A woman killed Tuesday night in a suspected drug-related crash in rural Merced County has been identified. The Merced County Coroner’s Office on Wednesday identified the victim as 20-year-old Maya … Click to Continue »
Read More »Interview: Bredefeld Says “Yes” To Medical Marijuana, Just Not In His District
Last week the Fresno City Council approved a resolution kicking off the process of amending zoning laws to allow a variety of medical marijuana related businesses to operate in the city. The unanimous vote capped off a tense council meeting over the original proposal, which would have also allowed commercial …
Read More »Girls said a school aide was molesting them, but a teacher ‘believed none of it,’ lawsuit says
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 »Details emerge about Modesto man FBI says planned attack for San Francisco’s Pier 39
Gordon Jameson says his only son, Everitt Jameson, is a kind, gentle, loving person and a peaceful practicing Muslim incapable of the crimes he’s been charged with in federal court. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Who says gifts are only for children? Livingston police spread holiday cheer
The Livingston Police Department gave out gifts to more than 20 senior citizens at the Livingston Senior Center at 416 Main St. during the department’s annual Kops for Kids event … Click to Continue »
Read More »‘I got railroaded,’ Los Banos dairyman says after admitting to illegal dumping
Los Banos dairyman and school board trustee Dennis Areias pleaded guilty Wednesday to a misdemeanor count of unlawful dumping of hazardous waste into state waterways. As a result, Areias was … Click to Continue »
Read More »Suspects admit to 2016 slaying of Los Banos man, DA’s Office says
Four family members have been convicted in connection with the 2016 slaying of 35-year-old Los Banos resident Rene Cruz Sandoval. The defendants in the case were Tony Lujan III, 27 … Click to Continue »
Read More »Violent child molester released from Merced Jail. ‘It was a screw up,’ sheriff says
A 38-year-old Merced man who pleaded guilty to repeatedly molesting a 5-year-girl disappeared while in custody more than two weeks ago and the public was not informed, a Merced Sun-Star … Click to Continue »
Read More »Ex-Merced detective resigns after being accused of embezzlement, DA’s office says
The veteran investigator for the Merced Police Department who has been accused of embezzling money from the police union resigned Friday, according to the Merced County District Attorney’s Office. Former … Click to Continue »
Read More »Ex-Merced detective accused by police union of embezzlement, investigator says
A longtime Merced police detective used police union funds to finance trips to Las Vegas, where he rented a limousine as part of a pattern of embezzlement and misappropriation of … Click to Continue »
Read More »Distracted driving leads to rollover crash on West Sandy Mush Road, CHP says
The California Highway Patrol investigates the scene of a single vehicle rollover crash on West Sandy Mush Road in Merced County, Calif., on Saturday, Nov. 25, 2017. According to Sgt. Steven Lewis, the female driver was traveling westbound on West Sandy Mush Road when she became distracted and allowed her …
Read More »Los Banos dairmyan faces cow waste dumping charges. ‘I got permission,’ he says
Los Banos dairy farmer and school board member Dennis Areias, and his farm worker, are being charged with dumping more than 300,000 gallons of cow waste into state waterways. Areias … Click to Continue »
Read More »Atwater gang member guilty of killing two teens in 2013, jury says
The Atwater man accused of killing two teenagers at a house party during Easter weekend in 2013 was convicted Tuesday by a Merced County jury. Jose Luis Botello, who was … Click to Continue »
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