Bakersfield’s South High School has had a Confederate rebel for its mascot since 1957. Principal Connie Grumling told KVPR she’s now forming a committee of students, staff and alumni to consider replacing it. The rebel’s look has changed slightly since the 1980s. That’s when school spirit was steeped in Confederate …
Read More »South Fire (Calaveras County) Started 8/06/2018, updated 8/07/2018
Train derails south of Madera, Amtrak service disrupted
A freight train derailed Monday morning south of Madera. The California Highway Patrol reported that the train, which belongs to Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway, derailed around 10:30 a.m. and … Click to Continue »
Read More »South Fire (Los Angeles County) Started 6/09/2018, updated 6/10/2018
Atwater woman suffers major injuries in rollover crash south of Merced
A 44-year-old Atwater woman suffered major injuries in a rollover crash at about 7 p.m. Thursday, June 7, 2018, on Highway 59, south of Merced, according to California Highway Patrol. … Click to Continue »
Read More »South Merced advocacy group demands answers in police use-of-force investigation
Advocates of people of color said Wednesday they “want answers” following the arrest of William Colbert, a black man who said he was unnecessarily beaten by Merced police. The South … Click to Continue »
Read More »Life-threatening injuries reported after sedan collides with big rig south of Hilmar
A 25-year-old man suffered major injuries after a car he was driving collided head-on Saturday morning with a big rig on Highway 165 near the Merced River, according to California … Click to Continue »
Read More »Fire threatens home in South Merced
A small fire in a tent threatened a home in South Merced briefly Monday before firefighters extinguished the flames. Fire broke out shortly after noon at a home in the … Click to Continue »
Read More »Warmer weather is turning turtles on this South Florida beach female
Thanks to warmer temperatures, nearly all of the baby sea turtles hatching on a South Florida beach are turning out female. The dominance of the female reptiles on Boca Raton’s … Click to Continue »
Read More »Here’s why you should avoid I-99 South today in Merced
Wet road conditions Saturday contributed to a big rig crash that resulted in the truck catching fire and closing one lane of traffic for about the next eight hours, according … Click to Continue »
Read More »As fish disappear, Trump administration seeks to pump more California water south
The Trump administration is taking steps to pump more water through the fragile Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta to the southern half of the state despite fresh documentation of the estuary’s declining … Click to Continue »
Read More »Disease wastes South Florida’s corals, despite end of bleaching
A mysterious epidemic continues to sweep South Florida’s reefs, transforming corals into lifeless skeletons and threatening undersea structures that support tourism, provide hurricane protection and serve as homes to a … Click to Continue »
Read More »Motorcyclist suffers major injuries in crash south of Merced
A 43-year-old man on a motorcycle suffered major injuries in a crash on Highway 59 in Merced County, according to California Highway Patrol. … Click to Continue »
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