How do we make sense of the magnitude of this pandemic? We each have our own way of navigating through it. As part of a new series looking at how we process this extraordinary time, FM89’s News Director Alice Daniel produced this audio postcard from her conversation with Debra McCoy, …
Read More »Car fire slows traffic on Highway 99 in Merced County
A truck was fully engulfed in flames on the shoulder of northbound Highway 99 near Hammatt Avenue in Merced County on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017, CHP reported. No injuries were reported. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Friant-Kern Canal Slows By 60 Percent, Subsidence To Blame
A section of the the Friant-Kern Canal in Tulare County is sinking so much that it’s lost about 60 percent of its flow. Doug DeFlitch with the Friant Water Authority says the canal that helps irrigate a million acres of farmland has sunk two to three feet in some places …
Read More »Fire along Highway 99 in Merced slows traffic
A brush fire near Mission Avenue and Highway 99 in Merced County slowed traffic Thursday morning, according to officials at the Merced County Fire Department. No injuries were reported. About … Click to Continue »
Read More »Winter’s wet weather slows Merced construction
The rainy weather that soaked Merced all winter will mean delays for some local construction projects, and a forced move for the city’s summer school programs. Work on Merced City … Click to Continue »
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