A video showing an Atwater school employee lying on top of a Merced County woman and shoving her head towards the ground got a lot of attention online Wednesday. The … Click to Continue »
Read More »The roofers were working hard. But when the anthem played in the distance, they stood
As debate over the acceptability of protests during the national anthem rages on, one image of roofers interrupting their labor to stand for the patriotic song has spread quickly online. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Atwater cops say they were investigating a domestic violence report but found heroin
A 41-year-old man landed behind bars early Thursday after police came to his Atwater home to investigate a domestic violence report but found nearly a pound of heroin instead, the … Click to Continue »
Read More »Two teens tried to steal a car in Los Banos, cops say. But they never got it started.
Two teenagers from Los Banos were arrested Sunday after police spotted them sitting in a car they were trying to steal, according to the Los Banos Police Department. Both young … Click to Continue »
Read More »Atwater leaders choose district map as they go ‘down kicking and screaming’
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Read More »Merced deputies in armed standoff with man they say is high on meth
A 32-year-old man has barricaded himself inside a car on a rural ranch south of Los Banos and Merced sheriff’s deputies believe he may be armed and high on methamphetamine. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Pharmacists Are Now Poised To Ease Physician Shortage—If Only They Could Get Paid For It
When we consider medical providers, what comes to mind may be doctors, nurse practitioners and physician assistants. But what about pharmacists? A new law has allowed them to greatly expand their role to become providers—which could be good news for patients struggling to access doctors. But one major obstacle still …
Read More »10 Merced parents were arrested because they didn’t send their kids to school, DA says
Ten Merced parents were arrested last week as part of a countywide truancy sweep targeting parents who are failing to send their children to school, the Merced County District Attorney’s … Click to Continue »
Read More »They saw a car crash into a Merced canal. They jumped into action
The Meissonnier family was honored by the California Highway Patrol on Friday, Sept. 1, 2017, for helping save a woman’s life. … Click to Continue »
Read More »They saw a car crash into a Merced canal. What they did next saved a life.
It was supposed to be a lazy Sunday by the pool in April but then the Meissonnier family was forced to jump into life-saving mode as a woman was submerged … Click to Continue »
Read More »They were running from Chowchilla police, officers say. They were done in by a curb
Chowchilla police arrested two men inside of a stolen van full of “burglary tools,” officers said on Monday Officers on patrol saw a black SUV Monday morning that fit the … Click to Continue »
Read More »These Merced students didn’t just watch the eclipse. They helped record data for NASA
At 10:18 a.m. Monday, students at Yosemite High School in Merced used a number of methods to turn their eyes toward the sun and view the peak of the Great … Click to Continue »
Read More »They went to visit a Merced County grave. Now they’re suing over what happened there.
An elderly Winton couple is suing the cemetery district there because a headstone fell and crushed the leg of the 75-year-old woman, according to a complaint filed in Merced County … Click to Continue »
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