Mark Domingue smiled every day he worked as a firefighter in Merced County. “He was just one of those guys who, no matter what was going on at home or … Click to Continue »
Read More »Hey, Merced, it’s National Cheeseburger Day! This raises some important questions
It’s time to celebrate the cheeseburger! Today is National Cheeseburger Day, according to the Internet. Objectively, this is good news. It also raises some important questions: What are you doing … Click to Continue »
Read More »This man stole a security device in Atwater, police say. But, a camera did its job
Atwater police on Tuesday released photos of a man they said was stealing a motion-sensing security device that captured his photos. The security doorbell captured video footage at about 2 … Click to Continue »
Read More »Modesto woman went out to shoot lightning photos. She captured this instead.
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Read More »Cops: Merced County homicide suspect was hiding in Mexico. This is how he was caught
A man, Gesalio Alvarado Gonsales, who Livingston police said is wanted in connection to the 2013 homicide of Jose Luis Sandoval was caught by border agents while trying to enter the U.S. from Mexico, police said Monday. … Click to Continue »
Read More »This Los Banos man stole a car, police say. And this car technology helped catch him
With an assist from a remote car-security company, the Los Banos police arrested a man this week who was in the driver’s seat of a stolen car, according to officers. … Click to Continue »
Read More »This Los Banos teen had no criminal history. That changed on one summer day
On a summer morning in 2015, a Merced County teenager armed himself with a stolen pistol and launched into a daylong crime spree. When it was over, Moses Mann, a … Click to Continue »
Read More »Police say this Merced man assaulted an officer. His father tells a different story.
Merced police identified 31-year-old Carlos Maldonado as the man they say assaulted an officer Friday evening while officers served an arrest warrant for a robbery. Police named Maldonado as a … Click to Continue »
Read More »This is why the owner of an Atwater flight school says he may be forced to close
The future of an embattled Atwater flight school is uncertain, its owner said Friday, after a Merced County judge refused to order a former business partner convicted of fraud to … Click to Continue »
Read More »This deadly virus was found in Merced County for the first time in decades
A chicken in Merced County has tested positive for St. Louis encephalitis virus for the first time in decades, the mosquito abatement district reported. St. Louis encephalitis can cause people … Click to Continue »
Read More »MID says he stole water and owes $200k. But this board member says the water was his.
The Merced Irrigation District is accusing one of its own board members of stealing more than $ 200,000 worth of district water to irrigate his almond orchard. Staff with the Merced … Click to Continue »
Read More »‘This is a huge victory.’ Oakdale white supremacist revels after deadly Virginia clash
A Stanislaus State University student from Oakdale is a central figure in Saturday’s white supremacist demonstration in Charlottesville that turned violent. Nathan Damigo, 31, was arrested and released soon after … Click to Continue »
Read More »Hiding drugs? This Merced CHP K-9 will bust you
A Stockton woman is in jail in Los Banos after a CHP K-9 sniffed out more than 60 pounds of drugs she hid in her car. A California Highway Patrol … Click to Continue »
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