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A 68-year-old Winton man has pleaded guilty to gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated in connection with the 2015 deaths of two people, the Madera County District Attorney’s Office announced Wednesday. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Ex-Gustine High student pleads not guilty to threatening the school
Merced County Deputy District Attorney Travis Colby on Feb. 28, 2018, explains how prosecutors view the shooting threat 19-year-old Joshua Rodriguez Delgado allegedly posted on Facebook against Gustine High School. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Sanchez pleads no contest in fatal live-streamed crash
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Read More »Merced County man pleads ‘not guilty’ in hit-and-run death of 3-year-old girl
Isaac Gustavo Maldonado pleaded not guilty Wednesday to felony hit-and-run and vehicular manslaughter charges in connection with the death last month of a 3-year-old Merced girl. The 22-year-old Livingston man … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced County man pleads guilty in federal marijuana cultivation case
A Mexican citizen who’d been living in Dos Palos pleaded guilty Wednesday in federal court to “manufacturing” massive amounts of marijuana in the Sequoia National Forest, which caused major damage … Click to Continue »
Read More »Atwater man charged with molesting young girl for nearly a decade. Pleads not guilty
An Atwater man accused of molesting a young girl for nearly a decade pleaded not guilty this week to more than half a dozen felony charges, according to Merced County … Click to Continue »
Read More »Los Banos teacher pleads no contest to child pornography charge
A Los Banos Elementary School teacher pleaded no contest Wednesday to a felony count of possession of child pornography. Ernesto Cortez, a 52-year-old first-grade teacher, was arrested Aug. 16 after … Click to Continue »
Read More »Delhi man pleads guilty to smuggling drug money into Mexico
A 32-year-old Delhi man has pleaded guilty to conspiring to smuggle drug money into Mexico, the U.S. Justice Department announced Tuesday. Arnulfo Huerta-Cornejo entered his plea Friday before U.S. District … Click to Continue »
Read More »Family of missing Merced girls pleads for help
Jose Martinez, 38, of Merced, asks the public to keep a look out for his two missing daughters Lyza Martinez, 11, and Drea Martinez, 12, at his home in Merced, Calif., Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2016. Lyza and Drea did not return home after visiting with their biological mother Rene Snider …
Read More »Family of abducted sisters pleads for help
Two Merced sisters abducted over the weekend were described Tuesday by family as “good kids,” straight-A students and “loving girls” caught up in a situation they don’t deserve. The girls, … Click to Continue »
Read More »Egan pleads no contest to sex with Los Banos minor, avoids prison
Devyn Egan on Friday apologized to the Los Banos community for her role in a child sex scandal that rocked the city and landed her boyfriend in prison. She apologized … Click to Continue »
Read More »Day care provider pleads not guilty in alleged abuse
A defense attorney representing a woman accused of abusing children at her Atwater daycare center said his client is not guilty. Maria Mortera, who runs Coco’s Daycare in Atwater, is … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced candidate pleads not guilty
A Merced City Council candidate arrested this month pleaded not guilty Tuesday to three misdemeanor allegations of illegally running a commercial cannabis business in Merced. Lakisha Jenkins, 39, entered her … Click to Continue »
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