After a nearly seven hour-long meeting, the board of the San Joaquin River Conservancy has delayed making a decision on where the public will have vehicle access to the River West open space area. Over 100 people packed Fresno City Hall Wednesday voicing their concerns on whether a street and …
Read More »18-year-old arrested in fiery fatal crash west of Turlock
A teenager faces charges of vehicular manslaughter in a DUI-related crash Sunday morning that killed a still-unidentified driver Sunday morning several miles west of Turlock. Hayward resident Alejandro Valdovinos, 18, … Click to Continue »
Read More »Firefighters battle structure fire on West 19th Street in Merced
The Merced City Fire Department responds to the scene of a structure fire at 344 West 19th Street in Merced, Calif., on Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017. … Click to Continue »
Read More »What police recovered after standoff at west Modesto market
A 35-year-old man remained in custody Tuesday on warrants and a charge of resisting arrest after a roughly two-hour standoff with police in west Modesto on Monday afternoon. Officers were … Click to Continue »
Read More »Environmental group sues after Trump administration scraps effort to protect West Coast sea animals
An environmental group has filed a federal lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s withdrawal of proposed limits on the number of endangered whales, dolphins and sea turtles that can be killed … Click to Continue »
Read More »Brand Sees Fresno As The West Coast’s E-Commerce Hub
Fresno Mayor Lee Brand focused on job creation as he delivered his first state of the city speech today at the Fresno Convention Center. Brand says he wants to build upon this year’s announcements of new fulfillment centers for retail giants Amazon and Ulta Beauty, which are both now under …
Read More »West Nile is back in Merced County. Here’s what you can do to stay safe
West Nile virus was detected in one mosquito found outside Los Banos last week, officials with the Merced County Mosquito Abatement District announced. The mosquito tested positive for the virus … Click to Continue »
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Butchered shark fins seized from shrimp boat off Key West
Florida wildlife officers made a grisly discovery aboard a Key West shrimp boat this week: dozens of pairs of dismembered shark fins. The boat was discovered about 20 miles north … Click to Continue »
Read More »West Side farmers to get a 65 percent water allocation from Central Valley Project
With ample rainfall and an above-average snowpack, west side San Joaquin Valley growers were hoping the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation would give them a 100 percent allocation of water this … Click to Continue »
Read More »Update: Merced boy, 11, killed in hit-and-run in west Modesto; 31-year-old man arrested
An 11-year-old Merced boy is dead and a 31-year-old Modesto man is in jail after a fatal hit-and-run crash that occurred just before 11 p.m. Monday in west Modesto, according … Click to Continue »
Read More »Los Banos man killed in rollover crash on Stanislaus West Side
A 31-year-old Los Banos man was killed early Sunday when the 2007 Ford Mustang in which he was a passenger overturned after the driver drifted off Interstate 5 on Stanislaus … Click to Continue »
Read More »Highway 120 West to Yosemite closed; repair work to begin next week
Repair work is expected to begin next week on Highway 120 West near Yosemite National Park where the road is too damaged to be used by motorists, park officials said … Click to Continue »
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