A new ride share program is bringing the convenience of services like Uber and Lyft to rural valley communities. The service known “Van y Vienen” is aiming to help residents who lack easy transportation options. The program launched Wednesday in Cantua Creek and El Porvenir, two unincorporated communities in western …
Read More »More tri-tip coming your way soon. Popular rural dining spot plans city moves
When it rains tri-tip, it pours tri-tip. First there’s news Vintage Faire Mall is getting a Buckhorn Grill California BBQ, known for its tri-tip. Now locally owned The Tri-Tipery, which … Click to Continue »
Read More »Sheriff investigsting suspicious death in rural Merced County
Merced county Sheriff’s Office is investigating a suspicious death after a body was found in a canal near Arboleda Drive and Worden Avenue. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Farm workers in rural Merced County report body in canal
The Merced County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a suspicious death in rural Merced County. Farm laborers working in an almond orchard reported a body in a canal about 6:30 a.m. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Fatal crash in rural Merced County
A woman was pronounced dead Friday afternoon after a three-car crash near Walnut Avenue and Sultana Drive. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Significant injuries when train strikes car in rural Merced County
An Amtrak train struck a car in Le Grand on Wednesday injuring two people, according to the California Highway Patrol’s website. Few details were immediately available, but the CHP website … Click to Continue »
Read More »Man’s death in rural Merced County ‘suspicious,’ deputies say
A man’s body was found on a rural road late Wednesday on the outskirts of Atwater, the Merced County Sheriff’s Office reported. Few details were immediately available. Someone passing by … Click to Continue »
Read More »California rural areas vote for Trump, then see budget cuts
The Maxwell Public Utility District in Colusa County, California, just northwest of Sacramento, got a $ 1.28 million loan and a $ 74,700 grant from the federal government for a water well … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced man killed in crash in rural Merced County, CHP reports
A Merced man died in a collision near Healy and Sandy Mush roads in rural Merced County, the California Highway Patrol confirmed on Tuesday. A 28-year-old Merced man was traveling … Click to Continue »
Read More »Rural Health Clinic to move to more roomy Los Banos site
Los Banos-area residents soon will have better access to health care options with the move of the Rural Health Clinic to a larger facility that will be able to treat … Click to Continue »
Read More »UC Merced seminar seeks “rural justice”
An advocate for rural communities talks about the effects of pesticides in Merced County on Wednesday, March 9, 2016. … Click to Continue »
Read More »UC Merced seminar seeks ‘rural justice’
Seminar brought advocates together with researchers to build a relationship Subjects included factory farms, pesticides and local foods, among other topics Farming industry’s lobbying is strong in the state … Click to Continue »
Read More »UC Merced to host rural justice seminar
Rural community advocates and UC Merced researchers to meet at seminar The event can be watched live online … Click to Continue »
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