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The Kings County city of Corcoran is slowly but steadily sinking, as much as 11½ feet in some places over the last 14 years. Lois Henry, a journalist with SJV Water, recently wrote about it for the New York Times. Valley Edition Host Kathleen Schock spoke with her about how …

Joshua trees, redwoods and giant sequoias are some of California’s most iconic trees, and all three have been deeply impacted by climate change and wildfires. John Branch, a Pulitzer-prize winning New York Times journalist, recently explored this issue in an article titled “They’re among the world’s oldest living things. The …

Earlier this month The New York Times Magazine marked the 400 th anniversary of the arrival of the first enslaved Africans to the shores of Virginia with “The 1619 Project.” This collection of essays, photographs and poetry explores how slavery, and its aftermath, continue to shape the nation. Moderator Kathleen …

A 47-year-old Merced man with a history of possessing child pornography will spend the next four years in prison following his third such conviction during the last three years. Lawrence … Click to Continue »

A Merced County jury said last week the Winton Cemetery District is not responsible for a headstone that crushed a 75-year-old woman’s leg in 2015, according to court records. It … Click to Continue »

The man who allegedly stabbed a fellow inmate this week at the Merced County jail has been identified by authorities as a 37-year-old Atwater man in custody awaiting trial in … Click to Continue »

As of June 1, 2017, the central Sierra snowpack had about ten times more water than it did on the same day in 2016. In several recent years, no water was recorded at all on June 1. This series of satellite images shows the snow accumulation from space at roughly …

UC Merced students profiled this month in a New York Times story about undocumented immigrants say their safety has been put at risk because the Times’ reporter published their dorm … Click to Continue »

A family argument ended late Friday when one man stabbed another with a screwdriver nine times, the Atwater Police Department reported. However, none of the injuries appeared to be lift … Click to Continue »

Atwater police arrested Jose Miguel Avila, 31, Saturday His blood-alcohol content was 0.375 … Click to Continue »

Spending on jails and prisons increased by 324 percent Texas hiked incarceration spending by 850 percent More than two thirds of state prison inmates are high school dropouts … Click to Continue »

Lawyer’s video shows shooting of Freddy Centeno in September Family’s attorneys say shooting goes beyond legal limits Police Chief Jerry Dyer says he may release full video … Click to Continue »

Police are investigating a shooting in central Fresno that sent one man to the hospital. Investigators say the shooting happened near Saginaw and Blackstone just after 9:30 p.m. Police say the victim had been shot several times and ran to a nearby gas station for help, but that the suspects …