A fatal car accident gnarled traffic Monday on southbound Interstate 5 near Los Banos, according to the California Highway Patrol. There was little information immediately available about the accident. It … Click to Continue »
Read More »$1.2 million in damages reported in Los Banos house fire
Fire gutted a large custom home south of Los Banos on Friday morning, despite the efforts of firefighters, who battled the blaze on Sunset Avenue for several hours. The two … Click to Continue »
Read More »Stabbing reported in Winton
Merced County sheriff’s deputies are investigating a stabbing in Winton, the Sun-Star has confirmed. Few details were immediately available. Deputies were called just before 2:40 p.m. to California Street where … Click to Continue »
Read More »Minor injuries reported in multi-vehicle crash in Los Banos
Five women, including three children, suffered minor injuries Wednesday in a multi-car crash in Los Banos. The crash involving four vehicles was reported at 2:11 p.m. in the area of … Click to Continue »
Read More »Officer-involved shooting reported in Merced
A Merced police officer who joined the department six months ago shot a man who, according to police, came at the officer wielding a weapon, possibly a golf club. The … Click to Continue »
Read More »Fire reported in vacant Merced building
Merced firefighters quashed an apparent electrical fire Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2017, at a vacant building on Main Street. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Fire reported in vacant building in Merced
Merced firefighters quashed an apparent electrical fire Wednesday afternoon at a vacant building on Main Street in downtown Merced. Smoke was reported rising from the former laundromat Merced Laundry at … Click to Continue »
Read More »UC Merced stabbing on White House list of ‘under reported’ terrorist attacks
The 2015 UC Merced knife attack was included in a list distributed on Tuesday by the White House of so-called “terrorist attacks” President Donald Trump and his administration believe went … Click to Continue »
Read More »First homicide of 2017 reported in Merced County
A 22-year-old Dos Palos man was shot and killed early Friday and police are searching for his roommate. The victim’s name will not be released until his family has been … Click to Continue »
Read More »Flooding reported in Gustine area; no evacuations necessary, county says
Parts of rural Merced County near Gustine have seen flooding in agricultural areas following recent showers, Merced County officials said Wednesday. Notices about flooding were issued to several residents in … Click to Continue »
Read More »Small electrical fire reported in Sun-Star warehouse
The city of Merced Fire Department responded to a small electrical fire at the Merced Sun-Star building early Monday morning. The fire was reported by a third-party distributor about 1 … Click to Continue »
Read More »No flooding reported in Yosemite Valley, but river continues to rise
All roads in Yosemite Valley remained clear early Sunday and there were no immediate reports of flooding, Yosemite National Park spokeswoman Jamie Richards said at a 7 a.m. news briefing. … Click to Continue »
Read More »First homicide of the year reported in Merced
A man in his 30s was killed Sunday night in an alleyway on West 12th Street in Merced, the first homicide of the year in the city. Lt. Jay Struble … Click to Continue »
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