Last week we reported on homelessness in Fresno , and how Mayor Lee Brand hopes his new initiative finds common ground between advocates and organizations. At the same time, a group of neighbors in northwest Fresno released a video urging people not to give out money to people on the …
Read More »Firefighter injured trying to save Merced boys in house fire, chief says
The tragic house fire that killed two small boys late Monday “was so hot” it also injured a firefighter wearing full protective gear, according to the fire chief. Chief Michael … Click to Continue »
Read More »He was trying to drown a puppy, Madera police say
A Madera man arrested after allegedly trying to choke and drown a puppy is in custody on animal cruelty charges, police say. The man, identified as Nathan Flores, was arrested … Click to Continue »
Read More »He was trying to drown a puppy, Madera police say
A Madera man arrested after allegedly trying to choke and drown a puppy is in custody on animal cruelty charges, police say. The man, identified as Nathan Flores, was arrested … Click to Continue »
Read More »Los Banos man arrested for trying to break into retail store
A Los Banos man is in custody on Friday after Los Banos police said he was arrested for an attempted burglary of a retail store. Police took a report on … Click to Continue »
Read More »Man struck by train while trying to cross railroad tracks in Merced
A man was injured Monday when he tried to cross railroad tracks in Merced despite an oncoming train, according to police. The collision was reported about 1:30 p.m. at the … Click to Continue »
Read More »Not enough mothers are breastfeeding, experts say. Here’s how they’re trying to help.
Breastfeeding is critical to the beginning of an infant’s health and well-being, according to local experts, and mothers in Merced County are less likely to breastfeed compared to others throughout … Click to Continue »
Read More »More women in California prisons are trying to kill themselves. What can the state do to protect them?
California’s corrections department’s failure to prepare when it moved hundreds of high-security female inmates from a Central Valley prison to one in inland Southern California may have contributed to a … Click to Continue »
Read More »CHP trying to determine cause of crash that killed Los Banos man on Highway 152
California Highway Patrol investigators are examining the cause of a crash that claimed the life of a 54-year-old Los Banos man on Highway 152, the California Highway Patrol said in … Click to Continue »
Read More »Transient suspected of trying to snatch baby from grandma’s arms
A man suspected of trying to snatch a baby out of her grandmother’s arms and threatened to kill them both is expected to appear in court for the first time … Click to Continue »
Read More »Man shot while trying to break up fight in Atwater
Atwater police were searching Monday for a gunman who allegedly shot a Merced man who tried to break up a fight outside a home, authorities said. Roman Carrango Tapia, 52, … Click to Continue »
Read More »Gang member arrested while trying to cash stolen check in Atwater
Check was stolen out of Merced Ulises Alvarez Monge tried cashing the check at Bank of America in Atwater Save Mart Suspect tried to flee multiple times … Click to Continue »
Read More »Atwater still trying to catch up to pension debt
City staffers pitched refinancing a portion of debt The council did not support the idea Trimming from other departments is better plan, detractors said … Click to Continue »
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