A 44-year-old woman from Salinas was killed in a single-vehicle crash on the way to visit a family member in jail on Sunday evening, according to California Highway Patrol officials. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced woman, firefighters save ducklings
Eight baby ducks stuck in a storm drain were reunited with their mother after being rescued by a Merced women and city firefighters. Julene Cook, 53, said she and her brother were walking their dogs and picking up trash along the bike path behind Lowes in Merced on Monday when …
Read More »Eight ducklings fell into a storm drain. Thanks to a Merced woman, they’re back home
Eight baby ducks stuck in a storm drain were reunited with their mother after being rescued by a Merced women and city firefighters. Julene Cook, 53, said she and her … Click to Continue »
Read More »5 injured, including pregnant woman, during crash in South Merced
Five people, including a young pregnant woman, suffered minor injuries Thursday when two cars collided in South Merced, flipping one of the vehicles on its roof, the Merced Police Department … Click to Continue »
Read More »Body of Merced County woman found in canal
The body of a 28-year-old Merced County surfaced early Friday in a canal on the outskirts of Los Banos and investigators are working to determine exactly how she died. Her … Click to Continue »
Read More »Elderly Los Banos woman in wheelchair struck by car
A 75-year-old Los Banos woman in a motorized wheelchair suffered minor injuries after being hit by a car while crossing Willmott Road Tuesday morning, police said. Los Banos Police Cmdr. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Bay Area man accused of murdering woman found in trash bin may be free on bail this week
A Merced Superior Court judge on Tuesday agreed to reset bail for a San Francisco man who is accused of murdering a Chinese woman involved in human trafficking and dumping … Click to Continue »
Read More »Atwater woman wanted to fish with her brother on her birthday. They died tragically
An Atwater woman and her brother were headed out on a fishing trip to celebrate her birthday when they died in a crash just north of Merced, family members confirmed … Click to Continue »
Read More »Modesto-area white supremacist caught on video punching woman at Berkeley rally
Nathan Damigo, the leader of an alt-right group attending California State University, Stanislaus, was caught on video Saturday punching a woman in the face at a protest in Berkeley. (Clip from We Are Change) … Click to Continue »
Read More »Hazel first woman supervising investigator in Merced district attorney’s office
For the first time, the supervising investigator in the Merced County District Attorney’s Bureau of Investigations is a woman. Anna Hazel, who has worked for the district attorney’s office since … Click to Continue »
Read More »Modesto man, woman identified in deadly Highway 99 crash
The Merced County Coroner’s Office on Thursday identified two people who died in a crash on Highway 99 near Le Grand. The driver of a Chevy Silverado was identified as … Click to Continue »
Read More »Gray honors district’s Woman of the Year at state Capitol
The CEO of Livingston Community Health was honored by Assemblyman Adam Gray at the state Capitol this week as the 21st Assembly District’s Woman of the Year. Leslie Abasta McGowan, … Click to Continue »
Read More »Woman killed by falling tree in Yosemite was from Ceres, park reports
The young woman killed by a falling tree in Yosemite National Park on Sunday morning was 20-year-old Ceres resident Destiny Rose Texeira Borges, the park said in a news release … Click to Continue »
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