The Fresno County Office of Education has broken ground on a new shop for a Career Technical Education Charter School in central Fresno . The school will serve students from around the county who are interested in exploring technical careers as well as college. FCOE Superintendent Jim Yovino spoke with …
Read More »Local charter school had worst test scores in city. A fight to keep it open goes to court
Green Valley Charter School officials are hoping the courts will force the Los Banos Unified School District to renew its embattled charter and keep the school alive. A hearing is … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced Salvation Army after-school program needs community help to stay open
An after-school program headed by the Merced Salvation Army focused on helping children in South Merced might not continue into the next school year if funding doesn’t start to increase, … Click to Continue »
Read More »Amazon to open 855,000-square-foot warehouse in Fresno
Internet retail behemoth Amazon has chosen Fresno as the site where it will open an order filling center that is expected to employ about 1,500 workers when it opens and … Click to Continue »
Read More »Hundreds visit Open Cockpit Day at Castle Air Museum
The inside of the Boeing KC-97-L Stratofreighter during Open Cockpit Day at Castle Air Museum on Sunday May 28, 2017. mvelez@mercedsun-star.com … Click to Continue »
Read More »Open Cockpit Day dedicated to F-16 Fighter Falcon that flew over Central Valley skies
On Sunday during Castle Air Museum’s Open Cockpit Day, Milton Ames looked up at a World War II C-46 Commando and thought about how pilots in the past were able … Click to Continue »
Read More »Trump signs order that could open California coastal waters to new drilling
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that could open large parts of the Pacific, Arctic and Atlantic oceans to new oil and gas drilling, creating yet another clash … Click to Continue »
Read More »Need a GED, job training or language skills? Merced Adult School holds open house
Merced County adults working to earn high school diplomas, U.S. citizenship and career training will discuss their experiences and achievements Thursday during an open house event that organizers hope will … Click to Continue »
Read More »UC Merced faculty sign open letter asking Trump to uphold Paris Climate Agreement
Nearly 100 UC Merced faculty, along with others from California universities, have signed an open letter calling on President Donald Trump and his administration to stay committed to reducing greenhouse … Click to Continue »
Read More »Highway 59 open this morning, Caltrans says
After being closed for nearly three weeks from flooding, Highway 59 was reopened on Monday, the California Department of Transportation reported. The main connecting junction between Merced and Los Banos … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced County Food Bank to open Saturdays to help working families in need
The Merced County Food Bank is extending its hours to Saturdays in order to reach more people who have been financially affected by the drought, officials have confirmed. Merced County … Click to Continue »
Read More »The election is over, but there’s still an open seat on the Livingston City Council
The Livingston City Council held off on swearing in new members Tuesday, saying the city staff did not get certified election numbers in time. The council voted unanimously to bump … Click to Continue »
Read More »Deputy leaves patrol car door open, finds a friendly visitor waiting inside
The Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Department may have found another potential candidate for its K-9 unit. A lost dog jumped into a deputy’s patrol car early Wednesday morning to escape the … Click to Continue »
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