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Anya Galina Sellsted of Seattle nearly drowned while trying to cross Rancheria Creek in northern Yosemite National Park on a partially submerged log. Sellsted is one of about 3,000 people attempting the 2,650-mile trek from Canada to Mexico this summer. Many (including Sellsted) have left the High Sierra due to …
Read More »Atwater man moving guns nearly shoots neighbor, police say
A 30-year-old Atwater man nearly shot his neighbor over the weekend while he was moving guns around, the Police Department reported. Police were flagged down just before 10 a.m. Sunday … Click to Continue »
Read More »Truck nearly extinguished in Atwater
Crews have mostly contained the flames on Tuesday, May 23, 2017. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Nearly $1 million in stolen bee hives recovered in California sting
The bee industry is buzzing over the arrest of a man accused of stealing thousands of hives worth nearly $ 1 million from California’s almond orchards in one of the biggest … Click to Continue »
Read More »Nearly 400 military bases must be tested for drinking-water contamination
Contamination from former or current military installations has ignited a nationwide review of water on or around bases that used a firefighting foam containing toxic chemicals. The military is now … Click to Continue »
Read More »Report: Nearly A Quarter Of Valley & Sierra Children Live In Poverty
A new analysis from the Public Policy Institute of California maps child poverty across California , and estimates Valley children would be much worse off without social safety net programs. About one in four children under five years old in the Central Valley and Sierra live in poverty, according to …
Read More »Charred remains of Asian market on Merced’s Main Street nearly three months old
Nearly three months after a fire destroyed an Asian market on Main Street, the charred pile of rubble remains on view and it’s unclear when it will be removed. No … Click to Continue »
Read More »Walmart plans to give away nearly 3 million cupcakes Sunday. Here’s how to get one
Walmart wants to wish you a very happy birthday Sunday. It doesn’t matter when your birthday is or if you even want to celebrate it this year. The retail giant … Click to Continue »
Read More »Dry weather promises a reprieve for region’s nearly full reservoirs
Forecasts for a dry near-term future come as Merced County reservoirs approach capacity. The San Luis Reservoir near Los Banos is 97 percent full and the east side’s Lake McClure … Click to Continue »
Read More »State Data Show Nearly 300 Water Systems Out Of Compliance
The state has released new data on California’s drinking water–and they reveal almost 300 public water systems are out of compliance with state standards. The data and an interactive map are part of the state water board’s new Human Right to Water Portal . They reveal 292 non-compliant water systems …
Read More »Nearly 100 false killer whales died in South Florida. Now scientists want to know why
By the time rescuers returned to a mass stranding of false killer whales on the remote coast of Southwest Florida early Sunday, most had died overnight, their corpses now drawing … Click to Continue »
Read More »Nearly 100 false killer whales stranded off Southwest Florida
Nearly 100 rare false killer whales have stranded themselves off the remote coast of Southwest Florida in Everglades National Park, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reported Monday. So far, … Click to Continue »
Read More »Despite Trump’s skepticism, nearly 200 countries pledge to keep fighting climate change
Negotiators from nearly 200 countries ended two weeks of talks Saturday pledging to press on with the fight against climate change �� with or without the help of the next … Click to Continue »
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