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2 tornadoes touch down in Fresno County, NWS confirms

Apr 22

Mega Millions ticket matching 5 numbers sold in Merced County

Aug 9, 2023

Westlands Water District

3 tornadoes officially touched down in the Central CA Tuesday: NWS

A Storm Survey Team report from the National Weather Service in Hanford confirms three tornadoes officially touched down in Central California on Tuesday.

Apr 23

Merced kidnapping suspect's brother arrested, booked for conspiracy

Oct 8, 2022

CA deadly kidnapping: Suspect worked for family, baby was left to die

Oct 7, 2022

Merced kidnapping: Suspect in custody has violent past, documents show

Oct 6, 2022

4 family members kidnapped from CA business, deputies say

Oct 4, 2022

Newsom declares drought emergency for 39 CA counties

May 11, 2021

Six inmates escape from California jail using homemade rope

Jan 12, 2021

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CA kidnapping: Suspect worked for family, baby was left to die, family spokesperson says

Oct 6, 2022

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CA family kidnapping: Chilling new video shows suspect take 2 zip-tied family members, mom and baby

Oct 5, 2022

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Club helps small businesses while providing masks for people in need

Aug 21, 2020

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One daughter dies and another in jail after crash is streamed live on Instagram

Jul 26, 2017

Latest Stories

Most Valley sheriffs say they won't enforce California curfew

Local law enforcement agencies, including Fresno, Tulare, Kings, and Merced Counties, say they will not be enforcing California's limited stay-at-home order which prohibits non-essential activity from 10 pm to 5 am.

Nov 20, 2020

Merced County school teacher subjected to racial slurs during Zoom call, police say

Atwater Police have launched an investigation into the incident and say those responsible could be charged with a hate crime and using a computer network to commit a crime.

Sep 1, 2020

Foster Farms plant in Merced County shut down amid uncontrolled COVID-19 outbreak, 8 deaths

Merced County health officials announced on Thursday they are shutting down the Foster Farms facility in Livingston due to an uncontrolled COVID-19 outbreak.