In a public Facebook post that has since been deleted, Atwater’s mayor said the Merced County Board of Supervisors is “raping” taxpayers with bloated salaries, eliciting reactions from advocates of … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced’s Gray fined for campaign violations, FPPC says
The Fair Political Practices Commission issued an $ 8,500 fine on Thursday to Assemblyman Adam Gray, D-Merced, for campaign violations during his race in the 2014 election. Gray and his committee, … Click to Continue »
Read More »This is why the owner of an Atwater flight school says he may be forced to close
The future of an embattled Atwater flight school is uncertain, its owner said Friday, after a Merced County judge refused to order a former business partner convicted of fraud to … Click to Continue »
Read More »MID says he stole water and owes $200k. But this board member says the water was his.
The Merced Irrigation District is accusing one of its own board members of stealing more than $ 200,000 worth of district water to irrigate his almond orchard. Staff with the Merced … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced veteran detective says goodbye
Merced added a new officer on Friday, Aug. 11, 2017, the same time it said goodbye to a veteran detective. … Click to Continue »
Read More »‘I’m sad today,’ relative says at memorial service of firefighter from Merced
A line of dozens of fire engines and trucks rolled onto the Merced County Fairgrounds on Friday to bring a firefighter who died tragically this month to his memorial service. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Live stream, alleged DUI may not have caused deadly crash, defense attorney says
The defense attorney for Obdulia Sanchez – the 18-year-old Stockton woman accused of driving drunk while recording the crash last month that killed her younger sister – said on Friday … Click to Continue »
Read More »Here are the contributions Merced’s Gray reported too late, FPPC says
Assemblyman Adam Gray, D-Merced, faces a potential fine of $ 8,500 for four counts campaign violations from his race in the 2014 election, according to the Fair Political Practices Commission. Gray … Click to Continue »
Read More »This Merced man was ‘one of the largest’ drug dealers on the dark web, DOJ says
A 40-year-old Merced man pleaded guilty Monday to crimes related to selling marijuana on the dark-web market, the U.S. Department of Justice announced. David Ryan Burchard, 40, of Merced, using … Click to Continue »
Read More »Justice Dept. to use resources to sue universities over discrimination of whites, document says
The Trump administration is preparing to redirect resources of the Justice Department’s civil rights division toward investigating and suing universities over affirmative action admissions policies deemed to discriminate against white … Click to Continue »
Read More »Family ‘not mad’ at daughter accused of live-streaming fatal crash, attorney says
A Merced County judge Friday refused to lower the bail for a teenager who authorities said was drunk last week when she live-streamed both herself driving and the aftermath of … Click to Continue »
Read More »‘We fought for your freedom to hate us,’ Merced veteran says
Jamie Bradley, a 62-year-old Veteran of 23 years, on July 27, 2017 responds to the presidents tweet that said transgender people will no longer be allowed to be in the military. mvelez@mercedsun-star.com … Click to Continue »
Read More »Undocumented immigrant’s death in Atwater prison investigated as suicide, staff says
The death of an inmate found Thursday in his Atwater cell is being investigated as a suicide, according to U.S. Penitentiary Atwater officials. Rodolfo Melendez-Garcia, 36, who was imprisoned for … Click to Continue »
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