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If adults won't do it, they will: Hundreds join Modesto youths in March For Our Lives

They came with their voices, their signs, their passion and their votes — and in many cases future votes — to demand gun reform. And, if the adults don't get … Click to Continue »

 

Two people reported missing in storm-related incidents in Mariposa County

Two people are missing in Mariposa County, believed to have been swept away in separate incidents tied to this week's storm-related flooding in the Sierra foothills. Search and rescue crews … Click to Continue »

 

It may take months to know if anyone else at Merced High has tuberculosis. Here's why

It may take months to find out when, where and how a Merced High School student contracted tuberculosis, experts said. And it also may take months to find out if … Click to Continue »

 

Easter Eggs will fall from the sky — really — in Modesto for hunt-happy youngsters

It'll be raining eggs in Modesto next weekend — literally, at one location — a colorful bounty for wee basket-toting hunters. Eggs will be spread, hidden and even dropped from … Click to Continue »

 

More water headed to Modesto from Don Pedro Reservoir after heavy winter storm

Flash floods from heavy storms destroyed several street sections in foothills east of Modesto Thursday, where two large washouts also wiped out domestic water pipes under roads, leaving up to … Click to Continue »

 

Soledad woman suffers major injury in Merced County DUI crash, CHP says

A Soledad woman is suspected of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs after a two-vehicle crash sent her to the hospital with major injuries, according to California Highway … Click to Continue »

 

How 'Miracle March' is going to make Oakdale Irrigation District $10 million richer

The Oakdale Irrigation District will sell up to $10 million worth of river water to outside buyers this year, board members decided this week on a 3-2 vote. Board members … Click to Continue »

 

Cleanup after heavy flooding stalls cars at Fresno intersection

City crews and police work the intersection of Champlain and Perrin in northeast Fresno on Thursday, March 22, 2018. Several cars stalled in the deep water around the intersection. … Click to Continue »

 

Merced pharmacy robbery suspects captured in Ripon after 50-mile chase, police say

Two Sacramento men, suspected of robbing a Merced pharmacy Thursday evening, were captured after leading police on a 50-mile high-speed chase, the Police Department reported. Mills Frank Wesley III, 23, … Click to Continue »

 

Turlock police and fire confront an emergency: Their radios aren't so great anymore

The radio system has failed twice since October for the Turlock police and fire departments, prompting the City Council to approve a replacement Thursday night. The council voted 5-0 for … Click to Continue »

 

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