It’s a test to gauge interest in semi-pro ball
Is Atwater ready for its own semi-pro baseball team? That question could be answered tonight when residents get a chance to take in a semi-pro game — for free! — at Firemen’s Memorial Ball Park.
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Group organizes efforts to prevent blazes in woodsy landscape.
MARIPOSA — One of Mariposa’s charms is its woodsy nature. But the lush, overgrown look that’s typical of a mountain county can be a mixed blessing, particularly in times of drought when things that are normally green turn brown.
Suit claimed that the hospital retaliated against him after he reported unsafe practices to state
Dr. John Brannigan, an obstetrician who practiced in both Los Banos and Merced, has been awarded punitive damages by a Merced jury in a suit against Memorial Hospital Los Banos.
Managing 150 employees at four different sites, working with students from a variety of backgrounds and attending countless meetings and conferences makes Jill Macha’s job a tough one.
Second congressional hearing this year underlines importance of colonies.
WASHINGTON — A record 36 percent of the U.S. commercial bee colonies have been lost so far to mysterious causes this year and the worst may be yet to come, experts told a congressional panel Thursday morning.
Second congressional hearing this year underlines importance of colonies.
WASHINGTON — A record 36 percent of the U.S. commercial bee colonies have been lost so far to mysterious causes this year and the worst may be yet to come, experts told a congressional panel Thursday morning.
Officials say that wounded victim is hospitalized and may not survive.
Merced police are searching for two men who they believe robbed and shot another man in South Merced late Wednesday night.
June 27, 1958
Seniors, the disabled and the blind are eligible for homeowner and rental assistance under a state-operated program.
MODESTO — Rep. Dennis Cardoza, D-Merced, has announced that he will be joining with the group No Homeowner Left Behind and other community partners to host another foreclosure prevention event in Modesto.
The voracious pest is common on East Coast; county ag officials will be out placing traps in the region
The Japanese beetle, a major pest on the East Coast, has been found in the city of Merced.
An adult Japanese beetle is about half an inch long with a shiny, metallic-green body and bronze-colored outer wings. There are small tufts of white hair along the sides of the body.
Smoke drifting into Valley from fires expected to linger for another week
MODESTO — Despite the smoky air, the headaches and teary eyes, Valley residents still went about their work and play this week.
Smoke drifting into Valley from fires expected to linger for another week
MODESTO — Despite the smoky air, the headaches and teary eyes, Valley residents still went about their work and play this week.
Fireworks are synonymous with the Fourth of July.
Tree-lined sidewalks create just enough shade in these hot summer months to make a late afternoon stroll worth taking. But, when those attractive trees’ roots start to crumble concrete, a walk could be treacherous.
Judge delays decision on weapon, seeks further arguments.
The defense attorney in the retrial of Robert Thompson repeated his attempts to exclude the alleged murder weapon from the 22-year-old homicide case Wednesday, saying investigators didn’t follow correct procedures before taking evidence into custody.
CASTLE — About 100 student pilots will be evicted from their apartments at noon Friday unless the American School of Aviation pays its overdue water bill.
June 26, 1958
Family of correctional officer copes with death, plans funeral for Friday afternoon
A stab wound to the heart took the life of Jose Rivera, a 22-year-old federal correctional officer at U.S. Penitentiary Atwater, according to preliminary autopsy results released Tuesday by the Merced County Sheriff’s Department.
Lightning-sparked fires continue to mount.
Two strike teams of firefighters from Merced are assisting efforts in two areas of the state to quell the recent rash of wildfires, Chief Ken Mitten of the Merced Fire Department said Tuesday.
Lightning-sparked fires continue to mount.
Two strike teams of firefighters from Merced are assisting efforts in two areas of the state to quell the recent rash of wildfires, Chief Ken Mitten of the Merced Fire Department said Tuesday.
The blazes will probably not be contained until early next week.
Eight homes were evacuated Tuesday as blazes that have consumed about 1,800 acres in Mariposa County ran ahead of a small army of firefighters.
There were no big surprises in the sparse 2008-2009 Merced City School District’s budget, said Merced City Teachers Association President Fred Arzamendi.
Tired of standing on the sidelines, some of those fighting to clean up the Valley air are vying to have a voice in the future.
Merced’s political winds are shifting, and clean air advocates are the ones blowing in the change.
The facility has equipment to help the visually impaired with reading
Margaret Vuchmann-Garcia had to learn how to live again after she lost most of her eyesight nine years ago.
SACRAMENTO — With a wheelchair-bound grandson at their side, Alfredo and Maria Garcia, of Fresno, pleaded with a state Senate committee Tuesday to pass a new child-abuse law.
The Applegate Park Zoo is looking for a few good kids to attend zoo camp this summer.
ATWATER — Waste Management promoted Julie Hernandez to the district manager in Atwater from Winton’s route manager.
Merced’s chapter of the Central California Regional Obesity Prevention Program will have a meeting at 3 p.m. July 2 in the Merced County Public Health Department on 260 E. 15th St.
At age 19, Joshua Harper abused his then-girlfriend’s infant daughter, who is recovering well.
A Merced man accused two years ago of sexually assaulting and beating his then-girlfriend’s 6-month-old daughter has been sentenced to eight years in prison.
MERCED COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT
Merger will provide wireless service from San Joaquin County to Madera.
Fire2Wire, a Salida-based wireless Internet provider, has purchased Elite.net, an Atwater company serving Merced County.
FRESNO — Eight people have been charged and 40 others will be cited for speeding in connection with a massive foggy pileup on Highway 99 last November.
ATWATER — Atwater’s Fourth of July Committee is selling T-shirts to help fund the upcoming Independence Day celebration.
June 25, 1958
As the Central Valley and Northern California areas settled into what promises to be a week of hazy air, more attention was being paid to what that could mean in terms of health.
Officials say the federal prison is staffed at an above-average level.
As Jose Rivera’s friends and family mourn a brother, a son and a Navy veteran, union officials are blaming high inmate-to-guard ratios for the correctional officer’s death.
Thanks to wildfires blanketing Central California, Merced County’s air quality could remain bad for the second day in a row today.
Mandatory evacuations forced some residents from their homes
PONDEROSA BASIN — Lightning-sparked fires spread across southern Mariposa County on Monday, prompting concerns about evacuations and placing firefighters at every driveway on a dirt mountain road.
Buyers are taking advantage of favorable prices in Merced County’s current economic situation.
As home prices continue their free fall, sales activity is finally starting to move in the opposite direction, according to the latest numbers from real estate tracking firm DataQuick Information Systems.
Daily searches turn up knives and other dangerous objects.
The ever-present threat of stabbings exists not only for correctional officers at the federal level, but inside Merced County jails as well.
Daily searches turn up knives and other dangerous objects.
The ever-present threat of stabbings exists not only for correctional officers at the federal level, but inside Merced County jails as well.
In a seperate accident, a Clovis resident died in single-car rollover.
HILMAR — A head-on crash between a compact sedan and a milk tanker truck late Monday morning resulted in the death of a 53-year-old Stevinson man and the closure of Highway 165 near Hilmar for about three hours.
WINTON — Investigators are calling it a meth lab on wheels.
Environmental groups say government has overstepped its constitutional authority.
WASHINGTON — The Bush administration’s controversial fence along the Southwest border escaped a potentially devastating legal roadblock Monday as the Supreme Court rejected a constitutional challenge by environmental groups and more than a dozen members of Congress.
The candidate discusses energy proposals, including $300 million car-battery prize.
FRESNO — Republican presidential candidate John McCain made an interesting suggestion Monday at a town hall meeting in Fresno.
A Merced County Superior Court jury took less than 15 minutes to convict a Los Banos man of drug charges Monday. After a day and a half of testimony, Juan Ignacio Lopez, 57, was found guilty of possession for sale of methamphetamine and guilty of an enhancement for a previous conviction on the same charges.
Witnesses say Gerald Finn was homeless and possibly on drugs.
Gerald Finn wanted Merced County sheriff’s deputies to kill him Sunday, but he didn’t get his wish.
Witnesses say Gerald Finn was homeless and possibly on drugs.
Gerald Finn wanted Merced County sheriff’s deputies to kill him Sunday, but he didn’t get his wish.
