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If you spent time in the San Joaquin Valley over the holidays, the recent rain probably has you breathing a sigh of relief—not just because it’s bringing much needed rain and snow, but also because it’s the first time in weeks you can safely breathe. This story looks back at …

Four former or current inmates of the Central California Women’s Facility in Chowchilla say they were victims of sexual humiliation, harassment and even threats of rape, among other abusive treatment, … Click to Continue »

If you spent time in the San Joaquin Valley over the holidays, the recent rain probably has you breathing a sigh of relief—not just because it’s bringing much needed rain and snow, but also because it’s the first time in weeks you can safely breathe. This story looks back at …

Filling up your car today is the hardest on your wallet it’s been in the last three years. The national gas price average climbed to $ 2.49, AAA said in a … Click to Continue »

As 101 Freeway traffic streaked past, a dozen conservationists and fundraisers gathered this week just west of Liberty Canyon Road in Agoura Hills, their eyes alternating between maps they carried … Click to Continue »

A 26-year-old man whose car went over the embankment towards the San Luis Reservoir near Los Banos spent the night in his car and climbed out more than 12 hours … Click to Continue »

One of the most widely used insecticides in America is the subject of a regulatory battle. Earlier this year the Trump administration chose not to move ahead with efforts to ban chlorpyrifos , first put in place by the Obama administration. Now, California is in the process of tightening its …

Earlier this year, we reported on a new immigration policy in Madera County : Whenever the county jail was releasing a foreign-born felon back into the community, it would coordinate that release with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, which could potentially detain or deport that felon. But when …

Once common here, martens – sleek, bright-eyed mammals less than half the weight of a small house cat – appear to have virtually disappeared from their mountain redoubts. Or have … Click to Continue »

The following editorial appeared in The Baltimore Sun on Wednesday, Oct. 11: If the “war on coal is over,” as U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt declared this week, … Click to Continue »

A solar array consisting of over 4,000 panels is seen at the University of California, Merced, in Merced, Calif., on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017. According to Facilities Management Senior Mechanical Engineer, James Brugger, the array produces about 15% of the total annual electric use on campus. … Click to Continue …

Merced police detectives are investigating allegations surrounding a Weaver Middle School teacher accused by students of using a cellphone to film them changing clothes in a campus girls locker room. … Click to Continue »

Dozens of people celebrated Merced Pride on Sunday Sept. 24, 2017 at Applegate Park. Sunday festivities included a drag show, raffles, music, vendors and informational booths. Merced Pride events kicked off on Friday with a mixture at 510 Bistro on Main Street and the showing of documentary Raising Zoey, that …