California Assemblyman Eduardo Garcia watched with ill-disguised frustration as a hearing aimed at expediting state projects to restore habitat and control dust storms at the shrinking Salton Sea instead dissolved … Click to Continue »
Read More »RV fire spreads to Merced home, fire officials say
A RV that was parked on the side of a Merced home caught fire on Sunday night, according to the Merced Fire Department. The fire was reported at about 7:10 … Click to Continue »
Read More »Invasive weevil spreads north, endangering California’s palms
SAN DIEGO–An invasive beetle that crossed from Mexico into southern San Diego County more than five years ago is continuing to head north, threatening widespread destruction of ornamental palm trees … Click to Continue »
Read More »Salmonella infection spreads to one person in Merced County, health officials confirm
The Merced County Department of Public Health issued a statement on Wednesday informing residents of a recent Salmonella infection linked contact with live poultry. One case was reported in Merced … Click to Continue »
Read More »The historic drought is over, but tree mortality spreads around California
Tree mortality remains a long-term issue in California despite an end to the state’s historic drought of six-plus years. As a result of the drought and subsequent bark beetle infestations, more than 102 million trees have died. Cal OES takes a closer look at how the drought has affected tree …
Read More »Walnut industry spreads health message
The walnut industry reported on marketing efforts at a meeting in Modesto, California, on Thursday, March 2, 2017. (John Holland/jholland@modbee.com) … Click to Continue »
Read More »Fire in empty home spreads to neighbor, displaces family
A Merced family was put out of their home early Friday morning after a fire next door spread to their house, Merced County fire officials reported. The fire began right … Click to Continue »
Read More »Citrus pest quarantine spreads to Merced
Asian citrus psyllid threatens backyard trees here and commercial groves to south Quarantine limits movement of fruit Northern Merced County and much of Stanislaus already had zones … Click to Continue »
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