It was so bad for some girls at Perry Upper Elementary School in Perry, Oklahoma, that they would cry together in the bathroom and hide evidence of those tears with … Click to Continue »
Read More »Same person may have started 2 fires in Merced, official said
Two fires put out by firefighters in Merced Saturday evening may have been started by the same person, fire officials said. City of Merced firefighters received a call of a … Click to Continue »
Read More »Trump is said to open door for oil drilling off East Coast
The Trump administration is preparing to unveil as soon as this week an expansive offshore oil plan that would open the door to selling new drilling rights in Atlantic waters, … Click to Continue »
Read More »Atwater city manager was picked two weeks ago. On Wednesday he said ‘no thanks’
The search for a new city manager in Atwater will continue following the announcement on Wednesday that the man picked for the job said he no longer wants it. Graeme … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced felons back in jail after guns found in homes, police said
Three Merced felons were arrested Thursday for possessing firearms. The Merced Police Department’s Gang Violence Suppression Unit served search warrants at two homes on suspicion the residents possessed firearms, which … Click to Continue »
Read More »Trump is said to argue Obama’s clean power plan violates law
The Trump administration will formally propose repealing former President Barack Obama’s sweeping plan for curbing greenhouse gas emissions from power plants by arguing it went beyond the bounds of federal … Click to Continue »
Read More »Trump is said to begin repeal of Obama power plant emission cuts
The Trump administration will propose repealing former President Barack Obama’s signature plan for combating climate change by asserting that its expansive approach to addressing carbon emissions exceeds legal limits, according … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced man said victims banded together at Las Vegas shooting
During the calamity of the mass shooting in Las Vegas, victims banded together to help each other, according to a Merced man who was there. He spoke on Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2017. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Atwater woman wanted for attempted murder surrenders, police said
Atwater police arrested a woman they’ve been looking for since she allegedly participated in shooting a man in July, officers said. Melissa Pulido, 39, approached a Chowchilla K-9 officer who … Click to Continue »
Read More »These are the Merced restaurants you said you’d like to come to town or come back
Two weeks ago we asked which now-shuttered restaurants Merced residents missed the most. We also asked for the names or types of eateries residents would like to see open up … Click to Continue »
Read More »He’s running for re-election. But he can’t poop in public anymore, a court said
Kevin Gonzalves, a Merced Irrigation District board director up for re-election, was convicted of a misdemeanor nearly a decade ago for defecating on public property, according to documents obtained by … Click to Continue »
Read More »Victim said he was invited to smoke weed at Merced home. Instead, he was attacked
Three teens were jailed Tuesday afternoon after they allegedly beat up a man they planned to smoke marijuana with, Merced police reported. Officers responded to the 2800 block of Park … Click to Continue »
Read More »2 jailed with gun, drugs at Merced motel authorities have said is ‘hub’ of crime
A routine probation search at downtown motel landed two people behind bars Thursday after investigators said they found methamphetamine and a sawed-off shotgun, according to the Merced Police Department. Officers … Click to Continue »
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