In late December, Clementine Sanders called her son at Coalinga State Hospital to make sure he had received her Christmas card. That’s when his bunkmates informed her that her son, 58-year-old Shannon Starr, had died three weeks earlier. “I was just totally shocked,” she says. “Nobody called me.” Since then, …
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 »Police: Man shot by Merced resident during break-in was drunk and ‘in the wrong home’
A man who was shot and killed Wednesday during an apparent break-in in Merced was drunk and “entered the wrong home,” Merced police said Thursday. The man, whose name has … Click to Continue »
Read More »Turlock resident killed in Knights Ferry crash identified
The 23-year-old Turlock resident killed Wednesday afternoon in a crash in Knights Ferry has been identified as Eddie Fernando Gonzales Jr. Gonzales was pronounced dead at the scene of a … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced resident shoots suspected burglar during break-in, police say
A man suffered life-threatening injuries Wednesday night when shot while allegedly breaking into an apartment on West Yosemite Avenue in Merced, the Merced Police Department reported. Few details were immediately … Click to Continue »
Read More »Valley Resident Provides First-Hand Account Of Las Vegas Shooting
Law enforcement in Las Vegas, Nevada are putting together the pieces of what lead to the most deadly mass shooting in modern American history. But already, the impacts are being felt here in the Central Valley. Among the hundreds injured was six-year veteran Bakersfield Police Department Officer Aaron Mundhenke. BPD …
Read More »Displaced Merced resident speaks after apartment shuttered
Merced tenants displaced when their apartments were shuttered say they’re not sure what’s in store. One resident, Christina Wood, speaks on Tuesday, July 4, 2017. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced resident completes training to be a CHP officer
A 2009 graduate of Merced High School has completed his cadet training from the California Highway Patrol Academy and has been assigned to the CHP office in Hayward, according to … Click to Continue »
Read More »Coroner looks for kin of Turlock nursing home resident never visited by family
The Stanislaus County Coroner’s Office is looking for the family of a woman who for 20 years lived in a Turlock nursing home without ever receiving a visit from family … Click to Continue »
Read More »UC adds resident students, diversity; Merced campus expects little change
Systemwide, schools saw 15 percent increase in offers to California high school seniors There were gains in Latino, African American offers UC Merced draws diverse campus and few nonresidents already … Click to Continue »
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