Cutting pain might be the last sensation associated with dry erase boards seen in schools, on family refrigerators and kids’ room walls. But laceration threat caused approximately 1.6 million Write … Click to Continue »
Read More »Mariposa residents say they are staying put despite fire
Mariposa resident Anthony Skogen speaks about how his home was spared as the Detwiler fire continues to burn in Mariposa, Calif., on Wednesday, July 19, 2017. … Click to Continue »
Read More »In Modesto, 157 people raise their right hands. Moments later, they fulfill a dream.
Alba Dominguez clutched a certificate and a small American flag at the end of a ceremony Monday in Modesto. “I’m finally becoming a citizen,” the Merced resident said. “It’s a … Click to Continue »
Read More »Los Banos officers ran into a burning home. They saved a boy and his grandma
Two Los Banos police officers were honored by city leaders for saving a 5-year-old boy and an elderly woman from a burning house earlier this year. Officer Eduardo Solis and … Click to Continue »
Read More »They Built It, But Couldn’t Afford To Run It—Clean Drinking Water Fight Focuses On Gaps In Funding
This is the third installment in our series Contaminated, in which we explore the 300 California communities that lack access to clean drinking water. When we began the series , we introduced you to the community of Lanare, which has arsenic-tainted water while a treatment plant in the center of …
Read More »‘High-Risk Pools’ Have Been Tried Before In California. Did They Work?
California’s Republican congressmen were crucial to getting the American Health Care Act passed through the U.S. House of Representatives last week. One change to that bill was key in getting the support of at least one of those congressman: additional money for something known as ‘high-risk pools’. However, they are …
Read More »It started as a traffic infraction in Merced. Then police say they found a loaded gun
A traffic stop ended Thursday in Merced with a 33-year-old convicted felon behind bars facing a weapons charges, the Merced Police Department reported. Christopher Luvian was stopped around 10 p.m. … Click to Continue »
Read More »They didn’t double-space their grant proposals, so these colleges will lose millions
A failure to double-check the rules will cost colleges and universities around $ 10 million, and thousands of low-income students tutoring and mentoring opportunities. The Upward Bound program, a grant offered … Click to Continue »
Read More »Atwater council members say they maintained Brown Act rules during restaurant meeting
Three Atwater City Council members and a candidate for city manager met at an Atwater restaurant this week after a council meeting, council members confirmed Thursday, raising questions about procedure. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Atwater woman wanted to fish with her brother on her birthday. They died tragically
An Atwater woman and her brother were headed out on a fishing trip to celebrate her birthday when they died in a crash just north of Merced, family members confirmed … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced police investigators went undercover in a child-sex sting operation. They arrested 10 suspects.
A two-month sting by the Merced Police Department led to the arrests of nine men who attempted to have sex or share harmful material with minors. Another man also was … Click to Continue »
Read More »In February, Merced police found woman’s body in a trash bin. Friday, they arrested suspect.
A murder mystery that began two months ago when the body of a 30-year-old Chinese immigrant was found in a trash bin in a dark Merced alleyway ended Friday with … Click to Continue »
Read More »In February, Merced police found an unidentified woman’s body in a trash bin. On Friday, they arrested a suspect.
A murder mystery that began two months ago when the body of a 30-year-old Chinese immigrant was found in a trash bin in a dark Merced alleyway ended Friday with … Click to Continue »
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