly after the Merced County Sheriff’s Office called off the search in the Merced River at Hagaman Park in Stevinson, Calif., on Thursday, June 15, 2017. Castaneda has been missing since Wednesday, June 14, after he entered the Merced River …
Read More »Merced County father remains missing after vanishing in river while saving his child
Merced County park officials are taking steps to keep swimmers out of the Merced River as teams with the Merced County Sheriff’s Office continue their search for a man swept … Click to Continue »
Read More »Search for missing Merced County father shuts down
The Merced County Sheriff’s Office has suspended the search on the Merced River for the 36-year-old man who was swept away on Wednesday. Jose Castaneda, a 35-year-old Stevinson man, disappeared … Click to Continue »
Read More »Elderly Atwater man with Alzheimer’s is missing. Police, family asking for help
The family of an 82-year-old Atwater man is asking for the public’s help locating him after he wandered away from home earlier today. Thurman J. Murphy Sr. has Alzheimer’s and … Click to Continue »
Read More »Dive-team efforts halted in search for man missing on the Merced River
Merced County Sheriff’s Office suspended dive team operations in the search for a 36-year-old man who was swept away by the Merced River Wednesday at Hagaman Park. But the search … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced County Sheriff continues search for missing man in Merced River
The Merced County Sheriff Water Rescue and Recovery team continues the search in the Merced River at Hagaman Park in Stevinson, Calif., on Thursday, June 15, 2017. According to the Merced County Sheriff, Jose Castaneda, 36, of Stevinson, disappeared yesterday after saving his 3-year-old daughter from the Merced River. … …
Read More »Merced County family returns to scene hoping rescuers will find the missing father
Faviola Ochoa returned to Hagaman Park with a group of friends Thursday morning, about 15 hours after her daughter’s father, Jose Castaneda, disappeared into the dangerous, fast-moving waters of the … Click to Continue »
Read More »Police: Missing Visalia man was driving to Bay Area to kill his doctors
A Visalia man who was reported missing last week was arrested in a murder plot against three Bay Area doctors who treated him. The Palo Alto Police Department said Yue … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced County’s Vanessa Smith went missing 20 years ago today. The search continues
Beverly Smith stood near an almond tree Tuesday afternoon on Winton Way, the place where the last known traces of her daughter were found 20 years ago. Her daughter, Vanessa, … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced County’s Vanessa Smith went missing 20 years ago today. The search continues
Wednesday marks 20 years of Vanessa Smith’s disappearance, a then 15-year-old girl who vanished in Winton late May during her regular walk around the almond orchards near her home. Today Vanessa would be 35-years-old. mvelez@mercedsun-star.com … Click to Continue »
Read More »Virginia man missing in Yosemite, officials say
Yosemite National Park rangers continue to search for a missing Virginia man, who was last seen in Yosemite Valley five days ago, officials said on Monday. Alexander Joseph Sevier, 24, … Click to Continue »
Read More »Missing Mariposa County toddler found, deputies report
A 2-year-old boy who went missing around 8:30 a.m. today has been located, according to the Mariposa County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page. The child, whose first name is Hayden, was … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced man a fugitive after missing Madera County DUI manslaughter hearing
A man facing trial in a Madera County double manslaughter case is a fugitive after missing a February court appearance and will be sought on a $ 200,000 warrant, District Attorney … Click to Continue »
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