As local COVID-19 case numbers continue to improve, five counties in the San Joaquin Valley have now advanced beyond the purple “widespread” designation of the state’s reopening plan known as the Blueprint for a Safer Economy . Fresno, Kern, Kings and Merced are now designated red for “substantial” virus spread, …
Read More »After Getting The Coronavirus, This Visalia Medical Resident Hopes Her Plasma Helps Others Recover
A couple weeks ago, we told you about how the Central California Blood Center is collecting plasma from recovered COVID-19 patients . Since then, a number of people have stepped forward to donate, including Benfie Liu. Liu is 29 years old and a medical resident at Kaweah Delta Medical Center …
Read More »Governor Newsom’s Clean Water Tax A ‘Moral Imperative’ To Some, A Burden To Others
Last week, Governor Gavin Newsom announced that he will introduce a tax of up to $ 10 a month to water customers in order to fund safe drinking water in disadvantaged communities. Valley Public Radio has reported in the past about how many of those communities are right here in …
Read More »Her Husband Died By Suicide, So This Law Enforcement Wife Is Sharing His Story To Help Others
These days, Crystal Giles negotiates dinner options for her two kids alone. There’s Talon, her four-year-old son, and Riley, her eight-year-old daughter. Giles moves a plate of burritos out of the microwave for Talon, and eventually settles on pizza rolls for Riley. “That is way too many pizza rolls, little …
Read More »Inmate assaulted by two others at Atwater federal prison, officials say
An inmate at the U.S. Penitentiary in Atwater received medical treatment recently after being assaulted by two other inmates, prison officials announced Saturday. The attack happened around 7:30 p.m. Friday, … Click to Continue »
Read More »Five-year-old girl and her parents killed in Stockton Mother’s Day shooting; 2 others injured
A 5-year-old girl and her parents were killed during a Mother’s Day shooting in their Stockton home, the city’s Police Department announced early Monday morning. Two other men, believed to … Click to Continue »
Read More »MCSD students strive to help others through science
The students of the Merced City School District never cease to amaze me with their intelligence, creativity, and compassion. All of those attributes were on display during our district-wide science … Click to Continue »
Read More »Firefighters revive one dog after two others perish in house fire that displaces family of three
Firefighters respond to the scene of a residential structure fire in the 2100 block of Fern Street in unincorporated Merced County, Calif., on Thursday, Dec. 21, 2017. Firefighters were able to revive one of three dogs at the residents where a fire has displaced a family of three. … Click …
Read More »Los Banos bank robbers struck others too, police say
Police believe the two suspects who robbed Westamerica Bank in Los Banos last month also attempted to rob three banks in two other cities less than two weeks later. The … Click to Continue »
Read More »Woman thrown from truck, 3 others injured in crash on Merced County highway
Four people were injured on Tuesday afternoon when their pickup truck overturned on Highway 99 north of Le Grand Road in Merced County, according to California Highway Patrol officers. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced students and others address hookah incident
UC Merced students and others again addressed July’s Hookah Lounge incident at a City Council meeting on Monday, Aug. 7, 2017. The District Attorney’s Office also asked for people to come forward with more video. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Analysis: On climate change, Trump sticks with his most loyal voters and defies others
In deciding to pull out of the global climate change accord, President Donald Trump seems to be calculating that he can win the White House the same way twice. His … Click to Continue »
Read More »Two tales of a city: Trump’s Pittsburgh remark ‘sadly misinformed’ to some, ‘a victory’ for others
Donald Trump said the voters of Pittsburgh, unlike the citizens of Paris, didn’t want to be bound by the climate accord signed in that city. Some in Pittsburgh disagreed. “He … Click to Continue »
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