A motorcycle rider who was injured over the weekend in a series of collisions on Highway 99 in Merced County is expected to survive, the California Highway Patrol said on … Click to Continue »
Read More »Pork handling by Winton company was unusual, butcher says
Federal regulators are looking at a raw pork-related incident connected to a Winton-area meat company that caught online attention late last week, officials confirmed. Jim’s Farm Meat in Winton, which … Click to Continue »
Read More »TransCanada says it has secured enough customers to proceed with Keystone XL pipeline
The Canadian pipeline company that set out a decade ago to build the $ 8-billion Keystone XL oil pipeline across the Great Plains said Thursday it had secured enough shipping orders … Click to Continue »
Read More »Florida to be spared in offshore drilling expansion, Zinke says
A plan to open Florida’s tourism-dependent Atlantic and Gulf coasts to offshore oil and gas drilling was dropped by the Trump administration Tuesday after a bipartisan backlash that also threatened … Click to Continue »
Read More »Chowchilla guards threatened rape, harassed inmates over gender identity, lawsuit says
Four former or current inmates of the Central California Women’s Facility in Chowchilla say they were victims of sexual humiliation, harassment and even threats of rape, among other abusive treatment, … Click to Continue »
Read More »Atwater’s new interim city manager says he may want the full-time job. Maybe
The Atwater City Council attempted to show a more united front on Monday during the first public meeting that involved the embattled new interim city manager. The meeting featured a … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced County man injured in fiery rollover crash, CHP says
A 69-year-old Hilmar man was injured after he allowed the truck he was driving to overturn in rural Merced County on Monday, according to the California Highway Patrol. Larry Peterson … Click to Continue »
Read More »2017 was a hot and disaster-filled year for the United States, NOAA says
The year 2017 was the third-warmest on record for the United States, and featured a pileup of weather and climate disasters that cost the nation a record-breaking $ 306 billion, according … Click to Continue »
Read More »Wednesday’s fatal crash victim was a young man from Los Banos, coroner says
The victim of Wednesday’s fatal multi-vehicle crash on Pacheco Boulevard in Los Banos was identified Thursday by the Merced County Sheriff’s Office as 26-year-old Los Banos resident Rene Solis. Solis … Click to Continue »
Read More »First baby of the year born in Los Banos was ‘unexpected,’ mom says
A 7 pound, 10 ounce and 19 ½ inch long baby boy surprised his family on Monday when he became the first baby of the year born in Los Banos. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Atwater mayor says he won’t sign contract for new city manager without promises
The controversial interim city manager in Atwater takes over Wednesday despite the mayor’s refusal this week to sign the contract. Mayor Jim Price told the Sun-Star he would not sign … Click to Continue »
Read More »A Livingston man was missing 3 years, his family says. Here’s where police found him
A Livingston man whose been missing for about three years was found this week in Modesto, Livingston police said Friday. Davinder Singh Bhangu, 57, who was officially reported missing in … Click to Continue »
Read More »Atwater city manager’s ‘past history’ warrants deeper background check, mayor says
The mayor of Atwater said the city should go forward with an outside background check of the city’s next interim city manager, an effort to bring greater transparency to the … Click to Continue »
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