The inmate who escaped U.S. Penitentiary Atwater in May has been indicted, the U.S. Attorney’s Office reported Thursday. Guaymar Cabrera-Hernandez, 26, escaped the prison around 8:30 p.m. May 12, and … Click to Continue »
Read More »Delhi mother and boyfriend sentenced to 13 years prison in death of 2-year-old girl
A Delhi mother wiped away tears Thursday after a Merced Superior Court judge sentenced her to 13 years in prison in connection with the death of her 2-year-old daughter died. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Here are the biggest winners in this year’s $218M budget in Merced
The Merced City Council adopted a $ 218 million budget this week that hires about two dozen new employees, according to records. The council unanimously adopted the budget, which includes about … Click to Continue »
Read More »June’s snowpack is 10 times more than a year ago. See 5 years of Sierra snow from space.
As of June 1, 2017, the central Sierra snowpack had about ten times more water than it did on the same day in 2016. In several recent years, no water was recorded at all on June 1. This series of satellite images shows the snow accumulation from space at roughly …
Read More »Atwater man with possible cartel connections convicted of killing 2 men 2 years apart
An Atwater man described by prosecutors as a “sick and twisted killer” was convicted Friday of killing two men two years apart in Merced County. Dionicio Gutierrez-Salazar, 38, shot a … Click to Continue »
Read More »Dos Palos teacher of 50 years retires
Marks Elementary School teacher Mary Henderson explains why she is a teacher and how she has adapted to the job for 50 years. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Dos Palos teacher of 50 years retires, leaves legacy of reading
Marks Elementary School fifth grade teacher Rose Jordan couldn’t hold back tears as she noted the impact her retiring colleague had on her daughter. “It’s because of Mrs. Henderson my … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced County’s Vanessa Smith went missing 20 years ago today. The search continues
Beverly Smith stood near an almond tree Tuesday afternoon on Winton Way, the place where the last known traces of her daughter were found 20 years ago. Her daughter, Vanessa, … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced County’s Vanessa Smith went missing 20 years ago today. The search continues
Wednesday marks 20 years of Vanessa Smith’s disappearance, a then 15-year-old girl who vanished in Winton late May during her regular walk around the almond orchards near her home. Today Vanessa would be 35-years-old. mvelez@mercedsun-star.com … Click to Continue »
Read More »Trial underway for Atwater man charged with killing two people two years apart
An Atwater man stabbed another more than 40 times more than two years after shooting a Ballico man in the head, prosecutors said Friday. Dionicio Gutierrez-Salazar, 38, appeared in Merced … Click to Continue »
Read More »As cicadas emerge four years early, scientists wonder if climate change is providing a nudge
Cicadas overwhelm tree branches across the mid-Atlantic once every 17 years, like clockwork. But something – some suspect climate change – could be sounding their alarm clocks four years early. … Click to Continue »
Read More »The snowpack is still massive in May. Watch 5 years of Sierra snow from space
As of May 1, 2017, the central Sierra snowpack is 202 percent of normal. That’s a big difference from a few years ago – the snowpack was 2 percent of normal on May 1, 2015 and 68 percent of normal last year. This series of satellite images shows the snow …
Read More »Chowchilla man sentenced to 135 years to life for rape
A Chowchilla man convicted of rape was sentenced in Madera Superior Court on Thursday to 135 years to life in state prison, the Madera County District Attorney’s Office reported. Mark … Click to Continue »
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