With just days to go in this election season, one key group has been drawing a lot of attention – Latinx voters. And their impact on elections is particularly important here in California, given that they make up the state’s largest ethnic group. To learn more about efforts to appeal …
Read More »Scarcity Of Immigration Services In Tulare County Means Some People Get The Wrong Type Of Help
Immigration lawyers in the San Joaquin Valley say they’re overwhelmed with their caseloads and it’s particularly pointed in Tulare County where the demand for services is growing. Although it’s hard to calculate the exact number of people looking for immigration attorneys, many people in the field say it’s significantly high. …
Read More »After TJ Cox Wins Congressional District 21, Forecasters Ask What They Got Wrong
Leading up to the November election, forecasters predicted that Republican incumbent David Valadao would win the 21st Congressional District. The District includes all of Kings County, and parts of Fresno, Tulare, and Kern Counties. It wasn’t until last week, as vote counts were finalized, that the race was decided in …
Read More »“There’s No Wrong Way To Swede” At Sunday’s Homemade Film Festival
This Sunday, the Tower Theater will be playing about twenty sweded films on the big screen. If you haven’t heard of a “sweded” film before, it’s like a short home-remake of a real film, but as low budget as you can get: Think sheets for backgrounds, and cardboard cutouts for …
Read More »“There’s No Wrong Way To Swede” At Sunday’s Homemade Film Festival
This Sunday, the Tower Theater will be playing about twenty sweded films on the big screen. If you haven’t heard of a “sweded” film before, it’s like a short home-remake of a real film, but as low budget as you can get: Think sheets for backgrounds, and cardboard cutouts for …
Read More »Here’s what Merced County is doing wrong, candidates say
This week candidates for the Westside’s portion of the Merced County Board of Supervisors gave their thoughts on what leaders in the area are doing wrong. The District 5 seat, … Click to Continue »
Read More »He was riding his bike the wrong way in Merced, police say. Now he’s in the hospital
A 60-year-old Merced man on a bicycle suffered “moderate” injuries when he was struck by a car Tuesday on G Street, according to Merced police. The man was pedaling northbound … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced woman was DUI and driving the wrong way on Highway 99, CHP says
A 22-year-old Merced woman was arrested early Friday after she was spotted driving the wrong way on Highway 99 while under the influence of alcohol, the California Highway Patrol reported. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Police: Man shot by Merced resident during break-in was drunk and ‘in the wrong home’
A man who was shot and killed Wednesday during an apparent break-in in Merced was drunk and “entered the wrong home,” Merced police said Thursday. The man, whose name has … Click to Continue »
Read More »Suspect broke into his mom’s house. Then he pulled in front of the wrong guy
A 19-year-old Turlock man broke into his mother’s Atwater home Wednesday night with two of his friends, the Atwater Police Department reported. According to police, Jeraime Hoover, 19, of Turlock … Click to Continue »
Read More »Trump is wrong on climate change
The following editorial appeared in the Chicago Tribune on Saturday, June 3: President Donald Trump believes that withdrawing from the Paris climate change deal will mean great things for the … Click to Continue »
Read More »Attempted carjacking in Atwater goes wrong. 2 arrested after car crash.
Two Merced men involved in an Atwater collision were booked into jail Tuesday night after they allegedly tried to carjack someone in the Applebee’s parking lot, the Police Department reported. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Trump wrong on climate change and jobs
Donald Trump rode to the White House promising to bring back jobs for working-class Americans. But dismantling federal efforts to address climate change will make it harder to deliver on … Click to Continue »
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