Closing arguments ended Wednesday afternoon in the child abuse trial against Fresno Assemblyman Joaquin Arambula. Now it’s up to the six men and six women on the jury to decide if the evidence proves the democrat slapped his daughter, causing a bruise on the side of her face. Arambula is …
Read More »Arambula Trial Continues With 6-Year-Old Daughter, School Staff Testifying
Assemblyman Joaquin Arambula’s criminal trial continued Tuesday with a second daughter testifying. Arambula is accused of alleged child abuse after his 7-year-old daughter, who testified Friday and Monday, told school officials back in December that he slapped her, causing a bruise on her face. Arambula’s 6-year-old daughter, whose name we …
Read More »Assemblyman Joaquin Arambula’s Daughter Testifies In Child Abuse Trial
Assemblyman Joaquin Arambula’s criminal trial continued Friday in Fresno County Superior Court with opening statements and testimony from one of his children. With her grandfather next to her, Arambula’s seven-year-old daughter answered the prosecutor’s questions before a packed courtroom. She is the alleged victim in a misdemeanor child abuse charge …
Read More »Much-Anticipated Valley Fever Clinical Trial Fails Due To Lack Of Enrollment
In 2018, Kern County’s caseload of the fungal disease valley fever rose for the fourth year in a row , health officials recently announced. Simultaneously, a much-anticipated clinical trial related to the disease failed. It was called the FLEET study, and it examined the effectiveness of early treatment on the …
Read More »Livingston man accused of killing 3-year-old girl in hit-and-run to face trial, judge says
A 23-year-old Livingston man accused of striking and killing a 3-year-old girl with his girlfriend’s car will face trial on a felony hit-and-run charge, a Merced County judge ruled Tuesday. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Ethan Morse trial ends, Merced County on hook to pay $526K for falsely arresting DA’s son
Nearly four years after Ethan Morse was falsely arrested on a murder charge, his federal civil rights trial ended Tuesday with a Merced County Sheriff’s lieutenant and a detective denying … Click to Continue »
Read More »Judge orders Dos Palos ‘satanic’ murder defendant to stand trial
The 37-year-old Dos Palos woman who is accused of killing her mother in an alleged “Satanic” sacrifice was held to answer for murder. Melissa Bal was looking down while rocking … Click to Continue »
Read More »She killed her mother in Merced County to please Satan. Is she fit to stand trial?
A woman who allegedly killed her mother in Merced County to please Satan has been determined competent enough to stand trial. Melissa Anne Bal, 37, of San Diego did not … Click to Continue »
Read More »Los Banos school board corruption case gets a new trial date
The Los Banos school district corruption trial date of former trustee and mayor Tommy Jones and local developer Gregory Opinski has been continued to a later date. Visiting Judge Leslie … Click to Continue »
Read More »Teen who live-streamed fatal crash ordered to stand trial in Merced County
Obdulia Sanchez, the 18-year-old Stockton woman who gained national notoriety for live-streaming a crash that killed her sister, will stand trial on charges of manslaughter and drunken driving. Judge Paul … Click to Continue »
Read More »It’s been more than 2 years since Merced cab driver was killed. Family ready for trial
A jury has been selected for a trial set to begin Friday in the 2015 death of a well-known taxi driver and former Dos Palos police officer. Joseph E. Castrillo, … Click to Continue »
Read More »Want a quick conclusion to the Los Banos corruption trial? You’ll have to wait.
Defendants Gregory Opinski and Tommy Jones each pleaded not guilty Thursday to five felony counts related to bribing a Los Banos school trustee, leading to the scheduling of a jury … Click to Continue »
Read More »Opinski, Jones to stand trial in public corruption case in Merced County
Former Los Banos school trustee Tommy Jones and Merced area contractor Greg Opinski were ordered to stand trial Thursday on felony charges, nearly a year after they were arrested in … Click to Continue »
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