Local residents who may not have legal status, or whose family members are undocumented, were urged by immigration advocates this week to “know their rights” and to work with an … Click to Continue »
Read More »‘People are afraid’: Merced residents rush to get citizenship ahead of Trump policies
More than a hundred people huddle in the cramped waiting room of Central California Legal Services in Merced hoping on Saturday to get a few steps closer to citizenship, spurred … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced County residents ‘optimistic’ about President Trump
Several Merced County residents journeyed to the nation’s capital Friday to see President Donald Trump formally take office, including the Merced County Sheriff’s Posse, headed by Sheriff Vern Warnke. The … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced residents, crowd at UC Merced protest Trump’s inauguration
A group of about 40 people on Friday marched onto the Childs Avenue overpass and hung a banner over Highway 99 protesting Donald Trump and his presidency. The banner was … Click to Continue »
Read More »Homeless Merced residents seek shelter from the storms
For those in the community who live outside, the Merced shelter is prepared to help them keep dry and warm during what has been predicted as the most flooding the … Click to Continue »
Read More »Yosemite-area roads closed, Merced residents prepare in advance of storm
A major storm heading straight for California forced the closure of all roads in Yosemite Valley as of 5 p.m. Friday, the National Park Service reported. All hotel guests are … Click to Continue »
Read More »Officials advice residents to sign up for emergency alerts, especially since heavy rainfall is expected
With the heavy rainfall expected in the valley this weekend, officials are urging residents to register for the Merced County Emergency Notification System. The notification system alerts residents in emergency … Click to Continue »
Read More »‘This is scary’ – Merced residents react as teacher is accused of sex with student
The news of a Merced High teacher arrested for allegedly having sexual relations with a 16-year-old girl was met mostly with “disappointment” from parents of students at the school on … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced residents wake after quake near California-Nevada line
Many Merced residents were shaken awake early Wednesday by a series of moderate earthquakes that the University of Nevada’s Seismological Laboratory said struck in a remote area near the California-Nevada … Click to Continue »
Read More »Los Banos residents honor graves with poinsettias
Los Banos resident Sue Milojevich noticed something when she visited the Los Banos Cemetery on Dec. 1 for her annual tradition of placing poinsettias on the gravestones of her family … Click to Continue »
Read More »New Merced City Council eager to get to work, calls for residents to be involved
The optimism and enthusiasm ran high this week in the Merced City Council chambers as three new faces joined a new mayor at the dais. Mike Murphy, who served a … Click to Continue »
Read More »Officials urge residents to speak out Monday on Bay-Delta plan
The Merced-area community will have one local opportunity to speak directly to officials from the State Water Resources Control Board about the controversial Bay-Delta plan, and that one chance will … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced residents light up neighborhood with annual Christmas display
The annual Christmas lights display by Merced residents John and Jena Libecki and their neighbors Sean and Michelle Ryan located at 252 Sunset Drive in Merced, Calif., on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2016. … Click to Continue »
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