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Merced Infant Tests Positive for COVID-19 as Infections in Children Rise

May 13, 2020

A five-month-old child in Merced County has tested positive for COVID-19, health officials said Wednesday. It's the county's first infant-related infection and the health department is expressing concern about an uptick in the number of children contracting...

Mobile COVID-19 Testing Comes to Merced

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March 30, 2020

Merced County will activate mobile COVID-19 testing sites for those showing symptoms of the disease, according to a news release from the county's health department. Testing will be done in two locations eac...

Father Arrested in Killings of His Valley Born Children

AP News

January 28, 2020

A former Fresno man about to be freed from prison has been taken into custody in connection with the decades-old killings of five of his infant children in a case a sheriff said has haunted his agency for years...

Merced Man Sentenced for Aiding Alleged Killer of Cpl. Ronil Singh

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January 16, 2020

A man in the United States illegally was sentenced to 21 months in prison in Fresno federal court Wednesday for helping a suspect try to escape to his native Mexico after officials say he killed a Newman police officer. Erik Quiroz Razo, 28, of ...

Power Returns in Merced After More Than 2 Hour Blackout

gvwire

January 10, 2020

Nearly 15,000 PG&E customers in Merced were without electricity Friday for more than two hours likely because of vehicle accidents. Power was lost at 7:39 a.m. and returned about 10 a.m. "We have conf...

California Is a Wondrous Place. I’m Leaving.

CalMatters

December 22, 2019

To me, California has always been an amazing place with a wondrous geography far more diverse than the other two largest states. This helps explain why historically it has been such a beacon for so many Amer...

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Former Merced Healthcare CEO Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison

gvwire

November 5, 2019

A former Merced healthcare executive is headed to federal prison for five years for fraud. U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. O’Neil handed Sandra Haar, 59, the prison sentence and ordered her to pay $6.1 million in restitution Monday in a Fresno courtroom. ...

Woman Who Livestreamed Fatal Merced Crash Arrested Again

AP News

October 18, 2019

STOCKTON — A California woman on parole after serving a sentence for driving drunk while livestreaming a crash that killed her younger sister in Merced County was arrested Thursday after crashing a car during a...

Special Ops Plane That Led POW Rescue Mission Coming to Castle Air Museum

Randy Reed

October 16, 2019

A military plane that played a pivotal role in a daring Vietnam War mission will make Castle Air Museum in Atwater its new home. Aircraft 0212, a Lockheed MC-130P outfitted for special operations, helped gui...

Giant Plane That Led POW Rescue Mission Coming to Castle Air Museum

Randy Reed

October 14, 2019

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Fresno Supervisors Approve Resolution to Delay Vehicle Miles Traveled Law

Four Minneapolis Officers Fired After Death of Black Man

Derek Carr to 2020 Grads: Don’t Miss Out on Alternative Ceremonies

Coronavirus Could Force Private Medical Practices to Close or Sell

Fresno Supervisors Approve Resolution to Delay Vehicle Miles Traveled Law

Over 300 Free COVID-19 Tests Done at NW Fresno Site

Law Pushed by Democrats Will Force You Into Buses, Van Pools, and High Rises

Big Screen Movies are Back in the Valley. Here's Where to See Them.

‘Fresno, Out!’ Basketball Video Seen by Millions on Twitter

Jerry Sloan, Jazz Great and Hall of Fame Coach, Dies at 78

As Fresno Restaurants Set to Reopen, Vandals Cause Thousands in Damage

California’s Shelter-In-Place Order, Explained

Opinion: COVID-19’s Fifth Column — American Health Choices

Walters: How Long Will Newsom’s One-Man Rule Last?

Don’t Worry About Spreading the Coronavirus With Cash

COVID-19 Brings a New Kind of Ramadan for Muslim Community

Eid al-Fitr Marks End of Ramadan, but COVID-19 Curtails Big Events

LIVE: Daily Briefing from Gov. Gavin Newsom

Must Muslims Fast for Ramadan During COVID-19?

Trump Campaign Kicks off Catholic Voter Outreach Project

This 2020 Presidential Forecast Says Trump Faces Historic Defeat Due to Terrible Economy

Battered California Republicans See Hope in Rare House Win

Biden Hires Chávez Granddaughter to Help on Latino Outreach

Merced Infant Tests Positive for COVID-19 as Infections in Children Rise

Mobile COVID-19 Testing Comes to Merced

Father Arrested in Killings of His Valley Born Children

Merced Man Sentenced for Aiding Alleged Killer of Cpl. Ronil Singh

Power Returns in Merced After More Than 2 Hour Blackout

California Is a Wondrous Place. I’m Leaving.

Former Merced Healthcare CEO Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison

Woman Who Livestreamed Fatal Merced Crash Arrested Again

Special Ops Plane That Led POW Rescue Mission Coming to Castle Air Museum

Giant Plane That Led POW Rescue Mission Coming to Castle Air Museum

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