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Ellen Eggert stands at the front of a Tehachapi auditorium in a tie-dyed t-shirt, sweatshirt tied around her waist, salt and pepper hair loose at her shoulders. “First of all I want to thank all of you brave souls who came here tonight,” she says. Then she stops mid-sentence and …
Read More »Her Husband Died By Suicide, So This Law Enforcement Wife Is Sharing His Story To Help Others
These days, Crystal Giles negotiates dinner options for her two kids alone. There’s Talon, her four-year-old son, and Riley, her eight-year-old daughter. Giles moves a plate of burritos out of the microwave for Talon, and eventually settles on pizza rolls for Riley. “That is way too many pizza rolls, little …
Read More »VA Struggles Unlock The Reasons Behind High Risk Of Suicide Among Older Veterans
Much of the focus by the Veterans Health Administration has been on the growing number of younger veterans who commit suicide, in fact statistics show that elderly veterans kill themselves in larger numbers than other people the same age. Robert Neilson was drafted in 1961. He spent two years in …
Read More »Community-Based Suicide Prevention Is Spreading Across The Valley
September is National Suicide Prevention Month . Two weeks ago, Fresno County published its suicide prevention strategic plan. The county has been developing this plan for almost two years. During that time, its rate of suicide matched the state’s at about 10 deaths for every 100,000 people, but it wants …
Read More »Woman dies in suspected suicide on Highway 99 in Atwater
Traffic on Highway 99 was closed and being diverted to Applegate Road Saturday evening as California Highway Patrol investigated a suspected suicide. One woman died after she reportedly ran across … Click to Continue »
Read More »Man attempts suicide with a chainsaw in public in Merced
A 49-year-old man walking through a Merced grocery store parking lot tried to kill himself by cutting his throat with a chainsaw, police said on Tuesday. Shortly after noon, police … Click to Continue »
Read More »49-year-old man attempts suicide with chainsaw in Merced
A 49-year-old man walking through a Merced grocery store parking lot tried to kill himself by cutting his throat with a chainsaw, police said Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Undocumented immigrant’s death in Atwater prison investigated as suicide, staff says
The death of an inmate found Thursday in his Atwater cell is being investigated as a suicide, according to U.S. Penitentiary Atwater officials. Rodolfo Melendez-Garcia, 36, who was imprisoned for … Click to Continue »
Read More »Armed suspect who was shot wanted to die of suicide by cop, Madera police say
A man who pointed a gun at Madera police wanted to die of suicide by cop, Madera police chief Steve Frazier said Tuesday. But the man did not succeed, though … Click to Continue »
Read More »Her texts urged her boyfriend to commit suicide. But does that mean she killed him?
Sitting in his pickup truck one summer day in 2014, Conrad Roy III wavered about his plan to kill himself. He was scared, he texted his girlfriend. “Get back in,” … Click to Continue »
Read More »Police respond to suspected suicide
A homeless woman was found dead in Merced on Wednesday morning from a suspected suicide, the Merced Police Department confirmed. Merced police responded to the 16th Street bridge near Snelling … Click to Continue »
Read More »Teenager killed on Atwater highway was apparent suicide
Investigators believe a 15-year-old pedestrian killed Wednesday on Highway 99 committed suicide, according to the Merced County Sheriff’s Office. The teenager was seen around 5:22 p.m. “crouched” on the shoulder … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced County jail inmate dies in cell from apparent suicide
A 35-year-old woman, found hanging in her Merced County jail cell earlier this week, has died, the Merced County Sheriff’s Office confirmed Thursday. Aurora M. Felix was found around 7 … Click to Continue »
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