Kathleen S. Morse, Forest Supervisor for the Lassen National Forest in northern California, has been selected as Chief of Planning for Yosemite National Park. She will work for the Denver Service Center, Planning Division and be a member of the Yosemite Management team. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/sfmorse.htm
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Veteran Merced County District Attorney Larry Morse conceded the election to his challenger, Kimberly Helms Lewis, the morning after her surprising landslide victory. Morse, who has been district attorney since … Click to Continue »
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Nearly four years after Ethan Morse was falsely arrested on a murder charge, his federal civil rights trial ended Tuesday with a Merced County Sheriff’s lieutenant and a detective denying … Click to Continue »
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Read More »Former prosecutors say Merced DA Morse made lewd comments to female employees
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Read More »Ethan Morse suit against county, sheriff’s detectives headed to trial
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