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People experiencing homelessness often rely on the hospital emergency room for medical care. In Porterville, Vera Miles has done it multiple times. She’s lived under the trees along the Tule River in Porterville for five years. The 60-year old shares the space with her partner. She says she isn’t worried …

Iconic names such as the Ahwahnee Hotel and Badger Pass are returning to Yosemite National Park signaling the end of a lengthy lawsuit over the park’s trademark names. The lawsuit was filed back in 2016 by the park’s former concessionaire Delaware North claiming it owned the rights to trademark names …

Earlier in January, the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office announced a case of a mistaken drug in Fresno. Three men who thought they were snorting cocaine turned out to have been using pure fentanyl , an opioid that’s 100 times as potent as morphine and many times stronger than heroin. Two …

We’ve become more familiar with stories and reports about how widespread the opioid crisis has become, but what about the loved ones of those caught in addiction — their family and friends? In her first book, Central Valley author Tina Hogan Grant writes about this from her own perspective. Her …

The slaying of Raymond Serna Sevilla more than three years ago still invokes pain for his older sister and niece. Both walked up to the microphone Tuesday afternoon at the … Click to Continue »

Merced High School freshmen sell copies of the Fresno Bee on Tuesday as part of Kids Day, a fundraising effort for Valley Children’s Hospital. Last year’s Kids Day raised a … Click to Continue »

People in Merced marched from Tenaya Middle School to M and 13th streets on Sunday Feb. 18, 2017 in honor of those who were lost in violent killings. mvelez@mercedsun-star.com … Click to Continue »

The annual Kiddieland egg hunt and Race to the Kiddieland Train is scheduled for Saturday morning. The race, in its fourth year begins at 9 a.m. Registration is free and … Click to Continue »

Authorities cited 15 people in Merced County for doing contract work without a license and other violations, according to the Contractors State License Board. On Jan. 25 and 26, during … Click to Continue »

For a Merced family, All Hallow’s Eve doesn’t mean going to door for a candy rush or dressing up as a princess or pirate: It means celebrating the memory of … Click to Continue »

Loud and unexpected sounds can stir traumatic memories Community should caution veterans when lighting fireworks this weekend PTSD patients should have plan to avoid triggers, health expert says … Click to Continue »

Years after serving in the army and being honorably discharged, Nick Amsler still feels the affects of what it means, to be a combat veteran. "Recognizing the changes that I have and still need to deal with is probably the hardest part of having PTSD", says Amsler. Post traumatic stress …

The Red Cross is busy helping those displaced and in need following several rounds of intense flooding in Texas, Oklahoma Here’s how you can help, even from afar