A Modesto man who thrust himself into Atwater politics was denounced publicly on Monday by the local chapter of the NAACP. Darryl Davis, president of the Merced chapter of National … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced County’s Vanessa Smith went missing 20 years ago today. The search continues
Beverly Smith stood near an almond tree Tuesday afternoon on Winton Way, the place where the last known traces of her daughter were found 20 years ago. Her daughter, Vanessa, … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced County’s Vanessa Smith went missing 20 years ago today. The search continues
Wednesday marks 20 years of Vanessa Smith’s disappearance, a then 15-year-old girl who vanished in Winton late May during her regular walk around the almond orchards near her home. Today Vanessa would be 35-years-old. mvelez@mercedsun-star.com … Click to Continue »
Read More »Search continues for suspects in Merced homicide investigation
The search for suspects continued Monday in connection with the slaying last month of a 34-year-old Merced man, who was shot and killed a short distance from his three children. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Atwater to reboot city manager search after controversy
After a controversial search process that upset residents in Atwater, the City Council has decided to hit the reset button on city manager recruitment, this time using a headhunting firm. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Gang member and convicted felon arrested after vehicle search, police officials say
A gang member was arrested after officers from the Merced Police Department’s Gang Violence Suppression Unit developed information he was in possession of a firearm, according to a statement from … Click to Continue »
Read More »Atwater councilwoman says there’s no conflict of interest in search for city manager
An Atwater councilwoman who will help select the city’s next manager maintains there is no conflict of interest for her even though one candidate is her husband’s former boss. Councilwoman … Click to Continue »
Read More »Search continues for Winton homicide suspect
Merced County sheriff’s deputies are looking for a Winton man suspected of killing the woman he lived with. Little new information was available Tuesday morning, but Sheriff Vern Warnke said … Click to Continue »
Read More »Atwater taking a second look at cannabis businesses in search for more tax dollars
The city of Atwater will take a harder look at allowing large indoor marijuana cultivation, manufacturing and other cannabis-related industries as a means of generating additional tax revenue, according to … Click to Continue »
Read More »Los Banos school board begins superintendent search
The Los Banos Unified School District may get a permanent superintendent by July as the search process ramps up in 2017. That’s would just more than a turbulent year after … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced woman arrested during probation search
The Merced Police Department’s Gang Violence Suppression Unit arrested a convicted felon Friday during a probation search at her home, the department reported. Around 2:30 p.m. Friday, officers searched Amy … Click to Continue »
Read More »As Kirn leaves, MCAG will conduct search for new executive director
The Merced County Association of Governments will be in transition in January as the search begins for a new executive director. Marjie Kirn, the current executive director, will take a … Click to Continue »
Read More »Delhi schools on lock down while deputies search for man
Three Delhi schools were placed on lock down Wednesday while Merced County sheriff’s deputies searched for a man wanted on a warrant. Undersheriff Jason Goins said students are not believed … Click to Continue »
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