Merced, CA News

• Merced, CA News
• Report: LAPD seeks Manson family member recordings
• 2 toddlers killed in trailer fire in Bakersfield
• Gang members sentenced in Calif. jewelry robberies
• Firefighters work to corral San Diego County fire
• Bus driver taking kids to Disneyland arrested
• Jury reaches verdict on Xiong trial
• Wine Line: A family approach at Bogle
• Sailboat ban lifted for SF's Golden Gate
• Terminally ill convicted killer to be released
• SF planners approve new high-rise neighborhood
• Calif. man charged with seeking sex with girl, 11
• California's Coronado named nation's best beach
• Adaskaveg: SportMods at Chowchilla Speedway
• Merced's Evans was dual threat
• Versatile Merced College frosh best in NorCal
• Potential Merced College leaders to give open forums
• Our View: Two for new congressional district
• Playhouse's 'Music Man' a square deal
• Los Banos maven Sawyer dies
• Fatal shooting trial now in Merced jury's hands
• Car veers off Highway 99 and into dry riverbed near Livingston
• Idina Menzel brings voice to Gallo
• Lucas reflects on film as Graffiti festivities near
• Fresno mom injured pushing baby out of danger
• Holiday kicks off season of road danger
• Man arrested over Merced County burglaries
• Jury deliberates on Xiong trial
• 2 sentenced to year in jail for music piracy
• Firefighters battle wildfire near Julian
• USS Iowa to depart to Southern California Saturday
• Fugitive arrested after 27 years on lam for murder
• Triplet escapes crib, found unconscious in tub
• A geyser in Merced
• Trial ordered in video molestation case
• Obama to campaign in Iowa, promote energy plan
• 101-year-old man killed by 91-year-old driver
• Onetime top football prospect seeks exoneration
• Onetime top football prospect seeks exoneration
• Expect Buhach Colony baseball to make another run
• Buhach Colony's Eastman carries on family tradition
• Riverbank councilman to appear in court
• Season comes to an end for Buhach Colony
• Our View: Bill threatens integrity of public records
• Gatherings will mark Memorial Day in Merced area
• Meetings on Thursday, May 24, 2012
• Arguments ending in Xiong trial
• Two Merced City School District leaders promoted
• Burned baby's family plans legal action against Merced's Mercy Medical Center
• Marijuana found growing at site of fire in Winton
• Man wounds 3 in San Francisco afternoon shooting
• Former nanny sues Sharon Stone, claims harassment
• 101-year-old man killed by 91-year-old driver
• California farmers, residents to get more water
• Calif. sues Army Corps over vegetation rule
• Live blog: Sac-Joaquin Section Division 1 Baseball
• UC Merced Student Creates Opportunity in Government Service
• Fire in Winton destroys house, marijuana plants
• 'Off the 99' podcast: Walsh, Steed face off in Merced Supervisor District 2 race
• Transient pleads not guilty to Santa Cruz stabbing
• SF jury awards $11.4m for garbage truck injury
• SF supes urge Navy to name ship after Harvey Milk
• Girl golfer ties for lead at NY boys' tourney
• Mariela Castro tops US visit with transgender talk
• Teen gets 15 years for Merced man's 2010 shooting death
• Sac-Joaquin Section Baseball Playoffs
• Group raises $65,000 to save two state parks in Merced County
• Change at top of Merced County Farm Bureau
• Outdoors: See Sonora Pass to believe it
• Hilmar Yellowjackets earn D5 bid, await opponent
• California honored in nation's 'Best of the BVL'
• Around Town: Downtown market
• Carol Kellogg: Save the pool at McNamara Park
• Councilman Tony Dossetti: My votes on Parsons project
• Michael Gerson: Catholics won't go quietly
• Our View: Don't whine about budget shortfalls
• Stanislaus' Dos Rios Ranch aims to return to Valley's roots
• Stanislaus farmers propose rate hike
• Merced College graduating 574 students Friday
• CSU Stanislaus commencements Thursday
• No felony charges for 4 in Dodger Stadium fight
• Yosemite's Half Dome to reopen with cable access
• Calif. man convicted of murder in SF club shooting
• AP, news groups sue Idaho over execution access
• Update: 2-year-old boy killed in South Merced house fire
• Thousands of West Coast immigration files released
• Merced City Council repeals renter protection ordinance
• Va. contractor suspends flights after 2 crashes
• Appeals court rules against medical marijuana bans
• 8 hurt in Oklahoma City shooting after NBA playoff
• Merced County planning reductions in all departments
• Prep Baseball Playoffs: Buhach bruised, faces elimination after loss to St. Mary's
• Mike North: Lessons learned on hunt
• Young spellers compete in Spanish bee in Turlock
• Longtime outdoor educator Jack L. Boyd dies at age 93
• McNamara Pool in South Merced to reopen, council assures
• Dan Morain: Moderates seeing hope
• Our View: Pressure rises to focus on teacher quality
• Local sports schedule for Tuesday, May 22, 2012
• Four killed over the weekend in 3 suspected DUI crashes
• 3 arrested at Merced checkpoint Sunday
• New national registry lists exonerations for those who were wrongfully convicted
• Speaker visit helps Denham raise money
• Farm bill specialty debate shifts
• Modesto utility defends SF water sale proposal
• New 10th Congressional District is wide open
• Carol Campodonica: The best congressional candidate
• 2 men due for arraignment in USC shootings
• 1,600 museums offer military families free tickets
• Latino car wash workers sue Santa Monica employers
• State lawmaker pleads not guilty to DUI charges
• Ex-Yahoo executive pleads in insider-trading case
• Missing Yosemite hiker found
• Hundreds mourn Calif soldier killed in Afghanistan
• Dead newborn found in Oxnard strawberry field
• US companies seeking more foreign visa workers
• Driver beaten after hitting bikers on freeway
• Eclipse crosses Asia, US: Millions look skyward
• Golden Gate celebrates 75th with help of engineers
• Mariposa claims prep softball section title
• New spot for Gustine City Hall
• Merced High's passionate principal awarded
• Merced College student spearheads community service programs
• Merced County Office of Education buys five buildings for $850K
• Dismissal denied in Firm Build teen-asbestos case
• Hugh Laurie, rest of crew make their last 'House' call tonight
• UC Merced bone health research promising
• Bicyclist found in Fresno canal dies
• Fire razes vacant house in Fairmead
• Pair of cities making moves to their headquarters
• Jon Hawthorne: Disaster just waiting to happen
• Gregg Wieland: Schools can't afford high-speed rail
• Bruce Ackerman: Payback for a Facebook tax refugee
• Dan Walters: Rigid ideology keeps hydro out of green power equation
• Our View: Lessons to be learned from JPMorgan's loss
• Prep Roundup: St. Mary's overpowers Atwater
• Prep Baseball: Buhach Colony hammers Tracy
• Report: LA rail line woes could cause derailments
• Producer seeks to dismiss `Stripper 101' lawsuit
• Teen attacked after knocking down motorcyclists
• Paper says experts alarmed by PG&E pipeline surges
• Tahoe bicyclists turn out in force for record
• Paper says experts alarmed by PG&E pipeline surges
• Two juveniles arrested in Hilmar store burglary
• East Asia, western US await 'ring of fire' eclipse
• Knee surgery stats prompt changes at US hospitals
• Day after historic IPO, Facebook's Zuckerberg weds
• Calif. says no $12M to move migrant encampment
• APNewsBreak: 22 states join campaign finance fight
• Shooting reported in the Beachwood area
• Robbery suspect shot and killed by deputy
• Car plunges into Port of LA waters, driver grave
• Boston U student driver remembers `best friend'
• Robbery suspect shot and killed by deputy
• SpaceX rocket launch aborted in last half-second
• Feds say Colorado wildfire started on camp stove
• South Merced: Time to get past the past?
• Defenseless: Fielding mistakes end Chowchilla's softball season
• Golden Valley's Pust clears 16 feet, wins pole vault
• LA police arrest 2 in killings of Chinese students
• UC Merced students aid anti-dropout effort
• Testimony in gang-related trial begins
• Merced City Council eyes repeal of foreclosure ordinance
• Longtime Kiddieland operator is fired
• 'The Music Man' opens at Playhouse Merced
• Reaching new depths
• Oakdale marks 20 yummy years of chocolate
• Kevin Ferris: Sons' acts tell stories of valor and sacrifice
• Steven Greenhut: California can still be land of dreams and opportunity
• Our View: Board of Supervisors needs new faces
• Kris A. Upton: Pedrozo impressive
• Race weekend at Ocean Chowchilla Speedway
• Loraine Goodwin: Goodwin for Congress
• Chase leads to 2 arrests
• Lakers, Clippers, Kings, and cars crowd into LA
• Lance Armstrong first guest on new Newsom TV show
• Suspect arrested after chase, fatal crash
• Mother gets life for murder of her young daughter
• Salinas grower recalls bagged iceberg lettuce
• Federal officials announces 20K youth summer jobs
• Man's defibrillator stops knife during attack
• Man's defibrillator stops knife during attack
• Patriots no match for Jefferies
• 19-year-old man arrested after pursuit
• Mountain men returning to Bettencourt Ranch
• Buhach Colony's rising stars
• CrossFit Merced owner DeJager will compete at regionals
• Around Town: Sister 2 Sister Tea
• Get ready: Smokey takes smooth sound to Modesto
• Hugh Laurie keeps blues alive, well
• Valley crop damage from hail hits $79.3M
• Doane Yawger: Ray was a key figure in Chowchilla society
• Dental care free at event in Modesto
• Michael Martin: Feinstein stands up for river
• Becky Barcellos: Don't judge without the facts
• Our View: Mobley, Gray for new Assembly District
• Merced County to cut service range of Dial-a-Ride
• Berkeley spending $24K to review media policy
• TV's "Starsky" charged with drug possession in Ky.
• More firefighters heading to Colorado
• Cal State Fullerton bans smoking on campus
• Gang member convicted in Halloween stabbing murder
• Merced County Arts Council News - May 17, 2012
• Probation sweep results in 16 arrests
• Parents of slain Chinese students sue USC
• California lawyer accused in Arizona murder case
• Ed Ray, Chowchilla bus driver in 1976 kidnapping, dies
• Correction: Space Shuttle-California story
• Correction: Space Shuttle-California story
• Bill provides quicker way to report fan violence
• Live Blog: Division 1 baseball tournament: Buhach vs. Beyer
• McNamara Pool may re-open for the summer, dependent on finding funding sources
• Mariposa celebrates Amgen Tour of California in wake of tragedy
• New heights for Corona
• Tip List: MID Canal overflows onto property
• Fallen officers remembered at somber event
• Atwater board gives OK to search for new superintendent
• Tyler leads Yellowjackets to upset victory in Division 5
• Buhach ready to get 'loud' vs. Patriots
• Pearl Ford: Lack of school buses make Merced a worse place to live
• Nathan W. Monroe: Race could make history
• Paul Jevert: HSR will bring jobs to Valley
• Wendell Martin: Keeping cats out of gardens
• UC students seek to bar tuition hike
• Our View: Congress failing on highway bill
• Amgen cycling event appreciated, warts and all
• Man accused of firing gun in Ceres home
• Old Navy to open store in Turlock in fall
• Grower fined for refusing to re-hire fired worker
• 'Ring of Fire' eclipse visible from China to Texas
• Tests to determine what caused rocks to ignite
• Huge Marilyn Monroe statue arrives in Palm Springs
• Huge Marilyn Monroe statue arrives in Palm Springs
• Manny Pacquiao denounces anti-gay allegations
• Sisters sue agencies in CA, claiming abuse missed
• Crews unearth old pauper's cemetery in San Jose
• Man faces prison for Iran shipments scheme
• DC police: Sikh officers can wear beards, turbans
• Merced County judge admonished for delays
• Tracy gets green light for solar power project
• Drive-by shooting reported in South Merced
• Slain Merced High student's family asks why
• Outdoors: Start your Half Dome hike early
• Sierra foothill towns prepare for Amgen TOC crowd
• Bucio a bulldog on the mound for Le Grand
• Miranda gets 25 years to life in 1980 Los Banos homicide
• Recycling containers being added to Merced College campus
• Dawn Daniels-Brown: Smoking vs. cheating
• Merced County's Most Wanted: Enrique Cabellero
• Mercy's health fair a success
• Our View: Blame galore for state's deficit, delays
• Dan Morain: Taking trafficking seriously
• Anonymous tip leads deputies to body, bloody home
• Facebook boosts size of IPO by 25 percent
• Atwater school board shifts to replacing superintendent
• Merced supervisorial candidate goes door-to-door
• New auto dealership moving into old Turlock Auto Plaza
• City of Modesto budget shows improvement
• California 21st Assembly District hopefuls debate issues
• Zuckerberg's Facebook story is study in contrasts
• Our View: Blame galore for state's deficit, delays
• Outdoors: Start your Half Dome hike early
• UC regents weigh tuition hike to close budget gap
• Merced knocked out of softball playoffs
• New scrutiny for CA nuke plant, as restart looms
• Bucio a bulldog on the mound for Le Grand
• Morain: Taking human trafficking seriously
• NY judge: Apple statements damage lawsuit position
• Group asks judge to halt sea lion killings
• Ooh, aah: Take in Yosemite views -- by computer
• Dog rescue reveals cash and drugs
• Task force seeks reforms after Kelly Thomas death
• Second OC landfill searched for missing boys
• Del Monte closing Kingsburg peach processing plant
• Facebook raises IPO price as offering nears
• Stun gun used on motorist in carjacking
• Police shoot at armed suspected thief on SF street
• Magnitude-4.0 quake in ocean off Northern Calif.
• End of the Road: Lodi bounces Merced from prep baseball section playoffs in rout
• Growing with agriculture: Atwater High School reaps investment
• Merced County supervisor candidates eye $40K in funding
• Mariposa regrouping
• Merced, Stanislaus counties scrambling to keep parks open
• Singer-actress Simpson designing clothes for moms-to-be
• Our View: Bigelow strongest in 5th Assembly
• Authorities identify man shot to death
• Fresno County mulls new animal shelters
• Del Monte to move cannery to Modesto
• Authorities identify man shot to death
• Thomas Friedman: Everything in U.S. up for sale
• Parker Garcia: Recall comes to mind
• Dan Walters: Brown's budget credibility shot
• Local sports schedule for Tuesday, May 15, 2012
• College Baseball: Freshmen delivered for Devils
• Motorcyclists killed in traffic collision
• 6-year-old boy drowns after raft tips over
• Modesto cemeteries vandalized, headstones broken
• Coliseum commission approves lease with USC
• Big pot-growing operation found LA-area mountains
• Calif. lawmaker blasts Title IX before soccer star
• Ex-Calif. deputy guilty in torture trial
• Cal high-speed rail must hustle to keep funding
• Blaze razes 7 business in hamlet near Yosemite
• Michael Jackson costumes to be exhibited, sold
• Express putting Turlock on soccer map
• Prep Swimming: Bears' Fogelberg takes 3rd in 50 free
• A New Chapter: Souza stepping down as Merced High's head baseball coach
• Eat, drink, be Basque at Los Banos picnic
• Former Merced High guidance counselor's impact still felt
• Networks will go 'upfront' this week
• Our View: Valley's health worsening
• Quarantined dairy looks to reopen soon
• What networks go when at the upfronts
• The Record, Stockton: Important stand
• Mike Biddison: Letter writer is wrong
• Our schools are tops
• Art Browner: Quality of life affected
• Stonecreek lawsuit against Los Banos dismissed
• Man, 18, shot to death in typically quiet area of North Merced
• Two kicked off Chukchansi council
• Calif. family wakes to find Lexus in their pool
• Brown to detail budget for tackling $16B shortfall
• Calif. family wakes to find Lexus in their pool
• 2 UNLV researchers discover new scorpion species
• Boston U student recovering after NZ crash kills 3
• Wedding chapel owner: Gay marriage would help NV
• CHP says 30,000 ticketed for using cell phones
• A look at leaders undone by resume inaccuracies
• Homicide reported in Merced
• Two burglary arrests made in Livingston
• UC Merced celebrates seventh commencement ceremony
• Calif. FBI agent missing, possibly armed, suicidal
• Calif. FBI agent missing, possibly armed, suicidal
• UC Santa Barbara receives $50M engineering gift
• LA County sheriff's deputy shoots fleeing suspect
• UC Merced Celebrates Largest Graduating Class
• Fatality reported in Riverside light plane crash
• Calif. FBI agent missing, possibly armed, suicidal
• Veteran NFL player gets degree from UNLV
• Brushfire burns near Orange County homes
• 3 Boston U. students killed in New Zealand crash
• Goats help clear brush at Reagan Library
• Live blog: Merced College baseball, Day 2
• Several businesses destroyed in Downtown Mariposa fire
• Paul D. Jensen: No more secrets
• Bike race: Looking for a win in tour
• Assembly candidates' brief bios
• State Assembly District 21 hopefuls stress job creation
• Bettencourt Ranch history buffs bring mountain men to life
• Graduating UC Merced mothers juggle work, jobs, family and homework
• Shakespeare is focus of spring concert
• Alexandra Petri: What is this obsession we have with our mothers?
• Barbara Shelly: 'Boomerang' kids aren't so bad, parents say
• Alma Fausto: Obligatory, happily written graduation, farewell piece
• Our View: Atwater trustees deserve an 'F'
• Local sports schedule for Saturday, May 12, 2012
• Baseball: Merced College loses, is on the brink
• Panelists needed to shut down RDA
• Van Halen, Black Keys coming to Fresno
• Oakdale fires director of Public Works
• Lineup for Gallo Center announced
• Frogs going for the gold at Calaveras County competition
• Betty White reveals her presidential preference
• Junior Seau buried in hometown
• UC Berkeley police end admin building protest
• Retired power generators put back into service
• Police seek help finding boy who left group home
• 'Off the 99' podcast: Merced County Board of Supervisors elections
• New Santa Monica meters reset when cars leave
• Live blog, video: Merced College baseball plays Fresno City
• Report: McDade was shot 7 times, ran toward police
• Garland music director Mort Lindsey dies at 89
• Officer charged with sex crimes with minors
• $64M approved for nuke plant seismic studies
• No contest plea for husband who killed Peterson School teacher
• Atwater school board president: Superintendent's firing complied with law
• Dominican signs Golden Valley softball star
• Around Town: Kiwanis Tri-tip dinner
• Depp, Burton find 'Shadows' in campy series
• Townsend Opera to stage fiery story of 'Carmen' at Gallo Center
• Beth Fennessey: If the buses go out 20 miles ...
• Victor Riolo: The all-American fail list
• Mitchell school staff say thanks to former Atwater superintendent
• Michael Gerson: Obama bets on millennials
• Our View: Obama takes risk backing gay marriage
• Winged 360s set to invade Chowchilla Speedway
• Merced celebrates a half century of memories at Applegate Park Zoo
• Doors open for migrant farmworker housing in Planada
• Cross said to contain relic returned to church
• Fresno police chief: Man shot by officers possibly high on meth
• Merced eyes lower fees charged to developers
• Four shops, restaurant coming to Clovis
• Modesto police chief decides to retire
• Ex-con gets 148 years in smoking confrontation
• Mother of 3 arrested for sex with 16-year-old boy
• Retired police officer foils robbery attempt
• NY plant to get contract for San Francisco rail
• NJ judge shield's trucker's phone password
• Merced County Arts Council News - May 09, 2012
• Merced County supervisor candidates nearing final election push
• BLM Director Bob Abbey to retire
• Worker buried in 8-foot-deep trench dies
• Calif officials recall raw milk from Fresno dairy
• Prosecutor: Cop's death an 'execution'
• Bill Clinton to address 'College Track' students
• California to apply for waiver to US education law
• Calif. bill targets parents who skip kids' shots
• UC Merced Innovation Event Showcases Solutions for Pressing Problems
• Capitol Alert video: Obama administration tells California it's time to vote on high-speed rail
• Photo gallery: Merced College Siege Weapon competition
• UC Merced Speaker, Singer Grateful for Commencement Opportunities
• New Atwater school is an eco-tech marvel
• Video: Merced County Board of Supervisors candidate debates
• Fewer graduates going to Calif. universities
• 3 injured in Modesto car crash after shooting
• Los Banos man among last living builders of San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge
• For second consecutive year, Merced softball shares title
• UC Merced innovations all seen as a big win
• Around Town: Dairy Princess contest taking applications
• Merced College baseball: NorCal breakdown
• Arsenal looking for baseball players in Atwater
• Police chase closes school in Newman
• Leonard Pitts: Crime and punishment(s)
• School leader's firing still mysterious
• David Bultena: Merced's random stop signs
• Kent Amberson: Questions about high-speed rail
• Russ Waymire: Valley under assault from without
• Our View: PUC should fast-track rate incentive
• Planada farmworker housing center opens
• Two hurt in head-on crash, chemical spill
• Fleet of foot-long robots analyze Sacramento River
• Washington U. student dies of bacterial meningitis
• 'NJWeedman' convicted of pot possession
• 'NJWeedman' convicted of pot possession
• Woman accused in shoe beating to be arraigned
• Obama's gay marriage support resonates in Calif.
• Texas inmate gives Obama a run in WVa primary
• Man guilty in 2008 San Francisco traffic killings
• Gang member guilty in LA prep football star murder
• Man guilty in '08 San Francisco traffic killings
• Road ends for Merced High soccer
• Merced County gang leader among trio sentenced to federal prison
• Trial date set in fatal Gustine stabbing
• Feds deem UC Merced, Merced college as 'Hispanic-serving'
• 'Off the 99' podcast: The Road Map for South Merced
• Outdoors: A trail guide for a walk on the wild side
• Buhach baseball claims CCC crown with 11-inning victory
• Merced College students get medieval with projectiles
• Metal thieves steal Fresno church cross
• Haggerty comes through for Merced High baseball
• Federal judge Coyle dies at 82; is fondly recalled
• Michael Gerson: Obama's ruthless campaign
• Dan Walters: State doing little for business
• Steven Gomes: Saluting our teachers
• Our View: We need more room in colleges
• UC Merced Connect: 'Innovate to Grow' competition today
• Harsh words, lawsuit threats greet Modesto plan to sell water to SF
• Madera County residents win river battle
• Atwater school superintendent fired
• Livingston public works chief quits
• Expect night roadwork on Highway 99 through Stanislaus County
• Merced County supervisor candidates talk economy
• 13-year-old skateboarder dies in pickup crash
• Coastal comm. expected to OK Pebble Beach plan
• Doctor: Chest compression led to CA homeless death
• Bomb threat halts 2 Southwest Airlines flights
• Southwest flight held in Phoenix after threat
• University of California weighs more tuition hikes
• Researchers: Ocean garbage gyre impacting sea life
• Fast-moving wildfire burns near homes in Acton
• UC Berkeley weighs legal action to evict farmers
• Brush fire burns near homes in Acton
• Dolphin trapped in Long Beach Harbor
• Live at 10 a.m.: Merced County Board of Supervisors meeting
• UC Merced Student Newspaper Editor Headed to Columbia
• Mother and teen daughter shot to death in home
• Handcuffed suspect escapes police car
• Border Patrol gets first new strategy in 8 years
• Central California Conference track and field championships
• Life in jail for last man in burning death
• By 2030, 42 percent of U.S. adults will be obese, study says
• Fun for all ages at the Cap and Town
• UC Merced commencement: A grateful graduate
• Mike North: It's never too early to start scouting
• John Kass: Can American football last?
• Our View: Killing of predators needs review
• Calif. man charged with killing girlfriend, 2 sons
• Testimony to continue at hearing for CA officers
• Judy Brown: Why was K-9 left in heat?
• Fred Hiatt: Democracy can still rise to a challenge
• Golf leaders
• Dry Creek Ranch Golf Course gets best of locals
• Merced's jobless rate to fall to 17.3% in 2012
• Merced City Council gives OK to study solar sites
• Fresno State instructor calls porn criticism 'a roller coaster ride'
• Not guilty plea in surrogacy fraud case
• DOD: US Marine killed in Afghanistan from Ohio
• Suspected Israeli crime lord pleads guilty in LA
• Sentence in Denison killing appealed to high court
• Man's gunfight with pot thieves leaves him jailed
• Calif. lawmaker proposes to girlfriend in Assembly
• Plea deal discussed in Peterson Elementary School teacher's homicide
• UC Merced names new vice chancellor for development and alumni relations
• Activists refuse to leave UC experimental garden
• Official to flip switch on solar plant near Vegas
• Golden Valley vaulter Pust has high hopes
• NorCal College Baseball Playoffs: Merced College advances to Super Regionals
• Bracing for bad news: Chronically unemployed about to lose benefits
• American Legion pays tribute to Merced County law enforcement
• Steed campaign for Merced County supervisor says changes sorely needed
• UC Merced administrator has an artistic flair to connecting
• Evidence in homeless man's death to air in court
• City Council's special South Merced meeting discussed
• 92-year-old to be sentenced in suicide kit case
• 92-year-old to be sentenced in suicide kit case
• A health clinic in the midst of Yosemite's splendor
• Mary Ann Reynolds: More reform needed
• Our View: Rail system must proceed -- carefully
• Bees are swarming, but no need to fear
• Man killed in head-on collision near Fresno
• Leonard Pitts Jr.: For many, crime still colored black
• Dan Walters: Repopulation slowdown and what it means
• Well-wishers remember Junior Seau in ocean tribute
• US hikers who were held in Iran marry in Calif.
• San Jose police arrest dozens in 2 nights
• Lanes reopen early after 215 freeway closure
• Study: Sierra Nevada adds 1-2 mm elevation a year
• Police say body of Calif. man's girlfriend located
• Man drowns while helping rafters on American River
• Electrical shock causes outage in Southern CA
• Electrocution causes outage to 14K in Southern CA
• Merced College baseball soars past West Valley in Game 1
• San Diego school supervisor accused of molestation
• Leader of WWII bombing raid on Japan remembered
• Shaq earns doctorate in education at Barry in Fla.
• Leader of WWII bombing raid on Japan remembered
• Feds release report of fatal San Francisco fire
• San Jose police out in force for Cinco de Mayo
• 'Supermoon' to rise over Merced sky
• Angie Drobnic Holan: Why good people disagree
• Floro still tough to hit, ask Tigers
• Baseball: Merced College draws red-hot West Valley Vikings
• Residents listen warily at Bellevue corridor plan meeting
• Cal Fire retiree held on child porn charge
• Crop aid sought for hail damage totaling $6.5M
• Softer sentences in hard times; packed jails spark debate
• The game's afoot as 'Sherlock' returns for a 'Masterpiece Mystery' on PBS
• Yosemite comes alive again
• Our View: College mailers a bad deal for taxpayers
• Yvonne Holt: Hearing the birds: A reminder that nature is near
• Leonel Farias: Week awakens diversity
• Merced College versus West Valley
• Union cool to Raley's mediation offer; strike vote ahead
• Car chase ends in crash and an arrest
• Popularity of testosterone treatment raises alarm
• Nathan Quevedo: What a film festival!
• Penalty set over inflation of movie costs in Mass.
• OC teacher accused of sending student nude photos
• Former Calif. employee says he took $40K in bribes
• Merced County Arts Council News - May 2, 2012
• Ex-Mass. state police chief rips FBI over Bulger
• Ca. man charged with hammer killing of 94-year-old
• Fishermen free tangled whale that went missing
• 911 call: Woman found Seau with no sign of life
• 1st private cargo run to space station now May 19
• President Obama to Reno May 11; 3rd NV trip 2012
• Robbins steps down at St. Louis Post-Dispatch
• Man stabbed to death in Planada
• Armed robber shot to death by Vallejo jeweler
• Pelosi criticizes federal medical pot crackdown
• Memorial service set for girl who drowned in lake
• Colorado River generating money and jobs
• Atwater car collector's passion fuels Turlock swap meet
• High-speed rail board OKs route
• Buhach Colony's Floro will pitch for visiting Fullerton State tonight against Pacific
• Buhach Colony baseball survives scare; Merced High belted
• Hmong health care gap focus of Healthy House dinner
• Man shot by Merced detectives was parolee
• Merced College sends 8 to track NorCals
• Around Town: Pancake breakfast
• 'The Avengers': A lot of a good thing
• 'House,' 'Housewives' cue up their final episodes
• Public input sought on Bellevue growth corridor
• Our View: 'No' on 29: Budgeting at the ballot
• Peter Lizdas: Public can see through Romney
• New victims identified in elder abuse case
• Driver in accident that killed Selma teens will have to stand trial
• Mary Estrella: A real asset to the community
• Superintendent Scott Scambray: District had to make cuts
• Cee Lo Green says he's sticking with 'The Voice'
• Feds file lawsuits against CA pot growers, sellers
• June restart eyed at troubled Calif. nuke plant
• Retiree acquitted of stabbing in fishing dispute
• Merced bomb squad responding to mannequin's head at Atwater school
• Seau suicide turns up focus on brain injuries
• Police ID body as TV personality Wayne Shannon
• UC seeks to cut costs by consolidating operations
• Parents, teachers, protest Merced busing cuts
• Atwater crash caused by DUI, CHP says
• Kidnapping, police chase in Dos Palos
• Our View: Why pay CSU leaders more?
• Merced High girls end track title drought
• Around Town: Atwater Lions Charity Roundup
• 'Avengers' in good company among hero-team movies
• Effort to save Merced County's state parks lagging
• Ex-Manteca resident booted from 'The Voice'
• F.L. Lambert: Animal Control does nothing about killer dog
• Dan Morain: Prop. 65 did state good, but it needs updating
• Donnell Smith: Thanks for supporting health fair
• UC eyes courting out-of-state students
• High speed rail plans draw crowd
• Developer of Stanislaus County industrial park stays positive despite delays
• Homicide suspected in Calif. inmate death
• 850 Capital One layoffs in Salinas
• Needy teen gets help from 2nd good Samaritan
• Officials: Rare bacteria may have caused death
• University of Mich. setting up shop in Calif.
• SF police say 26 arrested when building cleared
• Stinging gas sends May Day protesters fleeing
• Firms sued in Minn. bridge failure bid on new span
• No new remains found in Speed Freak Killers search
• Tioga Pass road opens Monday in Yosemite Park
• USDA: Offspring of mad cow did not have disease
• Calif. lawmakers: No repeal of foie gras ban
• Calif. governor, first dog campaign for pet plates
• UC Merced Senior Earns Prestigious Study Opportunities
• Our View: State can redo prison system at lower cost
• James Burns: Couldn't outrun the pain
• Outdoors: Jack London's Beauty Ranch to stay open
• Central California Conference soccer standings
• Merced High girls soccer scores pivotal win over Golden Valley
• Central California Conference baseball standings
• Around Town: Youth football signups
• Head to Mariposa this weekend for the Butterfly Festival
• Kris Upton: It's time for high-speed rail to punt
• Vic Martino, ex-mayor of Gustine, dies at 92
• Jan Andonian: Thanks to first responders
• Frank Bruni: A tale of two narcissists
• Sam Palmer: High speed rail plan nothing like what voters OK'd
• $20M-plus crop damage when storm shreds orchards
• Golden Valley band director nears grand finale of 35-year career
• Former Merced County sheriff's deputy claims he was fired because he's gay
• Police say bank robber fled to pay electric bill
• Transit worker fired for giving needy teen tickets
• Review of OC officers done in homeless man's death
• Ralphs ordered to pay $300K settlement in Calif.
• S&P worried about possible Calif budget gimmicks
• AG drops Kings supervisor's sex assault charges
• Candidate's forum scheduled for Merced County Board of Supervisors races
• Man shot after attempting to run over Merced Sheriff's detectives
• AP PHOTOS: May Day protests around the world
• Judge scolds prosecutors for dismissing gay juror
• US Sailing panel to probe N. Calif. yacht accident
• Toddler killed by stray bullet in Bakersfield
• Central Valley pesticide dealers fined for banned pesticide found on peaches
• Calif. population nears 37.7M, but growth is slow
• 17 hurt in Watsonville residential hotel blaze
• Facebook to make it easier to become organ donor
• Mother sentenced in child rape case
• Calif. man accidentally kills brother with new gun
• USP Atwater warden retires
• Thunder stunner: Buhach tops Atwater; 3-way tie atop Central California Conference
• Smithsonian to feature Steve Jobs' patents in DC
• Volunteers show Merced love in cleanup projects around town
• Woman guilty in fatal DUI avoids jail time
• UC Merced Connect: Alumnus applies a scholar's mind to patriotic service
• South Merced voices concerns, city listens
• Our View: Prop. 28 will help repair term limits
• Hopes high for rumored Amazon distribution site in Patterson
• Modesto district outlines water sale to San Francisco
• Keith Gallagher: Times have changed
• Neel Kashkari: Why home bailouts won't work
• John Sullivan: Atwater seniors impressive
• Local sports schedule for Tuesday, May 1, 2012
• Fort-Bragg-based soldier killed in Afghanistan
• SF ferries canceled in advance of planned strike
• Kan. school accused of deleting images of abuse
• Police tap teen in theft of chef's Lamborghini
• Calif. chefs seek repeal of looming foie gras ban
• Atwater elementary superintendent placed on administrative leave
• Dog with sheriff's K9 division dies
• 19-year-old man stabbed in South Merced
• Divers find body of girl, 7, on lake bottom
• Beach Boys put past differences aside for reunion
• Merced County radio show gives crime victims a voice
• Merced High Bears swim to Central California Conference championships
• Merced College Blue Devils' Howard ends career on high note
• Merced man hopeful for liver donation
• Los Banos offers Rosetta Stone language lessons also for parents
• Merced's Relay for Life raises cancer treatment awareness
• Leonard Pitts Jr.: Remembering when Los Angeles burned
• Our View: Two proposals to change education
• Feds demand convicted con man serve 30 years
• Combat looking for players
• Speakers spotlight immigration at Merced forum
• Dave Crawford: Doesn't deserve his name in capitals
• Ron Aragon: Cross burning is a hate crime
• Dan Walters: Judges' war over facilities is entering its next phase
• SF Bar pilots run into political turbulence
• Smithsonian looks at 20th century in black art
• Merced Sheriff's Department seeks suspects in two shootings
• Approach to Golden Gate Bridge set to reopen
• National Drug Take Back Day yields 175 pounds of unwanted drugs in Merced County
• Study: Heavy teens have trouble managing diabetes
• Panama police eye ex-Marine in missing woman case
• Navy to auction off once-secret stealth warship
• Navy nears power deal to help avoid Cal blackouts
• Collision suspected in yacht mishap that killed 3
• Man arrested in alleged cemetery sacrifice of son
• Long Beach man suspected of killing child
• NV cops identify suspect in shooting that kills 2
• Man arrested after admitting to killing father
• 11 charged in raid on huge Oakland marijuana grow
• Reward in Sierra LaMar case increased to $25K
• Calif. rescuers hope dolphin finds way back to sea
• Brother of NFL players held in hammer assault
• Officer saves man who tried to hang himself
• Determination propels former UC Merced police officer to diploma
• Merced's magic act: Evans pitches out of jams to boost Bears
• Partch returns in relief
• Sagmiller 'father' of Chowhilla clay track
• Cutbacks slice into economic growth
• Merced area residents upset by Save Mart news
• Los Banos Junior high honors a staff member
• Los Banos residents feel the Love -- and volunteer to help
• 'Project' headlines Merced Symphony Association Spring Concert
• New editor in town: David W. Hill writes of his background and vision for the Sun-Star
• Our View: Time for immigration reform is now
• Alma Fausto: Stepping away from the wheel
• Hannelore Freeman: What a big lemon
• David Brooks: Is government learning enough to stay in business?
• Immigration forum
• Merced County officials hit up Congress for help
• Bighorn sheep struck and killed near Palm Desert
• Los Banos Area Business Owners, CEO's, CFO's - Turn Your Taxes To Profits!
• Allegations dismissed against arena designers
• No charges to be filed in Nadia Lockyer case
• Judge: murder defendant Naso can view old evidence
• Mussel-infested boat prevented from entering Tahoe
• Calif. man sentenced in multistate drug conspiracy
• Vallejo man's eyeball plucked out in roommate spat
• Teen shot near Santa Ana High School
• Consolation prize: Santorum heads to Jay Leno show
• San Diego man arrested in complex bar code scam
• Fire temporarily shutters Paul's Place restaurant
• Merced police find 4 pounds of marijuana in Meadows Avenue apartment
• Los Banos police investigating shooting
• Calif. officials find state test photos on web
• Save Mart closing two Merced stores
• 'Off the 99' podcast: MiddleState Independent Comedy Film Festival
• Armed robbery reported in Atwater
• Vote halts recreation plans for Merced County's juvenile inmates
• Merced edges Turlock to take over CCC
• Love Merced volunteers set to tackle 59 projects
• Demolition of old Mercy hospital continues
• Merced soccer roars to victory
• Around Town: South Merced town hall meeting
• CSU Stanislaus, goes 1960s for production of The Bard's 'Comedy of Errors'
• 'Grapes of Wrath' coming to the Gallo Center
• Patterson Vegetable Co. scheduled to close down in June
• Patti Patton: Donations for foster children are necessary
• Otis H. Hutchinson: Obama family vacations
• Victor Davis Hanson: Our problem is decadence
• Our View: Pension reform sure looks dead
• Deaf woman gets probation in husband's stabbing death at Hotel Tioga
• Deal-making starts for state's water
• Senate ag committee OKs farm bill changes
• South Dos Palos data errors a hindrance
• Good Sports: Los Banos baseball games goes extra inning to give autistic player first at-bat
• Manslaughter plea taken in Atwater death
• Prison in restaurant illegal immigrant worker case
• Magnitude-4.1 quake offshore Calif. north coast
• Geithner asks China to let its currency strengthen
• 3 Calif. men charged in ink cartridge theft ring
• Court says woman can proceed with Chicago lawsuit
• Merced County Arts Council News - April 25, 2012
• County wrestles with idea to add TV for juvenile inmates
• Tagged white shark killed by Mexican fishermen
• Woman who fatally stabbed husband at Hotel Tioga receives probation
• Calif. gov mulls change to lethal injection method
• LA County board OKs phase 1 of 'Subway to Sea'
• Calif. gov mulls change to lethal injection method
• NAACP to hold rally for Trayvon Martin in LA
• Merced County will showcase Merced Theatre tower replica at State Fair
• CEO charged with overbilling for spinal implants
• SF police look for 3 anti-gay assailants
• Cheaters, beware: LA subway honor system could end
• Our View: Open energy settlement hearing
• MID lifts water cap to bring boon for farms
• Merced College duo ready for state
• UC Merced adds two coaches
• Bears fall 2 back in CCC loss column
• US beef industry profits from fast-growing exports
• Del. researchers study best wind turbine sites
• UC Merced freshman rallies others in fight against cancer
• UC Merced info? There's an app for that
• Suspect in Gustine homicide to be released from jail
• Sick cow is from dairy in Tulare
• Vandals do $15K in damage to state park
• Feds seize nearly $1 million in counterfeit goods
• Coroner identifies body found in Los Banos reservoir
• Vobla fish recalled for botulism risk
• Probe of San Diego triple homicide-suicide ends
• Ancestry.com acquiring Archives.com for $100M
• Campus Sustainability Earns Continued Praise
• Interactive: Not from here? See how your pay compares with other transplants from your home state
• California personal income rises sharply, tops national growth rate
• Ex-judo coach facing 3 years for teen sex
• Child welfare officials visit Octomom's home
• Navy asked to name ship after Harvey Milk
• 2nd person gets prison in Texas Ponzi scheme
• SKorea retailers halt US beef sales over mad cow
• Merced makes top-ten list for poor air quality
• Wine Line: Drink pink at Bay Area rose event
• College Baseball: Jameson lifts the MC Blue Devils
• Kin gather to recall lost loved ones
• Merced Theatre raises curtain on film festival
• 'The Raven' reinvents Poe's work, life as a horror fable
• Living cupfuls
• Eric and Erin Hamm: Do you love Merced?
• Our View: Openness needed with state hospitals
• Local sports schedule for Wednesday, April 25, 2012
• Prep Baseball Roundup: Merced grabs share of CCC lead
• Ray Wilson: Milk is more than just a white liquid with protein
• Dan McLeod: Doggone it
• Dipu Gupta: High-speed rail -- Part of the American ethic
• Former LA deputy pleads no contest to threat
• Judge: Controller cannot block lawmakers' pay
• Metta World Peace suspended 7 games
• Driver in fatal laughing-gas crash to stand trial
• Man is sentenced for drug trafficking in Arizona
• Homicide reported in Los Banos
• Merced police release suspect's name in officer-involved shooting
• New case of mad cow disease reported in Central California
• Live video: Merced County Board of Supervisors April 24 meeting
• Research Week Poster Competition Winners Announced
• Man pleads not guilty in cold case slaying
• Proposal would give local control over UC campuses
• Searchers fail to find body of man over the falls
• Man pleads guilty in stolen machine guns case
• Man leads police on wild chase ending in dog bite
• Cougars get a challenge
• Mike North: Hunters getting dogged yet again
• Mercy Medical Center offering health classes
• Our View: Theater is a preview of possibilities
• Dan Morain: Election personal for Senate candidate
• John E. Chavez: Third World comparison insensitive
• Dan Walters: Cutting prison cost up in the air
• Local sports schedule for Tuesday, April 24, 2012
• Merced College Blue Devils control own playoff fate
• Fresno teacher accused of having sex with student
• Livingston sets sights on water quality
• Merced police officers shoot carjacking suspect after he crashes into UC Merced bus
• 3 hurt as ambulance, garbage truck collide in LA
• Calif. death penalty ban qualifies for Nov. ballot
• Oakland police to reform how it manages protests
• Calif. death penalty ban qualifies for Nov. ballot
• Judge won't stop San Diego Walmart construction
• Calif. prison overhaul would save $1.5B a year
• Number of US illegal immigrants from Mexico drops
• Merced County Victims' Rights Ceremony scheduled for Tuesday
• 82-year-old woman robbed during North Merced home invasion
• Jetliner with engine trouble lands safely at LAX
• Big-rig spills sulfur near Yosemite entrance
• Calif. college set to resume classes after rampage
• 1 in 2 new graduates are jobless or underemployed
• Merced College teams swim away with Bay Valley Conference championships
• Gustine man who informed police now in custody
• Merced College teacher finds the right chemistry
• Merced Theatre reopening: A real showstopper
• Weaver Union School District feeling crowded
• Hearing to begin for suspended SF sheriff
• Our View: Legislators' bills winning, losing
• Denard Davis: Thanks, blood donors
• Kathleen Parker: Why is the presidential race going to the dogs?
• Vehicle stop leads to arrest
• Los Banos reviews utility rate hikes
• Floyd Krautner: Arrogant ignorance
• Vessels assemble to honor yacht crew lost in race
• Scout troop rescued when temps top 90
• Explosion, fireball reported in Nevada, California
• Hefner thanks Chicago as Playboy moves to LA
• More officers seek counseling after big incidents
• Photo gallery: Downtown Merced Art Hop, Spring 2012
• Chaz Bono, Josh Hutcherson win GLAAD Awards
• Man shot to death in parked car in Lancaster
• Guard shoots and kill robbery suspect at swap meet
• Merced welcomes back Merced Theatre with gala celebration
• Bicyclist dies on Palm Springs mountain trail
• Work under way on NV's 1st wind energy farm
• Juror misconduct gets convicted killer new trial
• Woman pleads not guilty in kicking of toddler
• OC teacher accused of punching students
• San Diego priest gets probation in sex case
• Homicide reported in Gustine
• Hundreds say goodbye to fallen sheriff's deputy
• Merced High test chats aim to aid students
• Merced Theatre: Reopening of a crown jewel
• Central California Conference leader Atwater tops Pitman in prep softball
• Rail environmental report is out
• Unemployment up in March for Merced County
• Vegas, baby! Ten reasons to visit Sin City
• Instant art in Merced and Mariposa counties
• Debbie Croft: Civil War re-enactment set for this weekend
• Joe Davidson: Secret Service agents -- all brave, a few foolish
• Our View: Jobless figures in Valley still aren't good
• Dan Walters: High-speed rail hearings have different tone
• David Brooks: Are college students really learning?
• John Dickerson: Well, at least he didn't call him 'moneybags'
• Sports schedule for Saturday and Sunday, April 21-22, 2012
• Merced College Blue Devils lead men's swimming
• Los Banos toll road critics give MCAG panel an earful
• Convictions in the Abramoff corruption probe
• Planes, 1 parked, clip wings at LAX, no injuries
• Would-be LA-area plane-jacker thwarted by chains
• Would-be LA-area plane-jacker thwarted by chains
• Fired CA teacher who appeared in porn plans appeal
• Click here to view Board of Supervisors Honors Work of Community Volunteers
• Merced County Arts Council News - April 18, 2012
• 'Off the 99' podcast: Reporers' Roundtable for April 2012
• Brown questioned legality of closed LA meeting
• LA judge frees convict after 27 years in prison
• LA Unified substitute teacher in misconduct probe
• LA coroner rules Breitbart died of heart failure
• Timeline: Merced Theatre, 1931-2012
• Birds hit vice president's plane while landing
• Spit take: Region's milk is focus of tasting contest at Merced fairgrounds
• Golden Valley soccer still in playoff hunt
• Strong start for Merced College swimming at BVCs
• Merced Speedway: Hannah's race car pays tribute to children's hospital
• Making the call: It's Julia Louis-Dreyfus' 'Veep' in a landslide on HBO
• No real breaking up for Modesto-bound Neil Sedaka
• Disney swinging for the trees with nature film 'Chimpanzee'
• Lots going on as weather warms, from the Art Hop to a food festival
• Atwater makes its police chief permanent
• Merced's pools likely to stay closed this summer
• Merced school district cuts 2 bus drivers, 9 aides
• Jenny Gallaher: Cutting school buses a bad idea
• Sherry Newington: Consider students' personal safety
• Victor Davis Hanson: Presidential meltdowns
• Our View: VA claims processing needs upgrade
• Congress honors UC Merced
• School report on TV
• Gang suspect likely to face trial in Gustine bar killing
• UC Davis appoints new campus police chief
• California horse owners urged to vaccinate against West Nile
• Galgiani's Amtrak joint-powers authority bill leaves committee
• Big-rig crash blocks key freeway corridor to port
• Cybill Shepherd's back, and on the 'List'
• CA pedophile wants out of state mental hospital
• Cruise ship passed by disabled fishing boat
• Child abducted from Calif. found safe in Va.
• APNewsBreak: Dismissal of 2 Haditha Marines sought
• Suspected baby killer dies after jail cell hanging
• Calif. Lottery pulls ad with slap-happy Lady Luck
• LA-bound jet safely lands at JFK after bird strike
• Man injured as car crashes through Bagel Tyme
• Foreclosure bills will get legislative hearings
• Feinstein: No action on concealed weapons bills
• Census: Older Asian, Hispanic populations growing
• Houston: 2 indicted over 2010 immigrant death
• Transit worker gave needy teen BART tickets
• Man pushing child in stroller shot to death
• Maine woman sues Nevada company over job offer
• Police arrest NY man wanted in Calif. loan scheme
• Merced College will be challenged at BVC
• Caropreso new Los Banos football coach
• Merced blanks Buhach Colony
• Busy bees can pose a threat
• UC-bound seniors celebrate at Golden Valley
• Author explains Cinco de Mayo to UC Merced students
• Merced shooter, 19, takes plea deal
• Merced County job fair draws big crowd this year
• Milestones abound in Merced area
• Livingston selects rate hike consultant
• Livingston moving forward with utility rate study
• LA man guilty of posing as dead man for welfare
• CVS Pharmacy will settle Calif. claims for $13.75m
• UC Davis police chief resigning after pepper spray
• Beyond 'Bandstand': Clark's career highlights
• Nevada mustang shooters forfeit trapping licenses
• UC Merced Racing Team Puts Classroom Lessons to the Test
• Outdoors: Restricted access to the lower Merced River
• 5-run 8th inning carries Buhach baseball past Golden Valley
• Cooking with wine
• Around Town: Tea party meeting
• Merced High baseball's Reyna keeps zeroes coming
• SF Muni board approves Sunday meters
• More photos of troops posing with corpses
• Our View: CSU, faculty need to reach an agreement
• Ramesh Ponnuru: Women's issues are a myth
• Dan Walters: Bullet train still lacks valid data
• Champion fighter Randy Couture to make several stops in Merced
• UC Merced dials back enrollment
• Appeals court upholds 2006 California milk law
• City of Merced asking Applegate Zoo to chip in more money
• Merced County's Most Wanted: Salomon Medina Soto
• Merced Irrigation District OKs out-of-district water sales
• Modesto student, former teacher reunite
• Modesto man killed in standoff was well armed
• Cynthia Villanueva: $80K for training while bus drivers get laid off?
• Richard Harper: Drivers: Slow down, pay attention
• Miranda guilty of 1980 Los Banos shooting death
• Moyer fends off Father Time to notch win at 49
• Hotels, rec centers try to slow pool access regs
• Police: Ore. man strips in airport screen protest
• Off the 99: Q&A with former Merced Sun-Star editor Mike Tharp
• Merced dinner to help fund medical mission trip to Nigeria
• Rice says wouldn't return as secretary of state
• Illegal prison cellphones being disabled in Calif
• Financier accused in Ponzi scheme surrenders in SF
• UC reports jump in out-of-state student admissions
• The Wall Street heretic who called Apple's swoon
• UC leader aims to prevent pepper-spray incidents
• Priest found liable for abuse flees country
• Data Center: California personal income rises sharply, tops national growth rate
• Gang member convicted of killing teen
• Illegal prison cellphones being disabled
• Teams search for missing Marine wife in Calif.
• Phoenix mayor eyes Northern California for jobs
• 1980 slaying trial nears its closing arguments
• Thundering ahead: Jefferies hurls one-hit shutout; Buhach grabs share of lead in CCC
• Former Sun-Star reporter Corinne Reilly a Pulitzer finalist
• Merced Sun-Star managing editor brings experience, focus on excellence
• Trial to begin for Somali charged with piracy
• Pot growers Warned: Feds, local officials planning to hunt down big marijuana farms in Merced County
• Our View: Clean water solution held up by politics
• Team Combat needs players
• Blue Devils hoping to get ahead of schedule
• $500K reserved by Merced for land, costs in Parsons project
• Officers in Stanislaus County involved in deadly shootings
• Richard Hartley: $750,000 misused
• Carol Countryman-Holmes: A dead-end project
• Dan Walters: Don't single out Stockton for woes
• Dan Morain: Big tobacco lights up its anti-tax effort
• California prison system signs pact to block cellphones
• Authorities probe fatal shooting by Turlock cop
• Family of teen shot by LA police files $120M claim
• Dozens spot unidentified flying object near Pacheco Pass
• Atwater struggles with water, sanitation funds
• California farmers, residents to get more water
• Giants to pay tribute to ex-bat girl lost at sea
• County CEO: No major cuts in LA's $23.7B budget
• Dog stood by body of friend, reunited with family
• Merced Groups to Hold Immigration Forum
• Congressman worried about 'pre-wheels-down party'
• Cal State faculty holds vote to authorize strike
• Livingston Kite Festival takes off
• Torture trial begins for former LA deputy
• Ex-NASA worker says fired over intelligent design
• Prep Baseball: Merced's Serna shuts down Golden Valley
• Officials: Modesto gunman prepared for fight
• Fallen Merced police officer's life remembered
• Merced native leads national orphan-care alliance
• Turlock driver sentenced to 4 years in deadly '08 crash
• Jim Sperling: Abandoned pets
• Kathleen Parker: Silly 'girl-fighting' in politics
• Dan Walters: What would tax hikes really do?
• Our View: Relief brought by foreclosure bills welcome
• Local sports schedule for Monday, April 16, 2012
• College Baseball: Missed opportunities haunt Merced College
• Los Banos school district, staff deal likely to avoid layoffs
• Thomas Olaeta Elementary School honored with state Academic Achievement Award
• Nesting hawks delay work on desert solar project
• Negligence suit against Lowe's settled
• Rescuers look for man who jumped off Redondo pier
• Suspect named in deadly shooting at Fairfield bar
• Schumer pushes to speed up military dog adoptions
• Burning body found on Altadena sidewalk
• 1 dead, 4 missing in yacht race accident
• Red Hot Chili Peppers go into Rock and Roll Hall
• Tom Petty guitars stolen in Southern California
• Deal will keep Santa Cruz mission open
• Correction: California High-Speed Rail story
• Major forest-thinning project at Tahoe approved
• Police: Shooting suspect was prepared to do battle
• Hughes struggles again, Yankees beaten by Angels
• Calif. authorities seeking escaped inmate
• Score this round for Mother Nature
• Jolie-Pitt engagement certain to fuel media frenzy
• Congressmen eager to begin investigating Las Vegas conference
• Body found in rubble of burned Modesto home
• Farmers assessing damage from storm
• Enrollment steady at Merced's private schools
• Dog rescue rooted in efforts to reach homeless
• Easy to go overboard on Titanic hype
• Alma Fausto: Will someone please take student offices seriously?
• David Mas Masumoto: Rites of spring -- Rebirth brings signs of changing climate
• Our View: All aboard for revised rail plan
• Local sports schedule for Saturday, April 14, 2012
• Merced College's Foell dives into NorCal Diving Championships
• Volunteers set to show love for Merced
• Bus drivers back to work
• Gang member caught after high-speed chase
• Fresno in Wal-Mart's hunger games again
• Woman is charged with running chop shop
• Graduating student will perform in classical concert
• Dan Walters: We needn't brainwash our children
• David Brooks: Meeting Sam Spade at your neighborhood Starbucks
• Settlement reached in Malibu storm water lawsuit
• Girl dies after log rolls on top of her on beach
• Marine shot by deputy in parking lot laid to rest
• CHP seeks charges against company in tanker fire
• Calif sisters accused of trying to smuggle heroin
• Fair's Milk Producer's Quality Control Contest to be April 19
• PG&E pays $70M for deadly Calif. pipeline blast
• Air quality forecast
• Calif. water projections increased after rains
• Air Force Space Command grounds the flight suit
• Council to consider applying for $175K grant for South Merced park
• DLM, Merced Theatre Foundation to present comedy film festival April 28
• A job fair, voting changes and post-cancer help on 'Community Conversations'
• Gallery on the Square reception for artist/photographer Tim Grimes April 28
• Fenwick Named Yosemite Field Station Director
• Merced man killed when his pickup truck rolls over and lands in a canal
• Study: Most gas pedal accidents involve women
• Father follows his son into Atwater High School Hall of Fame
• Catching On: Ex-Golden Valley softball player enjoys special season in net
• 5 wanting seat in Congress spar
• Plane returns to SFO after lightning strike
• Lightning forces jetliner to return to CA airport
• Spendlove winner recalls Armenian genocide
• Disabled but determined: Winton filmmaker has Hollywood dreams
• 'Mommy war' born after words from Democrat
• Sonora's Repertory Theatre stages the music of the Man in Black
• Rejoice and relax, fans -- and say 'woo-woo-woo' to 'The Three Stooges'
• Our View: Deep reform called for at UC Davis
• Maddy Report: K-12 education agenda
• Linda Young: Council doesn't listen
• David Brooks: U.S. has dual economies
• List of Atwater High Hall of Fame Inductees
• Naturalist's book gives insider look at Yosemite issues
• New Blue Diamond almond plant coming to the Turlock area
• Storm system moves into Southern Calif. overnight
• Merced County Arts Council News - April 11, 2012
• Software flaw, mistake led to raw sewage spill
• Former Livingston mayor aims to make impact at county level
• LAPD has new policy on transgender stops, searches
• Jury convicts woman of harassing Leonard Cohen
• A tornado in Merced? Probably not, but here's a video
• Video: UC Merced Spendlove Prize media conference featuring award-winning author Peter Balakian
• Calif. game official avoids fine from cougar hunt
• Air quality forecast
• Calif. game official avoids fine from cougar hunt
• Teacher arrested for spy cam videos of students
• Merced College's Student of Month is Jessica Rodriguez
• Merced Symphony 'family-friendly' Spring Concert April 28 at UC Merced
• High Speed Rail Authority approves new plan for bullet train
• Modesto Bee: Stanislaus County sheriff's deputy shot while serving eviction papers in Modesto
• Bus drivers call in sick after Merced high school district layoffs; students left without rides
• Jail worker files claim of retaliation in workplace
• Robber apologizes to Atwater victim at sentencing
• Cannella submits bill to require criminal to reimburse state for incarceration, if able
• Former Lt. Gov. to Speak at UC Merced Commencement
• Our View: Restoring funds to fight gangs not real reason for bill
• Les Palocsay: Toll on 152 is a bad idea
• Efrain Rojas: Pay them to leave
• Douglas Miller: Gangsta a bad 'look'
• Drive-by in Los Banos: 1 shot and 2 arrested
• Merced high school district lays off 18 bus drivers
• 2 Atwater middle schools look forward to gymnasiums
• State says Merced County can't end toxic plume cleanup -- yet
• Conviction upheld in 2001 rookie officer killing
• CA university slammed for pepper-spraying students
• Calif high court to decide lunch break lawsuit
• LA freeway pursuit ends in gunfire, suspect killed
• LA firefighter charged with insurance fraud
• Joey Cardoza sentenced in Atwater home invasion robbery
• Marc Anthony files for divorce from Jennifer Lopez
• Man charged in shooting spree talks to TV station
• Air quality forecast
• Agency says it's still investigating Kansas school
• Got weather pictures? Send them to the Sun-Star.
• Driver shoots self during CHP chase in LA County
• `Odd duck' Indonesia quake surprises scientists
• County Historical Society seeks vendors for 50th anniversary event June 9
• Air District program opens up grants for smaller heavy-duty truck businesses
• Merced Arts Council events and activities
• Arts Council begins new season of Second Saturdays concert series for kids
• International Food Festival April 22 at Merced Adventist School
• Wintry weather returns to Valley, Sierra
• State appeals release of Chowchilla 'busnapper'
• Carlos Vieira Foundation to expand autism direct-help program to Madera County
• Riggs training UC Merced students as certified first-responders
• Outdoors: Experience Pinnacles Monument
• Sixth sense: Six-run 6th propels Atwater softball past Merced, atop CCC
• Our View: Feds should not take casinos' side
• Velazquez delivers for Merced College baseball
• Atwater baseball upsets Buhach Colony
• Merced County's Most Wanted: Luis Miguel Martinez
• Court makes Modesto teacher accused of sexual misconduct surrender his passport
• Peter Lizdas: Fair health care system
• Otis H. Hutchinson: Socialist states
• Dan Walters: Could it be? DMV actually works
• Series of readings celebrate poetry month
• UC Merced Connect: Professor off to France for research
• Couple in BMW shot to death in carjacking attempt
• Downtown Merced businesses blooming this spring
• Trial begins in 1980 Los Banos murder
• Judge dismisses lawsuit against Fresno's Chaffee Zoo
• Growing UC Merced finds off-campus room for services
• Manson likely a no show for his parole hearing
• Pilot accused of flying pot from Calif. to Mass.
• UC Davis to release report on pepper-spray clash
• Lucas empire strikes back in Calif. studio battle
• Central Valley grape grower sued by workers
• Jury rejects bias suit against Richmond police
• Owner pleads not guilty to Sierra mine charges
• Owner pleads not guilty to Sierra mine charges
• OJ Simpson's ex-girlfriend jailed on drug charges
• Police say DNA solved 1998 killing in Phoenix
• Merced College Los Banos campus to host wide range of poets April 19
• Research Week Offers Wide Range of Events
• AAA Insurance: NorCal metro areas saw drop in gas prices in past month
• PG&E: 24,145 customers in Merced County given nearly $500K in energy rebates
• Sunspot forum: What do you like about Merced?
• Victim in CA stunt plane crash was UND graduate
• Mother arrested for toddler's death released
• US teen births: Miss. has highest rate, NH lowest
• Va Beach sailor dies in Horn of Africa
• Security tight for Dodgers opening day
• Cochran tours Midwest powers
• Hagens home to face Nuts
• Planada eyes water fixes
• Man accused of carjacking Delhi woman
• Merced College waits for decision on status of accreditation
• Girl with inoperable tumor: Parents searching for hope
• Our View: Doctors right to urge wise choices
• Critics are troubled by rail expert's ties
• Vic Hurlburt: Special thanks
• Jonathan Renshon, Jennifer Lerner and Philip Tetlock: Little point in running?
• Excerpted from The Washington Post: The Memorial to Ike
• Local sports schedule for Tuesday, April 10, 2012
• UC Davis study: Obese women more likely to have child with autism, delays
• Agencies to dispose of unwanted drugs
• Fed evaluation: 3 more pesticides may harm salmon
• Prosecutors detain CA teen to solidify rape case
• Chiropractor to stand trial on felony sex charges
• Sales of Kinkade artwork surge after painter dies
• Planning Commission meetings April 18 and May 9 canceled; next is May 23
• Woman punched in face during robbery in alley
• Air quality forecast
• Correction: Child Care Fraud story
• Carjacking reported in Delhi
• California state government hiring slowed in 2011
• April 20 deadline for Cardoza's Congressional Art Competition
• One Step Forward Job Fair April 18 at fairgrounds
• Cannella introduces bill for 'one-stop-shop' Internet site to streamline business
• Jammin' for CASA fundraiser set for fairgrounds April 28
• Calif. bullet train consultant ties questioned
• 2 men die when plane crashes in the Calif. field
• Bicyclists protest coastal highway rumble strips
• Honors bestowed upon Merced College sports publicist
• Closing state parks could leave lots of stuff to store
• Our View: A setback for justice in California
• Merced's Coffee Bandits have flair
• Military group's Los Banos visit focuses on ag, water
• Pet lovers face deadline on license plate sales
• Armed carjacking suspect sought
• 8 arrested in Fresno, Clovis DUI crackdown
• Frances Sanders: Most illnesses pre-existing for some
• Jack Mobley: Corruption rampant
• Dan Walters: Two views on how the state is doing
• Mary Sanchez: 'Gun rights' -- The right to gun down 'threats'?
• Autism may be linked to obesity during pregnancy
• Autism may be linked to obesity during pregnancy
• Man pleads not guilty in 1980 Tahoe slaying
• Suspect in dismembering says he met woman online
• Coast Guard says 2 men, boy OK after night at sea
• Police check cell records in fatal Concord crash
• Wife of congressman runs for Calif. Assembly seat
• Natural gas glut means drilling boom must slow
• No injuries in UK military helicopter mishap in AZ
• Australian actor Matthew Newton arrested in Miami
• Contracts expire for many at AT&T; talks ongoing
• Tanker fire shuts down parts of 134 Freeway
• Kinkade: Artist drew many fans, few critical raves
• Concord man, daughter on bicycles killed by SUV
• Ex-Intel worker pleads guilty to stealing designs
• Inglewood man shot while shielding son
• Dudley, 2010 candidate for Ore. governor, moving
• Popular painter Thomas Kinkade dies in Calif.
• Official: Attack suspect didn't show violent signs
• Chowchilla Speedway opens tonight; fast family knows only one speed
• Supervisors race: Pacheco says public safety and prosperity are linked
• Merced College shows its green thumb at plant sale
• Atwater biting case moves to jury selection
• Jesus Christ's crucifixion recalled throughout Merced County
• Sirius competition: Satellite radio giant feeling the heat from digital contenders
• London's gold standard
• Our View: Two-tier pricing fails fairness test
• Mike Tharp: Things I like about Merced: the sequel
• Eric Johnston: Thanks, coach; we didn't turn out all that bad
• Leonel Farias: What type of president needed for student body?
• Rebels looking for players
• Arsenal looking for a pitcher
• Toll booths for Highway 152 get cool reception locally
• Closing shelter seeks homes for some pets
• Doctor: Fatally injured girl sexually assaulted
• Police nab suspected pair of bank robbers
• Clover is making a comeback in lawn care
• Melissa Hurtado: Not their problem
• Heather Moore: What PETA's about
• Murder-suicide shooter was highly intoxicated
• LAPD investigates death after weight-loss surgery
• 71-year-old Bay Area man dies in parachute jump
• Driver charged with manslaughter in freeway death
• 'Off the 99' podcast: A look at Livingston
• FEC to deny California senior senator's proposal
• Police: Ex-teacher arrested for sex abuse of minor
• Lawyer who married elderly client faces disbarment
• Calif. Passover diners get the word: No Coke
• 5 indicted in Ohio woman's dismembering
• Modesto police arrest ex-teacher, allege sex abuse of student
• Two teens shot in South Dos Palos
• Hells Angels leader gets prison for loan fraud
• Oaksterdam founder calling it quits
• Whitney Houston's school underwhelmed by donations
• Take a chance on Gallo's 'Mamma Mia'
• Our View: Santorum needs a history lesson
• Our View: Let consumers know food origins
• Urban expressions: UC Merced student eyes area's urban street art
• Atwater baseball falls short at Lions Easter Tournament
• Economic Development District backed by Merced County
• Merced planners OK 'high-end' pub for theatre building
• Construction of Merced's newest high school ahead of schedule
• Merced College trustee fined $2,500 for campaign finance violation
• Around Town: Holiday services
• Director James Cameron doesn't let 3-D sink his 'Titanic' screen masterpiece
• Mendes' blast carries Los Banos softball
• Golf: Ace leads trio to win
• Merced Superior Court to limit operations
• Central Valley veterans describe value of Veteran Affairs services
• Victor Davis Hanson: A clear economic choice
• Duane Holmes: Parsons still the road to nowhere
• NRC chief heads to sickly Calif nuke plant
• A look at forest lands bought with drilling fees
• Merced County Arts Council News - April 5, 2012
• Skydiver dies in skydiving accident near Lodi
• Matt Lauer to stay with 'Today,' signs new deal
• The Weinstein Co. scores PG-13 rating for 'Bully'
• Man wanted in Stockton shootout arrested
• Tenants in foreclosed house to get moving help
• Wallet stuffed with $10K returned in Laguna Beach
• Arts council events and classes
• Free E-waste recycling event at fairgrounds April 14-15 and 21-22
• Bismarck arena fears loss of D-League team
• Painkiller sales soar around US, fuel addiction
• Report: Ohioan accused in dismemberment confesses
• Calif., Nev. merge Tahoe 2022 Olympic bid
• TRPA to begin hearings on updated regional plan
• Ceres capitalizes on Livingston's mistakes
• Atwater clinches title game berth with rout of Sac
• Our View: Low-income car insurance plan works
• Culture new focus in Merced County veteran mental health
• Federal dollars put to work on Merced County homes
• Bubba’s going through face-lift, will open
• Wednesday's high school and college results
• Fight over window leads to Merced stabbing
• Accreditation team has praise for Merced Adult School
• Growers criticize transfer of Merced Irrigation District water
• Mother of boy who died at mansion sues SD County
• Fisker plan to build cars in Delaware in doubt
• Sheriff's association backs Brown's tax proposal
• Jury acquits animal broker of cruelty to primates
• Gary Sinise cancels appearances after car accident
• Air quality forecast
• Seating available for County Chamber's luncheon and awards celebration April 12
• Medina Adds Fulbright Award to List of Honors
• CoreLogic: Merced home price rise by 0.4 percent in February over year earlier
• April 16 deadline for independent junior exhibitors of goats, sheep or swine at fair
• Board of Equalization: personal income tax deadline extended to April 17
• Landlord gets prison for bomb under tenant's SUV
• Poetry scramble: 'Great Egg Hunt' making the arts egg-citing
• Paramount to add 500 films to YouTube rentals
• Man convicted of raping disabled neighbor
• Calif. controller investigating Stockton finances
• Anne Arundel college chooses next president
• Mike North: Hunter earns Cardoza's thanks
• Lamb is a grand slam for Easter and Passover
• Our View: Revised plan offers better rail project
• Atwater baseball battles past Sierra in tournament
• Efrain Rojas: Beyond the electric car
• Juan C. Meza, E. Dan Hirleman: Encourage our youth to study science, tech
• The economy needs stimulus, not soothsayers
• Merced County Sheriff's deputies' contract approved
• High-speed rail plan still relies on federal funding
• Mariposa Middle School to close
• Unions, City of Merced sign 3-year contracts affecting wages, retirements
• Pesticides in water common
• April 6th and 9th, 2012 Furlough Days for County Offices
• Integrated Regional Water Management Planning - Regional Advisory Committee Recruitment
• Fifth suspect arrested in Livingston shooting
• Lawsuit challenges suction dredges for gold mining
• Quarantine in place in Hacienda Heights
• Supervisors approve pay cut to sheriff's deputies
• Hilmar death may have medical marijuana link, deputies say
• Riverside shelters place 400 pets in a single day
• Calif. inmate who killed mother dies after illness
• Cap-and-trade fees become key source for rail plan
• Rocket carrying secret payload launches from Calif
• Air quality forecast
• June 12 deadline for discount tickets and coupons for fair
• Greater Merced Chamber event schedule
• UC Merced's National Parks Institute Seeks Solutions for a New Generation
• UC Merced police bagging groceries Tuesday to support Special Olympics
• Kiwanis Club of Greater Merced to host easter egg hunt Saturday in Applegate
• Oakland charter school accused of fraud may close
• Officer shoots at armed man who opened fire in bar
• Atwater claims opener in Easter baseball tournament
• Sentencing hearing set in 1998 Atwater slaying
• Henry the horse needs help
• Our View: Teacher-pupil dating law needed
• Guilty plea for growing pot in national forest
• Keith Ensminger: Strike down health law, reopen conversation
• Kathleen Kirkman: 'Hens and chicks' article helpful
• Michael Gerson: Ryan plan is necessary
• Skimmers accept registration
• Sports schedule for Tuesday, April 3, 2012
• Man, teenager accused of breaking into garage
• Santa Monica names new police chief
• Anschutz exec says developer committed to stadium
• Man found guilty of Christmas child sex assault
• Man accused of stealing $280K in gold scheme
• Two home invaders kill 70-year-old Hilmar man, wound another
• LA prosecutors reject charge in police shooting
• Groups urge UC Irvine to make Syrian consul choose
• Livingston City Council to revisit controversial bar proposal
• Governor offers condolences in Oakland shooting
• Financing still murky for revamped $68B rail plan
• Body of California student found in Lake Havasu
• Three local women to get Merced County Chamber Community Awards
• Air quality forecast
• High-speed rail route could start in Merced; $68.4B plan speeds construction
• Dinuba man please guilty in fed marijuana case involving public lands
• El Nido resident new junior member of American Angus Assn.
• April 6 and 9 furlough days for certain non-critical county offices
• Former Livingston resident sentenced to 27 months in federal marijuana case
• California gas prices fell 2.4 cents a gallon in past week
• Feds to announce distribution of $500M from Google
• Occupy SF protesters invade vacant building
• Alameda police officer kills dog during arrest
• 'Avengers' arrives early for Facebook fans
• Mega Millions fever calms down in Valley
• Plenty of lessons to learn on the job at Wired Cafe in downtown Merced
• Tradition continues at Atwater tourney
• Merced teams dominate swimming and diving championships
• Livingston Middle School students rise to challenge at Academic Pentathlon
• UC Merced collegian looks out for Delhi students
• Our View: Immigration control is up to the feds
• Foods have Valley touch
• David Rodriguez: Fears justified
• Al Kessler: Electric cars illogical
• Kathleen Parker: Martin case exposes our appalling-ness
• Jim Arkfeld: The most important heroes are among us
• Skimmers accept registration
• Pianist to accompany Merced Symphony
• Grand opening set for bakery and cafe
• Calif. set to release $68.4B high-speed rail plan
• UPDATE: Retired Merced County Judge Robert Falasco, 1922-2012
• Windows broken during Oakland protest
• Mormon leaders warn against secularism
• Man killed at apparent cockfighting operation
• Storm brings snow, big waves to Southern Calif.
• 2 dead in Pacifica fire
• 18-year-old man hurt in Merced shooting
• Air quality forecast
• San Diego woman arrested in death of young son
• Tribune Broadcasting: No deal reached with DirecTV
• Top BIA official resigns to take LDS Church post
• Pasadena chief takes questions on student shooting
• Pasadena chief takes questions on student shooting
• BLM uses alternative method to remove wild horses
• Sacramento Bee editorial cartoonist Babin dies
• Man shot dead at apparent cockfighting operation
• Turkey asks Getty Museum to return antiquities
• Engine smoke cancels LA-Shanghai flight
• Free gear is boon to law enforcement
• Atwater hurdler Bernatz ready for Falcon Spring Classic
• The greatest show on dirt
• Chowchilla's anti-graffiti ordinance can hold parents responsible for erring children
• Science and fun on menu at Dinner With a Scientist at UC Merced
• Playhouse Merced pays tribute to country, folk star John Denver in 'Almost Heaven'
• 'Ever-living' hens and chicks enjoyable to grow, share
• Mike Tharp: The doctor who helped the lame to walk and helped restore a theater
• Alma Fausto: UC Merced lobbyists achieve a small victory in Washington
• Our View: Internet can be dangerous to your privacy
• Prep Baseball: 'Dogs overcome Ripon Christian's grand slam
• Hiring still lags in Los Banos
• Sheriff IDs two more victims in 'Speed Freak Killers' case
• Editorial cartoonist Babin dies
• Farrell announces 'Anchorman' sequel
• Barbara Ovalle: Change is needed
• Mary Sanchez: On race, we pick our truths
• Four suspects arrested in Livingston shooting
• Iraqi-American woman slain in US is brought home
• Price for Calif. high-speed rail drops to $68.4B
• 7 California boys arrested in attack on teen
• Whitney Houston's mom says she's proud of her
• Search for missing teen set to continue Saturday
• Agency: Dreaded citrus disease detected in Calif.
• Man pleads guilty in rap concert scheme
• 2 Canadians charged in drug money scheme
• Authorities investigate possible arson fires in Atwater
• Off the 99: Reporters' roundtable discussion on Merced
• Spinach could be weapon against citrus scourge
• Air quality forecast
• New businesses, old coins and the fair on 'Community Conversations'
• Agency: Citrus disease detected in California
• Merced council to deal with two employee contracts, water meter proposal
• National Guard at Merced's Dollar General Saturday to talk about work for veterans
• Los Banos unemployment ticks up, but economy may be improving
• 'Cookie Lady' grand opening Tuesday at 11 a.m. in downtown Merced
• CalRecycle to celebrate Earth Day at many events in April
• Golden Valley Health Centers to open new senior center April 5
• Calif. colleges may ask students if they are gay
• Many lottery hopefuls taking 'a gamble on a dream'
• Pot gardens pose environmental and fire dangers
• Merced, Castle airports jockey for clients
• Buhach baseball rebounds from first loss to top Merced, stand alone atop CCC
• Our View: Fast-track PG&E rate proposal
• Campaign treasurer to enter plea in fraud case
• Merced community steps up to help boy with bone marrow disease
• Low milk prices, high costs hit California dairies hard
• Killer of Santa Nella store clerk gets life
• World of Outlaws invade Speedway
• Defense drops ball for Merced College baseball against Fresno
• 'Mirror Mirror,' who's the dullest of them all? Julia Roberts gives up in tepid tale
• Around Town: Church rummage sale
• Cathy Levesque: Cancer victim, family being evicted
• Victor Davis Hanson: The 2nd oil revolution
• Steven Landis: Veterans Park play equipment unsafe
• Cynthia Villanueva: Bus cuts endanger students
• Music program at risk at Merced elementary schools
• Lost data may have exposed 800,000 people in Calif
• Defense secretary visits ship off Calif. coast
• Merced County Arts Council News - March 28, 2012
• Teacher's aide sentenced for child molestation
• Ex-baseball pitcher agrees to plea deal
• Raw milk quarantine lifted at Claravale Farm
• Wrong-way crash in Kansas kills California man
• APNewsBreak: $7M spaceport runway extension OK'd
• Air quality forecast
• UC Merced Grad Student's Urban Art Research has Global Reach
• County education report to be released Saturday in Sun-Star, LB Enterprise
• Best Buy to cut costs and close stores
• Average White Band to perform June 14 at fair
• Four area bands to perform Friday at downtown arts center
• CoreLogic: 65,000 foreclosures in U.S. in February, down 1,000 from year earlier
• $1.5B deal approved to electrify Caltrains
• Prison for nonprofit leader in child porn case
• Heavy winds expected in AZ, CA, NV on Saturday
• Wave of anticipation for Ocean IMCA season
• Yosemite usage plan meeting sets a lively pace
• Pitman pulls away from Atwater's Buhach
• Jury selected for trial in 1980 Los Banos slaying
• Gray whale tangled in fishing net off Calif. coast
• Homegrown western Md. business buys HQ building
• Dos Palos hammers Chowchilla
• Our View: Solar energy stumbles mask success
• Johnson signs on to lend his magic to Dodgers
• Campaign treasurer to enter embezzlement plea
• Brown defends tax plan, says money goes to schools
• Dennis Rodman back in court over child support
• Economists see brighter future for Calif. economy
• Prosthetic paw gives Merced pit bull new leash on life
• Jennie Garth and Peter Facinelli file for divorce
• Air quality forecast
• American Legion, VFW applaud Denham's Veterans Skills to Jobs Act
• Chowchilla council backs bill to stop high-speed rail project 'wasteful' spending
• Denham, egg producers donate eggs to D.C. food bank
• Dinner with a Scientist for sixth-through-eighth-graders March 29
• Stockton man killed in Tahoe snowmobile crash
• Arts Council events and classes
• Carodoza announces grants for homeless vets in three local counties
• 2 men fatally shot inside trailer at Manteca ranch
• Boys & Girls Clubs to be open six hours a day during spring break
• Plea deal in broad daylight killing in Oakland
• Calif. wants Arizona immigration law overturned
• Our View: PETA's 'Happy cow' lawsuit is pointless
• California cows happy? PETA demands more evidence
• Outdoors: Spring has sprung in the Sierra
• Victory over Buhach Colony moves Merced baseball into first-place tie in CCC
• Study by UC Merced professor examines cancer-cigarette link
• Extra funds save Merced city vehicles grief at pump
• Central Valley cop goes undercover to bust California students
• Prep sports round-up: Pitman baseball defeats Atwater
• Maxwell Norton: Tell school officials to keep 5th-grade band
• Kathleen Parker: 'Obamacare,' Civil Rights Act are apples and oranges
• Dan Walters: California tax boosts will hinge on schools
• Mary Hoffman: Help for mental illness
• Judge to rule on release of UC pepper-spray report
• Romney makes effort to show more personal side
• Modesto woman, 80, bound with duct tape and robbed
• Atwater facing lawsuit over wastewater charges
• Lorax statue taken from home of Dr. Seuss's widow
• Romney says Obama trying to cozy up to Kremlin
• Mariposa County tax office employee accused of embezzling $104,000
• Denham supports JOBS bill sent to Obama's desk for signature
• Air quality forecast
• Man, 19, arrested in shooting of LA County boy, 17
• Lorax statue taken from home of Dr. Seuss's widow
• DA: no charges against father in death of 7-month-old son
• Court won't reconsider bone marrow payments ruling
• Calif. bill would punish student-teacher dating
• UC Merced Research Shows Continued Smoking Can Spread Cancer
• Playhouse Merced to show 'Almost Heaven: The Music of John Denver' in April
• Upcoming events in Merced County
• Merced County's Most Wanted: Guillermo Sanchez
• Cannella submits bill to simplify process to remove public official for misconduct
• Tribe cancels ceremony, claims threat from rivals
• Occupy protester stabbed during argument with man
• Coastal cleanup effort collects 9M tons of garbage
• College Baseball: Merced College set for showdown with Fresno
• Prep Golf: Han takes title at Atwater Invitational
• Suspect in killing detained but unlikely to be jailed long
• Deputies investigating allegations of teacher misconduct at Livingston High
• Merced VA Clinic aims to make itself more known
• Merced coin collector has national reputation as assessor
• Our View: Who will stand up for CSU students?
• Tom Hotham: Civics at core of UC course
• Prep Baseball: Pitman edges Merced
• Armed robbery suspect arrested
• Man sentenced in pot growing operation
• Peter Lizdas: 'Balanced' reporting can be misleading
• Sue Moreno: Bicyclists must obey traffic laws, too
• Dan Walters: Public pension battles to be fought in big cities
• Man, woman, found dead in southern Ore. home
• West Hollywood studios to be demolished
• Man convicted of sex assault of 10 So.Calif. women
• Chief: No conclusions in Iraqi-American death case
• Tiny puppy in California could be world's smallest
• Acting warden takes over at USP Atwater
• Assembly bill clarifies redevelopment wind-down
• St. Anthony School accepting apps for 2012-13 school year; to hold open house
• 3 convicted in deadly hit-and-run in Daly City
• Mistrial in case of 2007 family attack in OC home
• Air quality forecast
• Three Mexican nationals ensnared in national forest marijuana grow cases
• Turlock's Emanuel Medical Center announces April classes, support groups
• 'Mature Driver Improvement' classes offered to people over 55
• Videos: Kiki Raina Tahiti Fete 2012
• Merced Police: Parolee arrested in connection with 16th Street gas station robberies
• Young Women's Conference to be held March 31 in Livingston
• Federal crackdown hurts Oakland pot-growing school
• Body found in car submerged in Merced County dam
• Man killed by Muni bus in San Francisco
• Man to enter plea for hacking into celeb emails
• Our View: Make views of Yosemite plan known
• Importer of research monkeys goes to trial
• NorCal Swimming Relays
• Livingston celebrates 'Hola Mohalla'
• Online tool aims to save Hmong language
• Downtown Merced barber shop little changed in 100 years
• Merced County Courthouse Museum docent puts heart into effort
• Lawuits filed on behalf of homeless
• Ruben Navarrette: Vote the lesser of two evils -- yes, but who's that?
• Mike Flores: Bad bus business
• Stephen Wm. Bilson: Know the facts
• Ray Veldhuis: Bipartisan dairy reform cuts deficit, helps state
• Local sports schedule for Monday, March 26, 2012
• Car crashes into Fresno State market
• Man and his dog rescued from well
• Madera man arrested in shooting of four
• Submerged car, body found in Los Banos reservoir
• Iraqi woman severely beaten in Calif. home dies
• Family: Tarkanian `doing a lot better' in hospital
• Newspaper raises questions about Bay Bridge panel
• Statue will honor New Mexico native and war hero
• Calif. candidate seeks Hmong support in Minn.
• Denair motorcylclist killed on Highway 99 in Modesto after hitting fence
• Air quality forecast
• Senators ask feds to probe requests for passwords
• Hiker dies after falling 150 ft in Riverside Co.
• `Apes,' `Colbert Report' win Genesis Awards
• Mater Dei of Santa Ana wins boys' Division 1 title
• Dynamic Host wins Tokyo City Cup at Santa Anita
• Brookside Christian of Stockton wins
• Village Christian of Sun Valley clinches title
• Bishop O'Dowd of Oakland beats Laguna Hills
• Hayward teen, Oakland man killed in shootings
• Number of medical marijuana patients, by state
• Debbie Croft: Mariposa family celebrates long, full life
• Mike Tharp: Soldier's homecoming big surprise for mom in Merced
• Leonard Pitts Jr.: Springsteen captures the state of America
• Tomorrow's job market, work force look too different
• Prep Softball: Merced tees off against Buhach Colony
• Stockton police ask judge to force city payments
• Nonprofit program helps tutors and the Merced County students they mentor
• Dancers bring Tahiti to Merced County Fairgrounds
• Fat facts: Fascinating things you didn't know
• Religion 101: Dedicating time to spiritual health
• Andy Krotik: Fewer homes for sale in Merced
• Our View: State blunders leave schools in bad shape
• Ride through Gold Country on 'Movie Railroad'
• Wildflower Day held at Pacheco
• Prep Roundup: Bears swim to 19th straight win
• Atwater inmate indicted in cellmate's death
• Central Valley, Merced area workers back hot weather bill
• Fister exits early with injury
• Report: Salvadoran gangs agree to truce
• Former Hollywood Park chair Marje Everett dies
• 3 sisters rescued from Pyramid Lake
• Archbishop Mitty of San Jose takes championship
• Merced County Arts Council News - March 22, 2012
• Salesian of Richmond beats Price of Los Angeles
• Merced County's unemployment up in February
• Navy sailor on Guam charged in rape of young girl
• April open for Expo line; links downtown, west LA
• Former house candidate's conviction upheld
• Ex-Brazilian cop sentenced for raping 5 in Oakland
• Groundskeeper couple for Los Banos Unified arrested on child molestation charges
• Cash spills on the highway: What would you do?
• Air quality forecast
• Gala celebration March 28 for Merced College Child Development Center
• Camp Green Meadow, spring track meet and aikido on KYOS program
• Excitement Grows After Inaugural Varsity Sports Season
• Calif. unemployment rate unchanged at 10.9 percent
• $11.5M award for motorist hit by chunk of iron
• Water deal: Farmers object to Merced Irrigation District's sale plan
• Our View: NFL right to crack down on 'bounties'
• Our View: We all have a stake in vaccinations
• Prep baseball roundup: Late rally lifts BC baseball
• Merced College baseball gets timely hits in win
• Parsons Road project still a hot button issue in Merced
• Clerk's wallet stops bullet during robber struggle
• Golfers needed for fundraiser
• Warren brings Post Secret to Modesto's Gallo
• Ravenous fans will want 'Hunger Games' despite the film's biggest flaws
• Dan Walters: District voting a big risk
• Connie Warren: Nothing sacred about humans
• Pat Trieweiler: No public funding for contraception
• Merced woman charged in foster child's pool incident
• Some growers fear worse year outside Merced Irrigation District
• Texas company recalling some sausage products
• U. of Baltimore names law school dean finalists
• Woman to be sentenced for killing ill husband
• State report recommends changes in teacher layoffs
• 3-year-old girl, grandmother found dead in pool
• USP Atwater inmate faces death penalty in cell mate's killing
• OC Fair bans elephant rides after 25 years
• 2 arrests made in death of San Diego cyclist
• Ross Stores settles San Diego discrimination claim
• Man wrongly accused in Giants fan beating speaks
• Inmate faces death penalty in killing of cellmate
• Chowchilla police bust alleged plane thief
• Air quality forecast
• St. Anthony's fifth-grader recognized in statewide ag story-writing contest
• Denham's hearing criticizes 'wasteful mismanagement' of federal assets
• CalRecycle unveils Commercial Climate Calculator for businesses' energy costs
• Bobcat Art Show Features More than 80 Artists
• Retired Lockheed executive to speak at mentoring seminar Friday at UC Merced
• Arts Council events and classes; seeks executive director
• Officer, suspect wounded in Stockton shooting
• Q&A: What makes gasoline prices rise?
• Unhappy public not sure who to blame for high gas
• Atwater's Buhach strolls past Golden Valley
• Lynch: Desperation on both ends of bracket
• Joey Bennett: Los Banos' triple threat
• Tip List: County to look into Winton signal
• Man involved in Merced killing sentenced
• Competition rewards good breakfast choices
• Hazmat teams called to Joshua Tree National Park
• Merced high school district panel enlisted to fight truancy
• Our View: Mental health law needs reform
• Foster Farms worker's lawsuit claiming bias
• Severed heads of 2 dogs found in South LA trash
• Gary Pruitt of McClatchy new AP president, CEO
• APNewsBreak: Marine says Corps kicking him out
• Janitor charged in stabbing death at LA hospital
• SF sheriff charged with official misconduct
• Herrera named Calif's first Hispanic poet laureate
• Controversial strawberry pesticide pulled from US
• Father gets 11 years in baby's suffocation death
• Denham: Valley challenges worsened by high gasoline prices
• Prep baseball roundup: Merced High snags win in 9th against Turlock
• Friday's Maddy Report on KVPT deals with 'Affordable Health Care Act'
• New LED street lights to save Chowchilla money on utility bills
• Camp Green Meadows pilots new summer rec camp for sixth- to eighth-graders
• CoreLogic: 'Shadow' inventory of homes in U.S. at 1.6 million in January
• Air quality forecast
• Oakland paying $832K in strip suit legal fees
• Police say teen molested 7-year-old boy
• The appeal of limoncello? It's in the peel
• Ancient creature focus of UC Merced cancer research
• Our View: Happy 100th, Girl Scouts
• Outdoors: Henry Coe Park keeps gates open
• Golden Valley, Merced girls soccer play to draw
• All-Area Girls Basketball: Sophomore Dalonna Jones did it all for Merced High
• Water fight under way: Merced Irrigation District could reverse limits
• Merced County's Most Wanted: Richard George Vonbehren
• Dan Walters: Art, reality, gambling intertwine
• Stephen Schlesinger: Iran, then and now
• Denard Davis: Become a bone marrow donor
• David Garcia: Drug dealer, quack serve the community?
• Merced College Matters: Refugees' son becoming police officer
• Merced County schools issue 22 layoff notices
• Calif. sex offender gets probation in Nebraska
• Olivia Wilde to host EIF Revlon Run/Walk in NYC
• Zuiker to debut 'Cybergeddon' movie on Yahoo
• Judge: Video parole hearing not OK for 2 inmates
• Ex-Mayor of LA suburb Rosemead admits bribe-taking
• SF mayor to file misconduct charge against sheriff
• 7.4 quake hits Mexico, damaging hundreds of homes
• Man gets 2 years for sex assault on girl on OC bus
• Cal State trustees OK pay hikes for 2 presidents
• Armed robbers strike South Merced markets
• Six regional winners from St. Anthony School in state ag story-writing contest
• Greater Merced Chamber's schedule of events, opportunities and campaigns
• Energy Service Corps seeks to educate Mercedians on saving energy
• County chamber luncheon April 12 to focus on county's economy
• Fair handbook, entry forms available both online and in print
• Gallery on the Square's reception March 24 for painter Oscar Torres
• California's Cash for Appliances program used all $33.5 million in federal funds
• Calif. man charged with embezzling from fire union
• 2 men face life for string of Oakland robberies
• Condoleezza Rice: US can't retreat in Afghanistan
• Financier's art collection coming to NYC auction
• Aziz Ansari releases comedy special online for $5
• All-Area Wrestler of the Year: Dancin' with the star
• Mike North: The weight of a rifle a heavy selling point
• Foundation raising funds to buy cancer ultrasound technology
• Dry winter keeps fears of drought alive
• Our View: No easy answers in farm pollution
• Two businesses to move in to the Bell Station
• Joey Blaise: Teacher spat selfish
• Barbara Riis-Christensen: Bill expands killing
• Richard Cornett: Industry at work
• Local sports schedule for Tuesday, March 20, 2012
• Michael Gerson: World economies shifting
• All-Area Wrestling Team
• Calif. inmates petition UN to monitor prisons
• UC Merced awards Spendlove Prize to author who has written about Armenian genocide
• Hawaii reaches $15.4M settlement in hikers' deaths
• PG&E presents new $5B gas safety plan to CPUC
• Apple to pay dividend, start stock buybacks
• State cuts funding for local fraud investigator
• Air quality forecast
• 2 injured when tree falls in Santa Ana
• Body found in Calif. in 1974 is Iowa Marine
• Pair of robberies reported on West 16th Street
• Atwater's Dante Migliazzo re-elected to executive committee of state dairy group
• United Way to hold Day of Action/Community Volunteer Day April 14
• MID: recent rain not enough to pull region out of a dry year
• 3 suspects sought in Madera shooting that hurt 4
• Man shot during drive-by in Winton
• Study: Decline seen in Calif. high graduation rate
• Journey tribute band 'Evolution' to perform at Merced County Fair
• Apple may break open $98B piggy bank, stock surges
• Los Angeles man held in hammer killing of father
• Malibu kitchen worker killed by attackers
• Apple to reveal decision on use of cash hoard
• Appellate court panel to hear cases at UNLV
• Our View: Freedom of expression? Yes, but ...
• On Target: Merced's Fister in midseason form in win over Washington
• Trustees at California State University max out raises
• 100 years of Scouting
• Jury selection upcoming in 1980 Los Banos killing
• Founder aims to make Merced therapy center 'somewhere you feel you want to be'
• UC Merced campus advocate helps violence victims
• Dan Walters: Need for state licensing unclear in some fields
• Thomas L. Friedman: What American capitalism will look like in the future
• Arrest made, drugs found at residence
• Board of Supervisors Encourages Nominations For Volunteer Recognition
• Power outage causes delays at California airport
• Cold temperatures hit wide area of NorCal
• LA fire agency to fix emergency dispatch glitches
• USC awards degrees to Japanese American internees
• Ex-Crystal Cathedral pastor launches new church
• Denham announces national historical society essay contest for grades 6-12
• Advocacy groups: 54 percent can't afford Merced's rental housing market
• Two local agencies awarded $350K to help homeless
• Hinds Hospice Angel Babies/Bebitos Angelitos walk in Merced April 21
• Defribrillators, music studio lease on city council agenda Monday
• Courthouse Museum's 'Celebrating Women in Merced County History' open W-Sun
• Air quality forecast
• Fire captain convicted of DUI made alcohol in jail
• Sheldon beats Jesuit 61-56
• Storm causes outages to 14,000 in Southern Calif
• Car collides with LA's Expo rail train, 6 injured
• San Diego woman, dogs rescued from flooding boat
• St. Joseph Notre Dame beats Pinewood 77-53
• Brookside Christian beats Eastside College Prep
• Archbishop Mitty of San Jose wins NorCal title
• Sacred Heart Cathedral of San Francisco wins
• Crews find wreckage of plane that disappeared
• Prep Softball: Evans helps Bears cruise past Falcons
• Uganda horror: No longer invisible children?
• Mike Tharp: Teaching -- the noble calling
• Alma Fausto: Turnout for Nader reflects need for a civics course
• Our View: House calls -- a welcome step back
• 1 arrested in robbery and home invasion
• Merced College student is making his own beer
• Sierra Chamber to perform
• St. Patrick's Day: The pride of the Irish
• Artist admits to shortcuts in show about Apple
• 'Hers' takes a look at feminine side of design
• Katsuro and Lou Ann E. Sakaki: Successful event
• Dan Walters: Oh, to balance income, outgo
• Sun-Star Bracket Challenge
• Prep Baseball: Three-run third powers Buhach
• Competitive eaters face off in corned beef contest
• Rock slide in N. Calif. delays Amtrak trains
• 3 painters found dead inside Southern Calif. home
• PG&E investigating Contra Costa County outage
• Merced County Arts Council News - March 14, 2012
• Analyst expects lower revenue from Brown tax deal
• Feds say 19 arrested in 9 states in ID theft ring
• 'Off the 99' podcast: 'Kony 2012'
• Papers reveal Thatcher kept Reagan's doodles
• SJ cop pleads no contest to sex acts with kids
• Officials: Dead cows, violations found at CA dairy
• Merced City Council to consider lease agreements with music studio, elections company
• Pizza restaurant robbed by armed suspect
• Woman sentenced to one year for killing Los Banos firefighter in DUI crash
• More than 50 dead cows found buried in manure piles at Merced County dairy
• Fresno police shoot, kill suspect in Sanger
• Jumbo Jacks fuel chase involving stolen truck
• Storm brings snow, highway delays to Sierra
• Man arrested on suspicion of drug and weapons charges
• Ex-Modesto officer facing sex charges
• Firm pays $140K in pregnancy discrimination case
• Body of gagged woman found in vitamin store
• Prep baseball: Buhach rolls over Turlock in CCC opener
• Upgrades for Merced's wastewater treatment plant halfway completed
• Our View: Pension crisis far from over
• Prep sports roundup: Arnsberg's 3-run homer leads Pitman over Golden Valley
• Prep baseball: Serna clutches up for Buhach
• 'Blast' troupe marches into Modesto's Gallo
• Directors jump all over same old clichés, but interesting premise helps '21 Jump Street'
• Around Town: Luau Extravaganza
• $24K grant will insure more Merced County kids
• Expect more Central Valley raisins to dance into South Korea
• Fresno County Jail mistakenly released pair
• Exeter High students busted in drug sting
• Tax Man: Credits can help defray costs of higher learning
• Victor Davis Hanson: Who's to blame for state's budget deficit problem?
• Florence Lambert: Merced SPCA needs more members
• Our View: Watch, learn about issues
• Preserving access to public parks focus of UC program
• Rare Marilyn Monroe photos hit auction block
• Judge to rule on release of UC pepper-spray report
• Judge to weigh Honda settlement over gas mileage
• Castle flight school to include Vietnamese students
• Lawmaker seeks plea deal on airport gun charges
• Police: Girl, war vet dead in murder-suicide
• Atwater man indicted for being previously deported alien found in the U.S.
• FPPC approves $30,000 fine against Schwarzenegger
• Air quality forecast
• Hearing delayed for accused campaign treasurer
• Highlights of Brown, union compromise tax measure
• Denham and others denounce criminals who get unemployment insurance in prison
• VA Central CA Healthcare Systems Merced clinic to hold open house Saturday
• Citi Gift to UC Merced a Boost for Parent Support
• Denham announces art contest for 19th District
• Atwater gets $5K grant for five park benches in Heller Park
• CoreLogic: 69,000 U.S. foreclosures in January, down from 80,000 year earlier
• Report: Squabbling over aging SF ambulances
• Beanbag hit Occupy protester, not gas canister
• New probe of woman's Malibu death yields few clues
• Merced area dietitians serve up information
• Our View: Ex-foes concur on cage rules
• Hundreds show up at Merced City School District meeting
• Merced High School trustees vote to cut 18 jobs
• Merced's Castillo tees off on Pitman in softball opener
• Fresh start for Merced College baseball team
• Jansen: Canlocal 'experts' atone for '11?
• Man accused of dismemberment killing not competent
• Fire burns 21 acres in Yucca Valley
• Ex-case manager found guilty of migrant kid abuse
• Schuller's daughter sets up temporary church
• GOP leader: Obama must back off military cuts
• Aviation tour company locates at Castle Airport
• Schuller's daughter announces new venue
• Merced County Sheriff Pazin arrests man, woman who were in stolen vehicle
• NV officials kill bear that damaged home at Tahoe
• Solar debate heats up as CA farmland is targeted
• UC Merced professor gets funding for mapping research
• Air quality forecast
• UC Merced Humanities Lecture Series Debuts Thursday
• Gov. Brown makes sales tax deal with rival group
• Merced College student of the month for March is a Navy veteran
• Court: Herzog parole to Lassen County was legal
• UC Merced Partners in Program for Public Lands and Cultural Heritage
• Rain, wind batter Northern California
• Newsam Earns NSF CAREER Award
• Strong quakes rattle Japan, but cause no damage
• Denham unveils new congressional website
• Outdoors: Time for flowers to bloom
• Merced College softball swept by rival Fresno
• Prep sports round-up: Some start: Merced High baseball opens with no-no
• Nutritious, versatile, colorful cauliflower goes beyond the pale
• Merced County's Most Wanted: Jorge Arturo Ramos
• UC Merced Connect: Physicist finds answers in small places
• Two men's ambulance use limited in Fresno
• Our View: Throw book at foreclosure vandalism
• Michael Gerson: Conservatism goes nicely with teleprompters
• Dan Walters: State likely to leave school districts in the budget dark
• Patti Patton: There are better places to spend grant money
• Parker B. Blake: Punch those standardized tests
• Group attacks men on Merced bike path
• Wound-care service making house calls for Merced-area patients
• Mascot of Merced? 'Beauregard,' a Bichon Frise rescue, campaigning for role
• Merced College sells old campus to Los Banos district
• Delano man, passenger killed in auto crash
• San Quentin death row inmate dies in cell
• AT&T seeks to settle _ quietly _ with iPhone user
• Pilot ferry shuttle begins at North Tahoe in June
• CalPERS considers lowering investment forecast
• Pilot ferry shuttle begins at North Tahoe in June
• Cassandra Clare signs up for new LA fantasy series
• Postal cuts could force change in Calif. voting
• County dedicates money toward China trip aimed at promoting Castle
• Cannella statement on report about nitrates in drinking water
• LA Co. Sheriff deputy gets jail for sex with teen
• 11-year-old twins hit by car in Los Angeles street
• Pleasant Valley prison in lockdown after riot
• Contest: College Basketball Tournament Contest
• Air quality forecast
• Hinds Hospice launches fund drive for operations in three counties
• Joe Kieta, former editor of the Merced Sun-Star, takes reins of The Modesto Bee
• NorCal AAA: average price of gallon of gas is $4.36, up 51 cents from last month
• CoreLogic: Foreclosure rates in Merced dropped 1.85% in December over year earlier
• Downtown Merced gas station robbed
• Denham opens nominations for math and science teaching award
• Death penalty sought in 14-year-old's rape, murder
• 15-year-old fatally shot in Stanislaus County
• Mayor says Fresno in severe financial distress
• 4 teens will be charged as adults for stabbing
• Surfer's body found in ocean off Santa Cruz
• San Diego service March 27 for pilot killed in NV
• Man accused of robbing Merced jewelry store -- twice
• Half Dome permits under fire in petition
• Kite surfer dead after being pulled from Pacific
• Prep Softball: Los Banos Tigers roar
• Report: Calif. nitrate contamination spreading
• Ralph Nader visits UC Merced
• Vandalism follows foreclosure, eviction of Merced house; 'Sharpie party' blamed
• Our View: Sunshine key to honest government
• Thomas L. Friedman: Pass the books, hold the oil
• Dan Walters: Gov. Brown touches 'third rail'
• Local sports schedule for Tuesday, March 13, 2012
• Fuentes in Oakland closer mix
• One dead, one injured in I-5 accident
• California marijuana rulings creating confusion
• Daniel Varela Sr.: New path for county
• Phyllis Boyer: Smart meter drives up PG&E bill
• Pedrozo, Walsh face challenges for Merced County Board of Supervisors; Kelsey running unopposed
• Invisible Children answers critics after video hit
• MID to meet with growers Wednesday about water availability
• Compton Unified removes employee in sex inquiry
• Suit: NASA specialist axed over intelligent design
• Brown seeks tax-hike support from police chiefs
• Gov't files $25B mortgage settlement in court
• Air quality forecast
• Cassini spacecraft glimpses new views of moon Rhea
• PG&E to pay $70M for deadly Calif. pipeline blast
• Seminar on colon health at Olive East Seventh-day Adventist Church
• CA gas prices rose 1.4 cents/gal in past week to $4.34/gal
• Air quality forecast
• PayPal executive killed by Caltrain in Menlo Park
• Inmate escapes Calif. conservation camp
• USFS roads target of House panel hearing in Elko
• LA schools to push new teacher misconduct policies
• Livingston stabbing suspect arrested
• Snelling students assist in restoring Merced River habitat
• Merced engineer is "Firefighter of the Year"
• Ex-truck driver guilty in boy's death
• For 48 years, Merced body shop owner has had success on wheels
• Our View: Tax initiatives could lead to school cuts
• Dan Walters: Pension accounting, public and private
• Local sports schedule for Monday, March 12, 2012
• Five held in Livingston after drugs, gun found at home
• Peter Padilla: Stop wasting money
• D.A. Carlin: Where is leadership?
• Kathleen Parker: Is the Republican Party waging war on women?
• Love letters reveal Nixon's sensitive side
• New fire protection fee drawing opposition
• 2 teens held in alleged San Jose crime spree
• Actor Tambor carries on annual tradition at SXSW
• Crystal Cathedral congregation in Calif relocating
• Suit: NASA specialist axed over intelligent design
• Livingston/Delhi VFW and Ladies Auxiliary to hold breakfast and Hamburger Night
• Air quality forecast
• Sex offender jailed in library assault of boy, 13
• 2 teens arrested in San Jose police pursuit
• Schwarzenegger's son injured in Idaho ski accident
• 3 survived small plane crash in Sacramento
• Man, 2 dogs die after vehicle rolls into lake
• Hiker lost in Point Reyes found by CHP helicopter
• Schullers resign from board of Crystal Cathedral
• Price for 49ers stadium up, but public cost down
• California man arrested in cold case killings
• NW tsunami preparedness still shaky
• Artist Heizer's big rock rolls to Calif. museum
• Prep Roundup: Baseball: Buhach blanks Kerman
• Nation persists in hiring trend
• Boyfriend guilty in 2007 death of 16-month old
• Merced nonprofit aims to ensure Hmong receive health care
• Regional authority considered for Valley rail
• Herb Alpert -- musician and philanthropist
• Blossoms are here, then gone
• Clark McCall, Religion 101: Church and state? Forefathers got it right
• Our View: Look for danger; it's everywhere
• Mike Tharp: Remembering my brother, my friend
• Larry Tate: Show me the money
• Adam Cox: School board president explains how cuts were handled
• Local sports schedule for Saturday and Sunday, March 10-11, 2012
• 'Speed Freak Killer' sends new letter to station
• Calif. man in 'cannon' death says he's 'so sorry'
• Police ID 3 suspects in Fairfield double homicide
• Police: Ca. boy, 14, arrested for school threats
• 'Off the 99' podcast: State of the City of Merced, part 2
• Small business course begins March 13
• Store clerk injured during attempted armed robbery, Merced police say
• Los Banos police investigating two shootings
• FFA field day competition for 1,100 high school students March 17 at Merced College
• Suspected norovirus sends 113 Marina students home
• Air quality forecast
• LA schools chief pushes parcel tax to meet budget
• Dick Van Dyke marries makeup artist at age 86
• Ex-CHP officer sentenced in husband's murder
• Merced County's unemployment rate up in January
• Calif CHP seeks 2 children abducted in Yolo County
• One northbound lane on stretch of Hwy 99 to be closed next week
• Carlos Vieira Foundation to hold Casino Night fundraiser March 24 in Livingston
• Teen to face trial in Merced officer involved shooting
• Sports roundup: Merced College baseball falls to No. 1 Feather; Golden Valley tennis routs Buhach
• Our View: Don't redact info in pepper-spray report
• Study: High-speed rail likely to create jobs, but planning needed
• Family seeks help for Merced boy with bone marrow condition
• Eddie Murphy's career takes another nose-dive in horrid 'Thousand Words'
• Faire thee well: Sonora Celtic fest returns
• Around Town: 'Youth 2 Youth' conference this weekend
• Merced baseball fundraiser
• Merced College softball squeezes out 1-0 victory over Porterville
• Modesto drug facility is ordered to close
• Melissa Kelly Ortega: Community a big help for MERCO
• Dan Morain: Breaks for political pals
• Gary Petty: Road repairs not enough
• Feds taking closer look at California high speed rail
• Mary Ann Reynolds: Guest worker program needed
• Bill would increase access to abortions in California
• Tall tales to mark Mariposa storytelling festival's 25th year
• Richmond man convicted of deadly freeway shooting
• Vail faces 2nd lawsuit over Tahoe ski accidents
• Berkeley police chief apologizes over death
• Critics say 'Kony 2012' video distorts fight against Lord's Resistance Army
• AP NewsBreak: CA study views high-risk inmate move
• Suspected 'Incense Bandit' caught in San Diego
• Bald eagle chick hatches in Southern California
• Merced County aims to shed costly voting requirements
• Condor ready to hatch at San Diego's Safari Park
• Murder charge for Ca. man with cannon-like device
• Father, daughter found dead in SD identified
• Coastal agency OKs Del Mar Fairgrounds agreement
• Air quality forecast
• Golden Valley grad finishes basic military training at Lackland AFB Texas
• Muscular Dystrophy Assn. raises $25K for families in Merced area
• Rabies clinic scheduled for Saturday in Chowchilla
• MID letter to growers cites 'driest year on record' for tiered water pricing
• Rubber Bark forges partnership with Texas-based firm for nationwide distribution
• Denham introduces bill to streamling processs of getting veterans training
• Gallery: Mug shots, March 2012
• Pacifica police officer shoots, kills pit bull
• Merced man pleads not guilty to stalking judges
• Student writing project makes history meaningful
• Jurors begin deliberations in baby's death
• Price tags Chowchilla
• College baseball: NorCal baseball poll places Merced College second
• Merced College baseball can take Feather River's crown
• Mystery body from Vallejo home still unidentified
• Health film encourages women to get mammograms
• Around Town: Day of service
• Tip List: Burned slide hurts budget, too
• Ezra Klein: You are likely on some government social program
• Our View: Senate must stop blocking judges
• Lon Baugh: Animal rights activists behind hunting flap
• Lee Pierce: So much for helping Afghanistan
• Merced city schools could lay off 44 teachers, 4 administrators
• San Jose facing state audit over pension costs
• Catholic diocese ends funding over gay comments
• Tucson's Reid Park Zoo gets 3 new elephants
• Suspect named in New Year's Day homicide of Los Banos man
• Livingston, Gustine move toward dispatch deal
• Jury in ex-LA detective's trial breaks for night
• Correction: Bigger Bins story
• Fugitive killed by LA police, feds was unarmed
• Board of Supervisors moves to sell Castle property
• Man arrested, counterfeit sex drugs seized in LA
• Bob Barker Building will be PETA's West Coast hub
• Air quality forecast
• Arts Council events and classes
• New brand of Shakespeare to headline art council's Second Saturdays
• Merced HS grad finishes Army basic training at Fort Benning
• California Fish and Game president gets public support in mountain lion controversy
• Merced College foundation accepting applications for 212 scholarships
• Pickup driver and dog survive Calif. train crash
• Our View: College tuition has to increase
• Jury says officer used excessive force on cyclist
• Medical marijuana cards distributed at Downtown Merced business
• Reyna goes seven as Merced baseball rallies to defeat Beyer
• Around Town: Workshop for teachers
• Outdoors: Discovering California's center
• One is enough for Merced girls soccer
• Gustine looking into leasing land for solar farm
• UC Merced Connect: Professor mimics global warming
• Fundraiser will boost Merced Symphony's outreach
• Dean Preston: Merced councilman flip-flops on Just Cause
• Kathleen Parker: Mitt, go ahead, be yourself
• Leonard Pitts: The right has become a landfill
• Ashli Briggs: Yee wasn't harassing
• More natural gas vehicles hitting the market
• Ancient Ca. site is new National Historic Landmark
• Porn allegations prompt investigation of teacher
• San Jose puts pension reform on ballot
• Calif. prison quells fight involving 70 inmates
• 55-year-old Merced man arrested for alleged threats against judges
• Gusty winds, blowing dust sweep through Vegas area
• Crystal Cathedral fires 3 of founder's relatives
• Wolf OR-7 wandering back and forth across border
• Crystal Cathedral fires 3 of founder's relatives
• Air quality forecast
• Atwater-Thunder Youth Football signups and registration this month
• Livingston swears in new chief of police
• 17-year-old suspect arrested in string of Merced fast food robberies
• California Retired Teachers to tour Atwater's Challenger Learning Center
• Merced County school administrators win several regional awards
• Merced County chamber luncheon to focus on economic conditions, solutions
• Mike North: Richards now the hunted
• Bentley driver shot, crashes into cars and dies
• Convenient cupcakes are dangerous for dieters
• Prep Notebook: Jones clear choice as MVP
• Windy storm expected to hit Merced area today
• Man held in jewelry store burglary
• High-speed rail rejected by Merced County Farm Bureau
• UC Merced joins rally at state Capitol
• American Indian tribes' casinos see turnaround
• Our View: Drug, alcohol abuse exacts toll on all
• Merced City Council accepts state funds to complete Parsons Avenue project
• Romney poised for Super Tuesday wins
• Harneet Dhaliwal: Valley needs more like state Sen. Yee
• Kathy Flaherty: Relay for Life critic misinformed
• Dan Walters: Student protesters have point
• John Sweigard: Hydroelectric energy cap will drive up utility rates
• Merced High baseball camp
• Girls Basketall All-Central California Conference
• Israeli President Peres to visit Facebook HQ
• American Indian tribes' casinos see turnaround
• Study: Calif. cellphone restrictions reduce deaths
• Students protest education cuts at Capitol rally
• Survivor of killings said boyfriend abused her
• Man convicted in San Diego-area school shooting
• 3 charged with getting tattoo killer unemployment
• New dispatch contract could save Gustine money
• 19-year-old man stabbed in Los Banos
• Suspected Los Banos bootleggers busted at behest of RIAA
• Merced High wins second annual 'Battle of the Books' contest
• Two teens injured in Los Banos shooting
• Air quality forecast
• Sierra Club program to feature Arctic and Baltic travelers March 15
• Police arrest alleged watch thief
• Tenants Together: Eviction ordinance is fair
• Triple-slaying survivor hid in closet, called 911
• PG&E offers tips to prepare for and deal with strong storm expected tonight
• Police nab suspected radio station burglar
• Vandals hit 51 cars in tire-slashing spree
• Record heat in the 90s in California
• Calif. judge says backyard ship must shove off
• Armstrong in fine form at Merco Classic
• 911 caller hid in closet during slayings in Modesto house
• Los Banos barber to be tried in gang, drug case
• SF Sheriff's wife adds intrigue to upcoming trial
• Mother in South Dos Palos child abuse case could be out of prison next year
• Students protest education cuts at Capitol rally
• Merced solar energy company keeps pace with industry
• Merced County Arts Council director's legacy a lasting impression
• Mary Sanchez: What are we, chopped chorizo?
• Our View: Corporate tax overhaul long overdue
• Alcohol tied to deadly Fresno street race
• Baltazar Cornejo: Fake identity phenomena
• Kent Amberson: At Big Oil's mercy
• Dan Walters: Stockton's financial woes a microcosm of state's
• Trutanich paid for views of LA campaign videos
• About 2,000 Sacramento-area teachers get notices
• SD family alleges $4 million lost in Ponzi scam
• One injury reported in Atwater apartment fire
• Man arrested after his SUV crashes into SF bay
• Accused killer found dead in SD jail cell
• Air quality forecast
• AP Enterprise: Federal sentences still vary widely
• Convicted killer got unemployment while in LA jail
• Convicted killer got unemployment while in LA jail
• No injuries reported in Olivewood Drive fire
• Shot-and-killed man found in LA River
• Sea otter that helped young otters survive dies
• NV pot distribution law declared unconstitutional
• Sea otter that helped young otters survive dies
• Report: 'salary spiking' fattens state pensions
• Tulare County mom arrested in newborn's death
• Livingston store owner waits for approval to sell guns
• Like in London: Armstrong sets women's pace at Merco Time Trial
• Merced's Xiong bows out at state wrestling championships
• Gary Condit's son enters Valley campaign for congressional seat as independent
• Doggy door break-in foiled; Atwater woman jailed
• Merced redevelopment oversight panel loses 2 members
• Merced eviction ordinance resurfaces
• New Mob Museum in Las Vegas is a hit
• Annette Brown: Love of the game: Memories of baseball
• Mike Tharp: Multitalented musician will perform with Preservation Big Band at reopening of majestic Merced Theatre
• San Bernardino County Sun: Limit distractions on dashboards
• Our View: MERCO means community
• Our View: Modesto teacher violates everyone's trust
• Local sports schedule for Saturday, March 3, 2012
• Hard feelings hovering over water bill
• World's oceans are acidifying fastest in 300 million years
• Suspect in Caltech killing extradited from Mexico
• 3 Occupy Oakland protesters facing robbery charges
• $34 million worth of meth found in San Jose
• Ca. teacher's money adviser jailed in his killing
• Utah man accused of threats in California arrested
• 'Off the 99:' Merced officials give rundown of local economy
• Couple plead no contest to felony child abuse
• Chief: OC bank gunman had business with hostage
• Pastor gets 158 years to life for molesting girls
• CA storm makes ripe ski conditions, snow dangers
• Livingston police find 13 pounds of marijuana in a home, arrest one man
• Beer stein from speaker among Brown's few gifts
• Eureka man faces death penalty in pot farm slaying
• Air quality forecast
• Reopening of Merced Theatre gala on April 21 to feature array of music
• California Fish and Game official under fire for mountain lion hunt
• Photo gallery: MERCO Cycling Classic, Day 1
• Calif. tribal factions extend cooling-off period
• Tall tales, Theatre plans and health screenings 'Community Conversations'
• Merced council to consider $400K in grant funds for Parsons Avenue project
• Video: Merco Cycling Classic 2012, Day 1
• Merco Cycling Classic: Bissell's back
• Chicago comes to Modesto's Gallo Arts Center for cancer benefit
• 'Dr. Seuss' The Lorax' makes environmentalism fun
• City officials: Merced's 'competitively ready'
• Ejected passenger killed during street race
• Buhach Colony baseball alum Mooneyham recovers, throwing well for No. 1 Stanford
• Live blog: CIF State Wrestling Meet, Day 1
• Symbol of Calif. prison overcrowding comes to end
• Chowchilla bus kidnapper could be freed within year
• Chad Condit running against Jeff Denham for Congressional seat
• Our View: Let Brown take lead on tax initiatives
• Teacher-student couple get national attention
• Keith Gallagher: The Bible is a genocidal book
• Ross Moschitto: High-speed kickbacks, destruction
• Kris A. Upton: High-speed rail violates Prop. 1A
• Merco Cycling Classic Schedule, stages 2-4
• Language benefits may limit California's health carrier benefits
• Emeril's features latest student creation
• Homecoming Marine wanted to show partner his love
• Strong winds blowing into Southern California
• Merced County Arts Council News - February 29, 2012
• APNewsBreak: Complaints filed about ICE shooter
• Calif. man struck, killed in Del. accident
• FBI director: Cyber-threats will become top worry
• Chowchilla man stabbed to death after fight with stepfather
• More inmates released early from jail to ease budget
• Supervisor contributes to effort aimed at keeping parks open
• Man, nephew shot dead in LA-area front yard
• 'Carmageddon' section of LA freeway closing again
• MID pleased to host Lake McClure Road Race in Sierra foothills
• Air quality forecast
• Pioneer School locked down during Merced police search
• Man who shot at Merced deputies says he was firing at coyote
• 'Savor Our Symphony' fundraiser March 9 at Italo-American Lodge
• Denham's FEMA Reauthorization Act approved by House subcommittee
• CoreLogic: 22.8% of all residential properties in U.S. 'underwater' in 4Q
• Ex-prosecutor sues over fight with colleague
• Californian gets year in Nebraska jail for pot
• Teacher quits, leaves wife, moves in with student
• CA walloped as snow falls over parts of north US
• College students rally to protest education cuts
• After period of uncertainty, Merco Cycling Classic rides on
• The Prentice: Speedway has new boss
• Furloughs, layoffs likely for Merced schools
• Leap Year: Couples' special date gets even more so
• Notebook: Golden Valley's Durbin named CCC's best
• Our View: A case study against tribal gaming BIA
• MCOE Foundation plans two programs for foster children
• Leap Year: For babies, birthdays will be a rare treat
• Occupy Merced continues protests
• Early retirements tentatively approved again for MUHSD
• Board Of Supervisors Encourages Nominations For Volunteer Recognition
• Ex-LA official surrenders on child porn charges
• S. Calif. teacher arrested in lewd act probe
• Controversial Calif. water bill passes US House
• LA council moves on responsible banking ordinance
• OC teacher arrested for inappropriate texts
• Farm Bureau Federation says water bill refocuses on state's water problems
• Denham, co-sponsor, backs Valley Water Reliability Act on House floor
• Cardoza, Costa call for bipartisan solution to state's water problems
• Air quality forecast and wood-burning rules
• One man in custody, two sheriff deputies on paid admin leave after officer-involved shooting in Livingston
• Job fair in Modesto offers free resume advice, contacts with employers
• CA Endowment young leaders help launch Lady Gaga's new foundation
• Merced College Art Gallery to present works of faculty in March
• Arts Council events and classes
• Garage fire on MLK Way causes $35,000 in damages
• Our View: Documentary highlights changes at Turlock Irrigation District
• Calif. county moves to curb payday lending
• Merced College baseball's Longworth bends but doesn't break in win
• Atwater BMX underway
• Outdoors: California's desert palms are no mirage
• Chowchilla lets Sierra, season get away
• Around Town: T-ball, baseball sign-ups
• Unsalted or salted butter, or margarine?
• Beets and chard: Same veggie, different focus
• Brewing storm could help California's water woes
• Merced County's Most Wanted: Juan Carlos Rivera
• Central Valley's providers of irrigation, hydro power upset by flow proposal
• UC Merced Connect: Languages play well together
• Cardoza pleads guilty in home invasion, beating of Atwater woman
• Rivalry erupts in violence for Chukchansi tribe
• Maurice Lewis: Concerned about political attacks against education
• Steve Kuykendall: Graffiti removal improved
• Michael Gerson: Romney's wealth problem
• Jennifer Fearing: Missing the point on mountain lion hunt
• Efrain Rojas: The Kansas challenge
• Wells Fargo scammed out of $2.1 million held in Merced hospital's escrow account
• Star Dancing won't keep Wagner from Tahoe golf
• 340-ton rock begins rolling to LA for art's sake
• Southbound I-5 closed north of Calif. border
• US attorney warns Calif. farmers against pot grows
• Carriers settle lawsuit vs. OC Register for $30M
• LA County teacher arrested on sex charge
• Calif. teacher, an ex-NFL player, arrested
• PG&E says new gas safety plan will cost $5B
• County chamber, Fernando's Bistro to hold St. Patrick's Day dinner March 16
• Accident causes 4 1/2-mile backup, 1-hour delay on south 99 near Chowchilla
• A possible destructive device found on MLK, Jr. Way
• Air quality forecast and wood-burning rules
• St. Anthony's Preschool in Atwater accepting new students
• Jean Okuye wins 'California Senior Leaders Award'
• Man pleads guilty in Atwater home invasion robbery
• Merced College theater students to perform Moliere's classic 'Tartuffe'
• Cardoza unveils annual Congressional Art Competition for students
• Whelan says Kelsey endorses his run against Costa in new 16th District
• Santa Clara County tightening nutrition standards
• Services set in Yuma for Marine killed in crash
• Wildlife official target in cougar killing flap
• Olympian's mom arrested on drug charges in NY
• Icy roads cause wrecks in Reno-Sparks area
• Prep Wrestling: Merced High Bears' Hamel 2nd at state
• Prep Basketball: Chowchilla hoping 4th time a charm
• Atwater City Council moves forward with new Cal Fire deal
• Stockton, facing bankruptcy, asks how it got to this point
• Oil speculation rule not halted
• Our View: Stockton's fiscal woes a wake-up call
• Dan Walters: Brown peddling pipe dream
• Local sports schedule for Tuesday, February 28, 2012
• Leaders from Central Valley are vying for money in nation's capital
• Frances Saunders: Think twice about Relay for Life
• Shane Pierce: End of deaf classes hurts kids, parents
• Kathleen Parker: If GOP picks Santorum, kiss presidency goodbye
• Officers hurt in Occupy clash at Calif Capitol
• UC Berkeley student injured in frat house fall
• LA church pastor gets 3 years for Medicare fraud
• Lawyer compares CA shooting to 'terrorist attack'
• Greater Merced Chamber's Gateway publication is MERCO Classic official guide
• County Farm Bureau takes 'strong stance' against high-speed rail
• San Diego-bound orca takes to skies
• Air quality forecast and wood-burning rules
• Post-trial hearing set for April in groundwater contamination lawsuit
• Latino school administrators announce 20 $1,000 scholarships
• I-5 closed at Grapevine because of snow
• Ralph Nader to speak on grassroots activism at UC Merced March 12
• Atwater Competitive Girls Soccer tryouts to be held Saturdays in March
• Courthouse Museum opens exhibit celebrating county women March 8
• Restaurant customer runs off suspected robbers
• Weinsteins rule Oscars with 'Artist,' 'Iron Lady'
• Recovery bypasses Silicon Valley non-tech workers
• Scientists see red on NASA cuts of Mars missions
• Off and pedaling: Snelling road race
• College Baseball: Merced blasts past Taft
• Mind-set of success embedded in Merced-Atwater mattress entrepreneur
• Atwater police volunteer is a detective's best friend
• Singer Lenny Kravitz shatters musical stereotypes with a wide-ranging career
• Alyce Crider: Kindness thwarted
• The Record, Stockton: A question of honor
• Dan Walters: San Jose, San Diego become public pension battlefields
• Our View: Dickinson's 'Bill of rights' goes too far
• Local sports schedule for Monday, February 27, 2012
• Calls for counseling in alleged poison plot
• Barbara D. Ovalle: Catholic bashing
• Jean Dujardin wins Best Actor for 'The Artist'
• The top 10 tweets during the Academy Awards
• Crystal's Sammy Davis impression draws criticism
• What you didn't see on TV during the Oscars
• Baron Cohen spills `ashes' on Seacrest at Oscars
• 'Speed Freak Killer' Shermantine gives interview
• National gas prices up 18 cents in past 2 weeks
• Marine dies during training
• Merced resident, 28, suffers 'major injuries' in pickup rollover Saturday
• Cannella's hearing on ag hears from those affected by state regulations
• Air quality forecast and wood-burning rules
• Four inmates received minor injuries during search of Merced County Jail
• Man driving go-kart dies in crash with truck
• Sandler sets Razzie record: 11 worst-movie noms
• Oscar foreign directors not daunted by kid actors
• CA Gov. says flags flown at half-staff for Marines
• 'Artist' wins best-picture at indie Spirit Awards
• Officials investigate killing of prison inmate
• Calif. GOP struggles with young voters, minorities
• 11-year-old girl dies after fight in Long Beach
• Two men arrested on drug violations in East Merced
• Missing Livingston girl found in Ripon with boyfriend
• Prep Wrestling: Next Stop -- Bakersfield
• Prep Softball: Livingston Wolves christen new field with wild victory
• College Notebook: Chambers Cal-Pac's point man
• State officials say plan for metered farm water still needs some work
• Experts help city craft business-friendly image for Merced
• Livingston gas station serves up meat, too
• Movie Review: Even the funny Paul Rudd and his riffs can't save rank, raunchy 'Wanderlust'
• Mike Tharp: Merced County rising out of the mire of economic despair
• Leonel Farias: A busy February at Merced College
• Our View: What's wrong with voting system?
• David Rodriguez: Everyone is important
• Eddie Padilla: Our children's future
• Dan Walters: Republicans left with zero power in Sacramento
• Merced County ranks high in study of kids living in poor communities
• Off the 99: Budget cuts could close Merced County's state parks
• Station airs police interview with Loren Herzog
• Station airs police interview with Loren Herzog
• RFK son accused of fighting nurses at NY hospital
• 4.4 quake rattles coast of Humboldt County
• Napa County fire expected to be contained Saturday
• Merced restaurant owner was killed with claw hammer, police report reveals
• Marine found not guilty in hazing trial
• Burglars swipe up to 100 bare-root fruit trees from Merced Gardens nursery
• Animal welfare group rescues Calif. starving hens
• Air quality forecast and wood-burning rules
• Torso found in Arizona not related to Calif case
• 4 UW college students injured in Calif. van crash
• Newsom questions role, impact of lt. governor
• Caltrans to do one-way traffic control on Hwy 165 next week
• Radio show to focus on cycling classic, creative students and a committed volunteer
• UC Merced Grad Student Seeks to Better Understand Chlamydia
• UC Merced Digitizes Civil War Diaries from Lincoln Assassination Witness
• UC Merced Professor Awarded Collaborative Grant in Solar Energy Conversion
• UC Merced Grad Student Examines Bilingualism's Cognitive Benefits
• Missing 14-year-old may be with boyfriend, Merced Sheriff's Department says
• Peripheral Neuropathy Support Group to meet March 8
• IRS says $1B may be waiting for 1 million who didn't file '08 federal tax return
• Stickles Angus of Le Grand recognized by American Angus Assn.
• TheBus changes hours for seniors and others in Atwater/Winton
• UC Merced Celebrates Another Milestone
• Poll finds majority support for two of three California tax increase measures
• Our View: One good bill and two bad ones
• Forget everything you think you know about the harp -- artist takes it to new level
• Men's baseball: Merced College beats Taft
• Pairing makes Playhouse Merced's 'Odd Couple' even better
• Suspect in restaurant owner killing appears in court
• Merced high school students to wage 'Battle of the Books'
• UC Merced professor gets federal grant for solar panel study
• Andrew Bacevich: We've lost track of war on terrorism's thread
• Danetta Cox-Cordova: A way to solve the issue of same-sex marriage
• Calif. lawyer to be sentenced in baby selling scam
• Judge takes up bid for bail by Jackson doctor
• Ex-La Habra cop charged with grand theft
• More remains linked to "Speed Freak Killers' found
• Pursuit ends in gunfire in Koreatown
• Registrar of Voters Office Completes Redistricting Process
• Merced County Arts Council News - February 22, 2012
• Oakland layoffs down to 21 city workers
• Monterey Co. sheriff's son gets jail for drugs
• Son arrested in connection with father's slaying
• 3 homes threatened by fire in rural Napa County
• Mack wants new murder trial in US court in Reno
• Atwater woman makes cut for MLB Fan Cave
• State sets aside $103M to widen Hwy 99 to six from four lanes in Merced
• Business headed to Castle Commerce Center
• Air quality forecast and wood-burning rules
• UPDATE: Searchers using bloodhound to track missing Livingston girl, 14
• Sierra Nevada Conservancy to discuss healthier forests projects at board meeting
• GVHS grad to be part of official launch of Lady Gaga's new foundation
• Court: California can force inmates to submit DNA
• Thousands of hens dead at Turlock egg farm
• 17-year-old male injured in Atwater shooting
• Video: Merced Catholics celebrate Ash Wednesday, Lent
• Man sentenced for Fresno player food stamp fraud
• Fresno County worker sentenced in food stamp fraud
• Voters will decide Coit Tower preservation policy
• Man with shotgun arrested near Oakland school
• Police say love triangle led to CA murder-suicide
• San Diego jurors told corpses were soaked in acid
• Our View: Two-year colleges must refine focus
• Golden Valley denied by Burbank
• Merced residents concerned about $800K project
• Schools query rail plan impact
• Man who shot boss sentenced
• Passage pulls away from Le Grand
• Merced-area educators hold forum to talk budget
• Our View: Open your home to a cyclist
• Quint-essential: Late 3 lifts Los Banos
• Extradition papers filed for Dorothee Burkhart
• Homicide victim was owner of North Merced Filipino restaurant
• Calif. pledges better mobile privacy disclosures
• 30-ft-long balloon escapes from OC science class
• Calif., federal officials say water allocation low
• Man's childhood comic collection fetches $3.5M
• Moreno Valley school official arrested in shooting
• Forecast predicts improvements to local economy
• Sources ID homicide victim as owner of Filipino restaurant and ex-employer of suspect
• Air quality forecast and wood-burning rules
• Denham: 30% water allocation by Bureau of Reclamation 'unacceptable'
• UC Merced: no changes in RA selection process after 10 fired last week
• CA average gas prices rose 16.5 cents/gal in past week to $4.06/gal
• Arts Council events feature Casino Night March 10
• Arts Council to present Mayan-themed art exhibition by UC Merced students
• Registrar: redistricting has created many new voting precincts in Merced
• Merced City Council OKs MLK corridor plan
• Interactive: How gas prices are determined
• Merced College baseball defense drops ball again
• Prep basketball roundup: Chowchilla denies Dos Palos
• Merced's CrossFit keeps athletes in game
• Author to visit school
• Wine Line: Wine Walk by the sea
• Lawsuit says ambulance firm dissected man's brain
• Luella M. Cotton: How to get state out of debt
• Dan Walters: Camera tickets get a red light
• Michael Gerson: GOP feud helps Obama
• UC Merced Connect: Civil War diary meets digital age
• Galgiani bill would pay for forensics in Valley's 'Speed Freak' killings
• Our View: Part-time legislature a good idea
• Scott W. Campter: Build back opportunity
• Merced County's Most Wanted: Justin Lee Burchett
• Merced Irrigation District to begin taking water orders
• Livingston City Council working on code of conduct
• Police say son attacked mom with baseball bat
• Pa. fugitive who once faked suicide arrested again
• SF Sheriff's trial could lead to more revelations
• Mexican drug gang goes on trial in San Diego court
• UC Merced building evacuated after report of liquid hydrogen leak
• Man pleads no contest to slashing 2 on Halloween
• Judge dismisses AEG Live from Joe Jackson lawsuit
• Judge OKs San Diego pension measure for June vote
• No injuries in small plane crash in Mariposa Co.
• Police: Calif mom was getaway driver in stabbing
• Homicide reported at East Main Street care home
• VFW Hamburger Night Feb. 23 in Livingston to raise funds for programs
• $100K reward in arson attack at CA beef processor
• Caltrans to close part of Highway 140 Wednesday for Parsons Avenue project
• 19-year-old woman hurt in Bear Creek crash
• TheBus reports rise in seniors and ADA-qualified riders using fixed-route system
• Merced Sunrise Rotary shrimp feed fundraiser March 17 at fairgrounds
• Denham's Washington Post op-ed on redeveloping fed properties
• Protesters outside San Quentin want prison reform
• Realignment blamed for rise in jailhouse violence
• Feds delay sentencing, seek more fraud victims
• BU hockey player charged with rape faces judge
• NYC taxis could get tablet computers
• Prep Girls Basketball: Buhach Colony's historic run ends in Vacaville
• Mike North: Fish and Game president under fire for Idaho hunt
• Merco Cycling Classic riders could use a place to sleep, eat while they're in Merced
• Gray whales are straying far from usual grounds
• MLK Jr. Way corridor upgrade in limbo?
• Drugs delivered by tunnel
• Our View: Spark of hope in reforming immigration
• Officials head to D.C. to discuss career training
• Kris Ruth: Girl Scouts launch green effort
• Marylynne Manfredi: Spaying or neutering your pet saves lives
• George Skelton: Monster of an initiative system
• Leonard Pitts Jr.: Tell truth of black history
• Local sports schedule for Tuesday, February 21, 2012
• Japanese-American vets honored for World War II service
• Bounty hunter: Shermantine reports third well with body
• Survivor of 1906 San Francisco quake dies at 109
• Man fatally attacked outside his Berkeley home
• CA councilman arrested for DUI, child endangerment
• Authorities bust illegal cockfighting operation
• Air quality forecast and wood-burning rules
• Teacher's aide suspected of involvement with minor
• Ross Moschitto to sign copies of his book Feb. 25-26 at Italo-American Lodge
• CA average gas price rose 18.8 cents/gal in past week to $4.01/gal
• Air quality forecast
• Whitney Houston's dress, earrings up for auction
• Sex-changing treatment for kids: It's on the rise
• Former Merced Sun-Star worker goes for her dream
• College Roundup: Bobcats close on high note
• Prep Wrestling: Xiong bears down
• Santorum tax plan short on specifics
• Arrests made in metal thefts
• Water aflame for colorful Yosemite National Park display
• North Merced Soroptimists club focuses on improving lives of women
• Our View: Recalling one of George's big concerns
• Liberal Pelosi speaks at conservative Texas A&M
• The Record, Stockton: Temper the celebration for now
• Dan Walters: Going green has costs that aren't well publicized
• Buhach boys make playoffs
• Black History Month celebration at church
• 15-year-old grazed during shooting
• Fresno officer and civilian save woman
• Transient sentenced in killing of man, 100
• Katherine Williamson: Know your rights
• Bob Calaway: Unthinkable mess
• Redistricting – Look Up Your County Supervisor
• AP reporting on NYPD is among Polk Award winners
• Sex-changing treatment for kids: It's on the rise
• San Diego skydiver who died was expert, instructor
• Officials say Bay Bridge to open Sunday night
• Group seeks to protect Lake Tahoe tributary
• Lindsay Lohan to guest host 'SNL' next month
• Lawyer faces sentencing in 'baby-selling ring'
• High court dilemma: Can lie about medal be crime?
• Between 2 shootings, ICE agents struggled over gun
• Riverside police shoot, kill assault suspect
• 2 teen boys stabbed, 3 in custody in San Jose
• LA schools head: Staff can learn from lewd charges
• Loss amid normalcy at hotel where Whitney died
• Fremont asking for help in ending copper thefts
• OC deputy in fatal shooting of Marine is named
• Court upholds lawsuit against Bay area Hooters
• Girl in closet helps police arrest burglars
• Prep Basketball: Bears stun Cougars
• Payroll tax cut extended 10 months
• Merced Shakespearefest to present tragic comedy 'Merchant'
• Mike Tharp: Lessons learned from Lin
• Alma Fausto: Can't we all just get along?
• Our View: The dynamo who leads UC Merced
• Cancer patients get specific treatment
• Five smart money moves you should make now
• Love of music continues to drive Mercedian
• Jessica Smith: He paid his debt
• Jim Arkfeld: Who rules the roost? Not the humans
• Local sports schedule for Saturday, February 18, 2012
• Prep Basketball: Hillyer sparks Buhach in blowout
• 2 wounded in shooting in Eagle Rock
• Chinese VP Xi Jinping attends Lakers game
• Naked 12-year-old girl found eating from trash can
• LA middle school teacher removed from classroom
• Parolee shot by state corrections officer
• Westbound Bay Bridge set for weekend closure
• Chinese leader Xi, Biden promote trade in LA
• UC Merced asks 10 resident assistants to resign
• Terror suspect arrested near Capitol in FBI sting
• Health scare halts She-Devils game
• Calif. congressional race heats up over PG&E money
• Dad gets probation in toddler shooting death
• Updated: Motorcyclist killed after high-speed crash
• Longtime Mariposa restaurant owner found dead near Merced River
• Busy Yosemite road to close for for repairs
• Search for serial killers' victims enters 2nd week
• Cycling races, internment, Shakespeare and ‘The Odd Couple’ on radio show
• Calif man pleads no contest in cat-eating case
• Caltrans work to cause delays next week on parts of Highway 99
• Merced council to consider plan for MLK Jr. corridor, Parson Avenue grant funds
• County school district's counsel named 'Attorney of the Year'
• Merced city offices will be closed Monday for holiday
• UC Merced's next-generation water fountains help in elimination of waste
• Neighborhood Watch Block captains meeting Feb. 22 in Merced
• California budget deficit threatens Merced County's state parks
• Buhach Colony girls basketball storms to 1st title
• College notes: Merced College's Schellentrager signs with Bobcats
• Actor finally gets his chance to be 'Hamlet' in Sonora production
• 'Top Chef's' Tom Colicchio brings musings on food to Modesto's Gallo Center
• Prep roundup: Avoiding PE classes pays off for Merced High's Molly Burns
• UC Merced plans to grow
• Valley's jails out of room for some inmates
• Input sought on updated plan for Merced County's bus service
• Technical training puts Merced students on the right course
• Nearly $1M for student safety in Merced
• Merced's deficit could pass $3M
• Patterson plant not shutting down yet
• House passes Valley water bill
• Our View: Revisit illegal immigration
• Will Rogers: An obstacle to the truth
• Pamela Moody: Good day for pets
• Sacramento Bee: 'Roads only' the wrong direction
• US gangs are a force in Central American prisons
• Man pleads insanity in beatings of grandparents
• Obama raises $29 million for campaign, Dem Party
• Tensions with Iran raise US safety concerns
• LA sheriff's deputy suspected of lewd acts
• Merced County Arts Council News - February 15, 2012
• Golden Valley tops Turlock to secure CCC's boys basketball crown
• Nevada coach Ault 2-year extension; $535K by 2015
• Gov't to pay $11M for border agent's accident
• Man gets prison for sexual abuse of a minor
• UC Davis pays $1.35M to settle Title IX case
• Calif. senator calls Nev. Tahoe law inflammatory
• Loose Lips: Cardoza's gift to Costa? UC Merced
• Loose Lips: Bogus bills show up at tax collector's office
• Loose Lips: Pazin's staying put
• Bike Advisory Commission meeting canceled for Feb. 28
• Air quality forecast and wood-burning rules
• Church Women United of Merced to present World Day of Prayer March 2
• La Grange Odd Fellows, Rebekahs set dinners and breakfasts in March
• ID theft, phishing, return preparer fraud among IRS 'Dirty Dozen' tax scams
• Merced Community College District's bond refinancing saves nearly $2M
• Video: The Shawn & Sean Show: Prep Basketball, Episode 3
• Our View: Pension reform takes another hit
• State orders milk board members to answer PETA lawsuit questions
• Golden Valley's 'Shooter' able to relax now with mission accomplished
• Los Banos boys basketball inches closer to playoffs after Central Valley win
• Former gang member volunteers to give back
• Leonard Pitts: Malice or ignorance?
• Cary Coburn: Restaurant helps college kids
• Contra Costa Times: Give California voters another shot at high speed rail
• Merced County Tip List: Winton corner is dangerous
• Tim O'Neill: Firm not outsourcing jobs
• Valley's high school students rack up competition awards
• Former President Bush draws a crowd at Central Valley's World Ag Expo
• SF Bay litter would fill 100K trash bags
• SD Marine killed in car crash in California
• LA mother arrested in drowning death of daughter
• LA teacher's aide pleads not guilty to sex charge
• Chinese VP set for 2-day Calif. visit
• Merced Sheriff: Runaway inmate captured; escape was assisted by wife, girlfriend
• Interstate 10 backup causes transit staff shakeup
• Foot of snow atop Sierra, storm snarls I-80
• Nets honor Whitney Houston with Super Bowl anthem
• Man arrested for allegedly cooking and eating cats
• MCAG to hold workshops this month on five-year transit plan
• ValleyPBS to air live call-in program Feb. 22 to help Valley residents save on energy
• Sheriff: Speed, alcohol were factors in crash
• Air quality forecast and wood-burning rules
• World Ag Expo welcomes rain and strong attendance on Day 2
• Farmers & Merchants Bancorp reports 2011 net income rose 5.2 percent
• Arts Council lists coming events and classes
• Overturned big rig spills almond hulls near Highway 59
• Merced College student injured in traffic accident
• 'Speed Freak Killers' search yields 1K bone pieces
• Our View: Where Denham is doing good
• Vintage in vogue at first-ever antique toy show in Merced
• Video: Barbershop quartet offers singing Valentine's
• $1.5M claim says probation chief assaulted deputy
• Outdoors: True solitude among the trees
• 3 arrested after cocaine found on cruise ship
• Girls basketball: Frosh's last-second 3 beats Buhach Colony, gives Pitman share of first
• Inmate escapes from Merced County jail
• Merced family searching for missing autistic man
• Atwater woman finalist in Major League Baseball 'Fan Cave' contest
• Akilah Bolden-Monifa: Cheer neighborhood desegregation
• Thomas Friedman: GOP needs to start over
• Efrain Rojas: Time to get out of Korea
• John Brigham: Marriage is for children
• Adam Scow: Don't delay water bond; repeal it
• World Ag Expo is back in big way
• Merced high school district faces more cuts
• Elimination of deaf class from Merced schools riles parents
• Merced, other Central Valley counties, trail in voter registration
• Obama touting manufacturing at Wisconsin plant
• Boy genius's book reveals life in college at age 8
• Gingrich hopes for another campaign resurrection
• Sheriff's department working on video visitation project for jails
• APNewsBreak: Judges rule for wild horse advocate
• CalTrans to let bids March 1 for Highway 219 widening project
• Vote delayed on LA car impound policy
• APNewsBreak: Judges rule for wild horse advocate
• Merced College foundation gets $373K gift from Jane Edwards Trust
• Corrections officer pleads not guilty to stalking
• Correction: Whitney Houston story
• Air quality forecast and wood-burning rules
• Gustine's Knights of Columbus donate $7,000 to special ed school in Livingston
• Three Merced County residents arrested on charges of student aid fraud
• Angela Corporas' new show opens Friday at Gallery on the Square
• 'Jimi Hendrix of the harp' to perform March 1 at Turlock Community Theatre
• Merced Gardens offers free tree workshop
• World Ag Expo kicks off in Tulare with speeches, cannon blast
• Mom pleads not guilty to her toddler's death
• Joe Nichols booked for Lyon County music festival
• V-Day aims to mobilize 1 billion against violence
• Philippines arrests doctor in $3M US fraud case
• Valentine's Day: Merced County sheriff's deputy's star is the light of his life
• Prep Basketball: Final week important for playoffs
• Family honors Livingston shooting victim at scene of crime
• High-speed rail officials try to mend fences
• Gustine police, other agencies move online
• Our View: Congress must curb insider trading
• Marilyn Markham: Social Security meant for workers
• Wendell Martin: Electricity rule absurd
• Dan Walters: Brown faces tax 'firing squad'
• Charles Murray: Myths of white America
• Prep Boys Basketball Sac-Joaquin Section Power Ratings
• Prep Girls Basketball Sac-Joaquin Section Power Ratings
• Obama's budget sparks debate
• Atwater continues ban on pot dispensaries
• LA school board mulls $557M in budget cuts
• Coroner: Fresno plane thief was on meth
• China's future leader to visit California
• Law enforcement takes to social media to solve crimes, spread information
• Calif. border agents find pot encased in concrete
• Foo Fighters, Cornell to play Obama fundraisers
• Gingrich says he's in the race to stay
• 17 to hospital after Calif. hotel chemical spill
• World Ag Expo opens Tuesday in Tulare; Gingrich to make appearance
• Air quality forecast and wood-burning rules
• Dolores Reyes--mother, wife, cancer survivor--is MC's Student of Month
• PG&E offers safety tips for helium-filled metallic balloons on Valentine's Day
• Fair sets $5 admission fee--first time so low since 1992
• CA gas prices rose 6.7 cents/gal in past week to $3.82/gal
• Air quality forecast and wood-burning rules
• US Attorney meets with SF Bay Area Sikh community
• Body of missing Calif. man found near interstate
• Couple to be sentenced in LA area smuggling case
• Appeals court to hear affirmative action challenge
• Prep Wrestling: Tigers beat field, again
• College Basketball: Chambers paces UC Merced in win
• Unlikely pairing at Merced bank a solid fit
• Volunteer in Merced finds joy in service to others
• Our View: Streamline food stamp program
• College Basketball: Fresno City dismisses Merced College women
• Steven Keller: Favors rail system
• Kris A. Upton: Rethink high-speed rail
• Leonard Pitts Jr.: Obama's super PAC both necessary and hypocritical
• Dan Walters: Is going part time a remedy for dysfunctional state Legislature?
• Man hit by light rail train in LA, gravely injured
• Grammys to honor Houston, Hudson to pay tribute
• Man arrested for theft after trying to evade authorities
• Details emerge on Rep. McKeon's Countrywide loan
• 4-year-old boy killed in road rage incident
• Gustine woman unexpectedly gives birth in car
• Details emerge on Rep. McKeon's Countrywide loan
• Gang member arrested in wedding reception stabbing
• Galgiani co-authors Middle Class Scholarship program for students at public institutions
• Air quality forecast and wood-burning rules
• Filmmaker Douglas Trumbull receives honorary Oscar
• Houston recalled as happy in days before death
• 2 Occupy protesters arrested after Oakland march
• Houston's body taken to morgue; autopsy planned
• Bobby Brown on Miss. stage: 'I love you, Whitney'
• Whitney Houston, superstar of records, films, dies
• Occupy protesters target California Democrats
• Jennifer Hudson, tattoo artist? Could've happened
• Church van struck by allegedly drunk driver in LA
• Suit filed in deadly Kauai glider crash
• Mike Tharp: Faith's call inspires thrift store
• Surf's up, and also public's interest
• Prep Basketball: Golden Valley storms back
• Prep Wrestling: Falcons soar -- Atwater claims three individual crowns at league tourney
• Merced man ruled competent to stand trial in wife's death
• Weakened La Nina may not add to rainfall totals
• Arrests made in connection with Sunday's homicide in Livingston
• Options, options, options: Watching TV is a totally different experience today
• Feel Oscar buzz ... in Westwood
• Sen. Anthony Cannella: 'Renewable' energy law carries a painful price tag
• Leonel Farias: MC library extends hours
• Our View: Taking better care of pets badly needed
• Dan Walters: Redevelopment killed? Maybe not
• Prep Boys Basketball Roundup: Buhach bounces Merced
• Town Hall meeting set
• Obama predicts national budget deficit to hit $1.3 trillion in '12
• GOP playing it close on water bill rewrite
• Rowing has risks, rewards
• Marine honored for Afghanistan counterattack
• Calif aerospace workers brace for NASA cuts
• 3 fined $500K in Sylmar explosion that injured 2
• Convicted conman accused of bilking elderly woman
• SF Fire chief: death of 2 firefighters accidental
• 'Off the 99' podcast: Where does Prop. 8 go from here?
• Idaho hunter kills brother of lonely Oregon wolf
• Pelosi says Dems set to take House, 5 states key
• HBO defends racetrack series after 2 horse deaths
• Inmates injured during San Quentin prison riot
• Caltrans to perform traffic control on Highway 165
• 4 kids caught eating pot at elementary school
• Air quality forecast and wood-burning rules
• Moe's Sidekicks to hold takekwondo tournament in downtown Merced Saturday
• Hilmar's Allyson Sousa new junior member of American Angus Assn.
• Arrests made in connection with Sunday's homicide in Livingston
• County economic summit to be held Feb. 23 at fairgrounds
• Sierra Club to host Yosemite search-and-rescue expert Feb. 16
• Youth baseball, senior tax help and academic battles on 'Community Conversations'
• Settlement over underwater mortgages will have huge impact on Central Valley
• Merced Irrigtation District questions state's green energy costs, requirements
• Our View: More mortgage relief needed
• Silva scores 27 points to lead Buhach Colony girls basketball over Merced
• Fireballs League registration
• Merced girls travel basketball tryouts
• Modesto man gets turn in 'Damn Yankees'
• Around Town: Planning Commission meets
• Nothing too mysterious about this child-friendly 'Journey' or the island it's on
• Mercy Medical Center doles out $90,000 to Merced groups
• Shannon Baker-Branstetter: Can we afford more auto pollution?
• Ron Aragon: Electric vehicles only at UC Merced someday?
• Leonard Pitts: Public vs. private faith
• City of Merced deep into talks on new contracts
• Mortgage settlement: Questions and answers
• Calif. businessman charged with credit card fraud
• LA co. challenges Kodak move to dump theater deal
• 8 school workers on leave during abuse probe
• Dallas man gets 20 years in $7M investment scam
• Nearly 1 in 20 US adults over 50 have fake knees
• Merced County Arts Council News - February 8, 2012
• Inmates injured during San Quentin prison riot
• Rose Bowl volunteer arrested in cold case killing
• Obama tells gay donors more work to be done
• EPA bans sewage discharge from cruise ships
• Merced City wins contamination battle
• Boys basketball: Marquez boosts Buhach Colony over Golden Valley
• Air quality forecast and wood-burning rules
• Denham says waste symbolized by Old Post Office in D.C.
• Los Banos motorcyclist killed after hitting big rig on Highway 33
• Fresno school named for Hmong leader Vang Pao
• Some states stay with education law, cite politics
• Democrats optimistic heading into state convention
• Merced College Art Gallery considering exhibits for fall and spring semester
• Modesto babysitter accused of killing toddler
• Hispanic Chamber to hold Marketing Expo 2012 Feb. 24 at fairgrounds
• Detour off northbound 99 in Madera begins tonight due to construction
• County Old Timer's looking for county pioneers to honor at reunion April 22
• CoreLogic: slow steady improvement in economy but real estate market in neutral
• Golf: Merced's Morse among celebrity field at Pebble Beach
• Our View: Water bond initiative is plugged up
• Police say woman tossed dog out 3rd-story window
• McSwain students have award-winning vision of future cities
• UC Merced's $175 million in projects include housing, classrooms
• Valley Sports Academy offers two-day baseball, softball clinics
• Merced schools expecting the worst in funding
• Crime trends down in Dos Palos last year
• Tax Man: Investment income taxed at lower rate than wages
• Dan Walters: Appellate court's Prop. 8 ruling aimed at Justice Kennedy
• Trudy Rubin: Listen to Panetta when he worries
• Beth Brummel: Deaf kids shouldn't have to go away
• Nathan Sweem: Active-duty military support Ron Paul
• Tassimo coffee makers recalled over burn risk
• APNewsBreak: Official: 10 states get ed waiver
• LA abuse charges prompt awkward talks for parents
• LA abuse charges prompt awkward talks for parents
• Katy Perry, Russell Brand finalize divorce
• San Diego woman convicted in doctor-husband death
• Stanford University nets $6.2B in 5-year campaign
• County settles with employee over hostile work environment scandal
• Woman accused of killing husband at Merced hotel pleads no contest
• Facebook discloses details on bonuses
• Man to drop restraining order against 10-year-old
• Cardoza joins Blue Dogs in passing bill aimed at cutting wasteful spending
• Air quality forecast and wood-burning rules
• Barbershop Chorus offering singing Valentines
• Fresno man sentenced in 2 fatal stabbings
• Borden leads surging Merced girls basketball past Turlock
• Got a Tip List idea? Use our interactive map to tip off the Tip List
• Amgen Tour of California route includes pass through Mariposa
• Prop. 8 decision cheers gay marriage supporters as Supreme Court awaits
• Arts Council to hold third Casino Royale evening March 10
• Searchable database: View the list of 'excess' federal properties
• Foell dives into Merced College diving history
• Livingston hires San Jose lieutenant as police chief
• Livingston health clinic cuts jobs
• Oakland police chief blames gangs for shootings
• Woman arrested after boyfriend stabbed to death
• Sisco offering pitching lessons
• Merced softball sign-ups
• Hustlin' Thunder AAU sign-ups
• Russ Winton: How restaurants determine markups on wine
• Dan Walters: Brown's tax plans skidding
• Pat Trieweiler: Debt grows
• Our View: Merced council once again votes against jobs
• Carole Steinhauer: Merced animal control officer earns kudos
• Michael Gerson: Obama's assault on poor
• Congress OKs Denham-sponsored bill to sell off property
• Gang member accused in killing Merced man may be free in months
• AP Enterprise: CA mine dispute recalls wild past
• Calif man seeks to extend restraining order
• Forget the Happy Meal. 'Lorax' gets green tie-ins
• Testimony ends in trial over Globes broadcast deal
• Federal judge gives pot grower 9-year sentence
• Lots of candidates lining up for June's Merced elections
• Calif. sailor sentenced to 21 years in baby death
• Air quality forecast and wood-burning rules
• Africa Auction Feb. 10 to feature raffle prize of beach home in Monterey
• J. Paul Getty Museum announces 2 new acquisitions
• Health department promotes Preteen Vaccine Week Feb. 12-18
• LA civilian sheriff's official arrested for DUI
• 3 teens indicted in fatal Modesto market shootings
• Mandatory event Feb. 16 for fair's market beef exhibitors
• Man sentenced in 4th trial for attempted murders
• Smaller Campus a Fit for Engineering Professor
• Denham's civilian property realignment bill passes House 259-164
• Rock da Block fundraiser Valentine's Day to showcase Big Band era
• Merced City Council says no to commercial development near Mercy hospital
• Retired Teachers Assn. to hold scholarship fundraising event Feb. 27
• World Ag Expo Feb. 14-16 in Tulare will be world's largest annual ag exposition
• Man killed at San Francisco homeless shelter
• Staff removed at LA school during abuse probe
• Hawaii Marine sergeant court-martialed for hazing
• Buhach boys lose ground in playoff race
• Stone turns to extreme racing
• Mike North: PETA can't slow premiere of 'The Grey'
• Diet key to fight against diabetes
• Three businesses looking to locate in Merced
• UC Merced team seeks to learn how humans adapt to high places
• Our View: State must grapple with aging inmates
• Curtis Tice: MID staffing unsafe
• Alfred Mueller: Stop signs pointless
• Dan Walters: Tax plan hits bumps
• Bill Spriggs: Funding infrastructure vital
• Boys Basketball power ratings
• Robbers with shotgun take wallets from pair
• Ill. firm buying Calif. company for $340 million
• Shocking pictures open LA detective's murder trial
• LA musician arrested for threatening parks worker
• Gustine Police Department takes proactive approach to crime in 2011
• Univision, Disney look at English news channel
• McDonalds pulls ad after pit bull owner outrage
• Truck strikes, kills murder suspect
• Senator drops bill after mortgage policy change
• Air quality forecast and wood-burning rules
• Calif. ballot could be crowded with tax-hike plans
• Ruling near on California same-sex marriage ban
• Key states move closer to foreclosure-abuse deal
• UC Research Resource Center to Serve San Joaquin Valley
• Victim identified in Livingston homicide
• Merced Symphony fundraiser, 'Savor Our Symphony,' to be held March 9
• Former Gov. Wilson endorses Romney; named honorary state chair
• Woman accused of killing Los Banos firefighter in DUI crash pleads guilty to manslaughter
• 6 people wounded in Oakland shooting
• Pilot dies in crash of small plane
• 2 new charges for suspect in Ca. homeless killings
• Merced County public defender ensures legal representation for all
• Los Banos wrestling ousted
• Helicopter forced to land at school in Modesto
• Trio tasked to oversee end of Merced's redevelopment agency
• Merced promotional products company makes a lasting impression
• Marine sergeant accused of hazing goes to trial
• Merced High School overall winner in Decathlon
• Our View: State should not count on Facebook
• Kent Amberson: Recall not wise
• Kathleen Parker: Freedom of conscience, religious liberty challenged
• Dan Walters: Brown's plan could shrink community colleges
• Two-day clinic for baseball/softball
• Local college sports roundup
• Merced educators gearing up for grim situation
• Blood, saliva and DNA are keys to murder case
• AP Newsbreak: 3 lost in Ore. considered eating dog
• Marine sergeant accused of hazing goes to trial
• Juvenile arrested Saturday night for vandalism in Merced
• Merced man arrested for assault with a deadly weapon Sunday
• Air quality forecast and wood-burning rules
• Undersea documentarian Mike deGruy dies in crash
• Livingston shooting Sunday morning leaves one man dead
• Documents: Seattle working to bring NBA back
• Leaving Las Vegas, Gingrich targets NASCAR voters
• Vacant house on Andregg Avenue catches fire Saturday night
• Planada junior high student finishes in top 10 in statewide art contest
• Arts council kicks off 2nd Saturdays concert series for kids Feb. 11
• Air quality forecast and wood-burning rules
• Occupy protesters march through Oakland streets
• Navy: 8 Calif.-based sailors discharged for hazing
• CA man freed after murder charges dropped
• Ore. mushroom pickers found alive after 6 days
• Redwood City teacher arrested on abuse allegations
• Grandmother arrested after baby found on sidewalk
• AP Interview: US women call Egypt captors 'kind'
• Analysis suggests SJ could cut police, fire jobs
• NFL star Mankins 'just Logan' to folks back home
• 1 dead, 2 injured in explosion near CA Marine base
• Miracle child: Teen was prematurely born at 24 weeks and survives
• College Baseball: Jameson saves Merced College in opener
• Crime rate up in unincorporated areas
• Radcliffe moves on to 'Woman in Black'
• Alma Fausto: University's smoking ban challenged
• Mike Tharp: They thought she would be a vegetable
• Our View: Color hydroelectric power green
• Prep Roundup
• Murphy's 3-pointer sends Turlock past Buhach
• Mariposa dog headed to Westminster show
• Workshops for K-14 teachers available
• Annette Brown: Let 'it' begin with me -- whatever 'it' may be
• Ernie Üchna and Terri Miller: Eviction ordinance an attack on property rights
• Mother of slain actress settles suit with Spector
• Prosecutors won't seek death for microwave killing
• Prosecutors won't seek death for microwave killing
• San Diego man convicted in bloody death of girl
• Director, writer, producer Zalman King dead at 70
• Prosecutors to update media on Yorba Linda murders
• Diocese closes purchase of Crystal Cathedral
• Armstrong 'gratified' by no charges in doping case
• Son of actor Ryan O'Neal gets 16 months in prison
• Air quality forecast and wood-burning rules
• Off the 99: Crime trends in Merced, Livingston, Atwater
• Buhach girls thunder into first place
• Crime in Atwater drops, no homicides reported in 2011
• Bill would prohibit highway money for CA rail plan
• Untitled
• Proposal to turn Highway 152 into toll road worries Merced County farmers
• Highway 165 to reopen sooner to one-way traffic Feb. 6
• Merced City Council to consider zoning change for North Merced office complex near hospital
• Chowchilla man electrocuted after Madera County crash
• NorCal AAA to offer free Tipsy Tow during and after Super Bowl
• Oakland Zoo welcomes new giraffe
• Michael Foods widens egg recall
• Taco truck owner and teen wounded in shootout
• States included in Michael Foods egg recall
• Texas judge: mental test for smoking passenger
• Playhouse Merced: Culture clash of 'The King and I' produces love, learning
• Manteca singer opens judges' eyes as she makes her way onto 'The Voice'
• Energy savings shines bright at UC Merced
• Memories still vivid for Pearl Harbor survivor
• Our View: Can we afford cost of clean cars?
• Experience could carry Merced College baseball squad far
• Merced and Mariposa youngsters recognized for ag-related projects
• Prep basketball roundup
• UC Merced men's basketball dealt lesson in closing
• Linda Taylor: Make child support deductible
• Ricardo Flores: Candidates are all corrupt
• Allan Schell: Hold Merced harmless for costs
• Merced College Matters: Wanted: 50 years of memories
• Christian music group 'The Afters' to play at Merced County Fair opener
• Country daughters Pam Tillis, Lorrie Morgan bring 'Grits & Glamour' to Modesto's Gallo Center
• Melvin Ladousier: Impeach Barack Obama
• Merced County Arts Council News - February 1, 2012
• Calif. commission rejects striped bass regulations
• Man sentenced in killing of Pasadena art teacher
• 3 charged in vandalism, thefts in Frostburg, Md.
• Calif. Gov. Brown appoints new pesticide regulator
• Lap-Band makers won't sell it to 1-800-GET-THIN
• Air quality forecast and wood-burning rules
• Inmate fight at jail leads to lockdown
• County chamber to sponsor fundraiser feb. 10 for Migori-Maasai Africa Medical Mission
• Hinds Hospice pairs with StoryCorps Legacy to preserve patients' life stories
• Gallery on the Square to celebrate first anniversary with new show Feb. 17
• 2 plead not guilty in Central Valley mall shooting
• Arts Council to present 'Animals of the Bible' and high school students' art
• Shakespearefest to present 'The Merchant of Venice' starting Feb. 24
• CoreLogic: Merced home prices fell by 1.8% in December over year-earlier period
• Murder charge dismissed, killing in self-defense
• $3M in gold nuggets stolen from Calif. courthouse
• $3M in gold nuggets stolen from Calif. courthouse
• Kodak wants co. name off LA home of Oscars show
• Shittu ends suspense, chooses Stanford; Cochran off to Cal
• Video released of protesters in Oakland City Hall
• Our View: 'Innovation' threatens privacy
• UC Merced parking fines on campus can add up
• Surging Cougars dominate Bears
• Merced College player's patience rewarded
• Buhach Colony trounces Atwater
• Companies deny groundwater is tainted with fuel additive MTBE.
• Argument over money leads to Los Banos shooting
• 2011 Livingston crime statistics a mixed bag
• Merced Irrigation District has wells ready amid record dry winter
• Buhach Colony's Aziz Shittu signs with Stanford football
• Jordan officially named Oakland police chief
• Alleged OC homeless killer may be linked to others
• Meager Sierra snow worries CA officials, farmers
• Boy charged with killing his adoptive parents
• Air quality forecast and wood-burning rules
• PG&E appeals $16.8M fine for poor gas leak surveys
• Family dispute over money leaves Los Banos man in hospital with gunshot wound
• Livingston police chief sees opening to quell spike in crime
• Arts Council events this month and beyond
• Denham: energy bill will help pay for infrastructure projects and lower gas prices
• CA Endowment's Building Healthy Communities gives grant to Granada HS in Planada
• PG&E: customers can choose wireless or analog meter, after CPUC ruling
• Cardoza applauds Obama's new housing initiative, says will help Valley
• Christian music group The Afters to headline fair's opening day June 13
• Upcoming events in Merced County
• Wrongly convicted SF man files civil rights suit
• Judge upholds decision to expel wrestler
• Smithsonian honors Eastwood, opens theater on mall
• First lady to promote healthy food in California
• Outdoors: Majestic meeting of elements at Point Lobos
• Our View: Hilmar Cheese expansion great news for Merced County
• 40 dogs seized in Tenn. to be flown to Florida
• Sophomore Dalonna Jones helps Merced girls basketball soar over Golden Valley
• Guards boost Buhach girls basketball past Atwater
• Man injured after stopping attack against Merced High student
• Recall effort against Atwater councilman draws some disapproval, still moving forward
• Merced's animal control efforts losing their bite
• Merced Matrix under-13 girls win state soccer title
• Keith Ensminger: Reroute high-speed rail through the foothills
• Kathleen Parker: Nothing wrong with Mitt
• Dan Walters: California's big thinkers fell way short
• Robbery reported at Los Banos DMV
• Romney wins Fla. primary as returns show big lead
• Hundreds gather in OC to salute fallen Marine
• Controller seeks more borrowing to avoid shortfall
• Video: The Shawn & Sean Show: Prep Basketball, Episode 2
• 2 dead in crash caused by wrong way driver on I-15
• Barbershop Chorus offering singing Valentines
• Air quality forecast and wood-burning rules
• School board won't pay corruption case legal fees
• San Diego warns businesses about designer drug
• Alleged Rite Aid burglars busted by Merced police
• Cities can spend redevelopment money on housing
• Driver arrested after stolen truck crashes into fence at South Merced police station
• FDIC sues former County Bank officials for mismanagement leading to $42M loss
• Photo gallery: Piglets born at Last Hope Cat Kingdom
• Matchmakers link would-be farmers with plots of land in California
• Toy company owners to be sentenced in drug scheme
• Teen tried as adult for strangling foster parents
• Ranger uses stun gun on man walking dogs off-leash
• Ranger uses stun gun on man walking dogs off-leash
• Romney poised for big victory in Sunshine State
• Calif. man pleads guilty in $8.5M mortgage fraud
• Los Banos star is waiting for a star
• Without earmarks, state must find road funds
• Mistrial declared in bike path shooting
• As Merced's redevelopment agency's end nears, leaders sort final details
• Our View: GOP needs to accept redistricting
• Charles Bolin: Can businesses pay?
• Wes Unruh: State of Union proposals unrealistic
• Michael Gerson: Obama declares war on religion
• Steve Newvine: 'Jeopardy' dream lives on
• Prep Boys Basketball: Sac-Joaquin Section Power Ratings
• Low power ratings for area teams
• San Diego environmental group to monitor waves
• Occupy protest rekindles debate about flag-burning
• Hilmar Cheese Co. expanding
• Bill to allow direct care by physical therapists
• ALS researcher succumbs to disease he studied
• Public records requests cause stir in Menifee
• Air quality forecast and wood-burning rules
• Dance Kaleidoscope to feature area's talented dancers at Merced College Feb. 25
• Former Atwater tax preparer sentenced to 9 years in prison
• Cannella gets TechAmerica award for supporting tech industry
• Cactus may offer cure for poisoned Central Valley cropland
• Muscular Dystrophy Assn. to "arrest" local leaders in 'lock-up" fundraiser' next month
• California Teachers Association backs Brown's tax plan
• Brown rejects high-speed rail cost estimate of $100 billion
• CoreLogic: Merced foreclosure rates dropped 34% in November over one year earlier
• Suspect in teen mom's stabbing death found dead
• 2 dead, 1 wounding in Calif. stabbings
• Calif. man faces prison for foiled murder plot
• Karate provides fighting chance for one Chowchilla man
• College Basketball: Blue Devils lose edge
• High-speed rail support dwindling
• Le Grand's Minturn Nut Co. has one high-quality goal: Nuts to you
• Our View: Caltrans still sidestepping accountability
• Otis H. Hutchinson: Precursor to amnesty
• Dan Walters: Recovery's strength still hazy
• Mary Sanchez: What the homicide numbers don't tell
• Merced softball registration
• Sisco offering lessons
• University of California turning to private investors for student housing
• College president search under way
• Clarke Rosa: Lose-lose proposition
• Man arrested after disturbance at convenience store
• Unwitting amputee blasts health ad's altered photo
• Police focus on SUV in fatal N. Calif. train crash
• Wolf apparently gives up search for mate in Nev.
• After lull, Occupy protest resurfaces in Oakland
• Sacramento takes 3 sites down over hacking issue
• State considers abandoning California highway
• Mendocino County to lose marijuana permit income
• Merced police arrest alleged gang members
• Air quality forecast and wood-burning rules
• SUV hits light-rail train in Sacramento, killing 3
• Ex-Gov. Granholm kicks off political talk show
• Vegas pizzeria gets bump from Obama order
• Officer shot, killed by fellow police in Calif.
• Police use tear gas on Oakland Occupy protesters
• Military: Marine dies in SD County
• Occupy Oakland protest grows to about 2,000 people
• SAG Awards menu is months in the making
• 911 call reveals frantic efforts to help Moore
• Woman killed, man wounded at Hollywood restaurant
• Prep basketball heats up: Surging Golden Valley trounces Turlock, alone atop CCC
• Prep basketball heats up: Pitman rallies past Buhach Colony behind Keaton
• Two arrested after search warrants served
• Merced residents safer, statistics show -- but not their property
• 4th quarter economic growth disappoints
• Planada housing project gets trees
• Movie Review: Little tension despite there being a 'Man on a Ledge'
• The rockabilly scene is alive and well
• Merced County Chamber of Commerce holds night of honors
• Mike Tharp: Symphony conductor, others join to help Merced County foster kids get in tune with themselves, the future
• Our View: What on Earth were they thinking?
• Congress honors 442nd's bravery, loyalty
• Leonel Farias: Money Management 101
• Fire destroys vacant Modesto house
• Dan Walters: Legislature once again earns scorn
• Merced-Golden Valley tickets
• Merced City Council gets bad news about revenues
• 911 call reveals frantic efforts to help Moore
• 2 hospitalized after shooting inside Visalia mall
• Oakland warns protesters not to take over building
• San Diego man accused of false mayday calls
• OC inmates sentenced in beating death
• CPUC fines PG&E $16.8M for shoddy gas leak surveys
• Man gets probation for selling drugs out home
• Ex-Marine pleads not guilty 5 Calif. murders
• One-way traffic control on segment of Hwy 140 Tuesday to Friday
• 'Community Conversations' to focus on 'The King and I' and WWII service
• Special meeting of Parking Authority to consider removal of redevelopment agency from a city authority
• Economic slump forces closure of MCEDCO
• Air quality forecast and wood-burning rules
• Yosemite's Big Oak Flat Road to reopen after rockfall
• ABC 30 video: Yosemite's Badger Pass ski area finally opens
• Merced College tentative timeline has new president installed by early July
• UC Merced Graduate Student Finds New Career in Military Research
• City borrows $2.4M to move mobile home residents
• Calif. Supreme Court to rule on new Senate maps
• Car makers support Calif.'s new 'clean car' regs
• Winton dairy defies odds to see birth of triplet heifers
• College Notebook: Merced native Wiens heating up at Coppin State
• Golden Valley's Stubbs a proven winner
• Our View: First things first with budget cuts
• Merced's fire 'brownouts' shut down engine company 6 times in 2 weeks
• UC Merced research project examines South Dos Palos
• Merced gets failing grade on nursing jobs
• Grape harvest down as thirst for wine up
• Folk singer Judy Collins brings legendary act to Modesto's Gallo Center
• Country singer Terri Clark settles into a career of hits; returns to Black Oak Casino
• Dan Morain: Obama administration offers a shallow promise of justice
• Victor Davis Hanson: Fidelity isn't everything
• Jones'n for more: Merced forward motivated by triple-doubles
• Merced High Kiwins offer reader's delight during Merced Mall book sale
• Riverside Co man gets TRO against 4th-grader
• Harmful citrus pest turns up in Redlands
• Twitter to censor tweets in individual countries
• Injury reported in Yosemite Parkway shooting, Merced police say
• Labor Department fines Jorge Castro Farms
• Settlement reached in Calif. helicopter crash
• Lawmakers remain confident of timber counties fix
• Bill would ban allergy treatments by chiropractors
• Playhouse Merced to produce 'The King and I' for three weekends starting Feb. 3
• Willowbrook Drive to be closed tonight and Friday for PG&E work
• Council to hold study sessions Friday and Saturday for fiscal year goals, policies
• Slab repair to close one lane of South 99 Thursday in part of Merced
• Air quality forecast and wood-burning rules
• Yosemite: Ahwahnee rehabilitation plan has no significant impacts
• Atwater Competitive Soccer tryouts for traveling teams Feb. 4
• $347M in new funding for 47 roadway projects, including in Stanislaus County
• Caltrans closes Ebbetts and Monitor Passes in Alpine, Sonora Pass in Tuolumne
• Auto thief who boasts 1,000 heists gets probation
• Youth sex offenders must report for 25 years
• Man allegedly smoked, jet diverts to San Antonio
• Groups sue over Navy sonar use off Northwest
• Turlock last of CCC's wrestling unbeatens
• US panel mulls merge of NFL concussion suits
• Our View: Standing up for digital privacy
• Man riding his bike at night hit by car, injured
• Half Dome hikers need to win permit lottery
• Collector revs up affection for pickup trucks
• Potential zoning change worries Merced residents
• Merced College women win, men fall
• Golden Valley escapes Pitman with win
• State halts Chowchilla prison switch
• Famed LA eatery raises price of its 9-cent coffee
• New SF sheriff to appear in court on abuse claims
• Hearing for Democratic treasurer postponed again
• Lohan sued by pedestrian allegedly struck by star
• Oakland police looking for suspected killer in Merced
• New map for what to plant reflects global warming
• Calif AG says DNA database backlog eliminated
• $300K in fire damage to Taco Bell in Santa Nella area; no injuries
• Air quality forecast and wood-burning rules
• J.C. Penney gets rid of hundreds of sales
• Chowchilla gets temporary restraining order on state's plan to convert female prison to male
• Gateway Coin Club of Merced seeks new place to hold meetings twice a month
• Fewer homes lost to foreclosure, but valley rate still twice that of state
• Arrest in San Francisco tourist sex attack
• Santa Cruz approves more desalting plant spending
• NTSB: Prop apparently not working in Pa. crash
• Bogus coin dealer in Texas gets 5 years in prison
• Items of vanished Seattle mogul sold at auction
• Obama to Republicans: Game on
• Wine Line: Fred Franzia for president
• Census of Merced County's homeless shows slight rise in numbers
• Merced High wrestling catches big break against Atwater
• Retrial postboned in man charged with Atwater home invasion robbery
• Our View: Community college tuition hikes put education out of reach for many
• EPA gives million to clean Central Valley's air
• Stubbs returning to Golden Valley football
• Dan Walters: Judges' war resumes in new year
• Lanie and Ralph Gladwin: Help clean up litter
• Mariposa boys basketball beats Le Grand at buzzer
• Merced school program aims to help students with addictions
• Demi Moore seeks treatment for exhaustion
• Trial over Globes broadcast rights opens in LA
• Merced County Human Services Agency commended for work on state, national level
• Report: Klamath dam removal will help fish, farms
• Parks superintendent killed in Northern Calif park
• Fresno County workers walk off job again
• Moviemaker pleads guilty to fraud, forgery in Iowa
• Air quality forecast and wood-burning rules
• Pedrozo's Le Grand town hall to be Feb. 22
• Library needs volunteers for Read and Succeed adult literacy program
• First Christian Church to hold 'Authentic African Dinner' Jan. 29
• Capitol Alert: Audit accuses high-speed rail of risky financing, contract splitting
• Big Valley Travel Club offers spring training tour and trip to Italy
• CHP to hold child safety seat inspection and installation check Feb. 10 in Atwater
• CA gas prices rose 1.1 cents/gal in past week to $3.70/gal
• Sheriff's deputy pleads not guilty in shooting
• Hard-to-see tower tied to crop-duster plane crash
• California sex offender faces Nebraska sentence
• 2 dead after driver runs red light to avoid police
• Quake shakes rural Northern California, no damage
• Weekend storm helps to clear Valley air
• Prep Basketball: Golden Valley rallies past Buhach Colony
• Atwater to take inventory of city-owned trees
• UC Merced professor earns six-figure payoff
• Merced County at top of magazine's 'worst' list
• Merced College fees to rise $10
• Jack's not back on Fox, but Kiefer is
• Our View: Congresswoman Giffords' decision is fitting
• Our View: CSU's top salaries not rational
• Two plead guilty, face long terms in pot case
• Debbi Shannon: Keep your pets safe
• Dan Morain: Brown buys a risky ticket
• Dan Walters: The governor's K-12 ploy
• Local sports schedule for Tuesday, January 24, 2012
• Prep Basketball: Pitman fires up Atwater
• Merced County school workers get a how-to in reporting abuse
• Man suspected in LA arsons to appear in court
• Pepperdine denies recognition of gay support group
• AP hires new legislative reporter in Sacramento
• 110 fans tossed from Candlestick for bad behavior
• State Senate votes to extend mortgage protections
• 110 fans tossed from Candlestick for bad behavior
• Stabbing reported in Los Banos
• US Supreme Court blocks Calif. slaughterhouse law
• $25B nationwide mortgage deal goes to states
• Denham joins bipartisan seat at State of the Union
• Rock fall closes road into Yosemite National Park
• Computer Scientist Earns NSF Award, Research Grant
• Carlsbad detective arrested for alleged burglary
• San Francisco prosecutor posts bail
• AP IMPACT: Meth fills hospitals with burn patients
• State higher education spending sees big decline
• College Basketball: UC Merced falters against Santa Cruz
• Service with a friendly smile: That's JNT Automotive Repair in Merced
• Spain's high-speed rail system forestalled farm trouble
• High-speed rail in California
• Our View: Signs of progress in state prisons
• Gunfire leads to arrest of gang member
• Tulare Co. deputies find man with gunshots
• Richard Morrison: Timmy asked to go
• Sue Moreno: Fix that light
• San Bernardino County Sun: Shining a light on political ads
• Kathleen Parker: Will 'the weeds in his garden' help or hurt Newt?
• Adult literacy program tutor orientation
• UC Merced earns student learning award
• Teen shot in Planada area; how remains a mystery
• Mirkarimi trial date expected to be set Monday
• Snow boosts spirits at Sierra ski resorts
• Family, football meant everything to Joe Paterno
• Authorities name officer killed on H-1 Freeway
• 6 hurt during shooting at Calif. teen's party
• Ginn out for Niners in NFC Championship
• LA deputies shoot man after foot chase
• Wayward Ponies Home to host open house Feb. 28; auction items needed
• Air quality forecast and wood-burning rules
• UNLV scientists isolate rare Death Valley bacteria
• 1 dead, 2 seriously hurt as car goes into ravine
• Yosemite employee killed by wind-blown tree
• Man killed by hit-and-run driver near Sacramento
• CHP officer arrested on child molestation charges
• Gingrich storms to SC victory, scrambling GOP race
• Woman, 47, found killed in Oceanside apartment
• Pot seized from apartment next to Oakland school
• Police say they arrested 23 in Friday's SF protest
• Orphaned bear cub released in Sierra Nevada
• SoCal mayors urge state to pay for storm cleanup
• Report faults UCLA, professor in lab death
• Merced area fans keeping the 49er faith
• Local Major League Baseball stars rally around kids
• Buhach Colony runs away from Turlock in Central California Conference showdown
• Mammoth has museum debut in Chowchilla
• UC Merced professor, students test alternatives to solar roof panels
• London Calling: Arts flex muscle to prepare for this summer's Olympic Games.
• Movie Review: Charming 'Artist' puts fresh spin on films of silent era
• Museum unveils grand new wing
• Mike Tharp: Scouting celebrates 101 years of turning boys into men
• Alma Fausto: Want your voice heard? Then speak up
• Interpreting war: The work of the Japanese-American Military Intelligence Service
• Our View: Merced, take a lesson from Patterson
• Steven E. Gomes: Improving early childhood education
• Merced clamps down on Pitman
• UC Merced Connect: Doctoral student taps snowpack
• No-burn-day violations skyrocket
• Cardoza antes up on gaming
• Judge: Raw almonds must be treated
• Attorney meets with client in homeless homicides
• Report: Lakers star's wife to keep 3 mansions
• Report: Kobe Bryant's wife to keep 3 mansions
• DA: UC Davis 'Occupy' protesters won't be charged
• Prosecutor, murder suspect give final remarks
• 2 San Diego officials to pay $400K for embezzling
• Weather blocks search for 4 overdue on Mt. Rainier
• LA homeless man sentenced in mutilation killing
• Off the 99: A land grab in Livingston?
• Wife held in death of Afghan war vet found shot
• Turlock, Buhach boys basketball share 1st in Central California Conference
• Cal Fire lifts suspension of burning on private land in Madera County
• Prisoner back in custody after escaping from Merced hospital
• Unemployment up in December for Merced County
• UC Merced wins national award for achievement in student learning outcomes
• UC Merced Receives National CHEA Award
• Cal Fire lifts burning ban in Mariposa County
• Management consultant expert to speak at free event in Modesto Jan. 23
• Merced Planning Commission set for Feb. 8 canceled; next one Feb. 22
• Denham again questions fed funding for downtown LA courthouse project
• Library's Read and Succeed literacy program needs volunteers
• Pedrozo sets schedule for local town hall meetings for District One
• Ex-broker pleads no contest to embezzlement
• LA hospital prepares to send tiny baby home
• Court: Release questionnaires in Chandra Levy case
• Grim financial outlook for Merced schools could spell end of all busing
• Fiery debate tops bizarre GOP campaign day in SC
• Photo gallery: January 2012 mug shots
• Merced County's new registrar of voters settling into job
• Woman accused of killing boyfriend at Merced rooming house gets six years
• Ex-Big Bubba's worker sues Merced police over Taser incident
• Our View: Highway 99 casino should be rejected
• Shelby Lynne digs deep for 'Revelation Road' album
• New film 'Red Tails' is a tribute to black pilots' place in history
• Dave Crawford: Unemployment rate is higher than reported
• Victor Davis Hanson: Veneer of civilization is thinner
• Paty Welby: Thanks for help
• Ron Aragon: No rewriting Bible
• Poker Tournament
• Sports briefs: Rough night for Buhach girls
• Homeless man arrested in Pasadena fires
• Homeless man charged in attack on police officer
• Merced County Arts Council News - January 18, 2012
• Elite team searches for 4 missing on Mount Rainier
• Interim registrar of voters finds time to satisfy several responsibilities
• Serial killing suspect's ex-wife testifies
• Air quality forecast and wood-burning rules
• UCSF shuttle driver faces charge in doc's death
• Loose Lips: Radio station blogger says Gallo wine is the best wine to buy -- when there's no wine to buy
• Ex-Hells Angels leader sentenced in mortgage fraud
• 70-plus mayors join in support of gay marriage
• UC Merced Researchers Improve Luminescent Solar Concentrator Design
• Loose Lips: Stephen Colbert gets Congressman Cardoza's endorsement
• Loose Lips: Typeface trouble for the Merced Theatre?
• Japanese American Citizens League Annual Day of Remembrance Dinner Feb. 4 at fairgrounds
• Perry says he's dropping out of presidential race
• Cardoza nominates five from 18th District for service academies
• El Nido girl, 12, injured after leaping on back of her sister's car during argument
• Armed driver shoots at undercover officer, escapes
• Lawsuit claims Merced County deputy injured woman, 68
• UC Merced officials hope Capitol rally will move legislators
• Merced Wal-Mart distribution center still at impasse
• Photo gallery: Frozen Yosemite
• Livingston to move on Gallo land deal
• Burglars ram car through jewelry store in Merced
• SF sheriff to appear on domestic violence charge
• UC debates firing tenured Riverside professor
• Feet found in LA park where head, hands discovered
• UC Merced's Chambers proves his worth at college level
• Obama needs own housing regulator
• Golden Valley run leads to victory
• Buhach Colony finds way past Atwater
• Calif Supreme Court to hear med marijuana cases
• Bounty hunter called paroled killer before suicide
• Merced Sheriff facing lawsuit over alleged brutality
• Updated Database: Home sales prices in Merced County
• Nielsen's top prime-time shows for Jan. 9-15
• Oakland gives layoff notices to 2,500 city workers
• A Q&A on contested Internet anti-piracy bills
• Gov. Brown asks Calif to dream big, approve taxes
• Air quality forecast and wood-burning rules
• DNA on slain woman's nylons matches Naso
• Greater Merced Chamber revents calendar
• Livingston Recreation Department seeks baseball, softball sponsors
• Denham: Administration's excessive regulations hurt job creation
• Atwater VFW Hamburger Night every Wednesday; post hall can be rented
• Wells Fargo commits $20K to United Way Social Enterprise Initiative
• Bounty hunter called paroled Central Valley killer before suicide
• Photo Gallery: Miss Merced County 2012
• Jones does it all for Merced girls basketball in victory over Golden Valley
• Stanislaus County teen safe after Amber Alert issued; suspected kidnapper arrested
• Free law clinic opens at Fresno's Mexican consulate to help Valley's immigrants
• Outdoors: Another view of Half Dome
• Buhach Colony girls basketball wins it at the line against Atwater
• Our View: Merced's Bear Creek can use some cleaning
• Hikers spot 2 mountain lions near UC Santa Cruz
• Governor to urge less school testing in California
• Fiery big-rig crash closes interstate for hours
• Winter making its presence felt: Series of storms expected
• Sun-Star looking for 49ers fans
• Samantha Rocci: Stayner statue can be useful
• Doane Yawger: Get to know your neighbors -- before it's too late
• Barbara Riis-Christenson: Get off the tax ideas
• Mary Ann Reynolds: People are important
• Merced County fifth in state for youth violence rate
• Office buildings added to plan for new G Street complex in North Merced
• Abortion opponents plan Merced rally for Sunday
• Low-till agriculture gets its day in California
• Tax initiative will dominate Brown agenda in 2012
• Porn industry mulls leaving LA if condoms required
• Latest homeless victim feared he was being stalked
• Human head found in Hollywood Hills
• Potential supervisor candidate lacking data for campaign
• UC Merced and Fresno Unified Leverage Resources to Increase Rate of Valley Grads Going to College
• Scenic mountain road through Yosemite closes
• UC Merced Sees Nearly 10% Increase in Applications
• Ada Givens first-graders to celebrate Chinese New Year Jan. 25
• Wikipedia, Reddit, other Internet sites plan to shut down to protest anti-piracy bills
• Landlord convicted of setting pipe bomb under SUV
• Bio Box: Yahoo Inc. co-founder Jerry Yang
• Calif mom who stabbed baby to serve 1 more month
• IRS: E-filing best way to get tax refunds and ensure accurate tax returns
• Air quality forecast and wood-burning rules
• Ana Pagan to receive Lewis Hine Award from foundation in New York
• Caltrans postpones Hwy 140 closure because of weather forecast
• San Joaquin convicted killer found dead in Lassen trailer
• Yosemite National Park closes Tioga Road as storms approach
• Amazon may bring a distribution center and 1,500 jobs to the Central Valley
• Man on tracks killed by freight train
• City saluting trash worker who returned found cash
• 3 in Reno court in casino killing of Hells Angel
• AP Exclusive: Border Patrol to toughen policy
• Our View: Brown gets A on school funding plan
• Young and the relentless: Buhach Colony girls basketball determined to change
• Martin Luther King parade: Drawn together in Merced by one man's vision
• Tobacco-free decision called OK by UC Merced students
• Merced's 'transition' program a path of small steps toward an independent life
• Lohan returns to court for latest probation update
• Dan Walters: Does disgraced journalist deserve second chance?
• Dave Crawford: Numbers not real
• Peggy Allen: Never abandon a pet
• Lou Ann E. Sakaki: Holiday spirit alive
• Rainfall on its way for Merced County
• Sheriff's official: 10-year-old fatally stabs boy
• Video: Merced's Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration and parade
• Fresno police investigate murder-suicide; 4 dead
• State game wardens seize major lobster haul
• No injuries reported at West Main Street fire
• Fatal train-vs.-pedestrian accident reported near Delhi
• Bank foreclosing on O.J. Simpson's Florida house
• Steve Jobs action figure pulled from market
• Mammoth unveiling at Fossil Discovery Center in Chowchilla
• Towering legend, flawed man? Martin Luther King's image evolving
• Details wanted in CA legislator's shoplifting case
• Father of Calif. killings suspect is also homeless
• Giants at 49ers, Ravens at Patriots
• Rally too late for UC Merced
• Merced Business Xchange: Connecting work on a local level
• High-speed rail: What California can learn from Spain
• High-speed rail summary
• Essays sought on why Dad's the best
• Offering a little help yields rewards for Atwater senior
• Kevin Alexander Gray: Martin Luther King more than starry-eyed dreamer
• Our View: Education priorities on ballot
• 2 kids among 4 dead in murder-suicide
• Carl Gregory: Heroism was unique
• Peter Lizdas: Horizontal progress
• The Washington Post: Let slip a curse
• Merced Martin Luther King Jr. Parade
• Wanted suspect in Dos Palos homicide surrenders to police
• Pot arrest for LA-area mom visiting son at juvie
• Ski resort execs join Reno-Tahoe Olympic board
• Photo gallery: Miss Merced County 2012
• San Francisco fans well-behaved after playoff win
• 4 dead in Calif. murder-suicide; 5th person hurt
• PremierWest to close 11 bank branches
• Fresno police say 4 dead in murder-suicide
• San Francisco fans well-behaved after playoff win
• The nation's weather: Finally rain in Valley's forecast
• Our Lady of Mercy School to celebrate Catholic Schools week Jan. 29 to Feb. 3
• Rollin' Roulette Derby Girls' annual crab feed Feb. 11
• Air quality forecast and wood-burning rules
• Miss America confronted family pain with pageant
• CA police say sure they've found homeless killer
• Two killed in Highway 140 crash
• CA man suspected of poisoning wife's Rice Krispies
• CA man suspected of poisoning wife's Rice Krispies
• 9-year-old boy hospitalized after pit bull attack
• Bed, Bath and Beyond recalls metal tissue boxes
• TV One network focuses on missing blacks
• Resort hopes Native American blessing brings snow
• More West Coast passengers boarding Hawaii cruises
• Police seek help in finding missing Oakland woman
• Prep Basketball: Buhach pulls away from Pitman
• Prep Basketball: Defense carries Golden Valley past Turlock
• Speckman returns to coach Menlo football team
• Where is the legal line in animal activism?
• 4th homeless man in month killed in S. Calif.
• Tuskegee Airmen officer one of grand marshals in Merced's MLK Parade
• Court: 17 years for Mongols gang member
• Homicide reported Friday night in Merced
• In Los Angeles, walk this way
• Mike Tharp: Blessed with examples of sheer excellence
• Jay Sousa: Amazing photo ops in snow-freeYosemite
• Leonel Farias: What do you want to do?
• Our View: Mercedians, be careful out there
• Are green energy policies thwarting job growth? No
• Obama seeks streamlining government agencies
• Hiker found dead after overnight search
• Woman's car, mom's ashes stolen in La Mirada
• Homeless man stabbed to death in Anaheim
• Restoring steelhead trout in Calif may cost $2.1B
• Off the 99: Reporters' roundtable discussion on Merced
• Al Gore: Keith Olbermann committed to Current TV
• LA city attorney wants 'gentle ban' on pot
• Ex-head of LA nonprofit admits stealing over $100K
• San Fran college's computer network compromised
• Search turns up several weapons at Main Jail
• Woman convicted of trafficking counterfeit DVDs
• Master Gardeners rose workshop Jan. 28 in Applegate Park
• Shepherd of the Valley crime and safety seminar Saturday, Jan. 28
• United Way Community Fun Fair accepting applications for March 3 fair
• Air quality forecast and wood-burning rules
• Merced Breakfast Lions Club Cioppino Dinner Jan. 21 in Atwater
• Council to consider adding commercial office development on Yosemite Avenue
• Caltrans will close north- and southbound off-ramps from Hwy 99 on MLK Day
• Yosemite Ave road work, fire stafffing levels on KYOS program
• Merced city offices closed Monday; trash pickup pushed back one day
• Costs soar to $250K over Occupy Fresno battles
• Man decapitated when wood chipper sucks up rope
• Our View: Should we bet on online gambling?
• Maryl Streep embodies Thatcher, brings an Oscar-gleam to 'Iron Lady'
• Yvonne Porcella's fabric art next for Turlock's Carnegie Arts Center
• Buhach Colony girls basketball rallies past Pitman; alone atop CCC
• Yosemite tops 4 million visitors for year
• Sanity in question for Merced man accused of murdering wife
• Recie Hornyak: Obama's recess appointments unconstitutional
• Greg Lukianoff: Harassment codes a threat to free speech on college campuses
• Art Sortini: End World War III experiment in Iran
• Short staffing prompts Atwater police to resort to reserves
• Cal Fire suspends all burning in Mariposa County
• Plan to scrap kindergarten program spurs protest
• Marine testifies he would have leveled Iraqi home
• Odor control maker moving to Louisiana
• Merced opts out of RDA, keeps assets
• Officer: Murder suspect kept photos of other women
• CEO of high-speed rail agency to step down
• Overtime spikes for Atwater Police Department
• Ex-San Mateo County official held on embezzlement
• Mom jailed for witness threats in elder shooting
• Showtime making documentary about Dick Cheney
• Air quality forecast and wood-burning rules
• Two Mercedians land big roles in Fresno's Good Company Players' "Hairspray'
• Capitol Alert: California high-speed rail head Roelof van Ark resigns
• McClatchy Co. invests in NewsRight effort
• Coffee Break Bible study group to meet Jan. 17
• Teen gang member shot while walking along Planada street
• UC Merced students in mobile app race to make campus life better
• Calif. economy slips to 9th largest, behind Brazil
• UC Merced reports 9.9 percent increase in applications over last academic year
• Fresno woman sentenced to life in son's stabbing
• Teacher arrested for sex with 14-year-old student
• Gray wolf moving east in northeastern Calif.
• Feds consider protection for Humboldt marten
• Reno ordinance would hide pot pipe sales from kids
• Man stabbed in mob attack in Downtown Merced
• Teen robs Merced Rite-Aid at gunpoint
• SoCal parents ready petition to push school reform
• Poultry giant JS West shows off larger chicken cages
• Helping Hand brings in $51,805 to aid Mercedians in need
• Outdated state boards should retire
• Merced women beat College of Sequoias
• No jail time for former Merced County Sheriff's deputy
• Fuentes, Fister in Merced on Jan. 26
• Pitman tops cold-shooting GV boys
• Fourth fast food robbery reported in Merced
• Merced Sheriff's Department lowers monitoring cost
• Officials say several inmates hurt in prison riot
• Searchable Database: Merced County Restaurant Inspections
• Lawmaker with gun highlights Capitol security gaps
• Fourth fast food restaurant robbery reported in Merced
• 'Phantom' show in Vegas to close after 6 years
• Analysis highlights Brown's many budget challenges
• Sheriff's department finds way to lower electronic monitoring costs
• Cannella to chair new Subcomittee on Invasive Species
• Air quality forecast and wood-burning rules
• 2 shot in Cypress Park, 2 suspects sought
• LA deputy strikes woman in bus confrontation
• Council to decide fate of its redevelopment agency at Thursday meeting
• City offers Family Health and Fitness Boot Camp in January/February
• 'Communication in the Workplace' workshop offered Jan. 19 and 26
• CA Endowment's Building Healthy Communities names veteran health-care professional as local manager
• Two arrested after guns fired from car in Ballico
• Orphaned cubs returned to wild in Sierra National Forest
• Widow in Ponzi scheme must pay $115M to victims
• Santa Clara approves 49ers stadium parking plan
• Orphaned bear cubs returned to Calif. mountains
• Mars-bound NASA rover aiming for an August landing
• Ceremony to celebrate water rights settlement
• Defense powers Buhach Colony girls past Merced
• Surdich: Remembering Mr. Bowling, Don Carter
• Merced, Mariposa county hospitals look to minimize infections
• Merced fire department brownouts to alleviate staffing, budget woes
• Recall drive targets Atwater councilman
• Demand growing for local ag efforts
• $15,000 reward offered in Novato arson fires
• More time for roadwork applauded
• Lady Devils jump into CVC
• Man jailed after shooting in Gustine
• Fast food robberies investigated
• Deputies use Taser on Sacramento airport passenger
• Romney wins in NH, cements front-runner position
• Suspected arsonist's mother ordered detained in LA
• LA Times: No new evidence in Natalie Wood case
• Five arrested after Gustine police find stolen copper wire
• Homeless man found dead in Orange County ID'ed
• 3 men arrested for trespassing at SF Zoo
• Los Banos police arrest second suspect in drive-by shooting last week
• Greater Merced Chamber lists future chamber and community events
• Merced budget shortfall prompts fire station 'brownouts'
• Le Grand man arrested, accused of downloading child porn
• Air quality forecast and wood-burning rules
• Sierra Club to host speaker Jan. 19 on systems for recycling water
• Cardoza, 27 other members urge Obama to nominate new director of housing agency
• Valley Yellow Pages offer one-year free 'go-to-market' program for veterans
• NorCal AAA: Gas pump prices jump to $3.70/gal across state
• Man arrested for death threat against mayor
• Sunken 58-foot sardine boat will be salvaged
• Supreme Court to weigh GOP claims on Senate maps
• Improvements, widening in store for Yosemite Avenue
• EPA: metal recycler discharged pollutants in Bay
• Atwater man reaches out to others with numbing condition
• Atwater delays topic of solar power deal until later meeting
• Our View: Brown's budget plan a good start
• Prelim to start in 'double-initial' killings case
• State GOP on primary sideline
• Patterson food processor plans to close plant, lay off hundreds
• Ginny Nurenberg: A true advocate
• Dan Walters: 'Wall of debt' is a mountain
• Michael Gerson: Romney's unlikely feat
• Merced softball registration
• Blaze softball tryouts
• Baseball players needed
• Event to honor veteran Japanese-Americans
• Mendocino County suspends pot permit program
• Livingston police investigate report of shooting
• Simi Valley heroin dealer gets 22 years in prison
• Hyundai rolls out revamped Genesis coupe
• New homeless death reported in Santa Ana
• Mentally ill prisoners overwhelm system in Calif
• African crowned crane found in San Diego County
• Madera man sentenced for throwing Molotov cocktail at Planned Parenthood clinic and a brick at a mosque
• Cal Fire suspends all burning in eastern Madera County
• Air quality forecast and wood-burning rules
• Former Livingston man pleads guilty to several federal charges involving marijuana
• Parkinson's Support Group to meet Jan. 19 in Merced
• Boys & Girls Club, other groups to hold recycling event Jan. 16
• Congressional candidate Whelan to speak to county Republican women Jan. 16
• UPDATE: Beachwood man killed, sons arrested as suspects in Merced County's second homicide of 2012
• Caltrans to close right lane on southbound 99 Wednesday at Fulkerth in Stan County
• Merced/Atwater Tea Party Patriots to meet Jan. 19 in Winton with two guest speakers
• CoreLogic: Merced home prices dropped by 1.4% in November, year-to-year
• Arson suspected at Calif.'s biggest beef processor
• Trio returns to crime scene for surveillance video
• Santa Cruz could see higher taxes, police cuts
• Arson suspected blaze that destroyed rigs
• Providing care's a family affair for Merced mother, daughter
• Le Grand football coach earns top spot
• Taking Center Stage: Buhach Colony's Matt Cochran goes from District Player of the Year to Cal
• Rail plans rate snore in Fresno
• Merced says 'boo' to cutting physical education
• The man behind UC Merced's Bobcats' rise
• Lots of love in locks: 8-year-old donates to cancer charity
• Our View: No breaks for legislative lawbreakers
• CHP offers driver safety class for teens
• Competitive youth soccer tryouts
• Efrain Rojas: Lost confidence
• Carole Steinhauer: SPCA thanks Merced
• Dan Walters: Tort war heats up
• Kathleen Parker: Clash of the nice guys
• All-District Fall Athletes
• Opening statements set in Iraq war crime trial
• APNewsBreak: US to limit mining near Grand Canyon
• Merced County chamber to announce 2011 award winners at dinner Jan. 21
• George Livingston, former Richmond mayor, has died
• '24' movie scheduled to begin shooting this spring
• Calif. school custodian arrested on porn charges
• Gusty, dry winds move into Southern California
• National gas prices up 12 cents in past 3 weeks
• Library's Read and Succeed adult literacy program's volunteer oritentation Jan. 24
• Genealogical Society to meet Jan. 21 at county library
• Air quality forecast and wood-burning rules
• Police arrest 6 at Oakland protest
• Rose Parade produced 50 tons of trash
• Retiring LA County workers collect $48 million
• Magnitude 3.5 quakes rattles Riverside County
• Mark Twain Cultural Center closes at Lake Tahoe
• Blackwater successor settles Baghdad shooting suit
• Modesto bicyclist dies in hit-and-run crash
• Bay Point townhome fire claims life of woman
• Historic Reno theater donated to Artown festival
• LA man attempts to kill his wife, then kills self
• All-Area Football Defensive Player of the Year: Shittu flourished in spotlight
• All-Area Football Offensive Player of the Year: Guizar one of state's best
• Garbage, recycling rates rise 92 cents
• From spuds to vodka, Atwater farmer takes shot at spirit gold
• Emergency alarms burdening Merced police first responders
• Six women vie for honor of Miss Merced County
• Winter in Napa Valley
• Oprah begins 'Next Chapter' with Steven Tyler interview, mixed results
• Religion 101: More important things to pray about than football
• Doyle McManus: Is the tea party over? Not exactly
• Our View: Kudos to Chowchilla for its stand
• Mike Tharp: Nothing beats the printed word
• Wanted: Guest editor
• Prep Basketball Roundup: Buhach nets first win over Golden Valley
• Fiscally, state trails the nation
• Resident assists Los Banos police
• Distracted driver gets 2 years in prison in OC
• Merced County Arts Council News - january 5, 2012
• Man who killed teen girl to spend life in prison
• Elk Grove man gets 30 years for child pornography
• Swells reach 15 feet in San Diego area
• Lotto winners win another quarter of a million pot
• Friends remember siblings shot in murder-suicide
• Former Chronicle Editor Bronstein leaving Hearst
• Friends remember siblings shot in murder-suicide
• AP Interview: Lawmaker's wife not troubled by gun
• Crew of sardine boat safe after vessel capsizes
• Vacation, sick time payouts pad pocketbooks of some county officials
• Merced College offers free noncredit adult classes starting Jan. 23
• Second suspect in Los Banos drive-by shooting identified
• Obama plans change in immigration rule on waivers
• Merced girl to donate hair in honor of her uncle battling cancer
• Air quality forecast and wood-burning rules
• Yosemite Ave. project at G starts Monday, runs through June
• Congressional Gold Medal Japanese-American Veterans banquet Feb. 4
• Merced United travel soccer club to hold tryouts starting Feb. 4
• Effort to block California 'Dream Act' falls short
• UPDATE: Dos Palos police seek suspect in Thursday night homicide
• Grad Student at Home in the Mountains
• Environmentalists challenge America's Cup EIR
• Lily Tomlin brings enduring show to Modesto's Gallo Center
• Jerry Brown budget plan cuts welfare, threatens deeper cuts if taxes fail
• George Clooney less interested in acting, seeks to work more behind the camera
• Our View: Close Super PAC loopholes
• Loose Lips: Shootin' Wooten featured in 'Chicks with Guns'
• City of Chowchilla to take legal action over prison conversion
• Service cat needs another job after owner's death
• UC Merced's men's basketball suffer home loss to San Marcos
• Reina Sykes: Golden Valley volleyball's capable hands
• 3rd oldest person in Calif dies at 111
• Lawsuit battles California's new unloaded gun law
• Nickelback: We don't follow music trends
• Michael Gerson: Why Santorum appeals
• Dan Walters: Round 1 of the 2012 budget games begins
• Tory Ward: Stayner statue is inappropriate
• Big turnout out for swearing in of Gascon as SFDA
• Man arrested in teen sex assault
• Richard Alf, Comic-Con co-founder, dead at 59
• One man arrested in Wednesday night Los Banos shooting
• RDA dissolution a blow to Castle
• Man gets 18 years for disabled girls' sexual abuse
• Roseville man gets 3 years for Ponzi scheme
• High-Speed Rail Authority 'pleased' on Brown budget
• Parkway Properties sells buildings in shift
• Woman indicted in California severed penis case
• Cannella on Brown's budget: 'good starting point'
• Woman accused of cutting off man's penis indicted
• Air quality forecast and wood-burning rules
• Gov. Brown budget cuts $1 billion from California welfare
• Bureau of Reclamation says it can make water available south of Delta
• Atwater Youth Girls Soccer tryouts Saturdays in January/February
• Coroner identifies 23-year-old Merced man killed by train
• Not guilty plea in Stockton boy hit-and-run death
• Buhach Colony grad finishes eight-week Air Force basic training in Texas
• Woman with hammer shot to death by LA deputy
• LA arson suspect also faces German fire probe
• 8 arrests, $60k in meth seized in NV-CA drug probe
• Livingston Taco Bell site OK'd, but worries over Winton Way traffic remain
• Merced-area's farmers not panicking yet over dry winter
• CA court to mull expiration date for clergy abuse
• Police: Homeless slayings work of serial killer
• Midfielder star of Golden Valley's golden era
• 3 more are arrested in Los Banos nightclub slayings
• Repeal voter ID legislation
• Pitman runs past Merced
• Cooperative Extension chief to retire at end of month
• City council OKs 'Merced Vision 2030'
• Cougars pin loss on Thunder
• Fresno funeral home chain magnate B. Whitehurst dies
• Man, 90, and burglar wounded in shootout
• Man, 90, and burglar wounded in shootout
• Parole agent shot in LA; manhunt closes freeway
• Sacramento County employee alleges discrimination
• Study: Parasitic fly could explain bee die-off
• Body of Truckee boaster recovered from Donner Lake
• Air quality forecast and wood-burning rules
• Accclaimed Costume Designer Brings Expertise into UC Merced Classroom
• Parole agent shot in Los Angeles
• Denham says administration wants high-speed rail 'at any cost'
• New businesses create traffic concerns for some Livingston residents
• Three more arrests made in Los Banos double homicide
• Central Valley tribe wins federal recognition
• Merced College to offer two 'Mature Driver Improvement' classes Jan. 25/Feb. 16
• TheBus to operate regular service on MLK Day and Presidents Day
• Analysts see bad news in rising gas prices; lowest price is $3.45/gallon in Merced
• California seeks public input on pika numbers in Sierra Nevada
• Merced's top sports stories of 2011 included Le Grand football, Doug Fister's rise
• Calif. cities consider uniform plastic bag ban
• NY-based grocery chain yanks Alec Baldwin TV ads
• Merced County coroner still seeking train victim's family
• Law seeks to bring needle exchanges to high-risk areas
• Impact of shift at Chowchilla prison debated
• Rep 1/8ort: Yahoo may name PayPal exec as CEO
• NY-based grocery chain yanks Alec Baldwin TV ads
• NY-based grocery chain yanks Alec Baldwin TV ads
• Up Your Alley: Champions will gather at Yosemite
• Depth will be key for Golden Valley
• Buhach Colony surges past Turlock
• Merced's Miller, Fogelberg area's top water polo players
• Time to act, communicate like adults
• Most Wanted: Felipe Santiago Pena
• Atwater city attorney figuring out ways to save
• Feds weigh whether to protect rare Calif. fox
• Hyundai releases drawing of new OC headquarters
• Atwater city attorney plans to reduce legal costs
• Calif. meets first inmate target set by court
• San Diego priest charged with sexual assault
• Police beef up patrols after homeless stabbings
• San Jose suspect chase sends officer to hospital
• Air quality forecast and wood-burning rules
• Dry start to winter leaves Sierra without snow
• Average gas price of $3.26/gal is 21 cents higher than a year ago
• Golden State Quartet to perform Jan. 8 at Winton First Baptist Church
• Brothers plead not guilty in murders of 2 teens
• Peripheral neuropathy group to meet in Merced Jan. 12
• Coroner identifies 29-year-old man killed in New Year's Eve crash
• Iowa Republicans poised to remake campaign for White House
• Merced College/Greater Merced Chamber offer Customer Service Academy workshops
• CHP pacing traffic on Hwy 99 from Fresno/Merced County line to Madera due to fog
• 1 dead, 2 wounded in South LA drive-by
• `American Idol' finalist James Durbin marries
• Train hits, kills woman on tracks in N. California
• Walmart in Modesto evacuated after shots fired; no one hurt
• Girls Basketball: Los Banos' Harden hard to stop
• Prep Tennis: Barcellos queen of area courts
• Woman takes unique road to sue Honda over mileage
• Spanish-language public radio program strives to provide a voice for Latinos
• Merced County school projects advanced as budget worries lingered in 2011
• Hmong writers open channels for cultural expression
• Our View: Make-over needed for RDA revival
• Our View: Charter school issues?
• All-District Schedule
• GOP could clarify its path after Iowa
• Protesters end year with test of park's camping ban
• Dueling Hmong parties come to a festive end
• David Rodriguez: Kudos to Bulldogs
• David J. Silva: No more impounds?
• Lester Bridges: God's word in print
• Modesto Walmart evacuated after gunfire outside
• Police investigate death of man found in car trunk
• Monterey Co man accused in New Year's crime spree
• Mavericks big wave surf contest window opens
• San Jose police ID victim in fatal home attack
• Official: CA prisoner steals fire engine to escape
• Air quality forecast and wood-burning rules
• Los Banos man found in trunk of car in Monterey County
• Unitarian service Jan. 11 to focus on 'Turning Toward a Better Future'
• CA gas prices rose 6.8 cents/gal in past week to $3.62/gal
• `Person of interest' detained in LA car arson case
• Village fiesta recreated in Madera
• Heartbreak, humor was published in the Merced Sun-Star in 2011
• Cross Country: Livingston's Garcia ran away with Western Athletic Conference
• Cross Country: Atwater's Heckman set the pace in Central California Conference
• 78-year-old Merced resident is right at home in the air
• Hard work serves Merced area well -- and it's 'Yogolicious,' too
• Rose Parade to kick off with pageantry and protest
• Rose Parade to kick off with pageantry and protest
• Merced County welcomes first newborns of 2012
• Model Angela Lindvall is about to lose her anonymity on 'Runway'
• Our View: Democrats meddled in redistricting
• Train strike kills 23-year-old man
• Dan Walters: Sweeping reform, not games, needed to fix state Legislature
• Father Fred Risard: Give of yourselves
• Mary Sanchez: Get Americans working
• All-District honors
• Three arrested on suspicion of burglary
• Fighter jets scrambled after plane loses contact
• Fighters scrambled after Cessna lose radio contact
• San Jose police change policy on burglar alarms
• San Jose police change policy on burglar alarms
• SF boosts minimum wage to $10.24 an hour
• Calif. company cancels $177M Saginaw solar plant
• Reno ends year with driest December since 1883
• Turlock man dies, another injured in one-vehicle rollover in Los Banos area NY's Eve
• CHP pacing traffic between Livingston and Turlock because of dense fog
• Winton apartment fire causes $3K in damages, no injuries
• Crash near Calif. casino injures 14, 2 critically
• Monkey stolen from SF Zoo found scared but healthy
• OC police investigate murders of 3 homeless men
• Authorities: Eazy-E's son not killed in car wreck
• SF waterfront expected to be packed with revelers
• Authorities: Eazy-E's son not killed in car wreck
• Correction: Traffic-Eight Dead story
• Woman dies after fire at boarded Calif. home
• Death of 2 pedestrians results in DUI arrest
• Growth in U.S. might accelerate
• Merced's Serina Castillo on par
• Livingston annexation appears on fast track
• Sierra tourism left high and dry
• Mike Tharp: How precious is a single breath
• Moon countdown: Hours until 1st NASA probe arrives
• Brigitte Bowers: Sports mantra -- just don't be the worst
• Jay Sousa: Workflow plan will help protect images
• Claire Berlinksi: Five myths about Margaret Thatcher
• Will Hollywood still shower the love on Obama?
• Wanted: Guest editor
• Our View: Lessons learned from war in Iraq
• UC Merced basketball roundup
• Boys Basketball: Le Grand heats up, gets first win
• Iowa Republicans move closer to presidential choice
• Valley air suffering a dismal December
• Coroner: UCI doctor drowned after head trauma
• 'Off the 99' podcast: Bullying
• PG&E says in filing it failed to check some lines
• Ventura teacher leaves $2.6M fortune to charities
• Grocery stores pull Arizona lettuce from shelves
• Calif. flood plan calls for up to $17B in repairs
• Cat recovering after shot in head with arrow
• Police probe man's death in Livermore house fire
• Stanislaus County investigator hit by car, dies
• County puts donation to work for library
• Police: Monkey 'Banana Sam' stolen from SF Zoo
• Free concert in Merced features touring choir, wind ensemble
• Air quality forecast and wood-burning rules for Dec. 31
• PG&E: Rate increase coming in 2012
• Tulare police fatally shoot armed kidnap suspect
• San Luis Wildlife Refuge cashing in on tourism
• Caltrans announces Merced County highway closures
• Nine arrested for passport fraud in Central Valley
• Parents held responsible for underage drinking
• UC Merced student's medical career dream replaces old life of violence
• Our View: Nail down the pension numbers
• Sarah Lim: A glimpse of Bellevue's historic past
• 'War Horse' lacks emotional heft
• Ring in the new year with Carson, Anderson, Ryan, or maybe ESPN
• Victor Davis Hanson: 'New' Europe same as ever
• Contra Costa Times: Time to consider open-source college textbooks
• Jose Garcia: Police ignore report
• Robert Bourke: Christmas spirit lives
• Former police chief wins case against Chowchilla
• 2 killed in Highway 152 crash are ID'd
• New Chukchansi council wants official recognition
• Little snow at Sierra ski resorts
• Patricia Clarkson to lead Muses parade
• Zapotec Indians recreate village fiesta in Calif.
• 'Synthetic' marijuana is problem for US military
• Palmdale man convicted in child welfare fraud case
• 26-year-old East Palo Alto man arrested in Los Banos homicide
• Federal judge blocks Calif. low-carbon fuels rule
• San Diego woman's death linked to pit bull attack
• Biologists: Lone gray wolf crosses into California
• CA police make pot bust after stopping bike rider
• Father witnesses daughter's fatal crash
• Survey: Pick the top stories of 2011
• Local agency to conduct homeless street count Jan. 24
• Twin brothers arrested in Los Banos double homicide
• Friends of Livingston Library to meet Jan. 10
• California Supreme Court rules state can dissolve redevelopment agencies
• Gustine City Council meeting Jan. 3 canceled; next one Jan. 27
• Breakfast Lions Club Cioppino Dinner Jan. 21 at Atwater APC Hall
• Italian Catholic Federation to sponsor bus to 'Day at Chukchansi' Jan. 24
• CA Straw Arts Guild to hold state convention in Merced Feb. 3-5
• Music Machine singer Sean Bonniwell dies at 71
• New Year's Eve gunfire could lead to prison
• Stanford archives offer window into Apple origins
• CA Supreme Court to rule on redevelopment fight
• Leadership instead of partisanship
• Hoppe helps Golden Valley rebound
• Merced accident victim remembered at candlelight vigil
• Wednesday's high school results
• In rough patch, Merced father grateful for assistance during holidays
• New classroom building planned for McSwain
• Highway 152 crash claims two Fresno residents
• Man charged with capital murder in shooting deaths
• Tryouts, clinics and camps
• Livingston fires water consultant
• Merced County Jail violence prompts call for action
• 2 Oakland men held in gold jewelry robbery spree
• Troubled LA suburb faces scrutiny over finances
• Officer shoots himself in foot in South LA
• Employees must pay attorney's fees to Pacers owner
• Air quality forecast and wood-burning rules
• Blue Shield to pay $2M to settle lawsuit with LA
• Man pleads not guilty in DUI deaths of 2
• Man grabs boy after trying to lure into vehicle
• Douglas County deputies gear up for Tahoe New Year
• LA sheriff to create jail task force
• Calif. air regulators consider banning wood fires
• Merced has record of generosity
• Up Your Alley: Locals share 'Best Week Ever' honors
• Two-car crash claims life of Merced man
• Outdoors: San Joaquin Refuge is for the birds
• Sheriff's Posse to join Rose Parade
• Merced Theatre's restoration is nearly complete
• Merced area tryouts, camps and clinics
• Suspect arrested in stabbing
• Merced area hospitals expect alcohol-related injuries won't surge on holiday
• Four inmates escape cell, stab man, officials say
• Skydiver dies at Perris Valley Skydiving
• Rubber Bark launches protective weed cloth to its line of landscape products
• Inmate attack at jail raises concerns
• 20-year-old man killed in crash near Merced College
• 2 people hurt in small plane crash in California
• Man charged in Calif. soldier shooting
• San Diego woman, 76, dies after pit bull attack
• Son of O.J. Simpson former relative arrested
• Air quality forecast and wood-burning rules
• Cal Fire puts out single-family fire in Atwater, no injuries, $40K in damage
• Three arrests made in Winton shooting
• Inmate stabbed at county's main jail
• Dos Palos man arrested after stabbing reported
• Sears to close 100 to 120 Kmart, Sears stores
• Carol Channing's husband dies eve of 92nd birthday
• Relative backing out of driveway runs over toddler
• Book examines America's trouble in dealing with science
• Cancer patient finds Christmas cheer
• Commentary: Hope for more lousy forecasts on economy
• Voters deluged by TV ads
• Post-Christmas shoppers seek drastic discounts
• Our View: Mobile classroom gets job done
• Central California SPCA needs more help for ailing horses
• Victim's relative lashes out in court
• Keith Gallagher: Far from a tea party
• Victor Davis Hanson: Two bad Septembers
• Kathleen Parker: Pop goes the candidate
• Lingering soot a Northern Calif. health hazard
• Rare lizard potentially found in resident's yard
• Hmong in Calif celebrate New Year festival
• Deputies arrest man, find stolen Christmas gifts
• Police arrest suspect in Calif. soldier shooting
• Condemned CA killer's map yields fruitless search
• Girl killed after running onto Calif. freeway
• Condemned CA killer's map yields fruitless search
• Air quality forecast and wood-burning rules
• Label Technology becomes Merced's first certified 'Green Sustainability Business'
• Dos Palos police arrest 'armed and dangerous' parolee Monday
• Mental Health Board to meet Jan. 3 to detail services for Hmong community
• Two assailants shoot clerk, rob liquor store in Merced Christmas night
• CA gas prices rose 1.7 cents/gal in past week to $3.54/gal
• 91-year-old woman killed in Pacoima apartment fire
• CA initiates state protection for rare woodpecker
• Who killed the most bills?
• Immigrant mixes the right ingredients at two Merced restaurants
• Facebook just isn't for everyone
• Our View: Public say-so needed for fewer reports
• Vivek Wadhwa: Venture capital should back older entrepreneurs
• Yosemite experiences visitor boom, congestion
• Tracking lawmakers' travel tricky
• Anne DiCarlo: More unity needed
• Carl Gregory: Stayner a genuine hero
• Dan Walters: Democrats didn't cheat on redistricting
• CA initiates state protection for rare woodpecker
• UC Riverside archives get Eliza Tibbets documents
• Police say toddler survives toss from apartment
• Riverside Christmas trees recycled into fish homes
• Parolee gets 10 years in animal abuse case
• N. California family loses gifts, dog in burglary
• S. Calif. VA hospitals brace for returning troops
• Atwater PD handles homemade bombs, two wounded in 20-round volley over weekend
• Report: Hundreds wrongly locked up in LA jails
• Air quality forecast and wood-burning rules
• 'Community Conversations' to feature Merced College Chorale next two weeks
• GVHS drama team to present 'Amadeus' Jan. 5, 6 and 7 at school theater
• Dos Palos police make seven arrests in recent days on numerous charges
• Air quality forecast and wood-burning rules
• C. Guard rescues 28 after boat engine catches fire
• Calif could lose 1,500 inmate firefighters
• San Marcos shopper vehicles targeted for towing
• Warm temperatures expected for Christmas in Calif
• OC animal shelter gets donation of 200 dog beds
• California soldier shot at his homecoming party
• Calif. teen becomes youngest to climb 7 summits
• Black Navy veteran to get medal for WWII actions
• Stermer, artist who redesigned Olympic medal, dies
• Man in Santa hat robs San Diego pharmacy
• Debbie Croft: Man makes 'grete' holiday food
• Merced-GV alumni basketball
• Stan State softball clinic
• Golden Valley/Merced AAU tryouts coming next month
• Merced elderly receive gift of holiday cheer
• Trees top his list of how to celebrate
• Hot meal warms the spirit, heart at Haven of Hope
• Waterfalls worth the hike
• San Francisco museums exhibit traveling collections
• Come on down!
• Our View: Secret Santas -- a boon to the less fortunate
• Dan Walters: Cost of reaching for the sun will soar
• Sue Moreno: Better late than never
• Jack Mobley: A joke on California
• Eli Paintedcrow: Christmas -- a time of healing for nation's vets
• Crime busting surveillance cameras not working
• Water district shuts off water to citrus farm
• Man awarded $7.5M after slip-and-fall at Starbucks
• Officer justified in shooting naked man
• Some overdue traffic tickets eligible for discount
• Personal banker cons old man out of life savings
• Firefighters scramble to replace toys lost in fire
• City: Occupy LA costs at least $2.3 million
• LA's 'Wonderful Life' Day honors Frank Capra film
• NHP to soon submit Amtrak crash report to NTSB
• Air quality forecast and wood-burning rules
• Merced city offices closed; tips on holiday trash
• Survey shows growth in endangered smelt population
• Livingston Methodist Church's annual mochi-pounding all-day event Dec. 27
• Caltrans to close southbound 16th St. on- and off-ramps off 99 next week
• Merced police: Eight gang members arrested after weapons found
• Police report 17 DUI arrests; agencies plan 'maximum enforcement'
• Five arrested in warrant sweep by Merced police
• Friday's Top Sunspot Topic: North Korean predictions
• UC Merced Campus Community Gives Back During Holidays
• Kern County man is 1st Calif. flu season death.
• Estranged husband charged with killing mother of 3
• Son of ex-NFL QB Kramer died of heroin overdose
• Teen football player died of heroin overdose
• At-risk Merced students receive one-on-one attention
• Our View: Campaign finance site has been down for some time; Secretary of State Bowen isn't doing enough to fix it
• Director Fincher manages to breathe fire into 'Dragon Tattoo'
• Freeze warning issued for Merced County
• 'Amazing' end to Atwater Police Department's toy drive
• UC Merced looks at the need, sets up food and toy drives
• Review: California's high-speed rail job estimate inflated
• Gusty winds blow into the start of holiday weekend
• Mug shot gallery: December 2011
• Fresno traffic cops reward good drivers with gas card
• Review: 'We Bought a Zoo' a sweet romp
• Williams and Branagh put 'Marilyn' in all the right lights
• Atwater, keep Cal Fire
• Man tries to trade stolen truck for Harley
• Volunteers may replace retiring library workers
• USS Iowa nearing final voyage
• Americans frustrated by congressional stalemates
• Le Grand proud, but far from satisfied
• New party should name contributors
• Alternate to traditional soil fumigant ready, study says
• Salvation Army helps mom get a fresh start
• Attendance boundaries drawn for El Capitan
• Feds: More than $4M counterfeit goods seized in LA
• New life for shuttered Mariposa County elementary school
• Wednesday's high school results
• Central Valley tops Atwater
• Meetings on Thursday, Dec. 22, 2011
• Man approaches deputies, starts fight
• FBI: Geezer Bandit may be too spry to be a senior
• Merced County Community Clean-up Program
• Richmond police shoot, wound man with gun at hotel
• Toy drive benefits several Livingston kids
• Two shot while walking along East Merced Road
• APNewsBreak: Woman faces terrorism-related charge
• $2M bail for accused killer in Hells Angels brawl
• Air quality forecast and wood-burning rules
• SWAT team responds to San Diego shooting call
• Damaged 60 freeway to partly close for more work
• Merced Arts Council seeks visual artists, announces programs and events
• National Alliance on Mental Illness to offer family education classes in January
• Almond Board sets Jan. 20 as deadline for nominations for several board posts
• CHP no longer pacing vehicles at Los Banos as fog lifting; 500' visibility
• Merced Breakfast Lions Cioppino Dinner Jan. 21
• Merced County services altered during furlough period
• Merced gang member arrested for throwing punches at sheriff's deputy
• UC Merced's Ties with Community Continue to Increase
• Riggs to help six county families in Operation Give Hope with $100 Save Mart cards
• Stagnant air forces San Francisco pollution alert
• Oakland city ID card will have debit function
• All Nippon to serve Seattle, San Jose with 787
• Up Your Alley: College scholarships up for grabs
• Outdoors: Room to roam above the fog line
• Cold start dooms Cougars in loss to Timberwolves
• Our View: Delayed vote gives time to cool off
• GOP in House seek audit of rail program
• Atwater teacher takes plea
• Environmental cleanup effort running into delays
• Cancer-stricken Chowchilla boy gets Christmas wish
• Merced County's Most Wanted: Robert Ruben Koch
• County's juvenile offenders bill to spike
• Valley could well be drier this winter
• Edison shooter appeared calm before shooting
• Recall news
• Efrain Rojas: Attach no strings
• Cristi Jones: When does life begin?
• Wake up to the weekend with hearty fare
• Los Angeles man charged with $7M fraud of divorcee
• Calif. Marine convicted of killing fellow Marine
• More state cuts could hit Merced County
• Calif prison worker accused of taking bribes
• Calif. AG sues Fannie, Freddie demanding answers
• Mom says not guilty in baby suffocation
• Denham calls for more certainty for Americans from Washington policies
• County releases furlough schedules Dec. 27-30
• National Guard at border cut to fewer than 300
• PG&E pays $2M in property tax to Merced County for last six months of 2011
• Modesto Bee: Murder charge dropped against former Stanislaus County detective
• PG&E donates $1,500 to Merced County Food Bank for senior meals
• Four arrested in series of burglaries in Gustine
• Two Fresno girls suffer major injuries in Highway 152 crash
• Man robbed at gunpoint at South Merced apartment complex
• Air pollution triggers wood burning ban in Reno
• Merced council delays review of tenants' rights measure
• Bike race gets sponsor
• Family farm honored for efforts at going green
• Mike Tharp: What now for North Korea?
• Our View: House serves pork despite crackdown
• Feinstein quietly eases path for Valley water sales
• Dan Walters: Same old conflict
• Local sports schedule for Tuesday, December 20, 2011
• Hand transplant woman to ride Rose Parade float
• Man in custody, child safe after police pursuit
• Man apologizes on Facebook for girlfriend's death
• Feds arrest 63 illegal aliens for prior crimes
• Shifting inmates raises concerns at jail
• 3 guilty in Sacramento library kickback scheme
• Signature gathering OK'd for anti-abortion measure
• Man pleads guilty in Calif beating death cold case
• Videos: Hmong New Year 2011
• Calif. man indicted in Las Vegas HOA theft case
• Air quality forecast and wood-burning rules
• San Diego mom stays on death row for killing sons
• Moderate political party OK'd for Calif. ballot
• UC Merced student charged with library burglary
• Grant training coming to Mariposa
• Boys & Girls Clubs will be open during Winter Break, offer activities
• National gas prices down 5 cents in past 2 weeks
• Teen stabbed in South Merced gang assault
• UC Merced Fulfilling Mission to Give Back
• Old Timer's club to hold 70th annual reunion April 22; seeks nominations
• Sperm donor's baby-making days may soon be over
• Pair arrested in Calif. bell ringer scam
• LA's Koreans worried, stunned at Kim Jong Il death
• SF philanthropist Warren Hellman dies at age 77
• Atwater pharmacy faces legal challenges
• Hmong celebrate the new year
• Prep Wrestling: Golden Valley pins down another Morning Star
• A place for bullied kids
• Our View: Enforce cell phone driving laws
• Crooner Tony Bennett gaga about Lady Gaga
• Sharon Fletcher: Why retire anyway?
• Ray Beverly: Stay out of my car
• Dan Walters: Half-percent state tax hike -- solution?
• Noah Lor, Bill Blake, Mary-Michal Rawling: 'Just Cause for Eviction' law strikes right balance
• Local sports schedule for Monday, December 19, 2011
• Morning Star Invittional team standings
• Released inmates required to 'check in'
• Calif teen to be sentenced for killing gay student
• Sierra resorts wait for snow as Christmas nears
• Dogs and cats receive blessings in Santa Cruz
• 10 injured, 2 critically, in multi-car crash in LA
• Suspect wanted in funeral killing seen in San Jose
• Man dies in Oakland house fire
• Gallery on the Square unveils 'The Mystical Landscape' Sunday 4-7 p.m.
• Air quality forecast and wood-burning rules
• No motive in deadly LA-area office shooting
• Calif. broker gets 15 years for real estate scheme
• Wrong-way driver sentenced to 13 years in Calif.
• High wind warnings lifted for SoCal
• Man gets life for 2006 gang shooting deaths
• Regulators OK major remake of Lake Tahoe resort
• SF march held in support of Bradley Manning
• Woman jailed in alleged jewelry scam
• 2 dead after getting hit by Kern County patrol car
• Man turns himself in in Walnut Creek death
• DOGGONE IT! Third-quarter interception, penalties doom Le Grand
• Spending bill approved; jobless help a question
• 1 percent rise in jobless rate linked to season
• CIF Division 4 State Bowl Game: Tough day for Bulldogs
• Perfection is closer than you think
• The Oyster Is Their World
• Alma Fausto: Occupy movement needs a clear objective
• Our View: Merced skyrockets in ranking
• Brigitte Bowers: Taking a stand against consumerism
• Mike Tharp: Local author writes about The Good Life
• Merced-GV alumni basketball
• Le Grand football team made area proud
• Party predicaments -- and how to handle them
• Monty J. Thornburg: Unfair to the poor
• Eviction ordinance up for 3rd review
• California lifts recalls, quarantine of raw milk
• Man in Santa Claus hat holds up San Diego bank
• Marine dies in traffic accident
• Shots fired at Chinese consulate in LA, 1 arrested
• Judge issues arrest warrant for priest
• Kobe Bryant's wife files for divorce
• Judge tosses Calif lethal injection procedure
• Mechanic killed when bus rolls on top of him
• Prop. 8 repeal cleared for signature-gathering
• Mercy Medical Center offers Christmas presents in nonprofit gift shop
• 'Off the 99' podcast: What's the future of CalFire in Atwater?
• Students at schools near SoCal shooting released
• MC Hammer, Feed the Children, to deliver trucks of food to Merced, four other cities
• Wood-burning stove caused $10K damage in Merced area living room fire
• Winton man killed in car crash
• Air quality forecast and wood-burning rules
• Livingston teacher, accused of keeping explosives in classroom, pleads no contest
• One of two pot-smoking males accidentally shot with assault rifle in Winton
• Study: Sugarcane Ethanol Production Causes Air Pollution
• California marijuana dispensary creates buzz with free pot
• Live at 4 p.m.: Le Grand football in the CIF Division 4 State Bowl Game
• Woman found on Oakland waterfront rocks dies
• Teacher arrested on student sex allegations
• Soccer coach charged with molesting 2 boys
• AP Newsbreak: 9 states to win early learning grant
• Ex-Bermuda leader's son to be sentenced in LA
• Castle Museum gets rare Cold War aircraft
• Our View: Henry Coe State Park near Pacheco Pass will remain open awhile
• Le Grand Bulldogs make trek to Carson for today's state football championship
• Medal of Honor: Obama stands by Marine
• High-level doubts on high-speed rail highlighted
• Football: State Championship matchups
• Program a lifeline for Merced's homeless students
• Merced's rural students will be especially hard hit by bus cuts
• Man shot several times in Merced
• Bank of America branch inside Atwater store robbed
• 'Mission Impossible' delivers by amping up the action
• Blockbuster time for Modesto's Jeremy Renner
• Onis C. Lentz: Character indeed counts
• Soulful singer Aaron Neville brings holiday show to Modesto's Gallo Center
• Tiffany Bruce: Holiday spirit stolen
• Victor Davis Hanson: Germany has finally triumphed
• Calif. prison psychologist's license suspended
• Phil Spector to take appeal to US Supreme Court
• TSA chief in favor of advocates at all airports
• Valley Air District grants $3M to 11 projects to improve air quality
• Police dog bites man helping with drug search
• Judge plans on tossing California's death penalty
• Denham voices 'growing concerns' over proposed high-speed rail project
• Air quality forecast and wood-burning rules
• 39 state highway projects get $401M in new funding, including $139M for Merced
• Cardoza testifies before House committee in favor of high-speed rail in state
• PG&E offers safety tips for holiday lights
• Centennial Elks Lodge diamond jubilee celebration of its building Dec. 31
• Golden Globe nominations for TV comedy actor
• Golden Globe nominations for actress in a TV drama
• Westbound SF Bay Bridge will be closed 3 days
• Officers investigated for Occupy beanbag tactics
• Gusty winds headed for Southern California
• Keith Law: Fix K-12 school system
• Bulldog Fever taking hold in Le Grand, surrounding communities
• Our View: Build fast rail system now
• Le Grand welcomes positive attention brought by gridders
• Medal of Honor Marines may have inflated heroics
• Merced College looks to build on effort
• Local Digest: Merced-Golden Valley alumni basketball game approaching
• Three arrested after woman is stabbed in Winton
• Chowchilla bristles at intersection plan
• Officials discuss Mercy's business side
• 23-year-old elected president of Merced school board
• Merced County Arts Council News - December 14, 2011
• NY man sentenced for stealing $1M from dead friend
• Suspect shot, wounded in shootout with SF police
• Prosecutors seeking $10B from Chevron for leak
• Great Valley Center working with MCOE on video for child abuse protection
• Air quality forecast and wood-burning rules
• Calif. firm fined $7K for balloon stunt gone awry
• Arab nonprofit network refusing Lowe's donations
• Three arrested after woman stabbed in drug deal gone bad in Winton
• Marines Toys for Tots drop-off to be Hobby Lobby in Merced
• Arts Council shop offers holiday gifts; visual artists wanted
• Cannella invasive pest hearing in L.A. pegs damage at $3B a year
• Superior Court and county revenue agency join in 2012 court fine amnesty program
• Two inmates missing from Atwater's minimum-security satellite prison camp
• Arrest in Northern Calif. beating death
• Ex-pest agency workers charged with embezzlement
• 21 lbs. pot in NHP drug bust on I-80 near Wells
• Tigers press Westside rival
• Sophs, but not soft
• Cougars sharp in rout
• Merced County's Most Wanted: Cesar Gama
• Emergency food drive sets bar high
• Hybrid route for fast rail backed by panel
• A Team's Inspiration
• Tempers flare at council meeting
• Family of man shot by police is preparing a lawsuit
• Sacramento Council vote advances arena funds plan
• Gov. Brown makes midyear cuts, warns more to come
• Our View: Double-dip deserves close look
• Thomas Tanioka: Thanks go to Lowe's
• Water quality a vital issue
• Our View: Crackdown needed to deter copper theft
• Wine Line: Spread cheer by the bottle or six-pack
• Gifts from the heart
• Artist wants to light up Bay Bridge western span
• Atwater passes budget
• California High-Speed Rail Authority approves hybrid route from Merced to Fresno
• Facebook poised to seek dismissal of NY man's suit
• OC sheriff's deputy shoots, wounds robbery suspect
• CA parolee back on parole despite lewd gestures
• Calif board eyes charge against campaign treasurer
• Air quality forecast and wood-burning rules
• Little Pink Boxes bakery seeks volunteers to help fundraiser for rescue mission
• Denham introduces bill to acquire 18 acres of land in Mariposa for visitor center
• Rescue Mission lags far behind in what it needs to feed 1,000 at Christmas
• AAA NorCal: gas pump price dropped 20-plus cents in every metro area
• Three sentenced for killing man to reap benefits from $1M life insurance policy
• Denham holds hearing on FEMA's public alert and warning system
• Cannella to hold hearing in L.A. on invasive pests
• Navy linguist reinstated after gay ban discharge
• SF considers commercial dog walker permits
• Ore. Man to enter plea in slayings of wife, 4 kids
• USFS plans prescribed fires near Tahoe City, CA
• Army helicopters crash on Washington base, 4 dead
• Le Grand ready to go
• Mike North: Photographer 'shoots' her limit on waterfowl
• Christmas spirit endures in Merced County: Sales bring joy at Christmas tree farms
• Merced College board ratifies vote to keep president on
• Leslie Johnston: Stayner statue inappropriate?
• Our View: Help those Iraqis who helped us
• Kathleen Parker: The GOP's death wish
• On Deck
• Prep Roundup: Fast start helps Golden Valley girls win
• Merced's plan for emergencies streamlined
• Atwater votes to review Cal Fire cost
• Jim Hildreth: Amtrak's got Wi-Fi
• Dan Walters: Maps still up in air
• Houses passes pipeline safety bill
• Identity of Loughborough homicide victim released
• Man gets 4 years prison in $47.8 million pot bust
• Injured vet Scott Olsen leads Occupy Oakland march
• 2 OC women accused of stealing $285K to fund trip
• Man injured in Los Banos gang-related shooting
• Morse holds press conference about drug cartel-related bust
• Lowe's stands by decision to pull ads
• Veterans nonprofit among victims of Lucky scam
• No injuries reported in North Merced shooting
• Occupy protesters seek to shut West Coast ports
• CA family who lost 4 sues over military jet crash
• SF becomes first US city to top $10 minimum wage
• Atwater software maker boots up nut industry
• Next for Le Grand: State title
• Selma subdivision creates rental homes
• Police find weapon, arrest three men
• Drugs found inside Merced apartment
• Very special donation: Bikes given to Livingston youth as way of remembering organ donor.
• UC Merced doctoral student puts heart into research
• Paul Yingling: Giving up military prestige to teach high school
• Esther J. Cepeda: Mariachis and their music will survive
• Local sports schedule for Monday, December 12, 2011
• Prep Basketball roundup: Buhach boys stomp Manteca
• Homicide: Loughborough shooting victim dies
• Dirty Valley air triggers burning ban
• Visalia police shoot man at Sequoia Mall
• Man extradited from Mexico in slaying
• Ron Ragsdale: First under the bridge
• Allan Schell: Alarming costs
• Our View: Congress puts liberties at risk
• CA schools left feeling blat as tubas disappear
• High court could look at state immigration laws
• Lowe's pulls ads from TV show about US Muslims
• Crossroads ads to target Obama energy loan
• Newlyweds from India among copter crash victims
• Plan to allow pesticides in Lake Tahoe criticized
• Man in wheelchair killed crossing Hayward street
• Sole occupant of small plane dies in crash
• Sole occupant of small plane dies in crash
• Oakland father killed in bed in drive-by shooting
• Riverside fires 2 for phony electric meter reading
• Man, 75, turns self in at twice-robbed Calif. bank
• Huge swath of Nevada desert targeted for minerals
• Homebuilt plane crashes in Calif. desert; 1 dead
• Officials investigating killing of prison inmate
• Governor declares emergency for wind-whipped areas
• Dr. Pepper to pay over discrimination claims in LA
• Loughborough shooting becomes homicide investigation
• Prep Basketball Roundup: Atwater torched by Buffs
• Prep Football: Ferndale has Le Grand's attention
• Universities' solar future illuminated at UC Merced symposium
• Pasadena: A real charmer
• Celebrating holidays with kids: Here's wishing good will to all
• Amity Shlaes: Taylor Swift as counterculture icon for young girls
• Mike Tharp: Brothers who never met
• Our View: High-5's for two recent achievements
• Downtown has plenty of great live venues
• Suzan Banchero: Cemetery work hard
• Gary T. Rucker: 10-year plan in progress on ending homelessness
• Prep Basketball: Buhach Colony hoops starting to find its form
• NY, California hitting up millionaires, again
• Lawyer: Walmart pepper-sprayer was defending kids
• Officials: Calif. parents asked man to beat child
• Cilantro recall under way in 7 states including CA
• Burglars steal 125 iPads from Best Buy store
• Judge orders man to stay away from Kirsten Dunst
• Sheriff's investigate death at Men's Central Jail
• One man critically injured in possible gang-related fight at La Cascada restaurant
• UC Merced break-in: $50,000 in damages and stolen property
• Hilmar structure fire under investigation, $15,000 in damages
• Walsh to run for District 2 supervisor again
• Bella Luna Bakery and Cafe will open next month on W. Main Street
• Air quality rules and wood-burning rules
• CHP to conduct DUI checkpoints Saturday in unincorporated area of Merced
• Mother sentenced to 4 years for drowning death of daughter while she slept
• Calif. man sentenced to prison for shooting at dog
• Teen girl who triggered CA Amber alert found
• CA to convert women's prison to hold male inmates
• Chowchilla Valley State Prison for Women to convert to men's prison in 2013
• Cherish Senior Lunch asks seniors to RSVP one day early for lunch
• Silicon Valley fighting Hollywood over piracy
• BART-to-San Jose line could open in 5 years
• Police arrest 3rd suspect in Santa Rosa killing
• Group offers ski tickets with Tahoe license plates
• Fister pitches in for Cougars
• Buhach cashes in on 35 Oakdale turnovers in rout
• Harris energizes Atwater in victory over Franklin
• Grocery chain arriving soon in Livingston
• Man shot by police arraigned
• No one injured in Merced house fire
• Can you spell neurasthenia? Sixth-grader can
• Combat veteran named Student of the Month
• Rocking Your Stocking
• Police release photos of 2 robbery suspects
• Our View: Kids billed for parents' welfare debts
• LA housing head steps down as questions dog agency
• Our View: Probe must hold lenders accountable
• Mike Salm: Businesses, promote character
• Jim Hildreth: Free Wi-Fi on train
• Photos of Check N' Go robbers released
• CA same-sex marriage ban gets another day in court
• Gable grandson pleads guilty in LA laser incident
• Child hurt in shooting to come off life support
• Big-box grocery store coming to Livingston
• Ex-Fry's executive sentenced for kickback scheme
• Ag equipment fire causes $100K damage in Livingston; no injuries
• 14 arrested in California drug ring investigation
• Air quality forecast and wood-burning rules
• Blaze ruins top half of house, no injuries reported
• Cannella to speak at Wreaths Across America in Santa Nella and at Hilmar parade
• Bay Area power plant gives Valley Air District $644K to cut pollution in north Valley
• San Joaquin Valley gets $25K grant from EPA for groundwater project
• PG&E launches new online tool to help customers measure energy savings
• Denham backs Farm Dust Regulation Prevention Act
• PG&E issues warnings for dangers of carbon monoxide
• SF police investigate possible pet poisonings
• Small quakes rattle California, no damage
• Golden Valley stumbles in Fresno
• Oakdale out to defend Save Mart title
• At least 85 taken into custody as SF camp cleared
• Dallas police seek family of pioneering female cop
• Local Sports Schedule For Thursday, December 8, 2011
• Video will exonerate officers, police say
• SoCal Edison head apologizes for prolonged outages
• Occupy Wall St. protesters hold a UC teach-in
• Charter school offers alternative education experience
• Ben Duran appointed interim president
• Atwater jewelry store robbed
• Authorities ID third body found in Yosemite
• Holiday Dance
• Police say video clears officers in fatal shooting
• Fred Buckingham: Merced County food pantries in greater need of help
• Our View: Guard restores its honor
• County unveils new master plan for Castle Airport
• CA health care systems pay $2M in federal claims
• Baldwin apologizes to passengers, not airline
• Copper thieves cost BART hundreds of thousands
• Diaper company pays $5 mil to settle lawsuit
• Air quality forecast and wood-burning rules
• Woman convicted in OC murder-for-profit scheme
• Army veteran of Iraq is Student of the Month at Merced College
• Rescue Mission needs ham, other donations for Christmas dinner Dec. 23
• Arts Council to hold holiday dance Dec. 10 at Multicultural Arts Center
• DNA helps Livingston police nab alleged video store robber
• Buhach Colony to hold first-ever Make-A-Wish rally Dec. 9
• 'Mystical Landscape' photo reception at Gallery on the Square Dec. 18
• Greater Merced Chamber of Commerce unveils new website
• Police clear Occupy encampment in San Francisco
• Number of students attending charter schools soars
• Calif. company joins W.Va. coal-to-gas project
• ID judge gives Calif. woman 4 years for bank fraud
• MidAmerican buying California solar farm
• Witnesses dispute police claims in fatal shooting
• Up Your Alley: Broussard takes San Joaquin title at Bellevue
• Prep Notebook: Buhach duo honored by section
• Outdoors: John Muir: His Legacy Preserved
• Merced College torched in MJC opener
• Beef: Bargain cuts make great meals
• Merced Adult School students help feed homeless
• Our View: Cool heads must prevail
• Ron Loewe: Thankful for music
• Russell Waymire: Rail project robbery
• John Riis-Christensen: Health care a sham
• Lawrence Hernandez: Residents of outskirts part of Merced, too
• Transportation secretary defies project's critics
• Water rates holding steady
• Bonds attorneys argue for probation sentence
• Judge refuses to grant Dykstra restraining order
• Protesters demand answers from Merced police in death of 21-year-old man
• Judge gives Terrence Howard's wife stay-away order
• San Diego developer purchases city's newspaper
• Federal inmate sentenced for tax scam behind bars
• Generous donation to benefit library
• Livingston police arrest burglary suspects
• Air quality forecast and wood-burning rules
• PG&E offers gas-savings tips and credit for cutting usage over next two months
• County Chamber Cops for Kids event Wednesday night at Fernando's Bistro
• Smackdown California Bull Riding series Dec. 17 in Chowchilla
• CoreLogic: Merced home prices fell 4.3% in October
• Average retail gas prices in state fell 6.4 cents/gal in past week to $3.63/gal
• Air quality forecast and wood-burning rules
• Santa Cruz releases environmental action plan
• Lucky stores hit by ID theft in Bay area
• Notebook: Another Gleason a soccer champ
• PROMISES, PROMISES: Securing US border impossible
• Merced mayor, City Council members sworn in
• Doctors, patients connected: Robot improves access to neurologist
• Tough times call for extra dedication
• Founder gone, but foundation of generosity standing strong
• Madonna to perform at Super Bowl
• Our View: Unlike -- Facebook's oversharing
• Arnold Schwarzenegger: Green energy deserves fair shot at federal aid
• Michael Gerson: The strange buoyancy of Barack Obama
• Premiership Soccer registering men's and youth leagues
• Local sports schedule for Tuesday, December 6, 2011
• Thousands still without power enduring cold temps
• Questions remain in Saturday's officer-involved shooting
• Gang member convicted of murder with baseball bat
• Third suspect sentenced to life without parole in Avina murder
• State officials warn of upcoming freezing weather
• 2010 Calif. homicide rate drops to 44-year low
• Loaded gun found at Sacramento elementary school
• Mountain lion sighting prompts school lockdowns
• Merced College hires two new academic deans
• Hard freeze in forecast for Central Coast
• Yosemite body identified as missing hiker
• UC Merced Teach-In to Discuss Occupy Movement
• Sikh man stabbed at Fresno airport
• Suspect in daughter killing due in NJ court Monday
• Annual Merced visitor named Santa Claus all ears for wishes
• Prep Basketball Roundup: Golden Valley wins Modesto Classic
• Merced Mall magnet: 'Power of the Arts'
• Dance party will benefit arts, education
• Merced is No. 1 county in state for murders
• Kathleen Parker: GOP starting to like Newt
• Our View: Trading on insider info finally an issue
• Bob Brown: Just the facts, please
• Dylan Osborn: Bus service realism
• Dan Walters: Oh, what a tangled web California's cities wove
• Fire damages central Fresno apartments
• Calif. man who killed 25 farmworkers up for parole
• Suspect in daughter killing due in NJ court Monday
• Calif. man who killed 25 farmworkers up for parole
• Tiger Woods ends 2-year victory drought
• Pat Hill out as Fresno State football coach
• Occupy Santa Cruz cleared from county property
• Report: Ousted LA housing chief got $1.2 million
• PG&E says most outages to be repaired Sunday
• Home invasion reported in North Merced
• Another round of dry winds predicted for Calif.
• Officer-involved shooting reported in Merced
• Air quality forecast and wood-burning rules
• SD woman suspected of of burning boyfriend's house
• CA university to take over Nevada Cancer Institute
• 2011 Merced Christmas Parade attracts more than 5,000 spectators
• G Street Underpass officially opens to the public
• Occupy SF march through city's Financial District
• Occupy LA protesters march through downtown
• Teen, mom held in Thanksgiving shooting of woman
• About 7,600 in Santa Cruz Mountains without power
• University pioneers research on surf industry
• Mike Tharp: Adventures of an embedded reporter
• Hilmar Boots Escalon: Bettencourt's 41-yard FG gives Yellowjackets title
• Sean Lynch: 'Jackets' O'Brien steps up
• Jobless rate falls to 8.6% in surprising, sharp decline
• Educational program knocks down barriers students face
• Big DVD boxes mark the holiday season
• Jay Sousa: Ansel Adams an inspiration
• Nick Valdez: We all learned Occupy Wall Street principles as children
• Leonard Ashley: Line is drawn
• Our View: County residents help needy
• Calif. residents brace for more windy weather
• Atwater Arsenal Travel Baseball Team tryouts
• Joel Harmon: Saying thanks
• Local sports schedule for Saturday, December 3, 2011
• Report: Police went undercover to watch Occupy LA
• Calif man sentenced in booby trap police attacks
• Police detain 5 in shooting that wounded child
• Ocean Spray expands Craisins recall
• Live blog: Escalon and Hilmar meet for Division 4 title in Stockton
• GOP group asks CA high court to shelve Senate map
• Cost projection increases for California Dream Act
• Ex Border Patrol agent sentenced in San Diego
• Condor biologist killed by tree felled by winds
• Michael Jackson doctor files appeals notice in LA
• Merced police officer foils alleged burglary attempt
• Air quality forecast and wood-burning rules
• Largest road project in Merced history, G St. underpass, to open Saturday
• MCAG seeks applicants for Citizens Advisory Committee
• Gallery on the Square open house 6-9 p.m. Friday
• Denham statement on U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree from Stanislaus National Forest
• Denham: much more needs to be done to create American jobs
• Dos Palos police arrest another parolee at large, a woman suspected of beer theft
• Alternate routes for closed Highway 165
• Council to swear in new mayor and council members Monday night
• Feud over Calif. Assembly records goes to court
• Wild winds possible for second day in So. Cal
• Zynga plans to raise up to $1.15B in IPO
• Hilmar out to settle score with Escalon
• Football 1st in Le Grand; hoops waits
• Wisdom lifts BC
• Cables, fraud issues for Half Dome
• First 5 looks ahead after lawsuit win
• Walgreens leaving network affects some coverage plans
• 'Oz' hits Merced
• Occupy Merced protesters peacefully leave Courthouse Park
• Sentencing for man in California-to-Ohio pot plot
• Calif. court rules murder suspects to be released
• Merced County Arts Council News - November 30, 2011
• Merced College Chorale holiday concert to feature several musical styles.
• Our View: More initiatives on the way
• Our View: Judge's new job a bad move
• Petra Avila: Stay home and save money, sir
• Jesse Valdez: 'Same ol', same ol' ' in Merced
• Connie J. Rios: My free thinking about cross
• Structure fire in Atwater contained, $150,000 estimated damages
• CSU Stanislaus takes irreverent 'Tuna Christmas' to Gallo Center
• Part of Highway 59 closed because of high winds, dust
• Five MS-13 members sentenced to life in prison
• Feds filed charges in Mass. in penny stock probe
• State of emergency declared in LA Co due to winds
• Judge says go forward with Bell corruption trial
• Livingston working under tight budget
• Cannella to participate in Christmas parades in Merced, Los Banos, Patterson
• Family Provides Inspiration for UC Merced Engineering Student
• Three suspects involved in armed robbery in Atwater
• Air quality forecast and wood-burning rules
• High-Speed Rail Authority picks 'hybrid' route for Merced-Fresno section, parallel to Highway 99 and UP railroad
• Galgiani: Legislative Analyst's Office 'unqualified' to comment on high-speed rail's legality
• Boys & Girls Clubs offer free access Dec. 1-16, reduced membership fees next year
• Tuolumne sheriff's cars torched in arson fire
• Historical Society accepting nominations for grants and awards from local nonprofits
• Denham speaks on House floor about over-regulation of small business
• Bike-riding bank robber gets 14 years in prison
• Fallbrook man pleads not guilty in strangling
• Strong Santa Ana winds topple trees, power lines
• Occupy SF faces 8 a.m. deadline to pack up tents
• Octogenarian migrant smuggler faces prison terms
• Prep Football: Roberson has carried Cougars
• Hilmar's Olson gets his wish
• There's no letting up in Le Grand
• Castle development another dud?
• Character Counts initiative garners award
• Body found near Vernal Fall in Yosemite
• Teachers association launches new program
• Merced college students take aim at A's with siege weapons
• Tip List: Dumping ground piles up
• Our View: The buck stops with judge
• Wash. governor wants DEA to reclassify marijuana
• Action Comics 1 sells for $2.16 million in auction
• 'The Shawn & Sean Show'
• Body discovered in Yosemite, near Vernal Fall
• Company behind Castle project has poor financial record
• American could bulk up through US Airways merger
• Pope approves Diocese buying Crystal Cathedral
• Los Banos homicide victim identified
• CalRecycle offers holiday tips to help reduce waste
• World's largest airline companies
• Hispanic chamber to hold New Year's Eve gala Dec. 31 at Multicultural Arts Center
• Public invited to array of opening ceremonies Saturday for G Street Underpass project
• Merced Arts Council calendar
• Air quality forecast and wood-burning rules
• Could Thinning Forests Increase Water Runoff?
• Marines Toys for Tots drive starts Dec. 1
• UC Merced 'suspicious object' in library was student's class project
• Operation Christmas Child seeking local donors for shoe box gifts for kids worldwide
• Woman charged with pouring boiling water on ex
• More than 200 arrested in Occupy LA raid
• Prep Notebook: GV back in hunt for a football coach
• Plan could restrict Yosemite use
• Up Your Alley: Wescott heats up, cruises to foxes title at Bellevue
• Outdoors: Wild gift ideas for an outdoorsman
• Horses could soon be slaughtered for meat in US
• Obama hits road to sell tax cut extension
• Feb. 14 trial set for suspects in 2010 killing of handyman
• Road projects take priority
• Burglars take toys, food for needy kids in Oakley
• Our View: UC students acted with dignity
• FBI seeks public help in finding bank robber
• Cliff James: Students show their support
• Judith Bechtel: Editorial critique
• Alice Ramos: Pastor is in need
• Cooks, including Merced’s candy lady, pull out their best for bazaars and bake sales
• PG&E seeks to raise cash to cover gas upgrades
• LA woman stabbed to death allegedly by grandson
• Union, LA schools reach tentative agreement
• Farmworkers win unfair labor practices settlement
• Protesters sue UC Berkeley for police brutality
• Report shows county employee falsified timecard
• Air quality forecast and wood-burning rules
• Suspicious package reported at UC Merced library
• Cannella to hold invasive pest infestation hearing in L.A. Dec. 14
• G Street re-opening means return of one of TheBus' regular routes
• DA: 24 arrests of violent Mexican drug cartel trying to set up in Central Valley
• Merced College Los Banos campus celebrates 40th anniversary Dec. 8
• CoreLogic: 22.1% of U.S. homes 'underwater' in equity in 3Q
• Fierce winds in California forecast this week
• Hawk doing well after nail gun shooting
• Calif. salon shooting suspect due for arraignment
• California man gets 17 years in Fla. prison
• UC Merced students join protest
• 'Tis the season: High School Basketball Foundation Games
• Mike North: Hunting demands safety
• Finishing touches, art starting to go up on new G Street underpass in Merced
• Men rob Atwater store on Thanksgiving night
• Mom to be arraigned for suffocation death of baby
• Local sports schedule for Tuesday, November 29, 2011
• Livingston's Mireles 25th at state cross country meet
• With U.S. set to exit Iraq, what legacy remains?
• Up the San Joaquin without a map? Feds study wayward salmon
• Kent Amberson: Remove 'Interim'
• Patti Patton: No need for graphic language
• Brown dropped the ball on education funding
• Mary Sanchez: Seeing through the humbug
• Our View: Knee-jerk reactions do not help
• Los Banos records third homicide of year when 'suspicious death' ruled a crime
• Lawyers: Bullet was switched at Sirhan's trial
• Judge: Calif. must not raid $1B in tobacco funding
• 'A Chas. Dickens Christmas' to run for one night only Dec. 15 downtown
• Iraq war veteran hurt in protest expects recovery
• Air quality forecast and wood-burning rules
• Chamber's 'Wake Up Merced' series to feature impacts of Mercy Medical Center
• 'Breaking Dawn' rules again with $41.7M weekend
• UCM chancellor on 'peaceful assemblies' today at regents meeting on campus
• 5 men stabbed outside Crescent City restaurant
• North San Joaquin Valley Cling Peach Day Dec. 13 to feature workshop by experts
• Merced College Art Gallery features two Visalia artists/printmakers
• Atwater, Buhach Colony HS to hold Sober Grand rummage sale Dec. 3
• CA average retail gas prices fell 4.7 cents/gal in past week to $3.69/gal
• Air quality forecast and wood-burning rules
• Search for driver of SUV that ran down firefighter
• Mexican trucker to be sentenced in drug tunnel
• Man to be sentenced in plane stowaway case
• Two-Time Champs: Le Grand dominates Highlands for Division 5 title
• Shawn Jansen: Le Grand -- Will state bowl invitation be on the way?
• Muppet adorer Jason Segel makes his own dream role come true by penning a script
• Sac-Joaquin Foundation games make everyone winners
• Tiles fire up Merced students' artistic expressions
• Father and son at Merced pool hall rack 'em up
• AP IMPACT: More kids skip school shots in 8 states
• Catholic Charities volunteer has a heart for helping
• Atwater's Last Hope Cat Kingdom takes in 25 little pigs that need homes
• Our View: Keep driving toward goal of 54.5 mpg
• Grant Ford: Article's problem
• Sylvia Luzania: Flexibility needed
• Matthew Gardner: Cyber Monday sales take increasing toll on states
• Esther J. Cepeda: Immigration debate gets new focus
• Plane makes emergency landing in Buffalo, NY
• Suspicious car fire labeled as arson
• Early Walt Disney drawing up for auction in Reno
• TRPA begins easing grip on regulatory control
• Woman shot Thanksgiving in serious condition
• 80th annual Christmas parade hits Hollywood
• 3 arrested in robbery of West Hollywood pot store
• Repair work on Highway 59 in Merced this week to cause delays
• Dos Palos police arrest third parolee at large in as many weeks
• Air quality forecast and wood-burning rules
• As deadline looms, Occupy LA says they'll stay
• How much crazier can Black Friday get?
• Occupy SF march through city for immigrant rights
• 8 injured in Calif. boat explosion
• Richmond man fatally shot outside store
• Black Friday blowouts a hit in Merced
• Sunset Drive in Merced is merry and bright
• Mercy gets device to curb pain of needles
• Buhach bottled up: Datray leads late rally, but Thunder falls short
• Two held after drive-by shooting in Planada
• Man instrumental in Castle's success has a homecoming
• Moviemaker really on move for race
• Christian singer Heath will perform Tuesday
• Debbie Croft: Live life showing preference to the needs of others
• Mayor: Occupy LA must leave City Hall camp Monday
• Cynthia Blackmore: Help with final exams available at Merced College
• Lessons learned on a tractor
• Jennifer Coburn: Gift-giving -- let's not overdo it
• Our View: Adams should resign or face recall
• Local sports schedule for Saturday, November 26, 2011
• Giuliano carries Hilmar into section final
• BART might be extended down to San Jose
• Bargains incite criminal activity
• Family stricken by two deaths in holiday crash
• Warren Brown: Pelosi way off
• Violence mars Black Friday shopping
• Feds take 9 tons of pot, arrest 7 at Calif. border
• Occupy protests discourage Black Friday shopping
• 9 injured in Blue Line train crash with car in LA
• South San Francisco water main break causes mess
• Mayor: Occupy LA must leave City Hall camp Monday
• Occupy protests discourage Black Friday shopping
• Burning Man lottery system for tickets debuts
• LA mayor plans announcement on Occupy
• Sonoma County accepting Mexican ID from illegals
• Northern Cal supermarkets hit by identity thieves
• Rain doesn't dampen Sacramento fundraising run
• Talented Dew does it all for Thunder
• Our View: Should UC Davis chancellor resign
• Our View: Shop till you drop -- locally
• Merced area sports briefs
• Sac-Joaquin Section Football Playoff Glance
• Alert Dos Palos sniffs out hiding suspect
• Let the holiday feast begin
• Merced College Matters: Putting fun in foreign languages
• Police investigating Los Banos man's death
• Teen injured in shooting thought to be gang-related
• UC Merced workers return to classroom
• Harbaughs move on after sharing Thanksgiving
• Kenneth weakens to tropical depression
• Merced County Arts Council News - November 23, 2011
• Pedestrian dies after being struck by 2 cars
• 2 ex-car dealership workers charged after joyride
• LA inmate in deputy abuse case pleads no contest
• Norovirus quarantine lifted at Marin nursing home
• Dead whale that washed ashore near SD hit by ship
• Dos Palos police use canine 'Scar' to arrest suspect on theft, other charges
• Los Banos police investigating 'suspicious' death of man found in apartment
• Air quality forecast and wood-burning rules for Friday
• Air quality forecast and wood-burning rules
• Atwater's Heckman realizes running dream
• 'Unit' makes Dogs explosive
• Food bank starved for donations
• Our View: Many reasons to give thanks this year
• UC Merced students plan protest
• Merced police snag $200K in grants to battle drunken driving
• Eddie Padilla: Carlisle deserved better
• Vic Hurlburt: Thanks to all from VFW Post 4327
• American Airlines jet makes safe emergency landing
• Shawn and Sean Show, Week 14
• American Airlines jet makes safe emergency landing
• Woman gets 5 years in foreclosure scam
• LA sheriff's: machete assault inquiry led to pot
• Calif mom charged in death of 2-month-old baby
• Calif. fire captain transferred to rehab center
• Calif man arrested for drug possession in Arizona
• SF, LA negotiating to move Occupy encampments
• UC Merced Students Take Home Honors for Research Presentations
• Lawyers for Jackson doctor ask for probation
• LA City Council chooses its first black president
• Carjacking reported near East Gerard Avenue and G Street
• New information system expected to bring efficiency to sheriff's department
• Federal government and High Speed Rail Authority sign nearly $1 billion funding agreement
• Merced police respond to Hoover burglary, arrest suspect
• Memorial Hospital Los Banos/Sutter Health donate $5K to food bank
• CASA to hold holiday celebration Dec. 6 in Merced
• 'Community Conversations' to touch on Courthouse Christmas Trees and a concert
• Merced College Chorale Dec. 2-4 presents Christmas classics and carols
• Arts Council's upcoming schedule
• Travis Credit Union participates in numerous holiday help programs
• 25 years prison in attempted murder plea deal
• Students no longer need to give professor snacks
• Occupy Oakland tears down tents on private lot
• Cold start dooms MC
• Outdoors: Day trip to Yosemite's old mines a real gem
• Prep Spotlight: Hilmar's Zack Giuliano
• Simply yammy: Tasty, filling, low-fat -- what's not to love?
• Our View: Committee sunk by partisanship
• Citing increased need, charities still need help this holiday season
• Board of Supervisors takes action against tax collector
• Furloughs, pay cuts coming for Merced county employees
• Warren Brown: Pelosi way off
• Fred Warchol: Cal Fire investigation needed
• Ruptured line causes natural gas leak
• Oil company settles with city, RDA for $1.25 million
• Merced strengthens rights of foreclosure renters
• Wine Line: I'm loco for 'LoCA' ad campaign
• Bing hitches holiday hopes to Rudolph the reindeer
• Iraq war veteran J.R. Martinez now `Dancing' champ
• Griffin O'Neal pleads guilty to DUI
• Group to back candidates who support Occupy goals
• City dismisses citation against home Bible study
• Former police chief to review UC pepper spray
• Central Calif. crabbers, buyers in price stalemate
• Air quality forecast and wood-burning rules
• Tenants' ordinance draws opponents, supporters at council meeting
• Fragile economy reflects low monetary and food donations for charities
• Campus Plans Teach-In to Discuss Occupy Movement
• Board of Supervisors censures tax collector
• UC Merced Student Joins in Laser Research
• Shooting reported in Livingston
• House fire reported in Atwater
• Gallery on the Square open house Dec. 2 to feature UC Merced chorale
• Parolee accused of attempted robbery
• City of Merced offices closed Thursday/Friday; trash pickup moved ahead one day
• Retired public workers assured promised benefits
• Freight train hits dump truck, driver hurt
• UC Davis students put up new encampment
• Report backs claims of bad behavior by Merced County tax collector
• Sykes gets nice 'consolation prize' from coaches
• Shawn Jansen: Buhach Colony wasn't rubbing it in
• Man, woman accused of burglary
• Budget cuts lead to waiting list for preschool programs
• Agriculture economy updates, but that means shedding of jobs
• James McAvoy is making it his duty to voice any film animated in the UK
• Our View: State court was right to hear backers
• Oakhurst man helped find Natalie Wood's body in '81
• Evelyn McCaughey: Keep it public
• Bob Brown: Reveal corruption
• Jennifer A. Marshall: Adoption is far too rare
• Dan Walters: Voters may face tax measure mess
• Shawn and Sean Show
• Blue Devils' big 4 named all-conference
• 1 arrested after smash-and-grab Macy's robbery
• LA sheriff: Man bit off part of deputy's ear
• Merced County Department of Public Health to hold flu clinic Tuesday
• Coalition proposes revamping California tax system
• UC faculty, regent voice anger at police response
• West Hollywood moves to finalize fur ban in stores
• Perfect storm of conditions fueled big Reno fire
• Ex-cop in train station killing man back in court
• Cannella sends letter to Caltrans chief expressing concerns about Bay Bridge safety
• Air quality forecast and wood-burning rules
• Merced College Chorale's holiday concert to feature spirituals, carols and other music
• Deadline for teens to apply for Junior Fair Board is Dec. 16
• South Merced event Saturday provided resources, turkeys to several hundred
• Man charged in 10-count mail fraud indictment which involved Merced foreclosures
• AMEX sponsors second straight Small Business Saturday with $25 credit on account
• Downtown Christmas parade Dec. 3 looking for craft and food vendors, entry floats
• Denham statement backs VOW to Hire Heroes Act
• Sharon Angle speaks to Los Banos Tea Party Patriots
• 3.7 quake in mountains near Calif-Nevada border
• Kenneth expected to become hurricane in Pacific
• Golden Valley coach resigns
• Three in custody after burglary reported
• Ariday Hispanic Women: On a mission of empowerment
• Inmates harass victims via Facebook
• UC Merced chancellor: Peaceful protests have their place
• UC Merced fraternity breaks records with food donations by the ton
• Our View: High court health care verdict crucial
• Buchanan area families warned about attacks
• Fresno County pot law faces legal battle
• Wayne Wallace: Protection from fire
• Ann Ruiz: Another warning
• Dan Walters: New documentary takes nostalgic look at Pat Brown
• Richard Morrison: Change is good
• College Basketball: UC Merced men fall in overtime thriller
• Women's water polo: Merced College is fourth in state
• Traffic stop yields stolen property
• Food pantry Christmas list includes rice, tuna
• Chunk of LA cliff, street slide into Pacific
• Theodore Forstmann, big in 80s takeover wave, dies
• Rains in LA as storm moves through Southern Calif.
• Natalie Wood book authors' roots go back to NJ
• Courts put huge California water pact in limbo
• Wake Forest student earns Rhodes Scholarship
• Air quality forecast and wood-burning rules
• Rhodes Scholars named for 2012
• Getty protest demands pages be returned to Armenia
• Man arrested at Sac. airport for loaded gun in bag
• Dead 50-ft fin whale washes up on San Diego beach
• Officials say 32 homes destroyed in Reno fire
• Officials say 32 homes destroyed in Reno fire
• Officials say 32 homes destroyed in Reno fire
• Man sought in killing of transgender woman in LA
• SD governor looks to lure California businesses
• Golden Gate foot, bike traffic back to normal
• Merced County's top elections and tax official accused of sexual harassment
• Fire rages at 4-story apt building in Berkeley
• State Parks executive leaving for California job
• Drive-by gunfire hits home in Dos Palos
• Mistakes doom Los Banos
• Buhach Colony rolls on
• Our View: High-speed rail running on risky future
• UC Merced officials: Crimes reported
• Jay Sousa: Don't have to go far for fall colors
• Dan Walters: It sure doesn't feel like economic recovery
• Mike Tharp: Key to reaching 100 -- 'Keep on the good side of life'
• Karen Davis: Giving thanks for a friend who was a real turkey
• Hilmar blanks Livingston
• Balanced budget bill fails in House
• Chad Orton: Low voter count
• 2 men arrested in Calif cocaine seizure
• Ready Pac recalls 5K cases of bagged salads
• Jury awards $65M to woman assaulted in hospital
• Former UCLA basketball player Walt Hazzard dies
• UC Davis police arrest 10 in Occupy camp crackdown
• Anti-abortion personhood measure cleared in Calif.
• Calif. water projections high after water winter
• Merced's jobless rate down again
• Air quality forecast and wood-burning rules
• Orangutan briefly escapes habitat at LA Zoo
• Merced county chamber to hold 'Cops for Kids' celebration Dec. 7
• City Council considers housing element, Christmas Parade plan
• Team that runs best will move on to section semifinal
• Cardoza introduces bill to equalize veterans' education benefits
• Yosemite extends deadline for comments on Merced River Plan
• Alternate routes for closed Highway 165 given by Caltrans
• 'Off the 99:' Meet international journalist Matthew Fisher, Part 2
• Friday's Top Topic: High-Speed Rail
• AAA NorCal forecasts many residents will travel over Thanksgiving, despite economy
• Small Town, Big Dreams: Le Grand favored to win second straight section football crown
• Safety of Highway 59 questioned
• Merced agencies join California-wide emergency training drill
• Merced County farmers on alert for metal thieves
• High-speed rail funds slashed by Republicans
• Modesto's Gallo Center getting Blue
• Crooner Don Williams brings his classic country to Modesto
• Around Town: Merced Symphony opening concert
• Atwater Alumni Game
• Lady Blue Devils open play today in state water polo tournament
• Merced's newest campus is on budget, schedule, officials say.
• Teen with loaded sawed-off shotgun arrested
• Apartments in northeast Fresno damaged by fire
• Our View: Borrowing binge is risky
• Victor Davis Hanson: U.S. is a friend to the weak
• Dan McLeod: Bankruptcy solution
• Ross Moschitto: Forgo bullet train for highway fixes
• Man in wheelchair killed in Madera County ID'd
• Chinese demand grows for U.S. tree nuts
• After 144 years, Fresno jewelers closing shop
• Vallejo, Calif., police officer fatally shot
• House prepares to vote on balanced budget proposal
• Crystal Cathedral to be sold to Catholic diocese
• FACT CHECK: GOP senator gasps for facts on asthma
• Merced County Arts Council News - November 16, 2011
• Budget cuts threaten CA prescription drug database
• Stanislaus County Sheriff's dive team searching Bear Creek for possible murder weapon
• Calif. teacher with porn sites gets put on leave
• Vallejo, Calif., police officer fatally shot
• Vallejo police officer fatally shot by suspect
• Most arrested Ala immigration protesters released
• Calif. budget cuts could shorten school year
• UC Merced to host conference on improving lives of local children
• California Supreme Court says backers can defend gay marriage measure
• Denham: Keep promises to Valley National Guard troops returning from Iraq
• Thursday's Sunspot Top Topic: Supreme Court decision on gay marriage
• Video: The Shawn & Sean Show: Prep football, week 13
• GasBuddy.com: crude oil at over $102/barrel, but gas prices falling
• FDA offers food safety tips for holidays, such as thawing a turkey
• Jury recommends death for deputy killer
• Sick passenger forces emergency landing in Romania
• Retirement tiger hard to tame
• Snakes rattle Gustine High School
• Residents looking forward to completion of G Street underpass
• Buhach Colony center lauded as CCC MVP
• Running back shines for Los Banos
• UC Merced basketball comes full circle
• CA state univ. faculty stages strike over raises
• Pivotal CA gay marriage ban decision due Thursday
• Can Crystal Cathedral survive without its church?
• Golden Valley Health CEO plans retirement
• Almond crop may exceed record yield
• Merced School Board OKs district calendar
• More Asian Tiger mosquitoes found in LA County
• 2 indicted in Vegas foreclosure robo-signing case
• Case tossed against accused Selena Gomez stalker
• Police: Man shot at UC Berkeley acted strangely
• Criminals on the prowl during holiday season
• Calif. Occupy protests focus on cuts to education
• Air quality forecast and wood-burning rules
• Capitol Alert: California Supreme Court to make key Proposition 8 ruling Thursday
• Free immigration seminar on becoming a U.S. citizen Nov. 19 at Merced church
• Arts Council schedule
• Cardoza backs bill that creates tax credits for businesses that hire veterans
• Cavalry Chapel and First Christian Church join in food drive for county food bank
• Calif. faces $13B deficit, faces midyear cuts
• Pivotal CA gay marriage ban decision due Thursday
• Tioga Road reopens in Yosemite National Park
• UC Merced Students Win National Marketing Scholarship
• Oakland voters overwhelmingly reject parcel tax
• Santa Clara approves $10M for stadium prep work
• Sharon Stone announces 2 new roles
• Panel to consider Atlantic City Hilton rescue plan
• Up Your Alley: And winners of the BVL Tourney are ...
• Outdoors: Wildlife refuges at peak
• Martinez makes an impression
• Le Grand falls in semis
• School music still sings in Merced
• Experts share knowledge of GIS map data systems
• Transition year now law before kindergarten
• Merced County Mosquito Abatement District promotes new administrative assistant
• Protesters to rally against fee hike at Cal State
• Our View: Veterans day events reveal support
• Valley growers share favorite holiday recipes
• Jerry Snell: High-speed profits?
• Carl Gregory: Threat of violence?
• La Viola Ward: Professors protest
• Robert Johnson III: Filming annoyance
• No need to guess when cooking a turkey
• Calif. parolee may be returned for lewd gestures
• Shooting occurs at UC Berkeley during protests
• Calif. ranch pays $17M for fight of 2007 wildfire
• Atwater considers ousting Cal Fire
• 1 dead, 1 critical after being overcome by fumes
• Occupy Oakland protesters march to Berkeley
• California recalls, quarantines raw milk products
• Atwater church gets $5,000 grant to help community's basic needs
• Air quality forecast and wood-burning rules
• CalFresh says more than 50,000 got food help in September, 70% over 2006
• Modesto man convicted in almond theft scheme
• Occupy LA solidarity march briefly raises tensions
• Calif. man arrested in Ottumwa with 80 lbs of pot
• Merced's newly elected officials prepare to work
• Prep Volleyball: Le Grand is marching toward history
• Merced County residents: Living in a land of risk
• Sean Lynch: Merced College has something to build on
• Legal aid firm probe gets boost
• Atwater council reluctantly OKs contract
• Our View: Caltrans has coasted too long
• Dawn Daniels-Brown: Cervantes is better
• Dan Walters: Peninsula residents still leery of train
• BC Hustlin' Thunder Junior Hoopster League signups
• Obama's health bill to get review
• David Garcia: Misleading ads
• Michael Gerson: End of AIDS within sight
• Local sports schedule for Tuesday, November 15, 2011
• Man injured in robbery
• Member of Murray legal team faces contempt hearing
• TTI Study: California roads top fuel-waste list
• Orca returned to San Diego Sea World from Canada
• Man robbed after paying for sex, calls police for help
• Suspect in Reno sports anchor's death is Iraq vet
• Santa Clara University, FBI probe grades tampering
• Rancho Adobe fire marshal pleads guilty to theft
• Calif. prison guard pleads in phone-smuggling case
• UC cancels regents meeting, cites potential danger
• Geron halting stem cell research, laying off staff
• Merced College/Honeywell energy conservation project kickoff Nov. 16
• Air quality forecast and wood-burning rules
• Hospital, marine highway to revive Stockton
• Grand opening of new DA's office at noon Nov. 18
• World champ arm-wrestler and Olympic arm wrestler to appear at Saturday health fair
• California adds a year of kindergarten to give kids a head start
• Important safety tips for home heating equipment
• GIS Day in Merced to feature woman who helped map BP Deepwater oil spill
• Freed Americans thank Minn. community for support
• Injured US activist takes Israel to court
• Bands hit high notes at annual review
• Water Polo -- NorCal Champs: Patience pays for Merced College women
• The new San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge -- is it safe?
• Paul's Place -- a great place to meet and eat
• Judge may rule on Crystal Cathedral land sale plan
• Football super for Mariposa
• Our View: Compromise for physicians won't work
• Mary Sanchez: GOP hopefuls' idea -- Hack off a limb to cure hangnail
• Trial date set for dad on ammunition charge
• Janice Hoagland: Warning to seniors
• Dan Walters: Underfunded schools? We made that choice
• Daniel Bolin: Merced deserves better
• Buhach Colony Thunder Youth Wrestling sign-ups
• Blue Devils come up short
• Calif. highway patrol officer, police kill suspect
• CHP officer shot, suspect killed near Sacramento
• Man slain near Calif. protest camp was resident
• Burning Man switches to lottery system for tickets
• Toy rifle in van causes scare on LA County freeway
• Man seriously injured by San Francisco city bus
• Latest developments in the Occupy protests
• UC Berkeley police chief reviews Occupy footage
• Riverside County lottery player(s) win $20 million in Saturday drawing
• Air quality forecast and wood-burning rules
• Report: questions raised on Bay Bridge safety test
• Police say 2 officers cut by Occupy SF protesters
• Wary about Iran, Obama lobbies Russia and China
• LA gets wet, SD gets drenched by weekend storm
• Group criticizes UFC after fighter's rape tweet
• Report: former Hanford mayor faces old allegations
• Analyst: bills rising due to overpriced renewables
• Oakland receives hundreds of 'Occupy' complaints
• Obama urges help for veterans in radio address
• Obama watches No. 1 Tar Heels beat Spartans 67-55
• A parade of heroes: Military service honored
• Uninsured receive free protection from flu
• Is La Niña weather pattern going to stay another winter?
• Los Banos thumps Vanden
• Women's Basketball: Youthful Lady Devils must grow up fast
• Buhach blasts Lodi: Thunder offensive line dominates in playoff blowout
• Gustine High gets horticulture program
• Church marquees remain surprisingly low-tech in ongoing search for souls
• Mike Tharp: A tale of two agricultures
• Cynthia Blackmore: Merced College students, faculty -- giving at a time of giving
• Our View: Merced County's voter turnout was 'pathetic'
• Obama embarking on day of diplomacy in Hawaii
• Richard Lewis: Conclusion refuted
• Bryn Morgan: A better place to live
• Bob Balgenorth: California can't afford not to build high-speed rail system
• 1 dead, 2 injured after crash following pursuit
• Woman sentenced for hiding daughter for 15 years
• Gov. Brown orders flags half-staff in police death
• Occupy Oakland protesters told they must leave
• Marquette freshman Juan Anderson suspended 3 games
• Downtown Sacramento promenade reopens to vehicles
• Merced man arrested for attempted murder, spousal battery
• Oracle settles employee overtime suit for $35M
• Victims in Winton shooting didn't have any gang ties
• Air quality forecast
• Pit bull bites boy, 6, 'severely' in Delhi; family 'uncooperative'
• Mexico's No. 2 official dies in helicopter crash
• Off the 99: Meet foreign correspondent Matthew Fisher
• 6 more arrests at Occupy Fresno nightly showdown
• California budget cuts loom as revenue dips, spending soars
• Valley's Tom Berryhill among lawmakers headed to Hawaii to hobnob with Capitol interests
• Dos Palos football stays flawless against Firebaugh
• For Obama, an Asian agenda with an eye on home
• Judge rejects No. Calif. route for bullet train
• San Francisco's Muni mulling fare, parking hikes
• Obama observing Veterans Day with Arlington rites
• Walk of Fame just icing for 'Immortal' Mickey Rourke
• 'Immortals' goes on and on and ...
• Fans get a bonus as Wynonna Judd returns to Turlock Community Theatre
• Mercy seminar addresses causes, treatments of erectile dysfunction and incontinence
• An AIR of confidence: Buhach Colony QB making most of his limited opportunities
• Golden Valley soccer surge comes up short
• Jeff Denham: War may be winding down, but story isn't over for veterans
• Mongols member convicted of second-degree murder in Gustine
• Engineering the future at Buhach Colony
• Convicted '70s Calif. killer: Don't send me to NY
• Lunden Souza: Increase self-awareness and unleash your inner champion
• Our View: Veterans deserve job opportunities
• Pamela Simmons: Thanks to mayor
• Joe Brucia: Where's the graffiti?
• Ray Beverly: Keep it private
• Drive-by shooting in Winton leaves two with minor injuries
• Los Angeles reduces backlog of untested rape kits
• Govt urges justices to say out of immigration case
• Stan Thurston is Merced's new mayor
• AP News Alert
• Air controllers provided refresher training
• Caltrans agrees to clean up San Francisco lake
• Air quality forecast and wood-burning rules
• Marks Elementary in Dos Palos honors three dozen veterans in special ceremonies
• Helena Chemical to host ag-chem collection for farmers, growers Nov. 29
• County Arts Council to hold holiday dance Dec. 10 downtown
• Cannella to attend Vets Day events in Merced, Atwater and Madera
• Campus Size, Research Opportunity Benefit UC Merced Engineering Major
• Video: Prep Football: The Shawn & Sean Show, Week 12
• Merced mayor's race still undecided
• $300K in fines against Merced-based company stand, judge rules
• United Way, Barnes & Noble to distribute free books to youngsters
• Yosemite Conservancy accepting lottery resgistration for Ostrander Ski Hut
• Capitol Xmas Tree comes to Merced 4-6 p.m.; free cookies, hot chocolate to first 500
• Merced city offices closed Nov. 11 for Veterans Day
• Buhach Colony likes its chances in football playoffs
• Atwater junior cramming for big cross county race
• Our View: Preserve 'roadless' resources
• Accused Merced County dad free for now
• Thousands due at Merced's Veterans Day Parade
• G Street stretch ready to reopen after roadwork
• Vehicle crash in Livingston leaves 3 seriously injured
• Merced County Arts Council News - November 2, 2011
• Elderly woman attack on Halloween
• Medical testimony winding down in Jackson doc case
• Man accused of celeb hacking to appear in court
• Our View: Brown's pension plan is a start
• Prep Soccer: Focus key for Cougar playoff run
• Second cancer center opens in Merced
• Car crashes into a garage in Merced
• Merced College expands child care
• SF court to hear appeal by Tucson rampage suspect
• Supreme Court won't take on smelt appeal
• U.S. ag secretary says pacts are a boon for California
• Rita Murphy: In praise of peace
• Michael Gerson: The authentic pragmatist
• Wayne Wallace: CalSTRS is well-run
• Merced Youth Wrestling
• Tennis and Volleyball roundup: Merced's depth the difference
• Merced County News: First Nationwide Test of Emergency Alert System
• Good Samaritan killed as he tries to stop robbery
• NYC gets 7 proposals for applied sciences campus
• Solar panel maker Solyndra set to auction assets
• San Diego board member wants to slash teacher pay
• After 3 World Series titles, La Russa retires
• Teen girl escapes kidnapper in South Merced
• Oakland returns medical supplies from Occupy raid
• Ex-cop, single father of four is Merced College Student of the Month
• Dollar Tree opens shop in Applegate Ranch Shopping Center
• Air quality forecast and wood-burning status
• Merced firefighters raised $4K for breast cancer research with pink T-shirt sales
• TheBus offers higher value taxi booklets for seniors and disabled
• Drain work on Highway 99 in county to cause some delays this week
• Fire chief: change smoke detectors when you change your clocks to daylight savings
• UC Merced Professor Creates Powerful HIV Inhibitor
• School districts wait to see if state revenue shortfalls trigger more cuts
• California high-speed rail will try to turn corner with new business plan
• Coroner identifies man shot to death on SF street
• 2 dead, 1 wounded in Calif. pot farm shootings
• De Anza edges Merced College
• Kathleen Parker: Cain's smoking gun
• Dan Walters: Budget gimmick may stop courthouse boondoggle
• Our View: GOP should just accept redistricting
• Making UC Merced students feel right at home
• Merced County sheriff's deputies collect 70 pounds of old pills
• Buhach Colony club puts community first
• Entrepreneurship spark united in Merced area high school students
• Jack Lemen: Achievable goals
• Darren Olguin: Embarrassing acts
• 43-year-old Livingston woman injured in drive-by shooting
• Hells Angels violent year shines light on gang
• Professors' views on Jackson death create rift
• Recovery expected for injured Oakland protester
• Officials: Oakland peaceful after night march
• Report: LA sheriff staff knew about jail violence
• Report: LA hospital cited for safety violations
• 2 arrested in death of Riverside woman
• Participant in LA half-marathon hospitalized
• Labor woes, storms make life tough at LA airport
• Helicopter rescue of scoutmaster off LA-area trail
• Police: No camp as LA Wall St. protest moves north
• Police: Tx man kills self amid busy LA-area street
• LA mayor: Romney out of touch with middle class
• San Francisco protesters march in Halloween rally
• Memorial to mark crash of plane on Area 51 mission
• Surfer hospitalized after Calif. shark attack
• Police out in force for Hells Angel funeral
• More Occupy events planned around Calif.
• Nelle leads Pitman past Merced
• Escalon shuts down Hilmar
• Shawn Jansen: Hilmar Yellowjackets get defensive
• Hip Hop Dance Crew coming to Merced
• Former Atwater employee still preparing for lawsuit against city
• Lor far ahead of his rivals in campaign contributions
• UC Merced professor develops HIV inhibitor
• Golden Gait
• 'Holiday' season keeps growing
• HR excellence recognized
• Debbie Croft: Love of weaving turned into business
• Mary Sanchez: Time for movement to demand changes
• Our View: UC Merced tackles issue of drinking
• Jeremy Mumford: Stop calling it a recession; we're in a depression
• Cynthia Blackmore: Meeting future Merced College students
• Turlock quarterback passes test
• 'Late Night Fright Night' today at Castle Air Museum
• Officials moving ahead with plans to build new Los Banos courthouse
• Louise L. Flock: Donations needed for Christmas
• Red flag warning of high fire danger in Calif
• Long Beach Memorial nurses authorize strike
• Navy cmdr gets prison in rape of 2 female officers
• Former postal worker facing prison for stealing
• Residents allowed home after Carson blaze
• Official: Suspected killer tied to other deaths
• Merced veterinarian Christine McFadden to be featured Tuesday on OWN Network
• APNewsBreak: Stalking claim in celeb hacking case
• 'Off the 99' podcast: A Haunting Halloween in Merced
• Calif. lawmaker says shoplift was misunderstanding
• Giants fan's lawyer criticizes Dodgers attorney
• Man charged with murdering 79-yr-old woman in 1987
• Occupy Fresno stalls clearing of homeless camp
• Man gets 50 years for killing his elderly mother
• Man borrows woman's car, sells it on Craigslist
• Earth-observing satellite boosted into orbit
• District attorney moves into new Downtown Merced digs
• Video: The Shawn & Sean Show: Prep Football, Week 10
• Atwater football's defense not about to rest
• Golden Valley boys soccer goes down fighting
• Our View: Center for Governmental Studies will be missed
• Los Banos' Moonshine Bandits' gaining fame via music, marketing savvy
• UC Merced students learn about dangers of drinking
• Plea deal made in gang-related killing
• Man gets life in prison for 2007 burning death of Livingston woman
• Livingston's Sikhs celebrate Diwali, the festival of lights
• Around Town: Howl-O-Ween party
• Michael Gerson: GOP inflames sentiment
• Lou Ann E. Sakaki: Thanks, 4-H
• Robert L. Wood: Atwater budget process slowed
• Dan Walters: Pension plan real or ploy?
• Seal Beach residents thank police, firefighters
• FAA: skydiving sex stunt didn't violate rules
• Merced County Arts Council News - October 26, 2011
• 2nd Annual ArtsAlive! Money Winners
• Energy secretary to testify about Solyndra loan
• Sip of rare wine is Panetta's reward for bin Laden
• Teen convicted of killing friend, burning body
• Federal officials approve reductions to Medi-Cal
• Oakland Tribune to keep masthead under new plan
• Meet the Merced City Council candidates: Tony Dossetti
• Marijuana, neglected animals found at Winton home
• CA Supreme Court denies redistricting challenge brought by Mariposa's Radanovich
• Magnitude-4.8 quake in Sierra Nevada
• Oakland chief vows probe into protester injury
• Falcons push Pitman in CCC loss
• Lady Devils on pace for record year
• Afraid of the big, bad Bears
• Keeping it clean: Protesters cope with sanitation
• Patti Patton: Supports Dossetti
• Henry Dupertuis: Wrong On Bomb
• Our View: More help needed for homeowners
• Youngest candidate is eager to look into residents' problems
• Educator was well-rounded and dedicated, friends say
• Tip List: Property littered with junk
• GOP seeking waiver of environmental laws at border
• School board OKs map for districts
• LA sheriff's deputy pleads no contest to DUI
• AP Newsbreak: Brown to seek sweeping pension cuts
• AP source: Gov't to levy $1.3M penalty in toy case
• What's the price tag for a seat on the Merced City Council?
• Haunted farm offers frightening experience
• Jury asks for death penalty in Home Depot killing
• LA mayor: Occupy LA can't continue indefinitely
• Stolen historic bell found in Oakland
• Weather service warns of dry winds, fire danger
• 38-year-old man pinned behind car in Delhi -- allegedly by own brother
• Home invasion reported in central Merced
• Live at noon: Chat with Merced Council Candidate Richard Cervantes
• Uproar over county release of criminal immigrants
• Up Your Alley: Super 700s For The Family Mantle
• Hilmar takes on Escalon
• Outdoors: Plan a getaway to winter's wonderland
• Cougars back on top
• Our View: Pay special attention to school bus
• Gustine bar killing trial opens; one defendant takes plea deal
• MID: Winton basin's performance meets goal
• City Council hopeful lacks political experience but has a lot of optimism
• Students get a look at future jobs
• Hospital center specializes in rehabilitation
• Appeal of apples
• Gary Zahm: Those are herons
• Maurice Lewis: Position flawed
• Rich Gipson: Point missed on CalSTRS
• UK scientists grow super broccoli
• Thieves steal woman's cremated remains in LA
• Attorney: Ex officer will plead guilty
• Jury finds 5 men guilty in OC jail beating death
• Calif. DA wants Ill. murder convict executed
• OCDA to seek death penalty against murder convict
• Ex-InsideOUT executive charged with grand theft
• Autopsy finds no trauma in Calif in-custody death
• Reports: Calif. company to create 1,200 Indy jobs
• Solar field expected to save county millions
• Air quality forecast
• Ruptured Calif. gas line to be running in 2 weeks
• Yosemite Church to collect shoe box gifts Nov. 14-21 for Samaritan's Purse
• Denham introduces bill to help veterans get easier access to basic records
• Merced County's Most Wanted: Mario Duran Carreras
• Cannella, O'Banion to speak at Los Banos chamber Nov. 3
• Coldwell Banker Gonella Realty blog says Merced's home prices rising slightly
• Third annual Pill Take-Back Day Oct. 29 at sheriff's office
• Annual mariachi concert, dinner this Saturday
• Denham, Cardoza scold Obama for skipping Central Valley during California visit
• Father of actress Lindsay Lohan arrested in Tampa
• Report: MLB says McCourt looted $190M from Dodgers
• Bayer extends GM rice settlement deadline to Nov.
• Avatars at UC Merced: Developing virtual health care
• Deputies arrest tree-climbing suspect after nearly nine hours
• Planning Commission head sees Merced as blueprint for other cities
• Merced's Castillo qualifies for section masters
• Mike North: Hey, Buck, let me get my shot
• It'll finally start to feel like fall
• Our View: Medical pot solution ignored
• Dan Walters: Tax questions again
• Dick Polman: Mitt isn't all that bad
• Frances Saunders: More abortion risks
• Marie Taylor: What about band?
• Prep Volleyball: Pitman takes broom to Buhach Colony
• Prep Volleyball: Golden Valley avoids letdown, knocks off Atwater
• Infant death numbers low in state but higher in Merced County
• Atwater recreation official rules on softball fight
• Hemet teen denies shooting, burning friend's body
• Bruce the turtle ready to return to San Diego Bay
• Trucker rethinks next haul after crash with bees
• Renowned speakers set for sustainability symposium Oct. 26
• Man convicted in killing of German tourist in '98
• MID to give free access to lakes in return for donations of food or coat for a child
• Cardoza: more aggressive home refinance plan needed
• Air quality forecast
• Merced Organics will shut its doors next month
• LA mayor heads to Asia for trade trip
• Calif. salon shooting suspect gets public defender
• 63-year-old Los Banos man killed in Madera County crash identified
• Some Highway 152 shoulders and lanes closed this week
• 60-year-old man killed in Bear Creek crash identified
• 87-year-old Gustine woman killed in Stanislaus County crash identified
• `Paranormal 3' sets record with $52.6M debut
• Native American dancer Cal Skyhawk Haynes performing at Merced Multicultural Arts Center
• Live now: Chat with Merced Council Candidate Mike Murphy
• Sacramento mayor's absences getting scrutiny
• Teen shot to death at Calif. birthday party
• AP Exclusive: NASA sting terrifies woman, 74
• Merced author seeks to help kids by curbing abuse
• Boys Water Polo, DeLong Tournament: Merced gains momentum
• Twilight Civil War re-enactment a first
• A company model one can package
• Two new shows recast classic fairy tales for the modern viewer
• Our View: Banks' wrongs too numerous to comprehend
• College Football: Victory slips away from Blue Devils
• Gustine woman dies in accident Saturday
• Dan Walters: California can't afford to be choosy
• Kathleen Parker: A terrible way to pick someone to lead the nation
• Otis H. Hutchinson: Some thoughts on education
• Local sports schedule for Monday, October 24, 2011
• Trial of convicted Calif serial killer to begin
• Obama heads west to talk jobs
• Solar Panels Power County Of Merced’s Correctional Facilities
• County Veterans Council Announces 2011 Veterans Day Parade
• Fundraiser aims to ease funeral costs of Winton girl hit by car
• San Jose police shoot, wound man they say had gun
• Libyan expats in California celebrate liberation
• Los Banos man dies in motorcycle crash
• NH South Pole evacuee making her way back to US
• Hells Angels funeral shooting suspect still on run
• 2 on motorcycle die after colliding with big rig
• Video: UC Merced kicks off basketball season
• UC Merced to celebrate International Education Week Nov. 14-18
• County to switch on new solar array system at Sandy Mush correctional facilities
• Air quality forecast
• Science fiction-style sabotage a fear in new hacks
• Will Steve Jobs' final vendetta haunt Google?
• Calif. officer critically wounded in shooting
• Rescuers trap hawk with nail in head in SF park
• Longtime CBS correspondent Robert Pierpoint dies
• Police suspect DUI in fatal Bear Creek crash
• Hundreds march in Oakland anti-Wall Street protest
• Music impresario Harold Davison dies near LA
• Calif. mother gets 5 years for drowning newborn
• Former San Quentin worker facing drug charges
• Hospital employee faces charges in records theft
• 'Community Conversations' focuses on Halloween and free tune-ups
• Air quality forecast
• Merced City Councilman Lor wants to finish what he started
• Buhach Colony denies Merced
• U.S. departure will leave Iraq on its own in a sea of conflict
• Lame duck Cardoza will see change in stature
• Empty Bowl Project intends to raise awareness
• Former Merced winery becomes tourist attraction
• Splendid sanctuary where the wild things are
• Real-life superhero crusades for homeless
• Return of the cranes
• Our View: The Merced Sun-Star recommends
• Joshua Pedrozo: City should plan beyond the hard times
• Mike Tharp: 90 years of high adventure
• Unemployment in Merced County and its cities
• Man subdued after standoff near Modesto
• Engelina Smith: Earlier high school
• Dan Walters: California vs. Texas -- the reality
• Cougars upset by Turlock
• Pitman runs over Atwater
• Newspaper publisher hit hard by economy
• Yamaya USA recalling Yamaya Masago
• Fresh & Easy recalls bagged spinach
• Lawyer accused of smuggling drugs to LA inmate
• Man dressed as Gumby faces burglary charge
• Man dressed as Gumby in alleged burglary charged
• Iraq war over, US troops coming home, Obama says
• Nev. man accused of throwing mom out of wedding
• County's jobless rate drops for second straight month, to 16 percent
• Delhi High on lockdown; Sheriff's department looking for armed suspect
• Brush fire burns 75-100 acres near Yucaipa
• Calif. park cross advocates want to appeal
• Oakland orders protesters to end night camping
• Lake Tahoe ski resorts to hold job fairs
• College football: Merced's undersized linebacker corps will be challenged by NorCal No. 6 Chabot
• Logo contest garners record 37 entries from local schools; $1,250 in prize money
• Candidates' forum in South Merced tonight at 5:50 in Assembly of God Church
• 'Trash to Treasure' recycled craft fair Oct. 29 in Mariposa
• CA Lottery says sales of first-ever $10 Scratchers ticket exceed expectations
• Central Valley farmers add plants to attract, nourish bees
• Highway 165 remains closed between junctions of Hwys 140 and 152
• Congressman Cardoza announces his retirement at the end of 2012
• Our View: Cardoza retirement no surprise
• Shawn Jansen: Golden Valley volleyball's Sykes performing at MVP level
• Election 2011: Murphy touts business experience in Merced council bid
• Victor Davis Hanson: Time to start producing
• The Sacramento Bee: Gadhafi's death is a victory for the people of Libya
• Merced planners approve controversial zoning change for office buildings near school
• Merced High football ready for unbeaten Buhach Colony
• Merced farmworker convicted in shooting of his boss
• Fiddle always on hand for foothills virtuoso
• Orosi man arrested in slaying of Visalia teen
• Suspect found wedged between two buildings in Fresno
• California air board adopts limit on greenhouse gases
• 'The Mighty Macs' delves into tiny team of collegiate athletes that made a big difference
• All Hallows Faire returns to Sonora
• Keith Law: Atomic bombings
• Pat Trieweiler: Strategy for job creation
• Man jailed for attacking brother with power drill
• Winton frustrated with cost of Atwater wastewater plant
• Suspect in Calif. killing arrested in Las Vegas
• Vt. man arrested in connection with Calif. death
• Fed threat gets results as Calif pot shops close
• IU gets $1.5 million grant for a genome center
• 1st Mexican truck scheduled to enter US interior
• Yes, Carl Pollard is still running for Merced City Council
• Expert: Jackson didn't give himself propofol
• Senate OKs Obama pick to head Commerce Department
• Hundreds mourn Seal Beach shooting victim
• Bachmann: World better off without Gadhafi
• A.G. asks feds for restraint on medical pot
• Air quality forecast
• Video: The Shawn & Sean Show: Prep football, week 9
• 'Bones' to be buried Saturday in Fresno Pet Cemetery
• UC Merced Names First Alumni Association Board Members
• UC Merced Chancellor Leland's statement on Cardoza's retirement
• Cannella to toss coin at Gustine High School's football game Friday against Denair
• Libya's Moammar Gadhafi killed in hometown battle
• Denham urges deficit reduction committee to include his property realignment bill
• Free child safety fair at Merced Chevrolet Nov. 12-13
• Adam Gray Assembly campaign says it has endorsements from key Hispanic legislators
• Cardoza's statement on not seeking re-election in 2012
• Brothers plead no contest to vigilante attack
• Calif infant mortality rate reaches record low
• Millions to practice surviving major Calif. quake
• Free LA medical clinic to draw 5,000 uninsured
• McNab leads way in MC victory
• Prep Football: Watch out for these four teams
• Merced College president retiring
• University to test out Internet courses
• Game on! Rivera opens $5.5M gym
• Election: Merced City Council: As city struggles, Carlisle continues to avoid agendas, special interests
• Third time charm for Cougars
• Planners OK zoning change for office complex proposal
• Calif poised to finalize 'cap-and-trade' plan
• City planning commission okays proposed office complex, rezoning
• Carolyn Newton: Tea Party Patriots
• Commentary: Transition to kindergarten
• Frank Granata: Religion is fine, intrusion is not
• Our View: Duran still writing his legacy
• Oakland warns demonstrators to clean up act
• Man who killed teen found suitable for parole
• Hollywood groups unite behind Iranian filmmakers
• Mosquito Abatement District considers promotion
• Air quality forecast
• Merced College veterans group creates new logo for T-shirts
• Task force on homeless created after man's death
• Calif. driver accepts plea deal in school crash
• Denham working with administration to reduce federal footprint and save tax dollars
• Planada man pleads not guilty in federal mail fraud tax scheme
• Merced College President Ben Duran retiring
• Occupy Merced protesters asked to leave Courthouse Park
• CoreLogic: home ownership for ages 25-44 down nearly 10% from 1980
• Oakland Zoo ready to introduce tigers
• San Francisco Bay Area bridges in bad shape
• Former Congressman Marty Martinez dies at 82
• Merced's Sofranek marches on
• GV can't put Atwater away
• Our View: 'Occupy' movement undefined
• Retired Police Chief Dossetti running for office
• Tragedy in Winton
• Up Your Alley: Valenti familiy sweeps tourney
• Outdoors: Enjoying the fall's foliage 'fireworks'
• Making school bus travel even safer
• Merced County's Most Wanted
• Hmong get ally in fight to prevent Hepatitis B
• Ron Aragon: Local jobs first
• Mike Wade: Successful water efforts
• Anthony Gallegos: More to the story
• Opening statements made in contamination case
• Apple employees to celebrate Jobs, stores to close
• Mass. group, others push for HIV prevention pill
• Yeast bread takes starring role in Mexican holiday
• Prosecutor to call for jail time for Lohan
• Bel-Air man sentenced to 70 months for fraud
• Actress sues Amazon for revealing her age on IMDb
• 'Great California ShakeOut' earthquake drill Oct. 20
• PG&E taps ex-NTSB chair to review safety actions
• Authorities dig up Hells Angels member's grave
• Air quality forecast
• County temporarily increases forensic contract payout
• Cannella, Morse, Andrade and Pazin call for high-quality preschool programs
• Cannella, Rogers to host town hall Oct. 19 in Chowchilla
• Merced woman arrested after attacking ex-husband with pocket knife
• Girl, 13, killed in Winton traffic accident
• A's pitcher Brian Fuentes to speak at Wawona Boy Scout District Visionary Awards luncheon Nov. 18
• Family of man who died in jail files lawsuit against Merced County
• Denham hosts Veterans Roundtable in Sonora to promote jobs for vets and other needs
• Streisand, Aniston, Pfeiffer get Hollywood honors
• LA lawyer nominated to 9th US Circuit Court
• Motorcyclist killed after hitting deer
• Calif. considers parole for 'Onion Field' killer
• US 50 speed limit may be raised at South Tahoe
• She can dig it
• Lady Devils in line for No. 1 seed
• 'Distracted drivers' targeted
• Gabriault- Acosta following Mom, Dad in running for mayor
• Program for disabled faces cuts
• Our View: CalSTRS is in need of an audit
• Nancy Hladek: Help the alley cats
• Bob Nutcher: Thurston's 'the man'
• Phyllis Boyer: Carlisle is helpful
• Leonard Pitts Jr.: Cain and racism
• Local sports schedule for Tuesday, October 18, 2011
• General plan talks turn up the heat at Merced City Council meeting
• Son of former fire chief accused of pot smuggling
• Woman who embezzled more than $1 million sentenced
• Using my Spanish-speaking skills at work
• County facing lawsuit over inmate death
• Remains are woman missing after peace rally
• Air quality forecast
• Lowe's to close 20 stores, cut almost 2K jobs
• Soldier's funeral to be held in Indiana hometown
• Strategists: West becoming more urban, diverse
• Merced's LoveINC says it needs donations to survive
• Soil Scientist Chosen for Selective Fellowship
• Lowe's closing Los Banos store; 100 workers to lose jobs
• Concerned Citizens of South Merced to sponsor community cleanup Oct. 22
• Yosemite plant data collection goes online
• Hope Christian Store to hold reopening ceremony Oct. 22
• Man shot to death, body dumped on Calif road
• Merced College instructor finds a creative means of preparation
• Man arrested in child porn investigation
• Blue Devils find solid footing
• AP Enterprise: Pot growers move to Calif. farms
• Large home inventory hidden in the shadows
• Solar ingenuity energizes Atwater company
• Kathleen Parker: Celebrating failure
• Our View: Governor vague on education
• Carl Gregory: Surgery won't fix ID
• The Fresno Bee: California's medical pot law has been corrupted
• Lynne Thompson: Love INC needs help
• Local schedule for Monday, October 17, 2011
• Fresno State's women's soccer Merced Day coming
• General plan, uniting dispatch sites on Merced City Council table
• Merced College trustees seeking comments on redistricting proposals
• Police in Pomona shoot and kill man in back alley
• No cupcakes here! Gold-medal school fights obesity
• 3 dead as small plane crashes in California desert
• Private Steve Jobs memorial expected at Stanford
• Memorial for Jobs planned at Stanford Sunday
• Police keep quiet after Hells Angels shooting
• LA sheriff blames self for violence at jails
• S La residents travel to say spill troubles remain
• Three CA Lottery players split nearly $490,000 in Fantasy 5 drawing
• Evergreen Funeral Home to hold community meeting Oct. 26 at City Hall
• Boys & Girls Club, Building Healthy Communities to stage cleanup Oct. 22
• Superior Court employees honored for years of service
• County chamber to hold Community Awards luncheon, panel discussion on economy Oct. 19
• First Baptist Church members to perform several service projects today at 10:30 a.m.
• Air quality forecast
• Council and mayoral candidates' forum in South Merced Oct. 21
• Environmental Media Association honors green shows
• Deputies shoot, kill armed suspect in Victorville
• 3 dead, 4 hurt in reservoir collision east of LA
• 3 dead, 4 hurt as jet ski, boat collide east of LA
• Ca. FBI seeks 'Mr. Magoo Bandit' in bank robberies
• Protesters 'occupy' Merced
• Organizers thousands take part in Oakland rally
• US House group files motion in gay marriage suit
• Authorities say gang leader fatally stabbed two
• San Jose police say shots fired during funeral
• Bachmann pledges border fence with Mexico
• Merced's native son Doug Fister a linchpin of the Detroit Tigers' postseason
• Obama pushes for jobs bill
• Some parents skip getting kids vaccinated
• Los Banos pounds Patterson
• Buhach Colony passes first real test
• Turlock tops Merced in overtime
• Shawn Jansen: Thunder rises to occasion
• Merced mayor candidate is running 'just for the fun of it'
• Oakhurst veteran's service will continue in Wounded Warrior
• Merced County Teacher of the Year
• Rain forest's beauty rises in fall
• Clean the neighborhood
• Mike Tharp: Giving you the world -- in every way possible
• Cynthia Blackmore: Voice of Merced College once again in print and online
• Our View: Area athletes excel on national scene
• San Bernardino County Sun: Become an organ and tissue donor
• Steve Beck: Indirect funding
• Alise Diaz: Anti-Obama bias
• Shooting trial begins for farmworker
• Lawyer for Jackson doctor says key tactic dropped
• Sheriff's detectives involved in softball brawl
• 2 men indicted on immigration fraud charges
• Merced County Arts Council News - October 14, 2011
• Sheriff: 2 off-duty deputies arrested in La Mirada
• Judge: LA's ordinance to limit pot shops upheld
• Suspect approached 3 others before killing victim
• Prosecutor recounts killing spree at Calif. salon
• Feinstein estimates embezzlement loss at $4.7M
• Truck plunges into river, killing 2 PG&E workers
• Avakian takes page from Wu with ethnic fundraisers
• Air quality forecast
• Free admission to Mariposa's Trash to Treasure Recycled Craft Fair Oct. 29
• 'Lights on Afterschool' planned for Downtown Merced
• Calif. median home price for Sept. falls 6 percent
• PG&E to help Arts Council with scholarships for needy kids for summer art school
• Andrade, Cannella, Morse to visit Shaffer Elementary to stress early education
• Merced College honor society sponsoring e-waste collection this weekend
• Obama pulls plug on part of health overhaul law
• Yosemite holds workshops on Merced River Plan
• Merced council to consider adopting general plan that could downsize boundaries
• Listeria outbreak devastates Calif. cantaloupes; Central Valley growers feel pinch
• Our View: President needs to come clean on targeted killings
• Fresno State's Raphael hopes to return
• Merced’s undersized lineman Jesse Jimenez will face a huge test in Turlock’s blockers
• Mayor hopeful Stan Thurston motivated to demand changes in Merced
• Pedrozo seeking re-election to Merced County Board of Supervisors
• Apple starts selling latest iPhone on Friday
• Calif.-based grocery chain coming to upstate NY
• Galen Chastain: Supports Dossetti
• Merced school trustees worried about proximity of medical office to middle school
• Concerns aired about boundary lines for Merced's third high school
• Playhouse Merced stages 'Sweeney Todd'
• TV personality Howie Mandel brings his show to Modesto's Gallo Center
• Around Town: Dos Palos reunion
• Bob and Julia Okki: So much kindness in Merced area
• Victor Davis Hanson: Victory goes to the best prepared
• Kathleen Parker: Mormons make the best candidates
• Visiting physician from Mexico helping Merced doctors assist Hispanic patients
• Report Card Night is more than grades
• Duluth to name its first city manager
• House panel looks at Solyndra loan restructuring
• House panel looks at Solyndra loan restructuring
• Florida man acknowledges hacking celebrity emails
• New Calif. court date for Hawaii musician
• Last day for Werner Ladder Co. production workers was Thursday
• Jerry Brown mostly elusive on Cal pension fix
• Valley Crisis Center gets $125K grant to work with Merced PD, other agencies
• Cannella to speak at two events Monday in Merced
• LA rapist rearrested 10 days after release
• Salon suspect's ex-wife claimed abuse, instability
• Air quality forecast
• CHP respond to two accidents at Highway 140 and Arboleda
• Free smog tests, some $500 vouchers at fairgrounds Oct. 29
• Merced PD to use Segways to patrol the city in two-week trial
• Man shot outside South Parsons Avenue home
• Children's Miracle Walk Oct. 23 to raise money for Children's Hospital Central California
• Prescribed fires planned at Lake Tahoe, Stateline
• Train crash in Calif. station injures 16 people
• Le Grand still dominant force
• Local Roundup: Sykes leads Golden Valley spikers
• Cochran has Buhach in driver's seat
• Jury selection in 2010 shooting begins
• Billboard Proclamation
• Mental illness info advocated by group
• Merced Mayor Pro Tem Blake can see a fix, but not an easy one
• City officials celebrate savings to come with streetlight replacement
• Democrats demand action on housing
• Sheriff's alternative ways tested by abuse claims
• USGS: 5.3 magnitude quake off OR coast, no tsunami
• As many as 18 hurt in Oakland Amtrak crash
• Elks Lodge to hold shrimp fundraiser
• Don't attack ethanol
• Our View: Governor's veto rate: just average
• Matthew Fraser: No easy answers
• Fred Linder: Where it all goes
• Art Browne: Better parenting is essential
• Fan explains why he threw hot dog at Tiger Woods
• Defense drops claim Jackson swallowed fatal dose
• Effort to repeal California gay history law fails
• Denham: new Free Trade Agreements mean more jobs for state
• NM gov. criticized over Calif. wine country speech
• Verizon sets up new cell site near UC Merced and Lake Yosemite
• Air quality control
• Effort to repeal California gay history law fails
• Deceased Marine identified in Va. base accident; Merced Marine also injured
• Mike Murphy to host 'Meet the Candidate' night tonight at Senior Center
• Gliding competition Oct. 15-16 at Lake McClure
• City of Merced gives extensive details of its 'going-green' efforts
• Phone evidence entered in fatal DUI case
• Extreme Entrepreneurship Tour to come to Merced Oct. 25
• St. Jude Thaddeus Church in Livingston begins year-long celebration of 75th Jubilee
• Astronaut challenges Jeff Denham for Congress
• So. Calif. couple sentenced for arsonist's death
• Teen fights rare disorder
• Up Your Alley: Mixed Doubles Tournament on Saturday
• Outdoors: Spending time with 'Madonna'
• Costly mistake: Merced plays strong against GV — right up to the end
• Trial in Gustine bar killing set to begin
• Baggage might be full of integrity
• Spriggs: Structural changes needed
• County holding several flu shot clinics
• District sets goal of 97% attendance at schools
• Sheriff's alternative ways tested by abuse claims
• Inmate attempts escape on bus undercarriage
• Modesto police shoot man who said he was armed
• Man convicted of participating in child porn ring
• Our View: Cell phone bill veto erodes rights
• Allan R. Schell: Rail's impact on Merced?
• Keith Law: Wrong impression
• Big Red Chili Head: World champion wears cookoff title with pride
• Wine Line: Four years and counting
• Murder-suicide suspected in death of Calif. editor
• 'Austin Powers' actor suspected in prison death
• Coroner: Jackson didn't give himself fatal dose
• EPA lists California's polluted waters
• Livingston hires new assistant city manager
• County public health officials recommend flu shots for everyone 6 and over
• Lawyer: First Toyota case to go to trial in 2013
• Air quality forecast
• Hispanic chamber seeks awards nominations for Nov. 4 ceremony
• Merced Elks fundraiser shrimp dinner Oct. 22
• Death of Calif. inmate investigated as homicide
• 40-plus school kids to join city's Conservation Celebration Oct. 12
• In Calif, wine grapes good but in short supply
• Merced College Child Development Center offers free food to children at center
• FEMA, other officials to testify at Denham's subcommittee Thursday
• Greater Merced Chamber needs auction items for Cioppino Dinner Oct. 28
• Diver found dead off San Diego County coast
• Teen boy, 2 adults wounded in Carlsbad shooting
• Arrest made in 2007 Sacramento child killing
• Anti-Wall Street protests held in No. California
• Lake leads 'Dancing' slate, Kressley in last place
• New devices, contest will help track UC Merced water usage
• Prep Roundup: Merced can't stop Buhach
• Mike North: One that didn't get away
• Atwater council delays pricey wireless upgrade
• Merced mayoral candidates discuss ways to boost jobs, trim budget
• Michael Gerson: Romney's courtship of South Carolina pays off
• Our View: Assembly spending tells truth
• Ex-astronaut steps up to challenge Denham
• Henry J. Fisher: Business owner is inspiring
• Mitchell Harty: Time to vote for jobs
• Vancy Bulluck: Treason in office?
• Merced Speedway: Foulger, Damitz, Myers win 'Run What You Brung' event
• Local sports schedule for Tuesday, October 11, 2011
• Napa-grown pumpkin takes CA prize at 1,704 lbs.
• NYSE site hobbled by outages, firm reports
• Army soldier from Salinas killed in Afghanistan
• Jobs death caused by respiratory arrest, cancer
• Air quality forecast
• Merced MMA to offer free safety and anti-bullying classes Oct. 29
• Gunfire outside Stockton burger stand kills 1
• Buhach Colony cheerleaders to hold K-8 clinic Oct. 15
• Merced to celebrate 'Going Green for Generations to Come' Oct. 12
• CA gas prices fell 2.6 cents/gallon in past week to $3.79 average
• Air quality forecast
• Netflix kills plan to split off DVD rentals
• 700-pound pelican statue pilfered in Novato
• Calif. gov. enacts ban on open handgun carrying
• Inmates brawl at Los Angeles County jail; 20 hurt
• Football: Mistakes doom Merced against Modesto Junior College
• Private sector's help urged in employment of veterans
• Hot Dog! UC Merced grads set up shop
• Merced College Matters: Campus to celebrate 50 years
• Kidnapped Sanger woman found in Merced County
• Vet honored at Dos Palos Cotton Festival recalls war
• Dan Morain: Democrats are settling on an issue -- banks
• Our View: Regulatory reform bill fell far short
• Elena Blanton: Letter's claims false
• Ellen Wells: Friends of the Library alive and well in Hilmar
• Confrontational politics seminar scheduled
• APNewsBreak: Arts funding doesn't show diversity
• Merced County Arts Council News - October 5, 2011
• Man with rifle fatally shot by LA officers
• Brown vetoes limit on police search of cell phones
• Issa: 'Fast and furious' subpoenas issued soon
• 27-year-old man killed in solo vehicle crash near Stevinson
• Man, 63, dies while surfing at Camp Pendleton
• Brown vetoes bill to warn women with dense tissue
• Shooting in South Merced injures man
• Building Healthy Communities' Community Circle meeting Oct. 13
• Safety tips to protect your family from fire
• Air quality forecast
• Calif. train kills woman with stroller; baby fine
• Calif. train kills woman with stroller; baby fine
• Man's body found in San Diego's Mission Bay
• Brown vetoes bill letting schools consider race
• Caltech water polo team ends 9-year losing streak
• Brown vetoes bill banning pay-to-play in schools
• Column: Davis always in charge, forever the coach
• Threat of crackdown doesn't stop Calif. pot expo
• Disarmament group to call for nuclear club talks
• Jova becomes a hurricane in eastern Pacific
• Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis dies
• Plane ditches in ocean off Hawaii, pilot rescued
• Mike Tharp: Why the Wall Street protests?
• Cancer can't keep Winton woman down
• Prep Roundup: Pitman pounds Golden Valley
• Hilmar runs away from Modesto Christian
• 'Dream come true': Army chooses Buhach Colony player
• House majority whip wants high-speed rail funding suspended
• Passion for journalism paved way to U.S. for Pakistani graduate
• Hoover Middle School seventh-grader breaks one-mile track cross country record
• Stephanie Badillo: UC Merced women making a difference
• Jay Sousa: Tinkering with the white balance settings
• San Bernardino County Sun: Steve Jobs -- More like Ford than Edison
• Our View: Admirable crop of candidates
• Companies are hiring, but not at brisk pace
• Guitar virtuosos to perform at Merced College
• Jeff Denham: Bill needed to manage California's water supply
• Prep Football: Buhach Colony thunders past Turlock
• California rapist gets 11 life sentences
• Slain WA woman's daughter: 'He's nothing to us'
• Man convicted in OC murder-for-profit conspiracy
• Stockton couple to get $450,000 in arrest lawsuit
• Sheriff's deputy involved in crash identified
• Illinois convict faces charges in 5 Calif deaths
• 'Off the 99' podcast: West Nile Virus in Merced
• Sony buying movie rights to Steve Jobs biography
• Wall Street protest reaches San Diego
• Judge sets $1 million bail for Northwest fugitives
• Calif. to move all initiatives to November ballots
• Road work will temporarily close 26th & G Oct. 10-11
• Mistrial declared in Atwater home-invasion robbery, beating
• Radio show to focus on filming high school football and firefighters in pink T-shirts
• Air quality forecast
• Local Tea Party groups to hold 'Confrontational Politics' seminar Oct. 15
• Highway 165 closed between 140 and 152 till February 2012
• Monica Robles is Merced College 'Student of the Month'
• Denham faults ethanol subsidies behind closing of Fulton Valley Farms
• Merced Community College Board sets more meetings on redistricting
• Sacramento diocese starts Spanish radio station
• Feds urged to lift Southern California otter ban
• Sacramento: Arrests in anti-Wall Street protests
• Ex-NFL player admits fraud
• 3 decades later, man convicted in fatal shooting
• With help from Merced's Doug Fister, Tigers beat Yankees, head to ALCS
• Student-teacher relationships credited for Merced High's academic achievements
• Our View: Congress can't ignore its part in flood control
• Santa Fe Bowl: Merced routs Atwater
• Merced City Council candidates square off
• Cardoza, lawmakers say administration not doing enough to address Valley problems.
• Sheriff's patrol car crashes into canal near Los Banos
• Army salutes Buhach's Shittu
• Need a plant? Atwater High has thousands at annual sale
• Occupy Fresno adds to growing national protest
• Around Town: Beer and Wine Fest
• Florida boy, piano genius appearing at Modesto's Gallo
• Clooney plenty aware as he directs, co-stars in 'Ides of March'
• Patrick N. Lunney: Just part of program
• Victor Davis Hanson: Democracy's New Discontents
• Chanel Brumett: Questions calling for help
• Winners announced in annual ArtPrize competition
• Wrongful death lawsuit filed against Atwater
• Brown signs bills ensuring maternity coverage
• Settlement: Calif. to prepare drinking water plan
• Interstate 580 at standstill in search for suspect
• Man convicted of shooting after 3 decades
• Building Healthy Communities mini-grant applications due Oct. 21
• Denham's office hours in Chowchilla and Mariposa
• Merced coroner identifies victim of fatal crash on Bear Creek
• Congressional reps express 'frustration' with Federal Housing Finance Agency
• Rabobank Pedal Merced Family Bicycle Fest Oct. 9 at Merced HS
• Air quality forecast
• Video: 'The Shawn & Sean Show:' Prep football, Week 7
• Calif. woman suspected of torturing stepdaughter
• CoreLogic: Merced home prices fell 6,7% in August from 2010, including distressed sales
• Wounded sea lion rescued from highway euthanized
• Officer bought stolen guns with state money
• Arraignment slated for suspected freeway shooter
• Magic helps relaunch Boston area development
• Jobs and his celebrity: A love-hate relationship
• $1.2M of pot seized after traffic stop
• Critics blast McClure expansion legislation
• Bottoms up: O'Ryleigh's OK'd for outdoor area
• Weaver school board conducting self-evaluation
• Event spotlights domestic violence
• Santa Fe Bowl still significant 42 years later
• Shawn Jansen: Can Thunder be challenged?
• Lady Devils falter after hot start
• Atwater names new police chief
• Our View: Trade deals should be approved
• Dr. Michael Martin: Show facts on McClure project
• Ron Ragsdale: Get identification
• Apple says company co-founder Steve Jobs has died
• Former Apple CEO Steve Jobs dies at 56
• Tipster in publicist murder sues for $125K reward
• Wife who killed, cooked husband denied parole
• Apple says company co-founder Steve Jobs has died
• Scientists to develop deep ocean seismic network
• Mariposa Cal Fire offers tips during Fire Prevention Week Oct. 9-15
• Yosemite National Park begins pile burning
• Air quality forecast
• USDA gives $18.7 to California for special crop block grant program
• Early fall storm hammers Calif raisins in fields
• Replay: Meet Pakistani journalist Javeria Tareen
• Gay rights group nixes CA marriage fight for now
• The Los Angeles Daily News: At least debit fee isn't hidden
• MCOE postpones MCOE LIFE Games even
• Denham's water storage bill passes out of committe, moves to House floor
• Calif. federal prison guard sues over abuse
• Feds say NW snails and slugs may merit protection
• Up Your Alley: Budweiser Singles tourney on tap at Yosemite
• Gateway Bowl key for Devils
• Pitman's Arnsberg facing his former team — GV
• MC's Schellentrager taking charge
• Greyhound extortion suspect's case moved to W.Va.
• Merced County Sheriff's office arrests Delhi man on charges of possessing child pornography
• Students gobble up healthy, fresh produce from local farmers
• Glum Fed chief predicts modest economic boost
• Farm advocates warn against forcing E-Verify
• Supervisors OK jail realignment proposal
• Hobby Lobby now open
• Blue Diamond expanding with Turlock facility
• Details of new $1B Sacramento airport terminal
• Sacramento airport opens $1B, art-filled terminal
• Our View: Applauding support for UC Merced
• Steve Newvine: Rooney made impact
• Maryann Mckissick: Best pick for mayor
• Joe Dutra: Relay For Life a big success
• Oh, Joy: It's time for holiday baking
• LA County supes renew $25K reward in fan beating
• Tuscarora evacuation lifted in NV fires
• Apple gets no love from Wall Street for new iPhone
• New technology helps Hispanics trace their roots
• John Lennon's TM letter to fan on auction block
• Prop. 8 backers press claims on gay trial judge
• LA supes approve audit of coliseum
• Air quality forecast
• Merced County Most Wanted: Albert Martinez Zapien
• Capitol Christmas tree chosen from Central Sierra forest
• Rabobank expands network through new partnership with Walgreens stores
• Hobby Lobby grand opening of Merced store Oct. 10; public invited
• Chowchilla inmate who killed, cooked husband seeks parole
• Two Merced men arrested for alleged involvement in Livingston home-invasion
• Northern Calif. braces for wet, early season storm
• Breast cancer survivor gets public patdown at JFK
• Protests against Wall Street spread across US
• Minor league stadium hosting blood donation center
• APNewsBreak: Slotmaker IGT licensing Sony content
• APNewsBreak: Slotmaker IGT licensing Sony content
• Prep Volleyball: Atwater aces out Merced
• Shifting inmates from prisons to jails kicks in
• UC system's president vows enduring support to UC Merced
• Our View: Eat up; bad cantaloupes are off the market
• Our View: Attorney general made right call
• Valley air regulators win smog battle with home builders
• Doctors' challenge to Medicaid cuts worries justices
• Carolyn Vara: Local info needed
• Camilla Foster: Another unsung hero
• Buhach Colony League/Camp
• Prep Volleyball: Opportunity, Pitman pass Golden Valley by
• Fresno dad in toddler shooting death back in jail
• Air quality forecast
• Atwater tax preparer convicted of fraud in federal court
• EPA approves plan to reduce microscopic pollution
• Los Banos game warden named officer of the year by National Wild Turkey Federation
• LA building inspector gets 18 months in prison
• Rapper Tone Loc pleads no contest to charges
• Effort to repeal gay history law prompts complaint
• Bones, the emaciated dog found in Livingston, dies after 5-hour surgery
• Brown signs commutation limits for Calif. governor
• Snelling field worker riding quad injured after hitting pole
• Yosemite Conservancy provides $9.3 million in support to Yosemite National Park
• Bi-National Health Week event Oct. 4 at Old County Courthouse
• Recession widens gap between California's wealthy, poor
• Looking back: Mug shot gallery, Sept. 2011
• Researchers Net $2M Grant for Sierra Snowpack Measurement
• Back-seat Driver: Deer in the headlights can kill you
• UC Merced gets $2M grant to track Sierra snowpack
• Officer's city-issued video camera shows killing
• Marine from Michigan remembered for dedication
• Inmate escapes from U.S. Penitentiary in Atwater
• Danger from the tap: Tainted water a health issue in small towns
• Detroit evens up with NY
• Network keeping Merced tech occupied
• Merced College leader has a passion to guide students to success
• Drinks, gym funding on council agenda
• Read any good personal letters lately? Me neither
• Sierra Rep adds 'A Dash of Rosemary' to its Fallon House stage productions
• Jack Mobley: Passing hero
• Our View: Solar firm's collapse begs questions
• Merced College Matters: Brews, food at Aggie Fest
• Valley loses ally in war on drugs
• Rain in the forecast for Central Valley
• Leonard Pitts Jr.: Berkeley's half-baked sale
• Dan Walters: Power bill surprisingly discharged
• Anita Grijalba: Patriotism a welcome sight
• Local sports schedule for Monday, October 3, 2011
• Merced College eases past Sequoias
• Special ed assessment testing criticized
• Supreme Court begins new term Monday
• Investigation: drug trade thrives at LA jails
• Calif. gov signs bill to prevent circumcision bans
• Governor signs bill blocking bans on circumcision
• 3 dead, 3 wounded in California party shooting
• 3 dead, 3 wounded in San Leandro party shooting
• L.A. lottery ticket holder wins $56.5M in MEGA Millions jackpot
• Superior Court gets $50,000 grant to review jury practices
• Air quality forecast
• High school football cheerleader collapses, dies
• Grim news from pair of LA crashes provides closure
• Huge California manhunt ends with suspect's death
• LA doctor acquitted in liver transplant case
• 700 arrested after protest on NY's Brooklyn Bridge
• Man reported missing on Bullhead City found alive
• SF mayoral candidates questioned at dog forum
• Obama's energy chief defends clean energy loans
• San Diego police officer hit and killed on I-15
• Helicopter crashes at Jefferson City Airport
• UC Merced's enrollment tops 5,000 for first time
• Fister, Nova take the stage
• Football: Merced College looks to slow Sequoias
• Livingston runs away; Cacal's 2 TD runs carry Wolves past Pacheco
• Our View: Amazon plan could prove costly for state
• Horticulture blooms at Atwater High School
• 20-year-old sentenced for his part in murder
• Merced man gives 'Batwoman' a voice for DC Comics
• 2 crashes, 2 missing men, 2 different results
• Cynthia Blackmore: Launching a business, missing a deadline
• Mike Tharp: We bring you Merced -- and the rest of the world
• Larry Morse II: Lower the dropout rate and you lower the crime rate
• Merced water contamination lawsuit being heard in court
• The Bakersfield Californian: USPS cheapens an honor
• Several suffer minor injuries in Amtrak crash
• Herman Cain on Romney: Nice hair
• Several suffer minor injuries in Amtrak crash
• Lightning sparks 75-acre wildfire San Diego county
• Rival accused of killing Hells Angels boss caught
• Brown scratches at lawmakers on mountain lion bill
• California pulls out of 50-state foreclosure talks
• Prisoners refuse meals over isolation cells
• Merced girls water polo sinks Turlock
• Air quality forecast
• Council to consider whether to let downtown tavern have sidewalk seating
• Air pollution rules may have helped whales
• Walk in Chowchilla on Saturday to raise money for rare lung disease
• Los Banos man dies after being hit by public works vehicle
• UC Merced Students Clash in Month-Long Battle to Save Water
• 'Community Conversations' to include code enforcement and Merced Theatre restoration
• Woman killed in collision with three Merced County residents in Stanislaus County
• MEGA Millions jackpot at $113 million for tonight's drawing
• Mortgage modifications come up short
• Interactive map: A history of wildfires in California
• Killer cantaloupe, scary sprouts -- what to do?
• Largest Freshman Class in Campus History Boosts UC Merced Enrollment to Nearly 5,200
• Navy giving old Alameda air station to city
• 1 dead, 5 arrested in Calif. pot garden shootout
• Former Hells Angels leader arrested in Hawaii
• Threatening letters the focus during robbery trial
• Shawn Jansen: Player's facebook joke leads to headaches for Buhach Colony's Matt Cochran
• Atwater High ag teacher a finalist for national award
• Downtown Merced 'Tree of Life' mural pieces together community
• Our View: Postal Service should stick to tradition
• Missing Yosemite hikers still haven't been found
• Angling to be VP: GOPers run _ without campaigning
• Calif. Dems seek options after embezzlement scheme
• Yale's a capella choir, the Whiffenpoofs, bringing their show to UC Merced
• Jars of Clay performing at Modesto's Gallo Center
• Around Town: Lions chicken dinner
• Family fun on Merced Speedway's dirt track
• Nevermind Stockton: Atwater football already thinking about playoffs
• Fresno VA hospital cleared
• Victor Davis Hanson: Starving vs. idle rich? No
• Amie Marchini: Learn about caring for elderly
• Andy Krotik: Prioritize safety
• The Stockton Record: Vaccinate your kids
• Request for broader federal Los Angeles jail probe
• Wristbands to be given for LA free health clinic
• Prosecutors put hold on property in campaign case
• Evacuations in Pleasant Hill after gas line break
• Judge tosses Toyota case due to damage threshold
• Two men indicted for allegedly conspiring to smuggle heroin into Atwater prison
• Air quality forecast
• Merced city firefighters and Fire Department to be active during Breast Cancer Awareness Month
• Poll: High-speed rail project rates low in voters' priorities
• California gasoline consumption down 2.8% in June, 3.6% in second quarter
• Yosemite plans 5,000-acre prescribed burn on Friday
• Database: Tuition trends at California's 200 largest colleges, including UC Merced
• The Shawn & Sean Show: Prep football, week 6
• Yosemite rangers stage dramatic helicopter rescue of Austrian climber who severed thumb on El Capitan
• Bridge construction to close Highway 165 from Oct. 3 to Feb. 12, 2012
• Winston Unveils Innovative Solar Cooling Project
• Ex-SF City College chancellor pleads guilty
• Mill Valley must pay $4M for mudslide death
• Couple in car shot on San Francisco street
• Salazar to give progress report on wilderness plan
• Lady Devils put away Foothill
• BC coach feels it's the right time to step away
• Clouds, or not, sun's energy harnessed
• Plea agreement made in Le Grand embezzlement case
• Assistant accepts county CEO post
• Santa Nella woman pleads not guilty to fatal DUI
• Tea partiers share views but remain splintered
• Don't forget to Pick 'Em
• Our View: Set school goals high but attainable
• Linda Sinclair: Closing bureaus unwise
• Kelly Marshall: Poor word choice
• A brief look at how 4 in Congress use social media
• Compton fires 3rd city manager in 5 years
• Authorities say gunman behind burglaries
• Grant allows Oakland to add 25 new police officers
• US urged to probe brutality claims at jails
• Air quality forecast
• LA detective pleads no contest to insurance fraud
• Local chapter of National Alliance on Mental Illness open house Oct. 12
• John Minetti, 81, remembered for friendships and community involvement
• Rivera Middle School gym almost ready for students to use
• Assistant county chief executive Jim Brown to become CEO in December
• Merced Arts Council events, exhibitions and other fall activities
• Air Alert called for eight counties in SJV today with possible extension
• Joseph Gallo Farms, Fiscalini Farms get fed grants for biofuels
• UC Merced gets $2M gift from Bright Family Foundation to help students
• Sierra National Conservancy solicits applications for $5M 'Healthy Forests' grants
• Anger over plan to close 5 Oakland schools
• With likely 'Kindle' tablet, Amazon takes on Apple
• Romney brushes off talk of a Christie candidacy
• Business comes, goes, hopes for better times
• Dog, nearly starved, making slow and steady recovery
• Bears break up Turlock's bid for an undefeated season
• Outdoors: Big trees are easy to find
• Defense shows grit despite MC loss
• Wine Line: Striking gold on the coast
• Cops: Man hid murder with phony emails from Africa
• Fox Sports enters Dodgers court saga with lawsuit
• Trial in beating of woman set to begin
• Group makes a safer Atwater its cause
• 5 Merced County deputies sworn in
• Glenn Schwartzenbach: Stick together
• Charles Igou: Use protection
• Todd Frederick: Other values
• Pete Robinson: Monetary compensation shouldn't be needed
• Our View: Rigid EPA too severe on Valley
• Fraud scheme: Texas man gets 45 years in prison
• 4-alarm blaze engulfs Lower Haight building
• Small fire causes Interstate 5 traffic backup
• California receives $22 million in community transformation grants, Merced County to benefit
• Court puts gay marriage trial videos back on hold
• Google wants to protect Android plans in AT&T case
• Air quality forecast
• Merced College to sponsor bus trips to San Francisco, Santa Clara in October
• EMT course to be offered January-April in Mariposa
• Museum to feature 'The Good, the Bad and the Ugly' exhibit Oct. 6
• Free bus service to transit meetings next month in Merced, Los Banos and Atwater
• National Park Service, three partners to do youth surveys in Merced, Mariposa and Fresno counties
• League of Women Voters to hold several local candidates' forums
• CoreLogic: residential 'shadow' inventory fell to 1.6M in July from 1.9M a year earlier
• APNewsBreak: Squaw Valley announces ski merger
• Senator blocks pipeline safety bill on principle
• Former Atwater police chief Quinn Young dies at 86
• Wife of Mexican drug lord gives birth in Calif.
• No shortage, so officials hope everyone gets flu shot
• Prep Roundup: Golden Valley nets victory over Buhach Colony in volleyball
• High-speed rail would put state's power grid to test
• Sue Moreno: Pedestrians, beware big trucks
• Our View: Parole staff's job? Prevent more crimes
• Ex-NBA player faces court hearing on murder charge
• Denham finance inquiry is closed
• Dan Walters: Restricting initiative process -- yes or no?
• Dan Morain: Will centrist effort be a footnote or a flop?
• Efrain Rojas: No longer at center
• 'The Shawn & Sean Show'
• Local sports schedule for Tuesday, September 27, 2011
• Emaciated dog rescued just in time
• Judge sets trial date over 2 San Diego Co fires
• State's alphabet drawing puts Thurston, Carlisle first on Merced's ballots
• Warnings follow shark sightings in Central Calif
• Brown signs bill warning buyers of vehicle damage
• L-Word star kisses girl, gets escorted off flight
• Former LA pot dispensary owner sentenced to 1 year
• Dad pleads not guilty to tossing son off boat
• Merced College gets $1.575M three-year grant for training programs
• Air quality forecast
• Aggie Fest Oct. 17 to feature 200-plus brands of beer and auctions
• Survey: SJ Valley residents despondent over money
• County Arts Council to feature art events every day in October except Halloween
• Senior firewood project underway in Mariposa; needs volunteers
• CA gas prices fell 3.9 cents/gal over past week to $3.87 average
• Air quality forecast
• Small quake shakes Northern Calif. wine country
• Congresswoman found speech to blacks 'curious'
• Country music exhibit to explore Bakersfield Sound
• Delhi church's mission: Planting spiritual seeds in areas of need
• Job search harder with no diploma
• Merced Sports Grill owner steps up to the plate
• Our View: State should give higher priority to UC
• 2 soldiers based at Fort Polk die in Afghanistan
• Paul D. Jensen: Entitled to benefits?
• Facebook policies tricky for employers, workers
• Emanuel raising money for new heart program
• Daily Pilot, Costa Mesa: Eating together can keep kids off drugs
• Lake McSwain fishing derby registration open until Oct. 7
• Teen suspected of firing at Fresno officer arrested
• Robert Matthews: End results beneficial?
• Dan Walters: New district maps spark statewide legislative shuffle
• Local sports schedule for Monday, September 26, 2011
• Merced comes alive too late for victory
• Turlock man gets five years on meth-related charges
• Freed hikers: Iran held us because we're American
• Solo vehicle crash results in two fatalities Saturday morning
• Man in wheelchair dies after hit by vehicle
• Helicopter unable to find a group of women trying to fight a woman Saturday night
• Patient died during Calif. nurse labor dispute
• Shourd: 'Huge burden' lifted after 2 hikers freed
• 2 LAPD officers injured in crash
• About 300 Merced residents without power due to maintenance work
• Disabled American Veterans urges honor and recognition for Gold Star Mothers Day
• Air quality forecast
• Cuba to Florida swim marathon: Nyad continues on
• Hilary weakens some, drops to Category 3 hurricane
• LA police shoot, kill man suspected of shooting 2
• CA Hells Angel boss dead in Nev. casino shootout
• CA Hells Angel boss dead in NV casino shootout
• FBI seeks San Diego area 'Well-Dressed Bandit'
• San Francisco protesters: No nudes is bad news
• Salinas air show organizers stress safety of shows
• Biker gangs eyed in fatal Sparks casino shooting
• Atwater Police officers and Merced County S.W.A.T. Team respond to hostage situation in Atwater
• Panel OKs Nev. bear hunting season as permanent
• Man arrested after Merced clothing store robbed
• Four arrested after early-morning shooting at Downtown Merced bar
• Los Banos Tigers tame Raiders
• Freedom rings Golden Valley's bell
• Valley's ozone count extends fine period
• Merced County legal clinic keeps Hmong informed
• Mike Tharp: UC Merced's got game
• John Sweigard: Examining impact of Lake McClure project
• Jay Sousa: Putting the focus on the f-stop
• Nancy Appel: Editorial was wrong
• Our View: Let us return to the status of 'employed'
• Victor Davis Hanson: The real question is whether Israel will survive
• Ag secretary pitching Obama's bill
• Prep Roundup: People powers Bears to win
• NASA: 6-ton satellite hits Earth; location unknown
• S. California grocery workers vote on labor deal
• Court: Islamic group was rightly marked terrorist
• Merced County Arts Council News - September 21, 2011
• LA man likened to Bourne sentenced on drug charges
• LA man likened to Bourne sentenced on drug charges
• Prison inmate convicted of 1995 murder in Campbell
• Former Fresno casino manager sentenced for theft
• Fluetsch and Busby agency gets The Hartford's AARP-branded auto insurance program
• Man, woman charged with murder of Pasadena barber
• Proposal for railyard by LA port moves forward
• Wright pleads no contest to murder of his 3-year-old daughter in Dos Palos
• Chico police: Fatal shooting appears random
• County reports first human case of West Nile Virus; patient will recover
• Would-be developer in Chowchilla failed at similar project in Tulare
• 'Off the 99' podcast: Meet Pakistani journalist Javaria Tareen
• Turlock man sentenced to 5 years in prison for federal drug conviction
• Air quality forecast
• First air basin fined for high ozone fails again
• Atwater Relay for Life raises $97K for cancer research and other actions
• Calif. bill allows minors to seek STD prevention
• Feds raid 20-acre marijuana farm near Fresno
• Resident complains about Oakland mayor blight
• Debbie Croft: Country life is worth the messes
• UC Merced's Bobcats score one for the history books
• Merced College football's 'D' built Ram tough?
• Golden Valley soccer makes early lead stand against Merced High
• Campus connection brings Laurie Metcalf, French Stewart to Cal State Stanislaus for 'Voice Lessons'
• Young director sees joys in Playhouse Merced's 'Charley's Aunt'
• Grenade found in Los Banos home
• Our View: Senate bill is extreme bad faith
• Transient accused in killing of 100-year-old.
• Boy, 17, held after student robbed
• Fire burns Modesto apartment
• Backyard pot grower shot after argument
• Case resumes vs. mom in infant son's drowning
• Around Town: Cowboy poetry, music, dinner in La Grange
• Frances Saunders: Troubling finds
• Rita Silva: Look at Texas
• Ron Aragon: Make Castle an international airport
• Mary Ward: Heart of community is volunteerism
• Clinic focuses on declining eyesight in Merced County
• Dems face woes after campaign treasurer's arrest
• SoCal grocery workers vote on pact with markets
• Whitman has hit rough spots in business, politics
• Records: Suspect in CA killing had volatile past
• Student protesters occupy UC Berkeley building
• Photography show coming to Downtown Merced Sept. 29
• Emergency Notification System would notify Merced County residents of disasters,alerts
• 3 men arrested in bungled L.A. County beer heist
• Patrol: Calif. men had 53 pounds cocaine in Ohio
• With Whitman, H-P gets star power, imperfect fit
• Merced restaurant owner, poker champ main attraction at Modesto synagogue's poker tournament
• Questions and answers on the latest 'New Facebook'
• Video: The Shawn & Sean Show: Prep football, week 5
• League of Women Voters holds discussion on early childhood education
• Health fair in Delhi today to offer free health screenings
• Grin and bare it at San Francisco weekend nude-in
• Relative: Freed Americans catching up with family
• Calif. agents say they track pot to Bengal's home
• Dispatch center has sharper eye on crime
• UC Merced Chancellor works the circuit on Washington's Capitol Hill
• Merced County to launch Crime Stoppers program
• Andrews shines in BC's victory
• 'Cats ring in debut with party
• Risk & Reward: A coach's split-second decision can mean the difference between a win and a loss
• Fresno Pacific center welcomed in Merced
• 2 Utah men accused in W.Va. mortgage scam
• GOP's top investigator targeted by critics
• Tony Azevedo: Less disruptive option for high-speed rail route
• Pearle Hammond: Not criminals
• Lee Haugen: Clear on tea party
• Richard H. Lewis: Cynical strategy
• Our View: Rest home patients need advocates
• Video: Merced County announces Crime Stoppers program
• Livingston upgrades police dispatch
• YouTube video goes Venti after singing Starbucks employee fired in Chowchilla
• 4 cops to stay on leave after homeless death in CA
• County job fair draws in more than 400 job seekers
• Veto for bill requiring state park closure notices
• Air quality forecast
• Funeral in Compton for 1970s UNLV hoop player
• Calif. court nixes surgery for transgender inmate
• Feds won't target unwitting owners of illegal wood
• Merced College, others get $2.8M to better serve Hispanic and low-income students
• SJV Air Alert extended one day through Friday
• Merced Chamber endorses newcomers for city council
• Merced College bus trip to watch Raiders vs. Patriots
• Dozens of employers interviewing candidates at Merced job fair today
• Candidate Night in Merced Sept. 27 and Business and Professional Women's group
• UC Merced Student Balances Athletics and Academics
• SF motorists might get help in avoiding costly tow
• Lawyer: Iran to release 2 jailed Americans today
• Outdoors: Walking through the clouds
• Atwater rallies for victory
• Merced County's Most Wanted: Omar Shariff Ward
• Schools' vaccine campaign pays off
• Disease meets its match in MC professor
• Livingston to take on two Mains
• Guarding Land's Ag Heritage
• Up Your Alley: Locals cash at 500 club summer tournaments
• GOP wants program to verify status of workers
• Debt collectors: Biz is great but harder than ever
• Human remains found in Palmdale
• Cross in elderly LA woman's yard stirs controversy
• Our View: Pakistani journalist visits Merced
• John Pedrozo: Be careful near rail tracks
• Kirsten Schulley: Stop bullying
• Aaron Alexander: Patriot Day thanks
• Pat Trieweiler: Hoffa out of line
• Rooted In The Season: Jewish new year makes the most of local eating
• Training flights suspended after Calif. air crash
• DA gets autopsy report on death of homeless man
• Judge throws out parts of salmon, steelhead plan
• Solyndra execs to plead 5th at House hearing
• LA trustees rename school 'Carlos Santana Academy'
• Air quality forecast
• Merced a miserable city? Not this time, according to Business Insider
• Atwater, BCHS hold kick-off meeting Sept. 26 for 2012 Sober Grad Night
• Building Healthy Communities logo contest
• Merced County residents involved in train-vs-tomato truck accident near Ceres
• SJV Air Alert from today through Thursday
• UCLA forecast sees slow recovery for inland California
• 2nd day of smog warnings in San Francisco
• Police say father put son's hand in boiling water
• As gay military ban ends, officer sheds his alias
• Lawyer for 2 Americans held in Iran back in court
• Community lessons in gardening
• Prep Roundup: Golden Valley gets message, win
• Mike North: Bambi could lure bucks into his crosshairs
• Man sentenced in home invasion robbery
• Livingston awarded $9 million settlement
• Merced residents weigh in on city's vision for growth
• Our View: Keep tabs on solar subsidies
• Notebook: Merced College women get revenge in the pool
• Murder trial to begin
• Kaiser, Sutter nurses plan massive strike
• Valley's economic gloom likely to linger
• Modesto singer-actress debuts on 'Glee' tonight
• Kim Souza: All dogs can be dangerous, provoked to bite
• Bill Burke: The Big 5 unions
• Nancy Brawley: Doggie deposits
• Michael Fincher: Face it -- our state cannot afford high-speed rail
• Shawn & Sean Show
• Victims in Nev. air crash shared love of aviation
• Tougher laws considered for unvaccinated students
• Retrial delayed in slaying of ex-Raider's daughter
• GOP rep: Appoint special counsel in Solyndra loan
• LA judge rules against teachers, OKs charters
• Second suspect arrested in shooting of two UC Merced students
• Review sought in CA school's religious banner case
• Netflix separates its DVD, streaming businesses
• Pregnant Calif. teen beaten with baseball bat
• Study aims to alter the way police conduct lineups
• Mayor to TV Academy: NYC's ready for its close-up
• US religious envoys urge Iran to free 2 Americans
• Merced College blanks Gavilan 49-0
• Route could mean tough decisions
• Two more nabbed as sheriff targets metal thefts
• SCORE helps small businesses reach for success
• UC Merced student hosts TV talk show
• Our View: We all have responsibility to the poor
• Garth Wright: 'Perfect' document?
• Hoover High grad sues district over class fees
• Paul Smith: Also offended
• Ramon Castellblanch: Republican debate panders to small-mindedness
• Gregory Rodriguez: Empathy is the solution to our civic gridlock
• Flat doesn't slow Foulger
• Prep Roundup: Pacheco makes it 2 in a row
• One person seriously hurt in vehicle crash
• Police say kidnapped woman found dead in Calif
• 1 dead, 1 hurt in Ferrari crash on PCH in LA
• Newspapers to insert 'iCircular' ads on phones
• Arrest in deadly shooting at Watts party
• Reno air race victim: 'There was a lot of carnage'
• Reno air show crash fatalities
• Look at Reno air race crash scene shows horror
• Iran lawyer for 2 jailed Americans back in court
• Baby from OC taken by parents is found in Colorado
• Pair burned while stealing power in Inglewood
• San Joaquin County workers paid late after glitch
• Northeast farmers warn of Irene pumpkin shortage
• LA County wildfire burns through 600 acres
• 2 wounded
• No word of So. Calif. grocery deal as strike looms
• 3 dead, more than 50 hurt in Nev. air race crash
• Friends: Pilot in Reno crash was skilled airman
• Mike Tharp: Recipe for success -- Shut up and let your performance speak for itself
• West Nile virus kills horse in Merced County
• Merced County exceeds state average of kids with elevated levels of lead
• Prep Football Roundup: Los Banos stops Dos Palos in Westside War
• Fister pitches Tigers to title
• Too Little, Too Late: Merced nearly rallies from 36-7 deficit in loss to Edison
• August jobless rate higher than last year
• Summer Isn't Over Yet
• Always-peculiar Emmys: Who should win, who will
• Cynthia Blackmore: Ten thousand students at Merced College with one voice
• Mariposans for the Environment and Responsible Government (MERG): Bill would have destructive effect on Merced River
• Our View: Friday night lights shine brightly
• Hearing to focus on public land
• San Jose Mercury News: Tennessee's Pat Summitt's courageous fight against Alzheimer's
• Blood delivery to Nev. crash victims delays flight
• Bachmann lashes White House for 'crony capitalism'
• Modesto boy blamed for fire in family home
• Arrest made in teen killing over insulting text
• Busy CA border crossing to reopen after collapse
• Calif. Assembly computer system breached
• AP Interview: Brown struggles with tax initiative
• PNM files appeal over power plant proposal
• Air quality forecast
• 'Off the 99' podcast: The pros and cons of high-speed rail in California
• 2nd man accuses Calif. police of roughing up
• Grant applications available from Building Healthy Communities
• CA Lottery gives ways for players to check numbers
• Merced City Council holds public hearing on new general plan
• 'Community Conversations' on tomato fest, graffiti and roads
• 14 Calif. mail facilities, including Modesto, could close to cut costs
• Fresno teacher accused of sex with teenage student
• Sam Palmer: 'Day of Rage' an irony
• Denham's statement on National POW/MIA Recognition Day
• Friends gather at fallen Calif. soldier's home
• Cesar Chavez home now a national historic site
• Second suspect sought in college student death
• Mom wants to know why solider-son died of rabies
• Tahoe writers fundraiser Friday night at Valhalla
• Two Atwater schools getting new gymnasiums thanks to bond money
• Penn and Teller to make magic at Turlock Community Theatre
• City of Merced holds largest yard sale
• Mariposa festival a spicy blend of sizzling music and tasty barbecue
• Merced College football seeks balance
• It's Mister Fister: Merced pitcher making name for himself in Detroit
• Midwife in difficult delivery faces sentencing
• Our View: Strict criteria established for women to be released under California's Alternative Custody Program
• Remake of 'Straw Dogs' no lightweight affair
• Arline Harrington: Special thanks for help, care
• Around Town: United Way's annual lunch in the park
• Paul Treso: Passing the buck on code violations
• Dan Walters: Overhaul of California boards is long overdue
• White House wary of Solyndra re-election effects
• Father charged with murder in death of 7-month-old son
• Los Angeles Times wins APME First Amendment award
• UC students could see more tuition increases
• Tree falls on car in Calif., killing female driver
• Struggling Bachmann hunts for votes, cash in Calif
• Eucalyptus tree falls on car, killing woman
• Kona coffee dispute prompts class-action lawsuit
• Air quality forecast
• Jury convicts 21-year-old man in Livingston gang rape
• Denham's statement honors fallen Navy Petty Officer from Riverbank
• Homeless parolee arrested on warrants in Winton
• Fair's deadline for graphic design contest is Sept. 23
• Five suspects arrested after copper stolen from abandoned building in Winton
• Video: The Shawn & Sean Show: Prep football, week 4
• Merced's newest high school: Home to the blue, black and gold Gauchos
• Couple pleads not guilty in teen prostitution case
• Suit in fatal NV Amtrak crash says door locked
• Light earthquake strikes in Calif's Orange County
• UC tuition could nearly double under budget plan
• Officials hope to approve more loan guarantees
• Finishing Touch: Cougars' Golbad healthy, tormenting defenses
• Falcons' Fast Start
• College fills 'gaping hole' in regional economy
• Plea deal accepted in 2010 killings
• City official Daniel Ainslie will become city manager for South Dakota town
• Superintendent turns down raise; trustees make spirit decisions
• Concert at college helps music program
• Local Roundup: Lady Devils shine at Classic
• Our View: UC Merced has made an impact
• Ron Loewe: College looking good
• Peter Lizdas: What gives you right to say no?
• Cyber cooperation added to US-Australia treaty
• Man accused of biting off man's eyebrow in fight
• Officials meet at Castle to discuss emergency preparedness
• 'Girls Gone Wild' founder wins gambling debt case
• FBI: Celebrities targeted by computer hackers
• Field Poll: Californians sour on Obama
• California murder suspect arrested in Iowa
• Air quality forecast
• VIDEO: Congressman Denham appears on KMPH's 'Great Day'
• National elder care expert to speak at free presentation Oct. 1 at UC Merced
• Atwater HS homecoming Sept. 30 to feature parade and fireworks show
• Marches in Merced Oct. 6 and Los Banos Oct. 13 to mark Domestic Violence Awareness Month
• Campus' Economic Impact on Valley Nears $650M
• Disabled American Veterans Mobile Service van in Atwater Sept. 16
• California's poverty rate highest in more than a decade
• Firm must pay $846K for firing cancer patient
• Police find 8 explosives in Calif. man's home
• Outdoors: Hot on the trail in Yosemite
• Merced College makes light work of Modesto, Sac
• MC gave foe Devil of a time
• Up Your Alley: Bellevue Bowl to host NorCal Jubilee finals
• Fund-raiser for CASA scheduled
• Grant will fund no-smoking program for youth
• Sports fans, here come the Golden Bobcats
• Professors settling in on campus
• Sheriff's Dept. to boost ranks by 5 deputies
• Long for a wet concrete saw or a Crown Victoria? Merced's surplus inventory auction has both
• Play at Merced College will open Sept. 30
• McCourts to argue over spousal support in LA court
• Lawmakers will wait on testimony from solar execs
• Wine Line: Monthlong honor is deserved
• Calif. bishop charged in sexual assault of 2 boys
• 5 Fresno students hospitalized after taking pills
• Our View: Kudos to federal lawmakers
• Samuel Matthews: Obama's jobs plan won't work
• Bob Brown: Paper's editorial board got it wrong
• Levee breached to restore SF Bay tidal wetlands
• Ex-ESPN analyst pleads no contest in stalking case
• Ex-drug dealer executed for killing 2 in Texas
• Calif. man convicted in Missouri cocaine case
• Asian Tiger mosquitoes found in LA county
• Air quality forecast
• Castle Air Museum annual fall omelet brunch Oct. 3
• Atwater's Relay for Life event at Shaffer Elementary Sept. 17-18
• CASA to hold Wild West Hoedown fundraiser in Los Banos Oct. 22
• Action Agency to honor staff and volunteers at annual picnic Sept. 30
• Chowchilla changes city council meetings to Tuesdays from Mondays
• AAA Northern California tracks 'huge' month-to-month jump in gas prices
• Cardoza wants administration officials to meet Congress to talk about mortgage refinance
• Valley cancer patients hit by shortage of drugs
• Boys & Girls Clubs to state junior high reunion featuring Weaver School Sept. 24
• Campus’ First Varsity Sporting Events Approaching
• 2 plead not guilty in toddler shooting death
• Lawyer: Iran sets bail for 2 jailed Americans
• Principal says cheerleader miniskirts too risque
• 4 teens escape Northern Calif. detention facility
• Livingston chemistry teacher's hearing moved
• Merced, Atwater, Livingston and two other cities get $1M in school safety money
• One-time slayer Gellar hopes to attract viewers to 'Ringer'
• Ruth Oosting: Seems pretty trivial
• Our View: Not every bill warrants that signature
• Dan Morain: Mississippi is picking California's jobs pocket
• VSA hosting Instructional Baseball League
• UC Merced joins in effort to prevent sexual violence
• Dave Rodriguez: Radio listener feels those 'oldie' station blues
• Bitter battle over corn syrup heads to LA court
• Merced County Arts Council News - September 8, 2011
• Mother pleads in fatal stabbing of young daughter
• Police nab alleged taco bandit
• 2 plead not guilty in Oakland burned body case
• Home invasion reported near Livingston
• PG&E: Saturday's massive power outage in Merced caused by bird
• Calif. bishop accused of lewd acts with boy
• Authors Guild sues universities over online books
• Calif congresswoman: Campaign robbed of $250,000
• Buhach Colony football trounces Christian Bros
• Air quality forecast
• 23-year-old man arrested in death of 7-month-old son
• Denham invites Obama to Valley to see water crisis and unemployment
• Merced College Theater to host two world-famous guitarists Oct. 15
• Alleged copper thieves arrested in Delhi
• High-Speed Rail Authority to hold public meeting, workshop Sept. 14 in Merced
• Mariposa man shot after attacking Kern County sheriff's deputy
• Chowchilla inmates donate 33 feet of hair to Locks of Love
• 2 dead, 3 wounded in pair of Fresno County shootings
• Parolee escapes after high-speed chase, carjacking
• Pa. boy is home after hit-run outside Giants game
• Merced College football shows spunk
• Merced bike shop owner cycles successful road
• Fire damages abandoned home
• UC Merced professor leads diaper drive
• Philly-area boy, 9, back home after SF hit-run
• Nation recalls those we lost
• Network of wildfires burns through central Calif.
• Our View: President is right about jobs bill
• Dan Walters: Redistricting angst in Southern California
• Kathleen Parker: We don't have a problem; we are the problem
• Local sports schedule for Monday, September 12, 2011
• Prep Volleyball -- CCC Tournament
• Chamber revamps its quarterly breakfast
• Chowchilla council considers development
• Karolyn Alvarez: Things are just cheaper online
• Case of LA's stolen Rembrandt intrigues art world
• Merced, Atwater commemorate 10 year anniversary of Sept. 11 terrorist attacks
• Ex-principal, superintendent arrested in Utah
• San Diego statue transformed into 9/11 tribute
• Earhart goggles, photos pull in more than $31,000
• 2 found dead in Oakland apartment fire Sunday
• Police: Calif. gang members sports Nebraska gear
• R Street structure fire causes $30,000 loss in structural damage, no one hurt
• Live video: World Trade Center memorial
• Wild land fire near Mariposa 90% contained by Saturday afternoon
• Air quality forecast
• Man arrested for terror threats in city bus scare
• Lightning sparks 50 wildfires throughout Kern Co.
• Woman severely burned in Northern California blaze
• So. Calif. city offers $1.5 mil in shooting death
• New So. Calif. desert race fees roundly disliked
• Police release more info in killing of centenarian
• Fighter pilot recalls mission to stop 9/11 plane
• Fighter pilot recalls mission to stop 9/11 plane
• Convicted Calif. sex offender faces new charge
• Report: violent crime drops in California
• Fallen, but never forgotten
• Despite war-on-terrorism gains, Pakistan still large haven for al-Qaida
• Bulldogs outlast Wolves
• Los Banos tops Atwater
• September 11 ten years later: Tragedy remembered
• Credible threat to attack received
• Movie Review: Calm and realism strong weapons in 'Contagion'
• Jay Sousa: Use tools to take control of camera
• Police in standoff with armed man in N. Calif.
• Our View: Why 9/11? It's all about Israel
• Mike Tharp: We should take better care of our defenders of freedom
• Stephanie Badillo: To live on-campus or off-campus -- That is the question
• Religion 101: What's involved in church-state separation
• Kyndall Burgfeld: Wound still festers 10 years later
• Merced County keeps up with overall vaccination rates
• Prep football roundup: Bertuccio leads Golden Valley past Tracy
• Fourth and final defendant in Avina case convicted
• Obama jobs plan heartens frustrated blacks
• Police in standoff with armed man in N. Calif.
• Calif. lawmakers approve Amazon tax compromise
• CA treasurer accused of theft to be released
• Cost estimate of SoCal outage tops $100 million
• Calif. man indicted for bilking $2M from nonprofit
• Low humidity, wind gusts prompt NorCal fire watch
• Bill would move all initiatives to Nov. ballots
• Driver pleads not guilty to ditching kin in crash
• Denham's statement on 9/11
• Livingston's sport complex keeps evolving
• Female bank robber disguised herself as a man, Merced police say
• Air quality forecast
• Merced County Food Bank offers $5 barbecue meals for fundraiser
• Livingston teachers to be featured on outdoors-themed television show
• Denham's staffers to hold mobile office hours in Chowchilla Sept. 13
• Yosemite to welcome 32 new U.S. citizens from 13 countries
• Bill would let local governments run state parks
• Patriotism theme of Sept. 11 parade in Merced
• Slipping Bachmann seeks jolt for GOP campaign
• Doane Yawger: 'The Help' stays true to its cars
• Our View: Bad bill gets through Legislature
• Le Grand football is looking for payback against Livingston
• Marine told fellow Marines to stop alleged hazing
• Hilmar's Dot Jones recognized for 'Glee' role with Emmy nomination
• San Bruno residents to remember 8 killed in blast
• Hilmar soccer rallies past Enochs
• Loaded field for Golden Valley volleyball tourney
• Third man found guilty in Livingston woman's 2007 death
• Around Town: Sept. 11 parade
• Magally Vargas: No animal control
• Jimmy Turrey: Residents can help keep city safe
• Wayne Wallace: Yes, I'm a liberal
• Enrique Anguiana: Supports vehicle bill
• Farm states push competing guest-worker bills
• Report: Breach leads to online data posting
• 9/11 commemorations around the Valley
• Parents of girl who died at LA rave sue organizers
• Obama to Congress: Pass my $447 billion jobs plan now
• Calif. woman seen struggling with man before death
• Calif. lawmakers seek deal over Internet sales tax
• Power out for millions in Calif., Ariz., Mexico
• Police say San Diego hit by major power outage
• Surrendered items pile up at courthouse
• National Guard troops extend stay at Mexico border
• Air quality forecast
• Merced College Theater to show play set in Weimar Germany in 1930s
• Merced Sun-Star athlete of the week: Eli Gutierrez
• High smog levels lead to one-day extension of SJV air alert
• USP Atwater inmate indicted for trying to file false liens against prison officers
• Yosemite/Mariposa County Tourism Bureau wins national award for social media
• Prep football video: The Shawn & Sean Show, Week 3
• OC man convicted of sex assault on girls
• Contra Costa pays $1.5m over hospital shooting
• Our View: Two aspects of national problem
• 'Dogs call on Grizz grad
• Bobcats lack matches, but not 'game'
• Deol Dialed In: Livingston coaches, players work phones to lure QB onto field; Wolves perfect since
• William Moldrup: Opposing views on tea party
• Allan R. Schell: David vs. Goliath
• Merced College addresses its status
• Elevated pollution levels call for air alert in Valley counties
• More money for plaintiffs in contamination lawsuit
• Connection made by intervention at Atwater school
• Case of one defendant in burn killing trial goes to jury
• MID hires Washingtonian as deputy manager
• 3 Marines accused of hazing to appear in court
• Runaway truck driver in Calif to be sentenced
• Briefing for Ohio St trustees on compliance review
• Romney and Perry jab at each other on job records
• Perry, Romney discuss wildfires ahead of debate
• Trucker admits smuggling drugs into Canada
• Assembly passes LA stadium bill on bipartisan vote
• Suspect in 1980 Los Banos homicide arraigned on murder charge
• Air quality forecast
• Perplexing puzzle: Can Yahoo's luster be restored?
• Attorney General files $24.5M settlement proposal with Chevron about hazardous waste, including Merced
• UC Merced College Republicans to host 9/11 memorial Friday on campus
• Gas leak reported at G Street underpass site
• VIDEO: UC Merced engineers building sustainable solutions
• Impact: Engineers Building Sustainable Solutions
• UCSF, UC Merced to Study Anti-Tobacco Programs
• UC Merced gets grant to adopt U of New Hampshire's sexual violence prevention program
• Seven state office-holders join Sierra Nevada Conservancy's Sept. 17 cleanup
• Air Alert continues in eight Valley counties through Thursday; pollution levels spike
• LA police shoot, kill suspected gunman
• Menlo Park blast site had no safety violations
• Obama welcomes NASCAR drivers to White House
• Outdoors: Volcanoes shaped the landscape
• MC women focus on CC crown
• Casey's time now at Merced College
• 'Valve Burners' plan 22nd car show
• Merced College asks for help in drawing boundaries
• UC Merced Connect: Photographer pursuing college degree
• County's 2010 harvest was the 3rd most lucrative
• To foster growth, city keeps lower development fees
• State pols to Obama: Talk about my plan
• Lawyer: Blunt trauma cause of homeless man's death
• GOP debate features first appearance for Perry
• Our View: Smart choices should bring more business
• Denny Karr: Find way to protect correctional officers
• Carole Long: Quit dumping your stray kittens here
• Jerry Martin: Delighted with KABX
• Creative touches add pizazz to quick meals
• Man tending pot garden near Dinuba slain
• Bartz fired as CEO of Yahoo
• Sacramento mayor, school reformer Rhee marry
• Calif. lawmakers pass bill banning shark-fin trade
• Police suspect triple homicide in Banning deaths
• Ag income spikes in county
• Panel rejects suit over immigrants' adult children
• Zombie Walk returning to Merced in new location
• Bill halting local circumcision bans goes to Brown
• Air quality forecast
• Bill letting nonprofits run California's parks heads to Brown
• Merced River flow and Lake McClure storage for Sept. 5
• Yosemite celebrates completion of largest trail rehabilitation project in park's history
• CalTrans 15 miles of Highway 165 through Merced County to be closed for five months
• Hard as Nails Ministry speaker in Merced Sept. 24
• Greater Merced Chamber to unveil new 'Wake Up Merced' speakers' series
• Caltrans begins highway repaving binge
• Girl, 11, dies in San Bernardino County rockslide
• Downey gunman's barricade prompts evacuations
• Go get 'em, Tiger
• Mike North: Hunt, general live on
• Trial in burn killing expected to conclude this week
• LABOR DAY 2011
• Jobless sensing growing hostility
• New reality: American Dream downsized
• Our View: Governors need the furlough tool
• Bob Souza: Museum will live on
• Calif. gay marriage ban faces next legal hurdle
• Dan Walters: Liberal government shows a darker side
• Atwater hoops fundraiser
• Candidates' loyalty gets upset in Valley
• Ginny Nurenberg: Don't forget SPCA
• Michael Gerson: Debt grenade's pin is pulled
• Gold fever sweeps the criminal underworld
• Solo living drops in Manhattan, rises elsewhere
• Man, 19, arrested for fatal stabbing in Monterey
• Officials toss scores after LA teacher cheating
• Paradise to vote on medical pot club ban
• Atwater PD investigates alleged stabbing, separate shooting incident with automatic weapon
• Atwater police arrest man, 33, for assaulting his 57-year-old mother
• Modesto police shoot suspect in high-speed chase
• Air quality forecast
• Man killed in airplane collision with girlfriend
• Delhi man arrested after short pursuit on charges of stalking ex-girlfriend
• Turlock man killed in single-car accident; DUI suspected
• First Annual SJV Award-Winning Olive Oils and Vinegar Festival Sept. 10 in Modesto
• State gaining jobs at fast rate, but unemployment will stay high unless pace quickens
• Missing hiker found dead in Yosemite
• Fresno police probe firebombing of officer's home
• Drum/prayer circle to honor Turtle Women Rising group in Oakland Sept. 10
• Small plane crash sparks rapid brush fire in Calif
• Felony charges filed in fatal DUI
• Prep football notes: Victory propels Merced; Bears' upset could set tone for season
• Japanese company finds the right mix in Los Banos
• Congress returns, still spoiling for a showdown
• Merced County Food Bank serves the county's hungry
• Critic grades fall lineup of network shows
• Holly (Dodson) Delahaye: Undeserved rudeness
• Man killed in apparent hit-and-run accident
• Woman gets prison in mother's killing
• Marquita Bittner: Pay now or later
• Dan Walters: Irony in holiday for state's unions
• Steve Newvine: Living life in the bike lane
• Our View: Eastern District loses a fine judge
• Calling youth organizations
• Atwater hoops fund-raiser
• Investigators calling house fire suspicious
• Fresno police officer's house firebombed
• Merced County Arts Council News - September 1, 2011
• Small plane crash sparks rapid brush fire in Calif
• `Wall of Shame' designed to help bears at Tahoe
• California man hit by boat propeller in Hawaii
• Man arrested after three county pursuit
• Burning Man crowd size exceeds limit set by BLM
• Councilman murder suspect spotted near Fort Bragg
• Long lines as people attend Oakland marijuana fair
• Earthquake prediction still stymies scientists
• Standoff in El Sobrante ends when man found dead
• Air quality forecast
• Pro eaters to do battle at chicken wing festival
• 2 dead, 1 injured in Lake Havasu incidents
• Police arrest passenger after alleged plane threat
• Calif. city warned of possible insurance loss
• Democratic campaign veteran arrested in mail fraud
• APNewsBreak: Porn performer retests HIV-negative
• Burning Man draws record crowd on Nevada desert
• Feds had warned about material of pipe in CA blast
• Evacuations lifted in Southern Calif. fire
• Perry tells NH 'no' to border fence
• Medical pot blamed for more grow sites in Valley
• Yosemite search and rescue workers looking for missing 69-year-old hiker
• Parolee with history of child molestation arrested in Merced
• Friday night shooting in South Merced was gang related, police say
• CA gay history referendum faces long ballot odds
• Castle Museum opens up for air tribute
• Prep Football: Los Banos blasts Tracy
• Prep Football: Golden Valley conquered by Clovis
• Jobs report: Payrolls flat in August
• Merced area businesses suffer during construction/repair projects
• Mimes loudly, proudly offer '2012 -- The Musical!'
• Mike Tharp: Doing Well by Doing Good
• Cynthia Blackmore: Ways to make college experience more affordable
• Sheriff: 2-year-old boy killed by car during walk
• Peter Lizdas: Time for columnist to eat crow
• Our View: Foreclosure's anguish goes national
• Prep Football: Buhach Colony tops Enochs
• Water bill fate in doubt
• Victor Emanuel Smith: Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy
• Kimberly Freeman Brown: This Labor Day, let's restore balance
• High surf to pound Calif. beaches into holiday
• Noose found hanging at Southern Calif union office
• Noose found hanging at Southern Calif union office
• Saggy pants cost Green Day singer his airline seat
• Jackson doctor defense files appeal, seeks delay
• Bill benefiting juvenile convicts gets new life
• Rock star says sagging pants cost him airline seat
• Man arrested after having sex with 13-year-old girl, Merced police say
• 'Off the 99' podcast: Meet the candidates for Merced City Council, part 3
• Air Alert issued for eight Valley counties Sept. 5-8
• Second suspect identified in shooting of UC Merced students
• Serial killing suspect gets public defender
• Industry forum on high-speed rail and bidding process Sept. 8 in Fresno
• STAR team discovers weapons cache in Winton, tracks down female escapee in Fresno
• 'Community Conversations' to deal with 9/11, the invention of volleyball and other topics
• Merced council to consider extending cut in development impact fees
• Sheriff's office arrests two men for robbery, assault in Aug. 11 beating in Winton
• Sen. Cannella to attend Merced/Mariposa Central Labor Council picnic Monday
• Merced city manager clarifies email on employees' political activities
• Merced High football wins thriller against Clovis West
• Moreno has high hopes for Le Grand football
• UC Merced fairs focus on community involvement
• Our View: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers should revise policy on levee trees
• Merced cheerleader, 12, asked to perform at Capital One Bowl in Florida
• Burse finding niche with Fresno State
• Modesto orchestra goes far out for disco party at its Picnic at the Pops concert
• Turlock's Carnegie Arts Center rises again
• Around Town: Backpack, school supply giveaway
• Fleisig: Baby boomers unite against radio station changes
• Victor Davis Hanson: What's off the table in 2012?
• Dan Walters: A big trash pile means big politics
• Funding a problem for Los Banos Highway 152 bypass
• Proposed DC-10 deal for Castle crashes
• Not guilty pleas for having lost iPhone prototype
• Oakland hosting marijuana street fair
• $25M renovation planned at Reno's Grand Sierra
• Sister: Investigators rule mansion death a suicide
• Quake risk to reactors greater than thought
• CA professor wanted for leading gang, drug ring
• Senate OKs bill protecting reading records
• Castle meets disappointment with new hope
• Federal judge rules on salinity zone for smelt
• Ex-NFL player jailed for robberies, sexual assault
• Calif. bill seeks more scrutiny of sex offenders
• Cardoza to Obama: take decisive action to stem foreclosures
• Judge to retire after two decades on federal bench
• Air quality forecast
• Arrest made in UC Merced students' shooting
• Mariposa County's Motor Fire 90 percent contained
• Valley air basin records first-ever August within ozone standards
• Valley air sets cleanliness mark in August
• West Side Needs Assessment to launch health survey this month in Los Banos
• Dove hunting season draws shots-fired calls
• Fair's free E-waste recycling this weekend at 11th Street parking lot
• 'The Shawn and Sean Show' sports podcast: Football season, Week 2
• Watsonville chases homeless out of river
• Rescued sea lion euthanized after suffering stroke
• Scientists: Wolf return could help restore lynx
• 10 companies recall fuel gel for firepots
• Mars rover Opportunity examining rocks at new site
• Jury selection for 4 accused in Planada shooting set
• County schools on target for state academic objectives
• 'The Shawn and Sean Show'
• Merced, GV break in stadium
• First-team 'D' shines in Blue/Gold game
• Closing of solar firm casts a shadow
• Oil company to compensate Dos Palos residents
• Tip List: Cyclist frustrated by Atwater streets
• Our View: No urgency to pension reform
• HEIKE HAMBLEY: The Bard would be proud
• JACK MOBLEY: Comments offensive
• DAVE MOLLETT: Misses oldies
• Mother Nature, not man, blamed in pelican maulings
• San Diego shark sighting forces beach closure
• 5 men arrested in Ohio in probe of drug operation
• APNewsBreak: Judge takes BLM to task over mustangs
• UC Berkeley prof. confirmed to Calif. high court
• Bill would let illegal immigrant students get aid
• Air quality forecast
• Former Sheriff Jerry Brockman dies; services Friday in Merced
• Cannella to present Senate resolution honoring 12-year-old Merced girl who helped save boy from drowning
• Atwater, Winton plan 9/11 memorial ceremonies
• Two Delhi teens accused of assaulting another teen with handle from floor jack
• Junior Leadership Merced application deadline is noon Friday
• Community colleges in bind with fee waivers
• Fire near Yosemite now 80 percent contained
• Jerry Brown proposes alternative to 'card check' bill for farmworkers union
• Man gets 260 days for role in Caltrain beating
• UC Santa Cruz chancellor undergoes brain surgery
• Calif. man dies after he's hit by boat in NY bay
• Burglary suspect found three blocks away
• Study: Race disparity seen in military death penalty
• Merced sheriff gets quake safety seat
• Driver held in fatal wreck
• Month's mosquito count up 55 percent over last year in area
• Yosemite Park officials want to restore sequoia grove
• Man charged with killing of pizza deliveryman
• Merced College Notebook: Blue/Gold game set for today
• Local sports schedule for Wednesday, August 31, 2011
• Outdoors: Crowds thin at Mammoth, Devils Postpile
• Ex-NBA player set for LA court appearance
• Our View: There is hope amid the violence
• Skewers are made to order for Labor Day barbecue
• Phyllis Boyer: Listen to candidates
• Up Your Alley: McBride and Cassell break the bank
• Maintenance crane collapses at Calif. fun park
• AP News Alert
• Police to search neighborhood where woman was shot
• Mountain lion sightings prompt warnings in Burbank
• Mosquito populations up in Merced County
• LA County supe withdraws NFL stadium motion
• Central Valley Red Cross collecting donations for families displaced by Irene
• Air quality forecast
• Yosemite seeks to restore Mariposa Grove of 500 giant sequoias
• Fair's logo contest deadline is Sept. 24; winner gets $500
• Merced College art gallery features works of Bay Area artist Barbara Milman
• UC Merced professor discovers mechanism behind bacteria's biological clock
• Playhouse Merced's 'Brigadoon' opens Friday
• Merced woman killed in DUI crash on Bear Creek; driver had two prior DUI convictions
• Dream Act dream team has Valley influence
• Woman pleads guilty to Craigslist rental scam
• Pedestrian opens fire, deputy shoots back
• California man pleads in Salina double murder
• California man pleads in Salina double murder
• Minn. dad who abandoned son arrested in California
• Our View: High-speed rail needs leadership
• Mental health services coming to communities surrounding Merced
• Prep Volleyball Roundup: Buhach Colony sweeps past Modesto
• College Volleyball: Less could mean more for Blue Devils
• Home improvement loans available for Merced residences
• Big blaze west of Yosemite kindles restlessness in residents
• Irene was all bark, little bluster
• Wendell Martin: Enact consequences for crossing
• Two area boxers score wins against Visalia
• Daily Pilot, Costa Mesa: It's important to immunize
• Kathleen Parker: GOP candidates in a race to be truest believer
• Silver lining for Golden Valley volleyball
• Three shot, including 1-year-old, late Sunday
• Board of Supervisors Adopts Supervisorial Redistricting Plan and Ordinance
• Generous Calif. school superintendent gives more
• Inmate uprising raises concerns
• 2 arrested for killing man found buried near lake
• Police seek public's help in shooting that injured UC Merced students
• Calif: Few illegal pesticide residues in produce
• Three arrested in Aug. 21 South Merced shooting that left man paralyzed
• Authorities ID victims of Richmond home invasion
• Generous Fresno school superintendent gives more
• Air quality forecast
• Denham to speak to Modesto Tea Party Sept. 1
• High-speed-rail panel extends deadline for comments on Merced-to-Fresno route
• Erin Campbell to be named Dos Palos postmaster Sept. 9
• Effort launched to repeal California's death penalty
• Assembly sends commutation limits bill to governor
• Great Lakes to add one more daily flight to LA from Merced
• CA court to mull unsealing Prop. 8 trial videos
• Jury deliberations resume in CA gay murder trial
• Berrian of old emerges; Atwater grad looks to play big part for Vikes
• Trio tries to cash stolen check, police say
• Merced's role model in Loughborough
• Merced establishes $13.6 million payment plan
• Leonard Pitts: Rep. Waters and her backbone
• Our View: Land panel lax on rent collections
• Deficit panel members had moments of independence
• Death penalty cases highlight deficiencies in military justice
• Mike Morehouse: Rage on the left
• The Record, Stockton: Thank a band of boors
• Pat Trieweiler: Attack is senseless
• Buhach basketball hosting Dinner/Dance fund-raiser
• Deputies: 4 who were stabbed not the victims
• 100 residents forced to flee flames just west of Yosemite
• List of winners of 2011 MTV Video Music Awards
• Beyonce's baby, Gaga's alter-ego spice up VMAs
• Fire near Fairfield burns about 715 acres
• Fort Bragg City Councilman shot and killed
• FAA says 2 hurt when plane skids off Napa runway
• Metrolink: operator shirking crash responsibility
• Hawaii donkeys prepare to move to California
• Workshop fire in Hilmar does $2K damage, no injuries reported
• ABC 30 video: Motor Fire in Mariposa County grows to 4,600 acres; El Portal residents evacuated
• Chowchilla boy killed, four hurt in suspected DUI crash
• Three arrested after Merced police find 98-year-old woman's stolen property
• Local MATCH health coalition elects new officers
• 'All Dads Matter' to sponsor fatherhood conference in Merced Sept. 15
• Air quality forecast
• Long Beach officer responding to fight kills man
• Man arrested, accused of 6 SoCal armed robberies
• Ill prisoner's suit against CA prison can proceed
• Police interview man in killing of 100-year-old
• Security changes to take effect at Candlestick
• Suspect in armored car robbery facing murder
• Calif. arrest could clear 2006 Charlotte death
• 'Off the 99' podcast: Merced City Council Candidates, part 2
• Merced police seeking information on late Friday stabbing
• 2 deputies injured in crash near Malibu
• Quake strikes in central Calif. Coastal area
• Quake strikes in central Calif. Coastal area
• Buhach Colony runs over Bethel
• Beyer slips past Hilmar
• Mary's Mantle, a place in Merced County where crisis turns to hope
• 'Don't Be Afraid of the Dark' closer to sick entertainment than horror film
• Money (as in Eddie) for a good cause
• Lunden Souza: Stick with positive people who value you for you
• Stephanie Badillo: Excitement returns to UC Merced -- more students, new needs
• Our View: How about some more visits here
• Dorothy Leland: Excitement returns to UC Merced-- Community feedback, participation welcome
• Mike Tharp: From history to cunning detectives, there's plenty on the bookshelf
• Jay Sousa: The Range Finder
• Pacheco pounded in opener
• Radio station switches formats
• New study suggests trees might benefit levees
• More than 'Mad': '60s tapped for new shows
• Former NBA player Crittenton charged with murder
• DA: Yogurt store owner put naked employee in box
• Man critically injured in LA train stabbing
• Correction: Rail Car Fire story
• Special prep football section: Playbook
• Yosemite highway remains closed as fire rages
• Judge allows Loughner's forcible medication
• Prosecutors: LA school officer staged shooting
• Law murky on identifying police in homeless death
• Videos: Mariposa County's Motor Fire
• Suspect in 1980 Los Banos homicide returns to California from Florida
• Livingston officials review finances
• Senator Boxer Visits UC Merced
• One-way traffic control on Highway 33 next week could pose delays
• City redevelopment agency adopts payment schedule to pay its bills
• Air quality forecast
• Valley's Air Alert extended one day to Aug. 29 because of ozone levels
• Mosquitoes in county test positive for West Nile Virus; precautions urged
• Merced counts fifth-highest number of Yellow-billed Magpies in volunteer survey
• Map: See which California counties have the most illegal immigrants
• Bethel out to avenge playoff loss
• Mays gets his chance to lead Merced football against Paradise tonight
• Our View: Cogdill should be on water panel
• Barbara Boxer touts clean energy in UC Merced visit
• Los Banos man stops carjacking suspect
• Paul Rudd brings deepest of insights into new comedy 'Our Idiot Brother'
• Around Town: Poker run scheduled at Merced church
• Sonora theater adds four musical shows to lineup
• Visalia school board member faces sex charge
• Victor Davis Hanson: Obama uses old excuse: 'Not enough'
• Fred Warchol: Atwater's actions questioned
• Gary T. Rucker: Many to thank
• UC Merced Connect: Making sure it's all about alumni
• Testimony begins in latest trial in 2007 burning death of Livingston woman
• Calif couple gets down and weeds for wedding
• Sentencing set for Friday for Yusuf Bey IV
• 22 laid-off San Jose firefighters rehired
• San Antonio gun store challenges ATF rule
• Scientists man bioterror front lines post-9/11
• Merced County Arts Council News - August 24, 2011
• New online sales tax bill could negate referendum
• Mariposa County fire grows to 600 acres; Highway 140 closed
• County supervisors decide on new district lines
• 3 Hawaii Marines accused of hazing Marine
• Court says Marine should go to trial in Iraq case
• LAPD officer shot several times in pedestrian stop
• Cano, Martin, Granderson hit slams, Yanks romp
• Air quality forecast
• Sierra Nevada Conservancy to consider guidelines for $5M healthy forests grant program
• Victim, suspect identified in Tuesday's murder-suicide
• Preliminary hearing set for Livingston teacher accused of keeping explosives
• UC Merced Campus Emerging as Force for Change in State
• Sea lion recovering after being shot in Santa Cruz
• 3 more Calif. condors to be released in Arizona
• Apple's magic enthralls Main Street., Wall Street
• Arab-American philanthropy awards grants across US
• Thunder football ranked 15th in state
• Video: The Shawn & Sean Show: Week 1
• Sen. Boxer tours UC Merced for first time
• Mobile health center will provide classy care
• Flash Buy uses social networking to support, promote Merced shops
• Merced welcomes UFW marchers
• Firefighters contain California forest wildfire
• Questions for Senator Boxer
• Our View: Guard has opportunity to amend
• Dawn Brown: Paul has media, voter problems
• Wayne Wallace: Denham blocks
• Apple says Steve Jobs resigning as CEO
• County executive officer decides on retirement date
• Armored truck robbery turns deadly in N. Calif.
• Courthouse sting nets two men for driving on suspended licences
• Small town mayor ousted amid criminal charges
• Five Merced Camera Club members to exhibit work in Modesto gallery
• Air quality forecast
• Autopsy completed on couple in murder/suicide incident in Merced, Fresno
• Suspect in LA double homicide faces gun charges
• More students accuse tough-love school of abuse
• Police: Two UC Merced students shot
• Merced Community College District sets redistricting meeting schedule
• Special Redevelopment meeting called for Thursday
• EPA: Calif toxic waste dump must pay $1M penalties
• Senator Barbara Boxer to visit UC Merced
• Call to Readers: What would you tell Barbara Boxer?
• Yosemite's Historic Wawona Hotel fountains spring to life
• Spurned boyfriend wants $53K ring returned
• Talented group in pool
• In The Crosshairs: Bringing down Big Fellah
• Outdoors: All Aboard: Trains still chugging in Jamestown
• Nancy Reagan stumbles at Reagan library event
• Up Your Alley: Recapping the summer that was on the lanes
• New project could revitalize Castle
• Playhouse Merced opens 18th season with 'Brigadoon'
• Program encourages sharing, not wasting lunches
• Translators help at hospital
• Two die in apparent murder-suicide
• MID warns fo danger on river
• SF area transit agency to discuss wireless policy
• Small earthquake shakes San Francisco Bay area
• Jack Marciel: Disc golf's a winner
• LA man arrested in bomb threat case
• Our View: Residents' involvement is essential
• Patricia Liwang: Help local business
• Back to School for Merced - Bus Schedules, Lunch Menus, School Supplies and more
• Squash goes upscale
• UPDATE: Fatal domestic violence incident turns into murder/suicide investigation, says sheriff
• Napa State patient gets 25-to-life in tech's death
• Jaded West Coast chuckles over East Coast quake
• Arts Council fundraiser Saturday to feature live performances and art auction
• Clark Gable's grandson charged in laser incident
• Ex-teacher gets 17 years for molesting student
• California air board asks drivers to use restraint
• Calif lawmakers OK statewide rules on circumcision
• Experts: 49ers had no choice about security moves
• Air quality forecast
• Body of Delhi man, 83, found in Merced River
• Hundreds of boxes of grapes stolen in Madera
• Ex-braceros rally for broadened payment list
• Turlock's Emanuel Medical Center plans 10th 'Kool Kars' charity event
• New-home sales fall, 2011 could be worst year yet
• California board passes rural fire fee, but changes are likely
• Tip leads agents to Stanislaus County arrest of inmate missing since '75
• State audit letters question filing status
• Court reinstates lawsuit in Madera cop shooting
• Californian gets 3-5 years in Nebraska drug case
• Toyota debuts new Camry amid tough competition
• Baby critically hurt in fall from parking garage
• No gimmies for Merced, Buhach Colony football
• Muse looking for fresh start at Merced College
• Denham flies cross-country to preside over House, block Obama appointments
• After appeal, deputy gets his job back
• Merced area students benefit from GI Bill
• California State University and community colleges expect midyear cuts will be needed
• Our View: State payday sharks look to feed again
• Our View: Vehicle asset limit outdated, unjust
• Kathleen Parker: What the bleep is wrong with these people?
• Dan Walters: Aging Democrats clog up political machine
• Must-see high school football games this season
• Marin judge nixes delay in 'double-initial' deaths
• Report: Facebook plans to expand new headquarters
• Slippery thieves net trout catch in hatchery heist
• Calif. fugitive arrested 36 years after escape
• Ex-head of CA drug task force pleads not guilty
• Bill restricts police search of electronic devices
• Kellogg defends Toucan Sam against group's logo
• 'Off the 99' podcast: Meet the candidates for Merced City Council
• Air quality forecast
• Six Mercedians, one Winton man graduate from Fresno City College Police Academy
• USDA gives $1.15M to dairy group and Fiscalini Farms in Modesto
• MID makes $10K commitment to UC Solar headquartered at UC Merced
• Sheriff: SWAT and others hit three dorms at John Latorraca to seize weapons
• Sheriff's office discovers body in river in Delhi; may be that of missing man
• 'Brigadoon' opens three-weekend run at Playhouse Merced Sept. 2
• Hobby Lobby's four new stories in CA to hire 35 to 40 people at each location
• SJV air district calls 'Air Alert' Aug. 23-28 for eight counties
• Calif National Guard recruiter had sex with teen
• Calif homeowners battle building code enforcement
• AP IMPACT: Uneven post-9/11 data-cloaking persists
• 2 die, 2 injured in house fire
• Cops increasingly under siege after homeless death
• Shooting victim found lying on sidewalk at home
• The Burroughses of California Cloverleaf Farms sell organic milk the family way
• Police seek witnesses after SF stadium shootings
• Schank instant success at Merced Speedway
• Our View: Don't bet on online gambling bill
• Motel lobby clerk held up, no money taken
• Man says he was stabbed after party
• Woman, teen slain in separate incidents
• Dan Walters: Politicians face grim reality about faltering state economy
• San Jose Mercury News: Heed Panetta's wisdom on defense spending
• Softball tourney at Castle
• Buhach basketball hosting Dinner/Dance fundraiser
• Disturbance leads to one man arrested
• Leonard Pitts Jr.: Real TV, real death
• Merced event honoring fallen war heroes draws 1,076 runners
• Column: Time to address fan-on-fan violence
• BART: Protest could disrupt Monday evening commute
• Suspect sought in LA subway stabbing
• Ex-Walgreen druggist gets $1.2M in firing suit
• Man found dead at SD County Indian reservation
• DMV resumes normal processing timeframes; two new fee changes
• Air quality forecast
• Jerry Lewis: Saving lives through MDA was honor
• 2 shot in SF parking lot after Raiders-49ers game
• So. Calif. grocery workers reject contract deal
• 2 shot in SF parking lot after Raiders-49ers game
• AP News Alert
• 2 arrested in creek death of Monterey County man
• Jobs top concern at LA event with US reps, voters
• Placerville council to consider removing mayor
• Child hurt in hit-and-run on San Francisco street
• Firefighters battle fire in Modoc National Forest
• He knows the contours of the track
• Student leaders at Merced College trying to boost activity, pride
• Funeral protest battle heats up
• Jobless rate in Merced County hits 18.7 percent
• U.S. dairy farmers are in 'a pretty big hole'
• Merced County educator lands in Scotts Valley
• Young voices need apply: Merced Youth Choir prepping for new season
• Gates welcome you to a wonderland of art
• Jonah Owen Lamb: A land of 'fierce beauty'
• Cynthia Blackmore: Spending 12 years growing at Merced College
• Our View: Merced at bottom of financial hole
• Kathleen Parker: And now, President Rick 'Doubya' Perry
• Youth Thunder ready to defend Cen-Cal Jr. title
• Computer chip meant to mimic brain's abilities
• Teacher wins theme contest with 'Cows Just Wanna Have Fun'
• Retail milk prices reflect higher cost
• W.C. Phillips: Hanson for president
• 1 stabbed to death at Hollywood subway station
• 4-year-old boy killed in Santa Rosa hit-and-run
• Board of Supervisors to Conduct 2nd Reading of Proposed Supervisorial Redistricting Ordinance
• Oakland standoff ends peacefully
• 3 juveniles shot on San Francisco sidewalk
• Judge wants proof Match.com is screening members
• Foreign students protesting in Pa. reject US trip
• Calif man acquitted of fatally shooting 3
• 4 plead not guilty in Colonies corruption case
• Modesto dad arrested in infant's death
• Air quality forecast
• Brown names former aide to Calif. rail board
• MID: Starting Monday, Merced River flows will rise to 'dangerous levels'
• Atwater gets $12K fed grant to buy evidence storage unit
• Woman arrested by Merced Police Gang Unit on meth related charges
• Man apprehended by Merced Police after allegedly breaking into home
• Calif. jobless rate rises to 12 percent in July
• University of California to Chiang: We probably won't give you all pay data you want
• ABC 30 video: Chop shop busted near Chowchilla
• Coalition of moderate Dems loses more members
• Paving work next week on Highway 33 to Highway 140/Sullivan Road junction
• 30 years to life for Watsonville rapist
• SoCal woman hiking in Sierras is missing
• Texting, grand theft auto style; alarms pose risk
• Shark bites US tourist in Puerto Rico bay
• Octogenarian to plead guilty to migrant smuggling
• Colin Farrell chews up the scenery in remake of 'Fright Night'
• Program in Delhi prepares young students to enter the medical field
• Our View: Release legislative documents
• Natural gas leak repaired near Chase Bank in Central Merced
• Talented hopefuls compete in 'Valley's Got Talent'
• A few light barbs might have improved this 'Conan the Barbarian'
• Michael Gerson: Obama has no room for error
• Florence Lambert: Too bureaucratic
• Victor Davis Hanson: Desperate or decadent?
• Sports briefs: Cougars have openings
• Stockton city manager, police chief resign
• Werner will shut down Merced plant in mid-October; 140 workers losing jobs
• No charges to be filed in UC Merced officer-involved shooting, DA determines
• LA County sheriff's department eyed in bias case
• Justice officials probe LA sheriff's department
• Legal action taken over Atwater crosswalk
• Student midwife convicted in unsupervised birth
• Former head of Reno firm on EPA fugitive list
• Palm largely dead as HP shuts phone, tablet unit
• Merced council candidate Dossetti leads campaign finance race at $7,895
• Air quality forecast
• US undertaking case-by-case review on deportation
• Valley beetle may come off federal endangered species list
• Calif. Senate approves university transparency bill prompted by Palin's Turlock visit
• UC Merced researchers assist IBM in computer chip design
• Capitol Alert: Assemblywoman Cathleen Galgiani launches state Senate run
• Hmong legal clinic planned at Applegate Park
• Miss Hmong program giving backpacks to Merced students Friday
• Police search Calaveras River for missing woman
• Calif sex harassment lawyer charged with rape
• Calif woman slays boyfriend's bearded dragon
• SPIN METER: Dems rake in special interest dollars
• Tip List: Wildlife causing a mess
• Payments stolen from MID drop box
• Neighbors are urged to team vs. crime
• Not all Merced County students have received their Tdap shot
• Coast Guard logistics center marks command change
• Firefighters contain 156-acre Kern County fire
• Mariposa County supervisorial districts shifted to reflect latest census numbers
• Man, 19, slain in shooting; no arrests
• Bob Ayers: More depth on candidates needed
• David Hetland: The large cost of war to all of us
• Spare the Air should make a comeback
• Suspects sought in series of Merced robberies
• Giant rodent spotted on Calif Central Coast
• LA man pleads no contest in dating site attack
• 'Bad Hair Bandit' arrested in Northern California
• Merced Irrigation District warns customers over stolen checks
• Atwater implements license-plate readers
• Wanted man turns himself into Merced police
• Gov Brown not interested in Prop. 13 reforms
• Pedestrian injured while jaywalking on Highway 140, Merced Police say
• Oakland schools' police chief resigns amid scandal
• Air quality forecast
• Merced-area police agencies participating in DUI crackdown
• California children's well-being a mixed bag in new data report
• Yudof: University of California employees could get raises this fall
• Central Valley TV show looks at public pensions
• Endangered frogs die in Fresno zoo's breeding tanks
• Photo gallery: August 2011 mug shots
• 19-year-old man killed in Loughborough shooting
• Stabbed teen sues McDonald's owners over security
• Small quake shakes remote Northern California
• Facebook poised to seek end to NY man's lawsuit
• Facebook poised to seek end to NY man's lawsuit
• Hard Knox picked to lead 'Dogs
• Blauert: No plan complete without a backup
• Softball tourney at Castle
• With UC here, students staying
• Train tracks may split longtime farms
• 'Brigadoon' a tale of love and wonder
• Merced next for West Nile, expert says
• Man stabbed, another hit by car at park
• White earns 75 years in prison for Merced murder
• Mosquito abatement workers, managres get pay increases
• Will `Housewives' husband's death affect the show?
• Our View: Community needs more generous acts
• Steven E. Gomes, ED.D.: First teachers: Parents
• Alpha Dogs
• Man arrested at LAX after loaded gun found in bag
• Proposed high-speed rail could affect wildlife
• Child in flyer promoting UC Merced to attend school there
• Funeral held for boy, 3, killed in Oakland driveby
• Dos Palos police: Couple may be fleeing state with their children
• Family of shot football player sues Kern County
• Parolee admits to rape, murder of elderly woman
• Most Sacramento water park victims leave hospitals
• Porn mogul's son gets 35 years to life in prison
• Air quality forecast
• City of Merced has home improvement loans available
• City of Merced to begin retrofitting energy-efficient streetlights Aug. 17
• Calif jail inmate death an apparent suicide
• 10 years in prison for leader in stun gun attack
• Coach eager to run UC Merced Bobcats
• E-mail from city manager to city employees raises eyebrows
• Our View: Obama needs reset for America
• Daszray Foster: Column appeared self-serving
• Michael Gerson: GOP seeks purist ideology
• Softball tourney at Castle
• Cost of Iraq, Afghanistan wars difficult to compute
• The (Stockton) Record: It Is All In Your Mind
• Roy Anderson: Out of bounds
• Shannon not rusty in victory
• Violent outbreak raises concerns at county jail
• New threats to Lake Tahoe are key issues of summit
• NY flags to fly at half-staff to honor 5 soldiers
• Condition of 2 Marines improving, now stable
• Silicon Valley manager sentenced for embezzlement
• Legislature approves ban on rental-unit smoking
• Merced pastor Eug Breinig dies at 64
• FCC wades into Bay Area agency's wireless fracas
• Livingston man, woman suffer major injuries in suspected DUI crash; Delhi man arrested
• Clinic to serve uninsured residents in South Merced in the works
• Crash kills 2 athletes bound for Kansas school
• Assembly OKs badge rule for paid petition workers
• Calif. starved dog case reduced to misdemeanor
• Calif. law would protect language rights at work
• Run for the Fallen, honoring Merced's KIAs, will be held Aug. 20
• Air quality forecast
• Le Grand HS District opens enrollment for Gateway Virtual Academy
• Merced, Los Banos to get $73K fed grant for law enforcement
• Mariposa County Recycling gives tips on changing motor oil
• Merced City Council candidates off to the fundraising races
• Tickets available for Historical Society's Bill Kirby Western BBQ and Auction
• Los Banos Memorial Hospital to have limited phone service Aug. 22 from 2-6 a.m.
• Google to buy Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion
• Schools reopening, shorter academic year possible
• Calif Supreme Court says threats must be serious
• Protest after Indian remains unearthed
• Bulldogs' quarterback Carr shows he's legit
• Ballico company gets a bounce from rubber product
• Helping by sharing life's hard lessons
• Modesto Performing Arts has big things in store with lavish 'King & I'
• Our View: CalSTRS should follow CalPERS' lead
• Calif. whooping cough cases high but declining
• Public pensions: Reform efforts losing steam
• Norman S. Covert: Great sheriffs, great gun policy
• Kathleen Parker: One name not being mentioned -- Sarah Palin
• Dan Walters: Late-session legislating -- oh, the joy
• Vic Hurlburt: Open house support
• Shannon wins seventh race at Merced
• Buhach basketball hosting Dinner/Dance fundraiser
• Merced College Matters: AD working on athletes' stories
• Hackers group posts names of BART site subscribers
• Correctional officers hurt during inmate fight at Latorraca jail
• Group posts names of subscribers of a BART site
• Bodies of missing 2-year-old girl, father found
• Rapper could face charges tied to flash mob calls
• Baltimore soldier among 5 killed in Afghanistan
• High-speed rail plan impacts Valley roads
• California community college student waivers under scrutiny
• Mexican gang now traffics in migrants to U.S.
• Girl, 4, hit by car in South Merced
• Sales of gold up on eBay amid stock market turmoil
• FBI: Missing Calif. toddler, father found dead
• FBI: Missing Calif. toddler, father found dead
• Orange County team to Little League World Series
• Fake pterodactyl nabs surfer in statue prank
• 'Lone Ranger' filming shut down over budget issues
• Efforts to legalize hookah goes up in smoke
• SF cell shutdown: Safety issue, or hint of Orwell?
• Merced man shot in hand while sitting outside home
• Two injured in head-on collision at Highway 59 and 16th Street
• SF police ID officers involved in deadly chase
• AP Enterprise: Records hide lawmakers' spending
• Gang members arrested after Merced police find loaded weapons in car
• Merced man exposed himself to McDonald's employees, police say
• Sheriff: Rapper incited phone flash mob on Twitter
• Egleston builds a winner
• Neighborhood Watch meeting to be a how-to
• Being from Texas could hurt Perry
• Merced City Council, mayoral candidates talk platform issues
• Teens get in touch with the wild country
• Town's oldest building renewed
• Midsummer back-to-school shopping? Gains for stores, groans from students
• Lunden Souza: No excuse not to exercise
• Mike Tharp: Miracle at Creation Station
• Our View: Despite the modesty, she is a hero
• Peter Lizdas: Malfeasance in print
• James Sherk: When will the economy return to normal?
• Troubled city of Bell selects interim manager
• Man gets 27 years to life for machete attack
• LA considers privatizing management of the zoo
• Leader of Hells Angels' Ventura chapter arrested
• Ex city council member sentenced to year in jail
• Sacramento man pleads guilty to investment scam
• U2 guitarist still pursuing Malibu development
• Mexican army finds Tijuana drug tunnel to US
• 100-year-old Calif. man dies after assault
• Livingston rakes in high legal costs over past five years
• 'Off the 99' podcast: Explaining the impacts of Merced County's new budget
• Man, 100, dies after assault inside Sanger home
• Interactive: Yosemite vehicle traffic hits record levels
• Court tosses challenge to Obama's health care plan
• Air quality forecast
• FBI asks public's help in finding Calif. toddler
• Caltrans work at four county sites next week will cause some delays
• Merced council to hold Monday study session on grant for proposed HSR station downtown
• 'Community Conversations' to focus on Neighborhood Watch, Playhouse Merced and Gustine
• Leadership Merced and Junior Leadership Merced seek applicants, donors
• 'Glee' movie hits all the right notes thanks to vitality, messages
• Highway 99 sign is memorial to slain Atwater USP correctional officer
• Turlock's Kaepernick leads way for 49ers' rookies
• Fewer fruits, veggies eaten in Merced County's rural towns
• '30 Minutes' delivers -- well, more or less
• Sports briefs: Merced Youth Football has spots open for fall season
• Pair of aces at Stevinson Ranch
• Around Town: World dance classes being offered in Merced
• Victor Davis Hanson: Obama just doesn't like business, but suppose he did?
• Dan Walters: Dropout rate seriously weighs on economy
• Our View: Selection of new poet laureate an ode to Central Valley
• UC Merced Connect: Two pals set to share college life
• Challenger balks at Merced County offer
• Sentencing set for couple who killed mom
• Feds warn Californians about tax scammers
• La. detectives catch Calif. fugitive
• CVS drugs, Dotty's casino to open in Stateline
• Police: 452 pounds of cocaine not record bust
• Merced County Arts Council News - August 10, 2011
• Cervantes joins six-way race for Merced City Council
• Correctional officer memorialized
• Man charged in shooting death of 3-year-old boy
• Carlisle seeking second term on Merced City Council
• Rural poor in Merced County lacking access to fresh fruits, vegetables
• Calif. high court to hear redevelopment fight
• Military IDs 4 Californians killed in Afghanistan
• 5 colleges get awards for Defense Department work
• Judge orders murder trial in jail nurse attack
• Air quality forecast
• YARTS posts record 12,000 passengers in July--highest in 11-year history
• Merced girl, 12, helps in dramatic rescue of drowning boy
• Calif exports up again in June, imports decline
• Merced County students learn about life, nature in rigorous program at Yosemite
• Neighborhood Watch organizing meeting to be held Aug. 17 in Merced Civic Center
• Teen dies after falling on Yosemite hiking trail
• Coast Guard: Fighter jet crew rescued off Calif.
• 2 die from injuries suffered in San Francisco fire
• Flores signs with Monmouth
• Helicopter, school traffic worrying area's residents
• Grant will fund clinic for Hilmar
• Merced City School District braces for more funding cuts
• Students' meal prices won't rise in three districts
• Principal is appointed as trustee replacement
• Detective defends testimony in murder trial
• Pacific Surfliner to get safety equipment
• 4 boys arrested in burglary of nonprofit
• Theater: 'Much Ado' caps ShakespeareFest
• Noah Lor: Just for the record
• Our View: AB350: Unreasonable and unfair
• Vic Hurlburt: Appreciate support
• Val Ruiz: Wonderful visit
• Michael O'Sullivan: Health centers are vital
• Sierra Nevada Conservancy to hold Great Sierra River Cleanup Sept. 17
• Judge orders former detective to post higher bail
• Livingston Medical Group to expand access to care with new facility in Hilmar
• APNewsBreak: New fee may drain firefighting budget
• Residents near Mercy worried about helicopters, traffic
• Ken Riggleman is no stranger to Merced City Council
• Massive solar project gets approval to build
• Waste facility allowed to accept certain materials
• Air quality forecast
• NLRB orders rerun of union vote for Kaiser workers
• Fresno State Football: Coach Hill puts focus on O-line
• Latin Dance Night starts Aug. 12 at Maria's Taco Shop at old Castle AFB
• Livingston Medical Group gets fed grant to open new medical unit in Hilmar
• Merced City School District Board member: state funding will be a 'bloodbath'
• Los Banos police identify victims of Sunday's double homicide
• Peach truck overturns in Hilmar
• 4th trial in '04 Fresno attack ends in conviction
• Fresno County bans medical marijuana clinics
• Calif. woman won't get jail for feeding bears
• US court free speech suit over Reno billboard cap
• Our View: Formalize industrial policy
• Vicki Bann: Policy needs change
• Samantha Rocci: Summer insanity
• Todd Frederick: Tea party is flawed
• A solemn homecoming
• Deal in Dos Palos murder-for-hire case discussed
• Will Cardoza decide not to run again?
• Rail could force moves
• Outdoors: A not-so secret hike in Yosemite
• 12 corrections division jobs return
• Constitution focus of contest
• Industrial accident injures Delhi man Monday morning
• Thompson wins Ladies Day
• Freel wins club title
• 2 suspects in Giants beating case due in court
• Trial ends for LA doctor-son of ex-Bermuda leader
• If grilling season has become a two-step of chicken and beef, it's time to diversify
• D Street shelter would relocate because of high-speed rail
• Marine from Bakersfield dies in Afghanistan
• LAPD expands 'Grim Sleeper' probe to 250 cases
• Building explosion in LA injures 2
• CHP investigates truck driver in fatal I-5 pileup
• Correctional positions restored
• LAPD expands 'Grim Sleeper' probe to 250 cases
• Blog brings many welcome responses
• UC Merced Professors Coauthors Study Building on Plausible Scenario for Origin of Life
• Hispanic Republican group to meet in New Mexico
• Air quality forecast
• Public comment period extended for San Joaquin Valley conservation plan
• Merced Fire Dept. offers safety tips for grilling safety
• AAA: NorCal gas prices show slight increase in past month
• Is John Carlisle running for Merced City Council -- or not?
• Database: See AP, SAT exam scores for every school
• For flash mobsters, crowd size a tempting cover
• AP Exclusive: Calif. high-speed rail cost soars
• Body at Fresno County creek may be missing kayaker
• Fall prep football kicks off
• Specific IQ genes still elusive, latest hunt finds
• Now or never for Wylie
• Mike North: Training camp for the rusty deer hunter
• Officials pore over Atwater city finances
• For Merced County, it's a peach of a season
• Chowchilla woman wants to help find cure for rare lung disease
• Cindy Lashbrook: Good work, guys
• Our View: Redistricting process open, if not perfect
• Dow plunges 634 points
• Allan R. Schell: Kicking the can once more
• Leonard Pitts Jr.: Denying Obama 2nd term trumps all other GOP goals
• The Record (Stockton): Clemency for Arnold
• Aviators fall short of crown
• BART service restored following computer glitch
• Northern Calif. freeway pileup leaves 3 dead
• Residents near Parsons Avenue improvement project have mixed feelings about construction
• Calif. says Facebook will remove inmates' pages
• Boy, 3, killed in Oakland drive-by shooting
• Trial begins for 5 charged in jail beating death
• Air quality forecast
• Denham to speak to residents at Latif's Restaurant, Turlock, Aug. 10
• States await fallout from federal debt downgrade
• Brown endorses popular vote bill for California
• Merced River flow and Lake McClure storage for August 8, 2011
• Coroner's office identifies victim of Thursday's shooting
• Expert kayaker dies while paddling in Calif forest
• Forage growers urged to enter World Ag Expo competition
• Man arrested after detective finds loaded shotgun at Dos Palos Cotton Festival
• No class-action for suits over Calif. fish kill
• Report: Lee will run for San Francisco mayor
• Surviving NASA rover nears rim of Martian crater
• Three shootings reported in Merced -- all within minutes
• 2 accused in slaying to stand trial
• Merced College employee helps students succeed
• Transformers of Merced: On the cutting edge of industry
• Pat Trieweiler: Disgusted with inaction
• Our View: We're paying for their trip to Las Vegas
• Atwater Crush softball tryouts on Saturdays
• Merced College Matters: Challenges for bookstore
• Guilty plea in child porn possession case
• Rail plan, landowners brace for showdown
• Two boys hurt in vehicle crash
• Body of hiker swept over fall found
• Dan Walters: Debate goes on over reigniting economy
• Mary, Keith & Jonathon Silveira: In Franky's memory
• Michael Gerson: God and budget policy and government choices
• Police: Suicidal suspect killed San Diego officer
• Search for displaced Holocaust kids seen in photos
• Boy injured after SF Giants game still in hospital
• Memories of Mexico in Madera
• Teen shot in San Francisco's South of Market area
• 2 dead in Los Banos shooting
• CHP officers fatally shoot man on SD bridge
• It's official: 'Housewives' is facing final season
• Double homicide reported in Los Banos
• Your smartphone: a new frontier for hackers
• San Diego officer shot, armed suspect killed
• CA firefighters battle fast-moving wildfire
• Coast Guard suspends search for missing kayaker
• Moreno Valley brush fire shuts freeway
• Driver shot, killed after confrontation in LA
• Tenn. native killed in Taliban helicopter attack
• 1 dead, 6 injured in Modesto brawl
• Tenn. native killed in Taliban helicopter attack
• Cattle drive set for downtown Santa Rosa on Sunday
• More jail inmates released early
• Fister lands on feet in Detroit
• Swimming success: Ex-Merced College star Pipes qualifies for Olympic Trials
• U.S. job growth rebounds in July
• Air quality improves for Merced area
• Ray, Roy to give Sonora Music Festivalgoers the blues
• Ramadan welcomed
• Baker's journey from 'Fences' to 'Wall' a long one
• Gary T. Rucker: Homeless Event Day a success
• Keith Law: The Great Recession's impact on Merced
• Our View: Let's end the Iraq debacle now
• Mike Tharp: A remarkable legacy
• Dan Walters: 'Train to nowhere' may haunt Brown
• Aviators drop playoff opener
• Obama proposes tax breaks for employers who hire veterans
• Fresh & Easy recalls organic spinach
• 6 charged after LA medical pot dispensary raid
• City worker suspected of stealing public funds
• JetBlue declares in-air emergency, lands safely
• Fire officials: Illegal fireworks sparked blaze
• People should wash hands, follow other hygiene practices to prevent salmonella spread
• Man to plead guilty in LA to plane stowaway charge
• Comedians rally in support of Jerry Lewis
• Mendocino County wildfire close to containment
• 2 men plead not guilty to setting Calif. wildfire
• Possible hand grenade found during search of Planada home
• Driver suffers major injuries as car hits big rig on Pacheco Pass
• ACLU fights FBI request to keep mosque secrets
• Sept. 11 parade to honor Merced's first responders
• Meeting cancelled for Design Review and Historic Preservation Commissions
• Merced River flow and Lake McClure storage for Friday, August 5
• SJV air district asks residents to practice 'Air-Friendly Fridays'
• Yosemite apple-picking event designed to deter bears
• Tulare County Valedictorians Continue Friendship, Academic Dreams at UC Merced
• Accident on Highway 152 results in minor injuries
• Catheys Valley 4-H of Hornitos travels to Disney California Adventure
• Prominent civic leader to be buried on Monday, Aug. 15
• 'Rise of the Planet of the Apes' a brilliant prequel
• Museum Notes: The State Land Act and the rise of Delhi
• Sign up for Amber Alerts on cellphone, CHP urges
• Gallery: Downtown Merced's 'Market on Main'
• Our View: Violence affects us all
• Around Town: Fried catfish dinner
• Keith Gallagher: Put aside differences
• Margie Powell: Dangerous Street
• Merced Youth Football has spots open for fall season
• Livingston golf tourney set
• Merced fall softball league
• Students in Playhouse Merced Youth Conservancy stage toe-tapping fun
• Victor Davis Hanson: Spare us the sermons, Mr. President
• Dan Walters: California Democrats declare war on ballot measures
• Feds indict ex-Cisco engineer for hacking
• Lewis, MDA mum on reasons for comedian's exit
• Quirky CA builder being sentenced for 'Phonehenge'
• Moderates try to push GOP toward center in Calif.
• Raw milk regulations tighten as demand increases
• Merced County Arts Council News - August 3, 2011
• Homeless issues central to Villa's Merced council campaign
• UC Merced students look at how culture affects health
• Move in bookings causes delays for law enforcement
• Judge awards MGA $309 million in Bratz spat
• CA Lottery fiscal year sales up 13 percent to $3.44 billion
• Homicide reported at South Merced apartment complex
• Merced River flow and Lake McClure storage for Thursday, August 4
• Air quality forecast
• SoCal doctor gives up license after patient death
• Merced County checks gas stations for accuracy
• LA lawyer pleads guilty to illegal contributions
• Firefighters battling fires in Contra Costa County
• Ground turkey recall: Why did it take so long?
• Plane crashes at Los Banos airport; pilot uninjured
• Cardoza's office accepting applications for interns
• Cardoza concered over bill that would cut highway and mass transit funding
• DUI suspected in crash along Highway 165
• Health law windfall for Massachusetts hospitals
• Court says bus driver should have gotten hearing
• University upperclassmen moving into upscale hotel
• Rebooting the PC industry: Tablets force a shift
• Rice's dream sunk at nationals
• Merced Youth Football has spots open for fall season
• Livingston golf tourney set
• Mitchell still in hunt at Olympic Boxing Team Trials
• Homeless man's death after arrest outrages father
• New name, longer hours for Merced street fair
• Farmers Markets: Vendors offer range of fruits, nuts, despite year's unusual weather
• Merced teachers eager for challenges, rewards
• No easy fix for wells in Livingston
• 18-month-old boy drowns in pool
• Tim Karr: Insult to Christians
• Art Browner: Proposition reform
• Janet Wilson: Too many strays
• Our View: GOP takes irresponsible action again
• 18-month-old boy drowns in pool
• Market on Main, formerly Summerfest, kicks off Thursday night
• Dokka, pioneering Louisiana scientist, dies
• Former NFL star turned actor Bubba Smith dies
• DUI crash reported on Highway 165
• Scientists study gray whale stuck in Calif. river
• Livingston well tests bring disappointment
• Farmers' market a slice of Merced County agriculture
• Ground turkey recall under way in California
• Father, son hospitalized after boat rammed on bay
• Air quality forecast
• Playhouse Merced's fundraising gala, 'Big Band Bash!' to be held Aug. 20
• St. Anthony Preschool accepting enrollment applications
• Fresno lawsuit aims to stop zoo expansion
• Gov. Brown: Yosemite rivers were treacherous on visit
• Police say Amber Alert teen admits role in holdup
• AA flight from Los Angeles to DFW lands in Abilene
• Propane explosion at National Night Out event
• 4 arrested in NY-LA cocaine-smuggling operation
• AA flight from Los Angeles to DFW lands in Abilene
• Sheriff sued over concealed weapon permits
• Congress girds for battle on tax hikes
• Hornitos post office could close
• Mercy Medical Center striving for advanced stroke program
• Summit focuses on educational mission
• Workforce department gets boost with grants
• Adam Blauert: Land of lakes great for backcountry trip
• Atwater Blaze tryouts
• Merced Youth Football has spots open for fall season
• Picking a watermelon takes some observation and a bit of luck
• Our View: MCEDCO going private a good move
• Clayre Rank: Better memorials
• Barbara Riis-Christensen: We are the tea party
• David Eaton: Improve business climate
• Elsie Kempf: Supervisors' salaries
• Mercy to start stroke program
• AP Interview: Calif. gov warns of political crisis
• Sheriff facing lawsuit over concealed carry permit process
• Hornitos among 3,700 towns facing possible post office closures
• Marine sergeant from Wilson killed in Afghanistan
• Man, 27, convicted in string of Contra Costa rapes
• Medical history to be in Amtrak-truck crash report
• Witnesses describe fatal police fight with CA man
• Grants from Merced County workforce investment department help unemployed, veterans
• Air quality forecast
• Small businesses in Merced County eligible for low-cost disaster loans
• Downtown Merced Saturday Shootout exhibit Aug. 26 at Gallery on the Square
• Fire reported at West 12th Street home in Merced
• Merced College announces bus trips to see Giants, plus Children's Choir fall schedule
• Law requires collaboration of cellmate testimony
• San Jose boy saves toddler from drowning
• Riverside Co settles lawsuit with biker club
• Merced City Council OKs giving state millions
• Man accused of sex abuse arrested in Conn.
• Home invasion/beating case to go to trial
• Four area gridders preseason all-section
• House sends debt ceiling deal over to the Senate
• Aviators open Far West League playoffs on Friday
• Preseason All Sac-Joaquin Section Football Team
• Half Dome fall kills woman
• Carl Pollard: Merced's servant
• Our View: Everybody benefits from fuel standards
• Dan Walters: State depends a lot on federal funding
• Dos Palos business destroyed by fire
• Economic data disappoint major Wall Street indices
• April Wierzbicki: Thanks, sheriff
• Scott Jones: Working for Abbate's
• Riverside Co settles lawsuit with biker club
• Bakersfield dad enters plea in daughter's kidnap
• Trial starts in nanny's suit against Pacers owner
• Ex-NBA player arrested on drug charges in Arizona
• Governor signs ban on caffeinated beer into law
• Family claims threats, kicks in Calif. drug raid
• Terminated Atwater employee wins unemployment appeal
• Air quality forecast
• Market on Main (formerly Summerfest) to be held downtown on Thursdays
• UPDATE: Woman who fell 600 feet from Yosemite's Half Dome identified
• Sunday storm sparks several fires in Mariposa County
• Merced River flow and Lake McClure storage for Monday, August 1
• CA lottery winning numbers for Sunday night's daily draw games
• CA gas prices rose 0.5 cents a gallon in past week to $3.80/gallon
• LA County defies subpoena for child death records
• Snow melt keeps rescuers busy on Calif river
• Sex offender sues for right to live with parents
• Busted Calif city pins hopes on revamped air base
• Dawn spacecraft gets cozy with massive asteroid
• Tigers happy with trade for Fister
• Debt ceiling deal reached
• Atwater man sentenced to 4 years for child porn
• Farmer/auto racer's new energy drink fuels the 'madness'
• Plans set for major work on Highway 165
• UC Merced student's ideal workplace: Yosemite
• Dan Walters: Term limits another bandage on state's open wound
• Billie Ingle: Unilingual need not apply
• Our View: Some state bills are just ridiculous
• Sundrop Kid shines at Merced Speedway
• Summer blood drives upcoming
• Pedestrian crossing street struck by car
• Otis H. Hutchinson: So many hindrances
• Kathleen Parker: Tea party has steeped too long for nation's good
• Atwater Blaze tryouts
• Man returned to Hawaii to face ID theft charges
• Economy puts pinch on Las Vegas strip clubs
• Work on stretch of San Bruno pipeline to resume
• Officials say OC's Crystal Cathedral not for sale
• Officials say OC's Crystal Cathedral not for sale
• CHP warns not to leave children, pets in hot vehicles
• Air quality forecast
• LA-area TV reporter hit in hand with BB gun pellet
• Suspect killed after stabbing LA officer in church
• LA officer stabbed, suspected ambulance thief hurt
• 3 in Long Beach guilty of rape, robbery, assault
• Ca. Chavez memorial to include WH figures, others
• Nev. trucking firm sues Amtrak, UP over crash
• Calif releases insect to combat invasive weed
• Father: money offer made in death of OC transient
• Man gets 25 years to life in shaking death of son
• San Diego County wildfire 100 percent contained
• 'Off the 99' podcast: Merced mayoral candidates, part 2
• These 'hot wheels' are works of art
• Church faces fire and burglary with faith
• Blaze damages Los Banos apartments
• Homeless hope Yosemite walk will be attention-getter
• Economy suffering anemic growth
• A diving accident stopped him; determination jump-started him
• Yearly family pilgrimages to Tuolumne Meadows added 3 generations in 50 years
• Movie Review: Kids should laugh themselves blue at 'Smurfs'
• Mike Tharp: Helping troubled kids grow up -- as winners
• Amanda Carvajal: Growth policies should protect county's farmland
• Our View: Both parties to blame for debt mess
• Michael Gerson: The strange death of domesic policy
• Dan Walters: Workers' comp trouble returns
• Nuts! Season comes to end for Volunteers
• Aviators hold on to defeat Cardinals
• Merced council to review rail grant progress
• Pair arrested after pot probe
• 3 Northern California men sentenced in crime spree
• Man exonerated in Giants fan beating speaks out
• Billionaire LA benefactor John Anderson dies at 93
• Report says Sonoma inmate death was caused by clot
• Billionaire LA benefactor John Anderson dies at 93
• Calif gov signs bill for single primary in 2012
• Calif. taxidermist preserves Gaga's meat dress
• AEG exec OK with low return on LA stadium venture
• Brown signs bill for single Calif. primary in 2012
• Recall News
• Air quality forecast
• Merced police arrest four men on possession of drugs for sale and other charges
• Cardoza and Costa announce $9.5M in federal funding for state farmers
• Free tours of Mariposa County's compost facility Aug. 16 and Sept. 20
• UC Merced Police Mentor Program Steers Youngsters Toward College
• BloodSource blood drive to be held Aug. 12 in Merced and Turlock
• National Night Out event Aug. 2 at the Zoo at Applegate Park
• Caltrans paving work to cause some delays at two spots in county next week
• Mariposa's volunteer program paying off for SPCA and pet owners
• Merced Volunteers win tournament appeal, get shot at championship
• Our View: Legislature's term limits need reform
• Atwater athlete gets his life back in baby steps
• California man wins bighorn sheep lottery
• Merced College Matters: A great place to get started
• Ad woes drag down McClatchy results
• Around Town: VFW Ladies Auxiliary planning a breakfast
• X-Fest's back, ready to rock Modesto
• 'Cowboys' rides high in fun sci-fi-meets-Western genre shootout
• Wassim Absood: Failure of the GOP
• Victor Davis Hanson: President not fiscally sober
• David Melin: Good work
• Laverne Adams: Avoid tickets
• Sports briefs: Merced Youth Football Cougars has spots open
• Merced's Partch, playing for Bakersfield, outdueled by Modesto Nuts' starter
• Man finds $16,000 in cash, returns to bank
• Merced district attorney won't seek death penalty in Planada murder-kidnap case
• Merced-area law enforcement training for dangerous situations
• Sheriff shifts all booking to Latorraca jail
• Amid bee die-off, healthy hives thrive in cities
• Citizens panel to vote on Calif. political maps
• Lt. gov. releases plan to revive Calif. economy
• Plea, sentence expected in Calif-to-Ohio pot plot
• Board Of Supervisors To Review Final Plan Option For Redistricting
• Navy strips Silver Star from former Navy official
• Large crowd expected at Hollywood concert
• Jurors reach some verdicts in runway truck deaths
• Georgia man held after gun found at Calif. airport
• Merced man arrested after driving through church
• Atwater man sentenced to four years in prison for child porn
• Air quality forecast
• Navy description of LA port community raises ire
• Audit says University of California should be more transparent
• Richard Chavez, farmworker union head, dies at 81
• Master gardener workshop to be held in Mariposa
• Le Grand HS students to sell produce from community garden at farmers market
• Merced police investigating assault and kidnapping on W. Childs Avenue
• Man shot by assailant on bicycle near Golden Valley High School
• 2 taken into custody after 60-mile police pursuit
• RI youth baseball league shuns metal bats for wood
• Calif. woman charged in Philly over flight threats
• Firefighters make progress in 8-day-old blaze
• Freight train derails in rural California desert
• Our View: Debt ceiling game-playing must stop
• Diana Westmoreland Pedrozo: General Plan questions
• Get your tickets: Aviators fundraiser set for Saturday
• Vols' Adams appeals elimination
• Projects upgrading area high schools near completion
• Hearing for Livingston chemistry teacher delayed
• Livingston resident adjusts to living with iron disorder
• Q&A: Candidates for Merced mayor focus on ways to save money for city
• Yosemite park offices get solar panels
• Voter frustration grows as debt deadline looms
• Atwater's city attorney retires
• Foreclosure activity down in most US metro areas
• Fred Warchol: Focus on service
• Jean Okuye: Not improving
• Sue Moreno: Swimming in creek
• LA Times announces small number of layoffs
• State examines practices at charred plastics plant
• No charges filed for 2 held in SF girl's shooting
• Regulators moving to protect water from carcinogen
• Homeless woman charged with attacking baby in LA
• Air quality forecast
• After three deaths, new safety measures encouraged at Yosemite
• Final public hearing scheduled for redistricting of Merced County election maps
• Davis hires Manteca's Steve Pinkerton as city manager
• Merced River flow and Lake McClure storage for Wednesday, July 27
• CoreLogic: Merced foreclosure rates and mortgage delinquency rates drop
• 51 FIFTY to sponsor Race and Ride for Autism Aug. 13 and unveil new energy drink
• La Grange Odd Fellows to hold catfish dinner Saturday, Aug. 6
• Chowchilla council adopts 45-day moratorium on high-speed rail
• Mountain lion suspected in NorCal animal deaths
• San Francisco's trash may go to rural Yuba County
• Black teen's unusual talent: Singing Chinese opera
• Outdoors: Research your next adventure
• Vols sent home but they aren't the true losers
• EX-GV star gets NFL shot
• Pete Robinson: Denham shouldn't have moved
• Alfalfa prices rising as shortage felt worldwide
• Defendants face trial in Planada shooting
• Merced Supervisor pay cut defeated
• Merced woman urging awareness of screening options for breast cancer
• Merced inmates released early
• Cuts in school bus service raise safety concerns
• Greg Olzack, Ann Macdonald: Move was necessary
• Karolyn Alvarez: Jobs part families
• Our View: What a great choice of candidates
• LA city controller set to announce Coliseum audit
• Calif inmate awaiting murder trial found hanged
• Hot Tomato: Celebrating Caprese and other dishes that use summer’s most glorious produce
• Woman arrested at Burbank airport with loaded gun
• Fire erupts at Northern Calif. plastics plant
• Beverly Hills psychiatrist accused of misconduct
• Mike North on hunting: Meat is a treat if you act quickly
• Safety regulators say Angels Flight safe to ride
• Opponents of Calif gay history law seek referendum
• Air quality control
• Grape grower meeting scheduled in Mariposa
• Central Valley Opportunity Center holds graduation in Winton Friday
• Merced River flow and Lake McClure storage for Friday, July 24
• Crop report for Merced County for week of July 17
• Merced police hoping to hire help for animal control
• Calif Supreme Court rules on illegal local taxes
• Pa. police: Tip from Facebook post averted suicide
• Oakland city ID card stumbles on debit function
• Calif wants National Guard double-dipper payback
• Study: Saving owls and salmon also stores carbon
• Local football talent finds way to Merced College
• Positions harden for talks on debt limit
• Amphibian invasion? Nope, just mating season
• Preliminary hearing delayed for Atwater home invasion, beating defendants
• Mike Smith: Thanks for support
• Our View: Down with the Electoral College
• Vols take two ... then has them taken away
• Aviators capture 100th win
• Atwater reaches deal with police
• Peter Lizdas: Obama made valid point
• Dan Morain: California support for Romney not what it was 4 years ago
• Atwater overhauls website touting city
• Dan Walters: Redistricting -- a collection of clans
• 1 bear killed at Tahoe; 3 captured in Carson City
• No injuries reported in Merced 20th Street house fire
• Council-hopeful Cervantes: Business of Merced should be business
• SF police name suspects in shooting of girl, 11
• Fire burns 80 acres in California's Alpine County
• Police say couple found dead likely murder-suicide
• 2 gray whales stuck in N. Calif. river for month
• Yosemite to unveil $5.8 million solar panel system
• UC Merced study: Climate change could 'profoundly' change Yellowstone ecosystem
• Merced County man sentenced to four years for pot farm
• Homeless activist running for Merced City Council
• Climate Change to Increase Yellowstone Wildfires Dramatically
• Nine arrested after cockfighting ring busted in Madera County
• Inmate homicide reported at USP Atwater
• Press breakdown delays delivery of Sun-Star
• St. Anthony preschool in Atwater taking enrollment
• Lottery ticket sold in Anaheim can claim $61M SuperLotto Plus jackpot
• Sun-Star newspaper home delivery delayed this morning
• Another Richmond shooting leaves man dead
• Police arrest man for NorCal shootings
• Merced Gardens of dreams
• Trial opens for LA doctor son of Bermuda leader
• Turlock man is overcoming the pain of overeating
• Vols alive at State
• Livingston woman learns to work beyond hardships
• 2 charged in SF Giants' fan beating face LA judge
• Daniel D. McLeod: The dream lost?
• Our View: Cooperation needed for Lake Tahoe
• Obama visitors: Hispanic leaders, baseball champs
• Bill Baker: Less public safety?
• Mary Sanchez: America's future -- Most U.S. poor children are also white
• Dan Walters: Online sales tax a small issue
• Merced fall softball league
• Central California Krush tryouts
• DUI suspected as vehicle hits car, house
• Police make arrest after van driven into man
• UC Merced reports first officer-involved shooting
• Bierstadt paintings fetch $4 million at NV auction
• Giants fan attack suspects to be arraigned in LA
• Volunteer firefighter rescues man swept down falls
• 1 of 2 men shot by masked gunman in LA dies
• 4 middle school boys face sexual battery charges
• Deadline for 2012 county fair theme contest is July 29
• Air quality forecast
• 2 die as small plane crashes in Southern Calif.
• Oregon mother kidnapping suspect found in Calif.
• The Merced Arts Council Presents A Demand The Arts Fundraiser With Author Francisco Alcaron, Children's Author
• Wildfire burning on SD County Indian reservation
• Tropical Storm Dora further weakens off Mexico
• 2 dead as small plane crashes in Southern Calif.
• Hawaiian Electric gets approval for rate hike
• Father credited with saving girl form burning home
• 2 in custody, 2 others sought in Colo. crime spree
• Central Valley man pleads guilty in almond scheme
• Key dates in Amy Winehouse's career
• States look to fees, fines to solve fiscal woes
• Tropical Storm Dora further weakens off Mexico
• Beachwood neighborhood anxious about health, properties
• Tabloids: It's the same on this side of the pond
• Denham faces tests of his abilities as new representative
• Weather blamed for jobless rate of 18.7%
• TV spotlight hits Le Grand trucking firm
• Mike Tharp: Basketball friends for a lifetime
• Religion 101: Challenge, relevance and beauty of new beginnings
• Our View: Lenders, stop blocking short sales
• Local sports schedule for Saturday, July 23, 2011
• Atwater Blaze tryouts
• Deputies mum on SWAT activity
• George Will: Sustaining the unsustainable
• USDA wants change to labels on meats
• 2 children die while playing in inflatable pool
• Catholic diocese offers to buy Crystal Cathedral
• Police make arrest after body found burned in park
• LA County wins 16-square-mile gang injunction
• Cal court leaders apportion $350 mil in courts
• Plea delayed for boy accused in neo-Nazi dad death
• Stolen vehicle recovered Thursday night
• Dykstra ordered to stand trial in auto theft case
• Ex-LA sheriff's deputy gets 13 years for assault
• Air quality forecast
• 'Off the 99' podcast: Merced mayoral candidates, part 1
• UC Merced Staffers Find Fitness Benefits Beyond Looks
• Sen. Berryhill plans to introduce "Caylee's Law"
• CalTrans announces construction work on Merced County highways
• Fire fee a solution for strapped Western states
• Teen in Los Banos assaulted
• Merced River flow and Lake McClure storage for Friday, July 22
• Fresno pastor arrested in rape denies charges
• Ex-officers indicted in police Explorer scandal
• Magnitude 3.9 quake shakes east San Diego County
• Sentencing expected for Calif. Facebook stalker
• Playhouse Merced puts all into 'Heart of the Lion'
• Our View: Proposed 'Caylee's Law' unnecessary
• Expect Vols to save ace
• Motorcycle run dedicated to missing Merced girl
• Chancellor: Many roles for UC Merced
• Relatives praying Yosemite hikers still alive
• Sentencing expected for Calif. Facebook stalker
• NAACP regains prominence by diversifying agenda
• Candy-like corn draws faithful to Fresno State
• Bike paths would link up parts of Merced
• Comment on state's Delta strategy report
• Around Town: Merced AARP meeting
• New principals taking reins at Merced-area high schools
• Carole Steinhauer: Great staff at Mercy
• Lloyd "Lefty" Stepp: This is robbery
• Merced Speedway: Hart tops in Hobby Stock division
• Aviators fund-raisers set
• HUD offering program on emergency home loans
• Troubled CA city may face layoffs, other cutbacks
• Angola movie screened at prison
• Three juveniles arrested after short pursuit with deputies
• Calif. man pleads to embezzling $877K from company
• Police: Parolee died from self-inflicted wound
• Felon gets nearly 5 years for weapon possession
• Air quality forecast
• Fatal crashes in California drop for fifth straight year
• Carl Pollard, Samuel Rangel join Merced City Council race
• Fundraising ceremony Saturday for missing person Vanessa Smith at Courthouse Park
• San Rafael teenager killed in Yosemite crash
• No one hurt in Loughborough drive-by shooting
• Draft report on restoration of San Joaquin Valley zone available online
• Council hopeful Michael Murphy says Merced needs to focus on public safety, growing business
• Audit: Calif prisons careless with taxpayer money
• Helicopter crop duster crashes in lettuce field
• Vasquez debuts a new delivery
• Three from Valley feared dead at Vernal Fall
• Merced chiropractor had no license, state board says
• Atwater Aviators fundraisers set
• Ex-Bulldogs long for new deal
• Rail a threat to agriculture
• Merced board member decision held off
• Man in custody after deputies find $7 in change missing from vehicles
• Controversy following Merced County forensic pathologist exit
• Former Merced County prosecutor settles his traffic issues
• Sen. Rubio to speak at Ronald Reagan Library in LA
• Feds indict 19 on drug, money laundering charges
• Stranded hiker rescued from Malibu Canyon ledge
• Obama nominates LA attorney to Calif federal court
• Authorities: 3 swept over waterfall presumed dead
• Russian tall ship arrives in US on tour of Pacific
• UM gets US grants for $1.2M coal power studies
• Air quality forecast
• Murdoch returns to News Corp. worries in US
• Michelle Obama unveils $200M California Endowment fresh food financing plan
• 3 Stan County residents died Tuesday after slipping into Merced River in Yosemite
• Sierra Nevada Conservancy unveils draft grant guidelines for Healthy Forest program
• AAA NorCal/Nevada/Utah and Triporati develop customized travel planning site
• Deputies bust man in Atwater for allegedly stealing $7 in change from cars
• Ex-Chowchilla mayor jailed on grand theft and other charges
• Comic-Con kicks off with fans, flicks, costumes
• Calif disabled parking placards sent to the dead
• Romney, Perry in Calif. as 2012 field takes shape
• Aviators shut down
• Cruz-ing from cliff to coast
• Merced man gets 36-year sentence in molestation case
• Organic pesticide to battle mosquitoes is in short supply
• Two candidates for Merced mayor foresee challenging times
• UC medical students introduced
• Calif school closed amid molestation investigation
• Exploring the wonders of science
• Several administrators' jobs confirmed at Merced schools
• AP Enterprise: Stadium plan could aid AEG's condos
• Kent Amberson: Rail doesn't add up
• Samuel Matthews: Inspiring mother
• Golf tourney to help Atwater football
• Our View: Loony campaign season begins
• Nothing hits the spot like a great beef burger
• San Diego police say 43 captured in drug sweep
• UC Merced announces first medical program students
• Police: Gunshot residue on man slain by officers
• Bolin, Murphy join race for Merced City Council
• No injuries reported in Atwater drive-by shooting
• NASA officials remember Mars rover Spirit
• Study: Tobacco money sways California politics
• MID names Phillip R. McMurray of Los Banos as staff general counsel
• Big Island Marine killed in Afghanistan
• Air quality forecast
• Yosemite's Mist Trail closed after reports of hikers being swept over waterfall
• Applebee's restaurant holds fundraiser event for Merced nonprofit
• Galgiani applauds MOU between state and feds on high-speed rail
• Merced Council campaigns hit Facebook
• Merced City School District names new principals and other appointments
• Trial starts for ex-cop tied to Hells Angels
• Jury convicts father for putting son in hot oven
• AP analysis: Western states lag in recovery
• I-15 road work starts between Vegas, Baker, Calif.
• Closing arguments set in runaway truck death case
• Police officers who are also school resource officers make impact
• Vols outlast Legends in 11
• Former Atwater city chief will manage Oakdale
• Doctor: 3-D imager helps fight tooth loss
• Free testing offered at health fairs
• Grasshoppers threaten foothill gardens, crops
• Charlie Strother: Why is gas costlier?
• Our View: Blue Shield helps autism sufferers
• Targeting group launches ads against 10 House Democrats
• Dan Walters: Mapping the future
• Margaret Stevenson: Angels after robbery
• Proposed offices on hold for more planning work
• Cities sue over California redevelopment bill
• Mayoral race features rematch between Spriggs and Gabriault-Acosta; Blake and Thurston join contest
• Air quality forecast
• Report: Killing of former NFL player within policy
• Texas' Perry back in Calif as he ponders 2012 run
• Calif. pension funds grow more than 20 percent
• 'Harry Potter' faces steep drop after record start
• Merced VFW hosts open house Saturday
• Fresno County gets money to house state prisoners
• Hispanic chamber's Salsa Festival Saturday in Courthouse Park
• Homeless man arrested after Merced police find stolen van
• Caltrans to work on Hwy 59 at Bellevue Road and right lane of Hwy 99 in two areas
• National Republican group criticizes Cardoza's 'reckless spending'
• Average retail gas prices in state rose 2.2 percent in the past week to $3.78/gal
• LA commuters return to Monday morning grind
• Party atmosphere reigned in early shuttle landings
• Local tracks bring power
• Livingston veteran's service continues
• Son, girlfriend of Calif. CEO die in 5-day span
• Our View: Feds failed to supervise Garrido
• Valley's long-term jobless deal with stress
• No sign of foul play in twins' drowning
• Motorcyclist hurt near Pine Flat Dam
• Fresno County jail plans to hire officers
• Kathleen Parker: Obama bent the truth about mom's insurance
• Dan Walters: High-speed rail project a disaster in the making
• GOP-leaning group targets House Democrats with ads
• Man arrested for alleged DUI crash near Los Banos
• Los Banos woman seriously hurt in car vs. big rig crash
• Tahoe being stocked with only native trout species
• Deputies find 2 bodies in separate water mishaps
• Number of staffed forest fire lookouts decreasing
• Police have 'person of interest' in burning body
• Voters weighing in with lawmakers over debt issue
• UC Merced gets seven-year accreditation from Western Assn. of Schools and Colleges
• Firefighters respond to 107-acre vegetation fire Saturday in Los Banos area
• Merced/Atwater Tea Party Patriots to meet July 21 in Winton
• MID to extend its customer service operating hours
• Air quality forecast
• Last space shuttle crew almost done packing up
• Tables turn on Murdoch as scandal rocks his empire
• LA traffic steers clear of 'Carmageddon' fears
• Police: Officer fatally wounds suspect
• Calif. man arrested for alleged Sen. Boxer threats
• Shakespeare festival returns to Lake Tahoe
• 'Unusual event' at SoCal nuclear plant
• Coroner says 2 suspects shot by CHP were on meth
• 2 arrests after man shot dead at LA strip club
• Twin brothers drown in backyard pool in Calif.
• 'Off the 99' podcast: Merced's own Carmageddon
• Court: 'don't ask, don't tell' will stay in place
• State cuts could put more seniors in nursing homes
• 'Carmageddon': Los Angeles freeway shuts down
• Event for kids to put fun in fundraiser
• Mike Tharp: Dorothy Leland -- Seeking clarity in a messy world
• Dos Palos' Ruiz ropes himself a title
• Alumni update: Gamboa fights for time
• Getting Connected: A meal, mailing address, medical care among the help homeless get
• What to do about exposed little feet
• Lou Ann Sakaki: Take care of starving horses
• Lunden Souza: Five simple and effective workouts to get worked up about
• Our View: UC Merced's cost-cutting laudable
• 3 more redistricting maps released
• Neighbors take charge of watching community
• Michael Gerson: Elected officials more than tools
• Aviators wild in loss to Glory
• Man gets 5 years for movie theater shooting
• Merced County Arts Council News - July 14, 2011
• Closures begin for on- and off-ramps of I-405
• Businessman buys Frank Lloyd Wright's Ennis House
• Police say Picasso theft was part of luxury spree
• 3 charged in alleged airport drug smuggling scheme
• Emergency center opens, LA ready for 'Carmageddon'
• Judge orders hearing over permit for beach barrier
• Traffic stop near Los Banos leads to seizure of $1.2 million in cocaine
• UPDATE: Sheriff: Missing Indian teen wandered Merced for 10-15 days
• Hobby Lobby signs lease for Merced's old Gottschalks building
• Woman accused of husband's stabbing death arraigned on charges
• 'Harry Potter' finale sad but satisfying
• Two men injured in Atwater shooting late Thursday
• Brandon Williams: Bad for business
• Hilmar's Costa goes from QB to policeman
• Pisacco power: Atwater Aviators blank Merced Volunteers
• San Joaquin River restoration plan stymied
• Our View: OK vs. bad transportation funding bills
• Merced to pay $1.5M in contamination case
• Livingston golf tourney set
• Winton LifeLine: Legal clinic success
• Dan Walters: 'Amazon tax' bill faces epic battle
• New 'Winnie the Pooh' outing short, sweet
• Around Town: Suitcases for children
• Harvest time for sweet potatoes nears; Merced top-producing county
• State cash for inmates could provide aid against Merced sheriff's layoffs
• Health insurers agree to cover autism therapy
• Merced County executive officer to retire
• Calif Supreme Court upholds plastic bag bans
• Icahn Enterprises makes $10.2B bid for Clorox
• Body of Marine killed in crash returned to NY
• Dawn craft to circle giant asteroid in 1st stop
• Redistricting Community Meetings Announced
• 71-year-old Hilmar woman dies from injuries suffered in Wednesday crash
• Bound woman found hanging at Calif. mansion
• Murder suspect on lam picked up in Van Nuys
• UPDATE: CHP responds to two fatal crashes in Merced County
• Roszak, scholar of '60s counterculture, dies at 77
• Ex-NFL linebacker convicted of murder in Calif.
• Murder charged in crash that killed mother of 4
• Calif. June home sales down 11 percent from 2010
• Calif. gov signs landmark law to teach gay history
• Workshop looks at ag tourism in Merced County
• County firefighters battling 2-acre fire on Highway 59 at Bellevue Road
• Denham holds hearing to streamline recovery process after emergency
• Merced police plan DUI checkpoint this Saturday
• UC regents approve 9.6 percent tuition increase
• Merced River flow and Lake McClure storage for Thursday, July 14
• Cannella to host 'From Food to Rail: High-Speed Rail Impacts on Agriculture' Friday in Merced
• UC regents set to vote on tuition increase
• `Game of Thrones' vies for Emmy nomination
• `Game of Thrones' vies for Emmy nomination
• Behind the increase: Why Netflix is raising prices
• Horses increasingly left neglected
• Barn ad rekindles forgotten era
• Merced stabbing victim had violent past
• Atwater City Hall hours reduced
• Titans' Floro flourishing in Cape Cod
• Aviators cruise past Cardinals
• Ex-Thunder stars storm Poppy Hills
• Highway 165 accident sends two to hospital
• Services provided for area homeless
• Offered chance, few failing schools close doors
• Coast Guard investigates source of oiled pelicans
• Merced County News: Community Meeting – Merced County Supervisorial Redistricting Maps
• Mae Pierini: Keep the diamond in the rough
• Our View: Trustees: Have you no shame?
• Have you used a midwife or a doula?
• Stepmom in Calif. neo-Nazi case pleads not guilty
• Treasurer: Calif. may borrow $5B if feds default
• California lawmakers to promote 'Caylee's Law'
• Charging stations along I-5 in Wash. due this year
• Police probe suspicious death at Coronado mansion
• Engineering Service Learning Links UC Merced Students with Community
• Chowchilla concerned if a prison converted to men's
• Cal Fire restricts burning below 5,000 feet in Mariposa County
• Courses allow college credit for high school students in Merced
• Medical program at UC Merced right on track
• California Assembly bill allowing inmate release could save jobs
• Cattle rustlers a modern problem in Merced, Mariposa
• Judge says Crystal Cathedral can seek buyers
• Authorities release video taken from Garrido home
• Bail hearing for Bulger girlfriend to continue
• Ex-Pa. church secretary sentenced for taking cash
• Pills prevent HIV in straight men and women
• Cardoza Plan removes category for flood insurance
• County fair to begin contest for 2012 slogan
• Golden Bobcats release dates
• Pollard eager to recapture magic
• Wine Line: Lighten up for summer
• Anthony Gallegos: On salary reductions and layoffs
• Our View: Rest in peace, Ms. Lopez; you deserve it
• Cold Comfort
• Outdoors: Visit Malakoff Park, you'll 'digg' it
• Calif prison officials: Inmate's death a homicide
• Burning in Mariposa County restricted
• County officials endorse talks on Calif split
• Stanford students begin tracking government
• Got PMS? New campaign says milk can help with that
• APNewsBreak: US deports Guatemala massacre suspect
• Deadline for fair theme contest, 'California Cows,' is July 29
• Kin to testify in Mass. on Bulger girlfriend bail
• Air quality forecast
• Merced man sentenced for bringing 16-year-old girl from Mexico for sexual purposes
• 51st state proposal falls flat in Riverside
• Golden Bobcats Announce Inaugural Sports Schedules
• Middle class feels tuition squeeze at UC, CSU
• AAA: State gas price $3.76/gallon, down 16 cents from last month
• Merced River flow and Lake McClure storage for Tuesday, July 12
• UC Merced releases schedules for volleyball, men's basketball
• Radanovich releases new book, 'The New World Order is the Old World Order'
• Calif. Supreme Court rejects death row appeal
• New statue of President Ford installed in Michigan
• City plans power shutdown in LAX terminal area
• City that saved land from drillers now wants oil
• Shannon picks up Speedway victory
• Mike North: It takes teamwork to hoist hunting trophy
• Nonprofits sought to apply for grants
• Deals program launched by Sun-Star
• Atwater City Council hears loud cries against possible police layoffs
• Proposed medical offices across from Mercy Medical Center not welcomed
• Frank Granata: One nation under blood
• Our View: Education board should OK fair rules
• Merced City Council wants explanation from state assemblywoman
• Pete Robinson: Up the ante
• Peter G. Mehas: Caught in the middle
• Dan Walters: Redistricting idea falling into failure?
• Merced youth flag football
• Softball tourney at Joe Herb
• Current and former first ladies gather for funeral
• Lawmakers seek more money for train crash victims
• Sheriff Pazin captures alleged burglars at gunpoint
• Man held in Picasso theft to plead not guilty
• Mentally ill CA man dies after injured in arrest
• Brush fire closes Interstate 5 in San Diego
• Air quality forecast
• Fire at San Diego Zoo store believed to be arson
• Merced police: Woman stabbed husband to death at Merced hotel
• Atwater police looking for three men in Sunday shooting
• Forbes: Merced worst place in U.S. to do business
• Livingston resident makes Pokemon finals
• MID and sheriff reopen public access to Merced River
• DA Morse elected to board of state DA association
• Fig harvest in Merced County has started
• HUD secretary announces economic growth program for six cities, including Fresno
• Car slams into fire truck, driver arrested
• Rocker accused of pharmacy robbery before show
• Musician arrested in Mass. just hours before show
• Safety concerns remain an issue at U.S. Penitentiary Atwater
• Post-9/11, Sikhs say they are mistaken targets
• Royals charm Californians with casualness, grace
• U.S. holds back $800M in Pakistan military aid
• Struggling Merced collectibles shop deadling with double whammy: recession and downtown reconstruction
• Merced biker pastor revs up message
• Keith Gallagher: Civil Rights Act -- the struggle continues
• Our View: State must stand by online tax law
• Study: Cap and trade better path to clean energy
• Dan Walters: Cities must lose out in budget
• Kathleen Parker: Just-vote-no crowd just stubborn
• Adult soccer teams forming
• Downsizing results in new City Hall office hours
• 38-year-old man wanted for assault arrested
• Kate brings feminine, tried-and-true looks to US
• Ex-first lady remembered by visitors to For Museum
• Singer's donation to wild-horse group criticized
• LA teen reporters boost community with newspaper
• OC man accused of killing ex-wife will defend self
• Gallery on the Square to host Barsetti Vineyards Friday, July 22
• Le Grand Community Services District seeks new director through 2014
• Air quality forecast
• Greens and glitter for royal couple; Skid Row next
• 1 final space connection: Atlantis and station
• Board of Supervisors Considering Additional SupplementalRedistricting Maps from Public Input and Comments
• No tsunami danger for US states after Japan quake
• 49ers coach says Kaepernick has chance to start
• Santa Cruz expected to end ban on dogs downtown
• 10-acre wildfire burns in northern LA County
• SF attorney charged with defrauding investors
• Boy, 17, killed in suspected gang-related shooting
• Prince to duke it out on horseback
• Nolan Ryan says fan's widow worried about son
• Betty Ford helped pave road to recovery for stars
• Mike Tharp: 'Thus if it be, indeed'
• Aviators soar: Medeiros' bat, Perry's arm lead the way to victory for Atwater
• Atwater police may have to cut more jobs
• Cressey's Japanese Friendship School to stage fundraiser Friday for earthquake/tsunami victims
• As hiring lags, Obama's job is in jeopardy
• Gustine police investigation leads to burglary arrests
• Cowboy musician Stamey rides into Playhouse Merced
• Immortality lure of 'Torchwood' spinoff
• Roaming through the redwoods
• Religion 101: 'Putdownitis' can crush your spirit, but it can be conquered
• Heidi Britt: Businesses helping kids, one book at a time
• Our View: Kudos to county supervisors who cut pay
• Allan R. Schell: Lack of enforcement
• Glenn Garvin: Obama tax plan counts on 'rich'
• Dan Walters: Redevelopment may be renewed
• Merced fall softball league
• Premier Cup registrations open
• Free car smog testing today at fairgrounds
• Merced County programs help train workers in mental health
• Nolan Ryan says fan's widow worried about son
• Parents arrested in Southern Calif toddler's death
• Free legal clinic in Winton Saturday
• Merced River above Snelling to remain closed all weekend
• Man charged with pointing laser at police chopper
• Man faces stowaway charges after airport arrest
• Air quality forecast
• Reputed Armenian mob boss pleads guilty in NYC
• San Jose pharmacist indicted by federal grand jury
• Convicted ex-mayor of Temple City keeps pension
• Dinosaurs, summer school and city office hours on 'Community Conversations'
• Annual Run for the Fallen Aug. 20 at Applegate Park
• Merced city general plan and EIR final draft available to public
• Denham says increased domestic energy production can help turnaround unemployment
• Merced City Hall office hours changing in August
• Leadership Merced reduces participation fees by $150
• Jerry Brown signs bill imposing fire fee on rural properties
• Uprising at Merced's Latorraca jail results in lockdown
• Man in wetsuit sought in Santa Monica sex assault
• Father, son ID'd in Watsonville murder-suicide
• 5 teens held in Fairfield market owner's death
• NV man says his tip about Bulger ignored by FBI
• Call for regulation of hair-smoothing products
• Cement rig overturns, hurts driver near Delhi
• State decisions affect Merced's redevelopment plans
• Our View: Media despicable in Anthony case
• Cancer treatment sharpened at Merced's El Portal clinic
• CHP: Driver of SUV caused bus crash
• Victor Davis Hanson: Ill logic in immigration
• Ron Aragon: High-speed rail a mess
• Sports briefs: Merced fall softball league
• Around Town: Merced Aglow to meet
• Jorge Vega: Tea party off base
• Former Citibank manager from Delhi sentenced to two years for embezzlement
• Merced selects artists for G Street underpass
• Yosemite offers community safety day on Friday, July 15
• Big rig driver injured after truck overturns near Delhi
• Three arrested after short pursuit with Merced police
• Air quality forecast
• Cardoza praises late Merced staffer Linda Lopez
• State Fund to offer free seminar to employers about workers comp July 22
• Winton man wrestles knife-wielding burglary suspect to ground and punches him before he escapes
• Study: Cap-and-Trade Trumps Carbon Taxes
• Impact: Sustainable Students Making a Difference
• Deputies rescue five people from Merced River, near Snelling
• Calif overtime laws protect nonresident employees
• Deputy: Missing Calif. man commits suicide
• Tahoe Biltmore redevelopment goes forward
• Deputy: Missing Calif. man commits suicide
• Russian court bans Scientology books
• More rage against the machines in latest 'Transformers' offering
• Lone Star: Le Grand’s Carlo Del Real is only freshman to play in All-Star Game
• UC Merced enrollment to pass 5,000
• Atwater Aviators fall to Santa Maria
• Apartment fire victim critical but stable in hospital
• Program aims to guide Merced's migrant students toward college
• Our View: School finances jeopardized
• Parolee loses pants trying to outrun police
• Around Town: Youth football's fireworks stand
• Jimmie Vaughan headed to Modesto's Fat Cat
• Maryann McKissick: Good job, council
• Bob Nutcher: Supports Cannella's efforts
• Michele Brown-Urrey: Bike park request
• Summer audition: Merced High looks for new catcher
• Little help for Merced County Human Services Agency
• Sierra Club asks EPA to rescind permit for power plant
• 36,000 pot plants found, 1 arrested in Tulare Co.
• Runner's rescuers honored
• Merced County News - Passport Applications
• UMass-Amherst Chancellor Holub leaving in 2012
• Calif. investors to plead guilty in bid-rigging
• City weighs in on proposed SF circumcision ban
• FBI, LAPD bust San Fernando Valley-based gang
• Missing Humboldt State student found in river
• Gov. Jerry Brown signs rare on-time Calif. budget
• Air quality forecast
• Redevelopment change likely headed for court fight
• Student Demand for UC Merced Reaches New Heights
• Pot farm with 36K plants raided in Tulare County
• 1 hiker dead, another presumed dead in Yosemite
• Merced woman critical but stable after suffering apartment fire burns
• Californians continue to cut gasoline use
• Le Grand Union HS District to issue iPads to incoming freshmen and returning sophomores
• Merced County Arts Council to feature three free new exhibits starting in July
• Why 4 '60s Musical Experience to perform at Atwater Fourth of July concert
• Valley Air District officials warn of health impact from fireworks
• East Pittsburgh firm lands Amtrak locomotive pact
• San Jose councilman pleads guilty to driving drunk
• Boston-bound jet makes emergency landing in Omaha
• Prescribed burns start at Lake Tahoe Thursday
• Census: Fewer black children in biggest US cities
• Putting the 'fin' in Findlay
• Aviators' Christy in attack mode
• Orrie Taylor: Class and justice
• Residential CO2 detector law taking effect
• Encouraging economic sign: Retailers set up shop in Merced Mall
• Unusual June rain seen as relief, nuisance
• Few are left for criminal investigations and defense in Merced
• Woman injured in Merced apartment blaze
• Aviators undefeated in Far West League
• Merced school board adopts budget, holds breath
• Our View: Budget: Ugly piled on more ugliness
• Angelica Alvarado: Cherish family
• AP NewsBreak: Calif. delays cap and trade
• 1 of LA's most-wanted under arrest
• Woman says Owens fails to pay some child support
• Cannella to install Merced chamber officers, gets two bills approved in committee
• Nev. judge orders Amtrak crash evidence protected
• Cal Fire lists numerous summer safety tips to prevent fires
• EPA to approve air clean-up for 2 Calif. regions
• Air quality forecast
• CA fees on vehicles, rural homes may be challenged
• National fire agency: cooking fires leading cause of home structure fires
• Merced College's College for Kids offers swimming courses
• Merced woman's body pulled from Don Pedro Reservoir
• Merced April foreclosure rates fell in April from year-earlier period
• Businesses raided, 2 arrested in NorCal pot probes
• Consulate worker charged with indentured servitude
• Elizabeth Taylor collection touring before NY sale
• Western Governors' Association meets in Idaho
• Toyota to recall 82,200 vehicles in the US
• Up Your Alley: Western Regional at Yosemite
• Adam Blauert: 'Panaroma' view of Yosemite's falls
• Atwater $19M campus opening in August
• Man convicted of killing Army vet calls for a new trial, new attorney
• Merced Board OKs tough budget
• Camp finds new home at Boys and Girls Club of Merced County
• Central Valley Grappling Club at Merced High on Saturday
• Summer Zoo Camp space still available
• Public's assistance sought in three Atwater shootings
• Beat the heat one ice cube at a time
• Our View: Challenger a diamond in rough times
• Gregg Wieland: Explain it, please
• Patti Patton: Find cuts elsewhere
• Ken Carter: More savings?
• Oroville soldier killed by enemy fire in Iraq
• 2 SD fishermen plead guilty to illegal fishing
• Monterey sheriff's son arrested on drug charges
• Transit agency to pay $1.3M to Oscar Grant's mom
• Correction: Amtrak-Truck Crash
• Cal Fire responding to Madera County house fire
• Merced County Fair announces winners of hay growing contest
• Merced chamber to unveil new logo
• Great Lakes Airlines offers drawing for 4 free tickets in Merced food drive
• Engineers for a Sustainable World Moves to UC Merced
• Grand jury condemns Calif town's pot farm plan
• Man shot in Calif house where 2 killed in 9 months
• Search called off for Calif man who fell overboard
• UCLA researcher pleads not guilty to wire fraud
• Mike North: Huntin' for a hat rack, err, sheds
• 'Robocall' aims criticism at Turlock councilwoman over 2008 civil lawsuit
• Fourth of July: It will be boom time soon in Atwater, Livingston
• Aspiring young hunters acquire skills at camp
• Merced Music Guild calls it quits after 50 years
• House fire causes $3 million in damage
• Our View: Cone zone has become a deadly place
• Mike Morehouse: A piece of the pie
• Modesto housing nonprofit let family, staff live in homes
• Crash near Turlock leaves child dead, four others hurt
• Fred Risard: VSO is needed now
• Dan Walters: Brown, Democrats reach rosy scenario
• Jim Boren: Democrats' cries reverberate
• Run for Independence
• Merced Vols win Clovis tourney
• Central Valley Grappling League at Merced on Saturday
• Merced County, Challenger Learning Center hopeful of lease deal
• Fireworks sales kick off at booths to help nonprofits
• Calif. redistricting could imperil GOP House seats
• Notice Of Public Hearing And Redistricting Presentations
• Calif. woman pleads no contest to animal cruelty
• Calif. man drowns after jump from Kauai waterfall
• LA Fire Department chief announces retirement
• Bill seeks to abolish death penalty in California
• 'Cars 2' takes lead with $66.1M opening weekend
• Fire burns shed, 19 acres in Hornitos
• Public hearing scheduled for Merced County redistricting proposals
• Hispanic grocery stores find booming market in Valley
• Is Central Valley importing bad air from China?
• UC Merced study shows urban rail reduces carbon monoxide air pollution
• Livingston man arrested after firing at girlfriend, police say
• Supreme Court: Calif. can't ban violent video game sales
• San Francisco mayor says he won't run for election
• San Francisco cable cars back after rehab
• Judge to rule this week on Whitey Bulger attorney
• Doane Yawger: Whiz-bang novelties are actually smart
• Miss Culver City wins California crown
• Court to rule on violent video game sales to kids
• All-Star Football: Fumble costs North
• Card game fans drawn to Arcane -- in downtown Merced
• Pastor and business leader in Atwater
• Boomers hear bell beginning to toll for aging music idols
• Cash-starved performers hit Vegas streets for tips
• Keith Gallagher: Capitalistic Russia
• Our View: Food safety cuts put U.S. at risk
• Discarded gun leads to man's arrest
• Jesse Valdez: Bonehead decisions
• Leonard Pitts Jr.: Why we should pay our taxes
• Mike Lynch: Don't mix Valley, coast in legislative districts
• Dunn leads Aviators to win
• All-Star Baseball: North squeezes past South
• Fire burns 576 acres on I-5 in western Merced County
• Two gang members arrested for alleged robbery, police say
• Michael Jackson 'Thriller' jacket fetches $1.8M
• APNewsBreak: Truck co in train wreck had citations
• Car jack suspects arrested after Highway 99 pursuit with Merced police
• SF pride parade energized by NY gay marriage law
• Authorities unsure whether more bodies on Amtrak
• National gas prices down 11 cents in past 2 weeks
• 2-way race for Cherokee chief too close to call
• NYC parade to get boost from same-sex milestone
• 2 teens arrested after 5 injured in shooting
• Police watch rowdy fans after Mexico Gold Cup win
• 5 shot and injured in SF; Police seeking gunman
• Driver tried to stop before hitting Amtrak car
• Man arrested in hit-and-run at NorCal cattle drive
• 1 dead, 6 injured when vehicle hits nursing home
• Driver tried to brake before hitting Amtrak car
• CA man sentenced in crash that injured pro cyclist
• NY becomes 6th state to legalize gay marriage
• In Boston gangster story, a tale of 2 brothers
• NY legalizes gay marriage 42 years after Stonewall
• Recreation budget to keep Merced's city pools closed
• Prep Football: South strikes late; 90-yard TD toss in final minutes wins it
• Q & A Country star Daniels on music, more
• State cuts may slash Merced County Superior Court operating hours
• St. John's Festa celebrates 75 years
• Lucrative livestock: Youths in 4-H and FFA clubs show their animals at fair's Junior Livestock Auction.
• Debbie Croft: Someday you'll find it, the moonbow connection
• Our View: A dark day for many in Merced
• Reed Boyer: Art all around us in Merced
• Chris Fradkin: When it comes to 'the chopper,' it's better not to wonder why
• Local sports schedule for Saturday, June 25, 2011
• Merced County All-Star mantra: 'Let's play two'
• High-speed rail critics crank up the pressure
• Layoffs, library closure part of ideas to close Merced County budget gap
• Recycling efforts in Yosemite and Mariposa deliberated
• Planning for 50th high school reunion, with a little help from friends
• Jack Lemen: What will it take?
• Corine Dusin: A great fair concert
• Chinese crested-Chihuahua mix deemed 'ugliest dog'
• San Bernardino fugitive captured in Mexico
• Man gets 13 years for slashing father's face
• Judge: Oakland can enforce part of gang injunction
• Wife: Seattle bomb plot suspect is proud American
• SF police: Offensive tiles found in school murals
• Freed Vietnam dissident to wage democracy fight
• Two-car crash in Livingston area claims one man
• Calif regulators extend clean-fuel shipping zone
• Grand jury urges San Jose school sprinklers
• Gangster caught in Calif. expected back in Mass.
• Tahoe celeb golf co-favorites Rhoden, Romo at 5-2
• Wash. teen crusades against ticketing traffic cams
• Classic rockers Molly Hatchet heading to Modesto
• All-Star football players ready to shine
• Officials urge caution on Merced County waterways
• Our View: Right time to bring troops home
• Sense of community returns to South Dos Palos
• July 15 hearing set in attempted kidnapping case
• Water plentiful, drought signs dot Calif. roads
• Merced College's conservative budget is worst-case preparation
• Number of same-sex homes on the rise in Central Valley
• Lawmakers support move to block pay
• Mosquitoes test positive for West Nile
• Elsie Kempf: Keep eye on dogs
• James Wilson: Not a good answer from Cannella
• Big weekend at Atwater BMX
• Lakers' Artest seeking to change name
• SD judge: No rope to separate kids, seals at beach
• Cal Fire fighting 150-acre blaze near I-5 in Los Banos
• NorCal police corruption suspects plead not guilty
• Judge: Niles Canyon lawsuit can proceed
• Court documents shed light on Bulger travels
• USP Atwater inmate indicted for alleged assault on correctional officer
• City of Merced to break ground on wastewater treatment plant upgrade
• Robbers snatch 60 medicinal marijuana plants from Merced home
• Search for missing Yosemite hiker scaled down
• State Senate passes bill declaring Sundays 'Buy California Grown Day'
• More than half of buses flagged in surprise inspection at Yosemite National Park
• 57-year-old man killed after being struck by Amtrak train in Merced
• Merced County Fair livestock auction prices up by $15,000
• SF Muni agrees to $5.4M settlement with bike rider
• Vernon disincorporation bill goes to Calif Senate
• Skateboarding icon Eric Swenson dies in suicide
• New FBI campaign yields tip that leads to Bulger
• William Bulger has no reaction to Whitey's capture
• One last game in pads
• Sheriff's Department keeps fleet flying — at no cost to county
• $2,500 award aids teacher's pursuit of master's degree
• Charges pending for driver in fatal crash
• Atwater Aviators sweep in style
• Accused Livingston teacher faces judge
• Foster Farms introduces new milk type
• Trial set for Dos Palos man in daughter's death
• Merced County Arts Council News - June 22, 2011
• Bob Brown: Great fair
• Our View: Cries about pay, but not budget
• Company to replace Merced city park workers
• Ron Aragon: Work together
• Kenneth J. Leap: Museum vital
• 30 years for CHP applicant who admitted molesting
• 22-year-old Visalia soldier killed in Afghanistan
• LA police say 1 dead, 2 wounded in Venice shooting
• Robbery suspect fires gun in air at LA mall
• Twins drop Facebook lawsuit detailed in hit movie
• Cooling centers to open throughout Merced County
• Attendance for 2011 Merced County Fair down by 4.5 percent
• Heat's not a problem for area crops — yet
• A sliver of hope for California housing market
• Visalia Marine killed in Afghanistan
• Merced doctors get help keeping patients out of hospitals
• Teens charged as adults in Oakland killings
• US Airways lets man in women's panties fly
• Reno Hug High has new principal, Lauren Ford
• Gore faults Obama on global warming
• Boatin' around the Bay Discover
• Up Your Alley: Not your grandpa's bowling ball
• Le Grand's Martinez looking to catch on with Fresno State
• Merced principal expects to remain busy in retirement
• Los Banos police officer dies in wreck
• Merced deputy smells pot in car, arrests two
• Migratory swallows flock to local neighborhood
• Longtime Yosemite worker honored
• After layoffs, Merced awaits state's budget decisions
• Vandenberg AFB plans Minuteman 3 test Wednesday
• Challenger Center's story
• Gary Hammond: Unions too big
• George Runner: Not what I said
• Our View: City budget handled best way possible
• APNewsbreak: Octomom doctor moves to keep license
• 2 injured on ride at San Diego County Fair
• Air quality forecast
• Feds asking for delay of Bonds hearing
• Fire destroys frat house at San Jose St University
• Controller halts pay for California lawmakers
• Gallery on the Square to host wine-pouring and landscape images Friday
• Air district warns of 'deteriorating' air quality, urges precautions
• NY's Brooklyn Museum cancels graffiti art exhibit
• Search for missing Yosemite hiker continues
• Check 'n Go to hand out free child ID kits Wednesday in Merced
• Off-duty Los Banos police officer killed in traffic collision
• Merced opens cooling center to handle heat
• Hispanic groups dispute new Calif. political maps
• Voters less enthused about Sen. Dianne Feinstein's re-election
• Conservation groups challenge federal policy requiring Central Valley levees to be stripped of trees
• Environmentalists sue feds over levee tree removal
• Fresno State suspends fraternity after shooting
• Driver arrested in drunken driving death
• McCain 'puzzled' by anger over wildfire remark
• Iran sets new date for hearing of American hikers
• Future will be on display at Hampson Summer Baseball Tournament
• City OKs $278M budget
• County fair wraps up with few problems
• Merced College professor launching mission for health
• Atwater invests to learn more on solar field plans
• David Rodriguez: In the eyes of the beholder
• Our View: Worst kind of ballot measure
• Cardoza plays the ponies, and they pay off for him
• Tom Vilsack: Bright future seen for dairy industry
• Jim Boren: Part-time Legislature needed
• Will Rogers: Bad democracy
• Hampson Baseball Tourney Schedule
• Tune In and Tune Up is Coming to Merced!
• Costa Mesa police chief resigns with angry memo
• Conservationists battle city in Lake Tahoe fight
• Mother of US Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon dies at 91
• Hot weather prompts Spare the Air alert
• Two killed in single-vehicle Interstate 5 crash near Dos Palos
• Air quality forecast
• Man arrested at Capitol after punching CHP officer
• Feds in California seek order banning Mongols motorcycle gang logo
• Dos Palos police arrest suspected burglar
• Flood watch continues for Merced River in Yosemite
• South trumps North: Quarterbacks lead way in annual Lions all-star game
• Yosemite native Tony Brochini honored for work in national park
• Yosemite National Park seeks volunteers for habitat protection program
• $500 vouchers offered for auto emissions fixes in Merced
• Correction: Merced City Council meeting today at 5:30 p.m.
• Lawsuit aims to save college garden
• CA cat thief 'purr-loins' hundreds of treasures
• Xcel trial over fatal Colo. plant fire to resume
• 2011 Merced County Fair: Antique tractor parade becomes a classic
• Giants fan beating suspect up for parole hearing
• `Bold' wins 4 Emmys as TV's soap selection slims
• Visiting Bighorns shut out Aviators
• Valley plants plan to make corn-free ethanol
• Spike TV aims lens at sheriffs and deputies -- starting with Merced County's Mark Pazin
• Mixed martial arts a family mind set at Merced MMA
• Merced College students express hip-hop's positives
• Kenneth J. Leap: What we stand to lose
• E-mail policy at CalPERS questioned
• Twisters volleyball camps
• Parolee at large in domestic dispute
• Ron Aragon: Work together
• San Jose Mercury News: Taxing online sales is critical to keep local retailers alive
• George Will: NATO and Libya
• Stevinson to hold youth, introductory golf camps
• Nevada's Ault wins 2-year contract extension
• Gas explosion at Tijuana restaurant injures 20
• Nevada's Ault wins 2-year contract extension
• Number of children in San Francisco declines
• Judge to hear $3.4B Indian settlement case
• Pig brings in $25k at Merced County Fair auction
• Ballico irrigation hose fire causes $15K damage, no injuries
• Fair's last day to feature grandstand entertainment, Gran Jaripeo and rising Latina star
• Air quality forecast
• LA man testifies kidnappers beat him over O'Neal
• Pig brings in $25k at Merced County Fair auction
• Arrest for noose hung outside OC gay rights office
• Yosemite rangers searching for hiker missing since Friday
• 14-year-old driver dies days after LA SUV plunge
• Ky. man's body found in burning Calif. truck bed
• Bad week for swans at Palace of Fine Arts
• Ex-councilman Alatorre asked to explain payments
• San Jose man dies in crash during high-speed chase
• Services set for South Pasadena officer
• 15 US students to honor WWII veterans at Normandy
• United computer glitch delays flights in LA, SF
• United blames outage on network connectivity issue
• Mike Tharp: Me and my Papagene
• William Carter, revered Atwater doctor, dies
• 120th Merced County Fair: A rip-roarin' good time
• Saturday and Sunday at the Merced County Fair
• Riverbank drowning shows dangers of waterways
• Merced College baseball: Hagens back in starting rotation
• Firebaugh leader is new Livingston city manager
• Thanks to ag, Merced County jobless rate declines
• John D. Evans: Listen to all sides of an issue
• Hooray for the Merced County Fair
• Cabin fever at Curry Village
• This is not just a Souza-ism, Dad: You are my biggest hero
• Merced County Fair home grown
• Rick Morrison: Listen to all of it
• Gregory Clay: Young, determined, ready
• Big weekend at Atwater BMX
• Two dozen jobs heading to former ammo plant in Stanislaus County
• Aviators blast Nevada
• United computer glitch delays 100s of LAX flights
• Feds bust 18 in multistate marijuana ring
• Lake Tahoe estate's price trimmed to $75 million
• Modesto shooting claims life of pregnant teen
• LA County receives anonymous donation of $10K
• Cops nab alleged bank robber at nearby Starbucks
• Turbulent water forces closure of Kings River
• Deadline is midnight to enter Sun-Star DealSaver signup contest
• Free Building Healthy Communities Kickoff Celebration Saturday, June 25, in Merced
• Air quality forecast
• Merced council to discuss budget deficit, plus proposal to add four more police officers
• First UC Merced Alum Receives Juris Doctorate
• Caltrans work on Highways 99, 33, 59 and 165 next week will mean some delays
• Friday and Saturday Merced County Fair schedule to feature rodeo and outdoor concert
• Calif watchdog investigating Bell police union
• Man confessed to killing woman found in trash bag
• 'Green Lantern' a dim bulb
• Eye-catching sculpture erected at Buffalo museum
• Merced clinic heals wounds of diabetics, cancer patients
• Photo gallery: Merced County Fair Cutest Cowboys and Cowgirls
• Diabetic bodybuilder subdued by police gets $217K
• South plans to take over Lions with ground assault
• Nelson takes 'Boat Race' at Merced County Fair
• Sentencing date postponed for murderer of Merced County Army vet
• Former Merced jail officer accused of smuggling will face trial
• Teen volunteers keep Merced County Fair humming along
• Michael McDonald comes to Modesto
• Our View: Governor right to veto budget passed by fellow Democrats
• Friday at the Merced County Fair
• Tulare County closes Kings River for 2 weeks
• Dad admits gun that killed girl, 6, not secured
• Around Town: Free concert planned at Castle
• Seattle Times: Obama should curb oil speculation
• Los Angeles Daily News: Shedding a tear for penmanship
• Maryann McKissick: Safety a priority
• Stan Thurston: Zoo strategy
• Merced speedway results
• Castle Air Museum to celebrate 30 years with swing music
• LA officials to consider fate of red-light cameras
• Merced County Arts Council News - June 15, 2011
• Calif. seizes 1,200 firearms possessed illegally
• 2 plead to resisting arrest after 2010 Lakers win
• Calif. seizes 1,200 firearms possessed illegally
• Yosemite to waive entrance fees on June 21
• State releases third inmate on medical parole; Juan Garcia Sandoval was serving time for '85 Merced murder
• Garrido to be held in same prison unit as Manson
• Air quality forecast
• Calif. teacher arrested after drunken teen party
• Yosemite: Half Dome cables open on June 22
• Cannella to attend ceremony at Atwater's King View Work Experience Center
• Denham slams SEC lease for 'fleecing taxpayers for half-a-billion dollars'
• Denham introduces resolution for service members' flight benefits after baggage fiasco
• Brown vetoes Calif. budget passed by Democrats
• Merced students learning while having a bit of fun as well
• Los Banos firefighter dies after DUI crash
• Denham backs Gov. Brown's decision to close state garages to save money
• Kids 12 and under get in free today only at Merced County Fair
• 9 bicyclists hurt by suspected drunken driver
• Calif paroling medically incapacitated inmate
• Spanish TV news expands as 2012 election nears
• Baggy pants lead to players arrest at airport
• Decision expected on project led by U2 guitarist
• Moms play big support roles at the fair
• Students learning while having a bit of fun as well
• Stevinson to hold youth, introductory golf camps
• Beltran snaps Shannon's streak
• Leaving children in cars puts them at risk from heat
• Merced principals preparing for campus transfers
• Homicide victim's family coping
• Tioga Road set to open Saturday morning
• Our View: Dam project should be approved
• Kent Amberson: Watch your cats
• Phyllis Boyer: Translator not vital
• Kole Upton: Not so radical
• Man found guilty of murder in Calif mom stabbing
• Feds, state team up to investigate Calif explosion
• Judge: Group shows no harm to LA historic site
• Hilmar Cheese donates $250,000 for new barn at Merced County Fairgrounds
• Man accused of torturing girlfriend's 5-year-old
• Engineers troubleshoot instrument on Cassini craft
• Air quality forecast
• Kings View Work Experience Center to hold ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday in Atwater
• Data firm shows Calif. home prices down 10 percent
• Cannella to speak at county's Father of the Year awards ceremony tomorrow
• Major road into Yosemite to open after snow delay
• Fair opens with Merced Medical Seniors' Day and 'Saddle Up for Fun'
• Santa Nella man, 20, suffers major injuries after car strikes power pole near Los Banos
• Quarantine because of grapevine moth
• Calif chief justice says budget plan devastating
• Forecast: Homebuilders to focus on Calif. cities
• Experts: Weiner's behavior similar to addicts'
• Details emerge in Planada kidnapping-murder case
• Wednesday's Merced County Fair Schedule
• Last day of job looms for Merced city roads worker
• Adam Blauert: Horsemen keep trail safe
• Atwater Aviators on the Oregon trail
• Don Surdich: Senior doubles on tap at McHenry
• Cities with worst senior transportation choices: Merced ranks fourth
• Preventing tooth decay in kids mission of outreach program
• Teen boys get probation in rape of classmate
• Our View: Small library fines amount to big debt
• Merced Speedway presents special county fair lineup
• Paul Rotondaro: Remembering firefighters
• Dan Beasworrick: Flaws in Los Banos' low-income housing plan
• Denard W. Davis: Great coverage
• Catherine Campbell: Who is paying bill?
• Applicants Invited To Apply For At Large Appointment For Merced County Employees Retirement Board
• San Diego officer to stand trial on rape charge
• Calif. woman pleads guilty to 2001 Seattle arson
• Jury hears closing arguments in Calif mom stabbing
• LA school district votes to ban flavored milk
• Mexican gaming tycoon cleared of weapons charges
• Cardoza gets 'Champion of Agriculture' award
• Air quality forecast
• USP Atwater says several inmates injured in fight; public not in danger, prison says
• Searchable database: Merced County Library fines total $135k
• Denham points to positive impacts of Valley water storage bill
• J.D. Power and Associates ranks Rabobank highest in customer satisfaction in CA study
• Gay judge's ruling on California's same-sex marriage upheld
• Burglar strikes Valley Sports Academy
• TheBus to participate in 'Dump the Pump Day' June 16
• Merced College instructors share Professor of the Year award
• Valley Community School enrolling for summer session
• Impact: Marine Biodiversity on Display
• Our View: Redistricting far from finished
• Applegate Park Zoo funding cuts: Backers say animals could be put down
• Berkshire's Munger to hold Q-and-A on July 1
• Mike North: 'Young bucks' find their feet
• Merced County sheriff joins governor at news conference
• Merced County plans to store records at old hospital
• Arts council fundraiser saves Merced Multicultural Arts Center
• Some Merced County Fair events begin
• Joan Kelly: Care at new Mercy
• San Joaquin River restoration halt faces the opposition
• Jim Rosa: Palin's midnight ride
• Dan Walters: Two-thirds margin the big stakes
• A plea for the Merced County Courthouse Museum from UC Merced
• Two nights of racing at speedway
• Aviators win weekend series
• Religious relic of St. Anthony stolen from church
• Arbitrator rules in favor of SF transit contract
• Appeals court says officers used reasonable force
• Suspect arrested in murder of woman stuffed in bag
• Tourist slaying suspects won't face death penalty
• Calif. water groups want conveyance in delta plan
• Rescuers recover 5 on and around snowy Mt. Shasta
• Police: 12-year-old Anaheim boy stabbed to death
• Merced's Marie Callender's Restaurant & Bakery closes
• Air quality forecast
• First death during Wyoming flooding near Laramie
• Social Smokers Less Likely to Try to Quit
• Six local students win Comcast scholarships
• Greater Merced Chamber to hold 'green business breakfast' June 16
• Fresno probes cops, firefighters over bikini pics
• Merced County Fair lists Monday/Tuesday schedule
• Average retail gas prices fell 4.5 cents a gallon in California in the past week
• Castle Air Museum to host free concert June 18 by Travis AFB band
• Calif lawmakers nation's most highly educated
• Compton cricket team gains international renown
• 'Mormon,' 'War Horse' the big winners at Tonys
• Lawyers target gay marriage ruling by Calif judge
• California man to be sentenced for bomb-laden home
• Baseball player of the year: No hiding this talent
• Schrier stumbles in Modesto
• Periodontist treats an often neglected disease
• Changes to Merced city government jobs raising concerns
• Retired pastor looks back on tenure in Livingston
• Dennis Taylor: Challenger Learning Center's rent
• Our View: Kudos to Blue Shield for income cap
• Valley Latino farmers criticize settlement
• Dan Walters: State's dropouts create big crisis
• George Will: State's dropouts create big crisis
• Frances Sanders: Who's the racist?
• Merced Sun-Star All-Area Baseball Team
• GOP Presidential debate tonight, starts at 5 o'clock
• California’s County Treasurer-Tax Collectors Honor Senator Lois Wolk as Legislator of the Year
• Mexican president speaks at Stanford commencement
• Texas' Perry assails Obama on abortion at LA stop
• Protesters gathering outside Oakland BART station
• Report: Ventura waste plant plagued with problems
• Lt. Gov. Newsom announces birth of second child
• Father Raul Flores of Livingston ordained June 4 by Cardinal Mahony
• Merced/Atwater Tea Party Patriots to host speaker June 16 about Russia and socialism
• Friends of Merced County Fair to announce naming sponsor of Big Barn project
• Winton Community Plan workshop to be held Wednesday at 6 p.m.
• Caltrans closing southbound left lane of Highway 99 from Black Rascal Canal to Highway 140 junction
• American Cancer Society Relay for Life to be held Sept. 18 in Atwater
• Eying White House run, Texas' Perry makes LA stop
• Comfort or conflict: Earlier Down syndrome test
• 3 hospitalized after overdosing at Hollywood Bowl
• 3 men arrested in killing of 2 Oceanside teens
• SoCal deputy charged with sex acts with teen girl
• Senate struggles to find compromise on tax hikes
• San Jose homicide rate is highest since 1980s
• Saturday marks the end of Alcatraz occupation
• Palo Alto woman, 18, gets college degree
• Teen facing murder charges in Visalia shooting
• Ex-lawman accused in Merced County road-rage felony
• Focus on safety this year at Merced County Fair
• Analysis shows 284 med issues at 7 OC theme parks
• Dual Threat: Bears shortstop Heath-Smith a force on both sides of the ball
• Shawn Jansen: Buhach Colony's Cochran hopes Tide brings him home
• Maps show shifting political districts
• Bad blood in Merced County Sheriff's Department boils at Sacramento hearing
• Quake off Malibu is felt but no report of damage
• Landmark places of worship: A holy history
• Raku pottery endures profound heat to emerge unique, beautifully featured
• Our View: Gang sweep good, but more needed
• Mel LaDousier: Shut down sheriff's air force
• Debbie Croft: Some good, old-fashioned fun and food in the foothills
• What's bugging you? Find the answer in three places
• Mary Sanchez: Majoring on minors
• Big city mayors' case for high-speed rail grows stronger
• Spring All-Area
• All-Area Softball Team
• Modestan Pearce gets a moment on NBC's 'Today'
• Proposals to divvy state likely to spark competition
• Local students earn $500 scholarships
• Flight makes emergency landing in San Francisco
• CA man gets 2 1/2 years in prison for tax evasion
• Construction to resume on parts of solar project
• Judge hears last claims from train crash survivors
• 2 SoCal freeways reopen as suspicious truck probed
• Man shot to death in trailer at mother's home
• 'Off the 99' podcast: Shutting down Merced's main jail, part 2
• Tense cross-exam in trial over Calif mom stabbing
• Searchable database: California non-profits lose tax exempt status
• Board moving closer to water rules for farmers
• Passing the baton: Hammar's banner career comes to close at state; Moreno's time to shine
• Hobby Lobby craft store eyes vacant Gottschalks building in Merced
• Los Banos man critically injured in vehicle collision
• Mattel won't use wood from alleged clear-cutter
• Security at tourist icons depends on symbolism
• Gingrich remains a candidate, but how serious?
• Buffett lunch auction likely to set new record
• Not a total bummer, but 'Judy Moody' isn't a thrill ride, either
• 'Super 8' surpasses expectations
• Atwater man, 68, gets jail time for molesting 7-year-old at daycare
• Eight UC Merced lecturers lose jobs after change to general ed requirements
• Homeless people making camp at Merced school district site
• Buildings built in 1940s getting replaced at Merced County Fairgrounds
• Hector Nava hired as Merced High basketball coach
• Calif. wine grape growers suffer a sobering spring
• Second operation targeting Nuestra Familia prison gang nets 30 arrests
• Victor Davis Hanson: Europe is warning us
• Los Banos woman, 42, killed in head-on collision
• Peter Lizdas: River under attack
• Our View: Reducing prisoners the right move
• Sports briefs: Atwater hosting tournament
• Solar collectors can sell back power, but price isn't very high
• Despite deep Sierra snowpack, little danger of flooding
• Martha Earnest: Night spoiled
• Aviators squeak by Vols
• Fresno police shut down another chop shop
• 30 more arrests as Calif gang sweep continues
• LAPD investigates video of officers raiding party
• Fatal crash reported in Los Banos
• LA gang member gets life for hate killing
• LA police chief warns of redeployments
• Bloom Energy to build plant at old Chrysler site
• Merced woman says NH pastor ignored sex-assault claims
• 2 Los Angeles men convicted on meth charges
• Man shot in neck in SoCal freeway attack
• Victim captures rapist's image on cell phone
• USFS firewood permit sales start June 15 in NV
• Court says fake daughter sex images not illegal
• Our View: $100,000 pension club growing
• Gustine man killed in stabbing at house
• Jury hung on all eight felony counts in Atwater rape trial
• Soccer Player of the Year: Amanda Campos
• Nationals draft Mooneyham
• Aides do more than translate
• Merced music teacher caps career on high note
• All-Area Girls Soccer Team
• Vandals damage Merced school
• Merced supervisors announce meetings to discuss election maps
• Helen Wajdak: Dangerous dogs
• Phyllis Mccabe: Support hospital
• Manuel M. Cardoza: Spend money wisely
• UPDATE: Gang sweep in Merced, Madera counties nets 101 arrests, including 5 suspected gang leaders
• Governor collects nearly 30,000 state cell phones
• Grocery store workers in SoCal talk of strike
• San Francisco OKs parking permits for nannies
• LA businessman sentenced for mishandling asbestos
• Avenal prison melee sends 5 to local hospitals
• Merced County announces local presentations on redistricting
• Yosemite National Park hopes new camping reservation system will thwart scalpers
• Man gets 15 years to life for DUI crash that killed 3
• Prescribed burns at Tahoe may bring smoke
• Shotgun-wielding man killed in Watsonville store
• San Francisco supervisors OK Treasure Island plan
• Scientists unveil new mobile app to identify trees
• Seniors' medical pot collective stirs up trouble
• Breaking Through: Golden Valley senior begins looking forward
• Adam Blauert: Kicking back by the lake
• Tracks are big concern in Planada
• Le Grand woman, 18, saves life of infant
• Graffiti guerrillas: Students, others slap a fresh coat of paint over tagged buildings.
• 2011 Merced County Fair: Cooking up food and fun
• Weekly fish report for Valley and ocean
• UC Merced Connect: Summer a time to focus on research
• Inmate dies in jail
• Sun-Star Spring Athletes of the Year
• Cleveland drafts Sisco of Merced College in 3rd round
• Bring out the tarts
• Wine Line: Consumers rate at Lodi competition
• Toni Walery's 2nd/3rd Grade Class, Sheehy School: Don't close Courthouse Museum
• Our View: Railroad tracks in Planada have been killing fields
• Banana Bread: One recipe, many variations
• Carl Gregory: Who's the real bigot?
• Dan Walters: Money, law, politicians, prisons
• E. Thomas McClanahan: Uncertainty suffocates economy
• Homicide reported in Gustine
• Castle's Challenger Learning Center could close, officials warn
• Police fire at assault suspect in Los Angeles
• Judge allows San Diego Fourth of July fireworks
• Ex financial controller gets 13 years in prison
• 2 elephant seal pups stranded again on OC coast
• Angeles Crest Highway reopens after 18 months
• Livingston's United Methodist Church to honor retiring Pastor Kuyper June 19
• Hilmar Cheese awards $15,000 in scholarships
• Yosemite unveils exhibit to feature early visitor photographs, prints and artifacts
• 'Day of Mindfulness' features Buddhist monk
• Denham: U.S. must have defined objective and strategy for military ops
• Building Healthy Communities postpones Kickoff Celebration till June 25
• KYOS show to feature graduations, cultural influences and fathers
• Two arrests made in brutal Atwater home invasion
• Air quality forecast
• UC Merced names Meza new dean of School of Natural Science
• Little optimism on Merced County jobs outlook
• Juan C. Meza Named Dean of Natural Sciences
• Bill takes aim at San Joaquin River restoration
• Residents split over Merced-to-Fresno high speed rail plan
• Merced school offers low-tuition path to medical careers
• Photo galleries: High school graduations in Merced, Atwater
• Golden Valley football players get preview of new field
• Three Merced athletes heading to state track meet
• Around Town: Pick and Gather
• Playhouse Merced adds show to summer production schedule
• Victor Davis Hanson: Dismal state of education
• Carolyn Vara: Merced County Courthouse Museum is needed
• Recie Hornyak: Not sold on high-speed rail
• Atwater Aviators need host families
• Experts: More people living in valley with AIDS virus
• Rapist of 3-year-old gets 40 years to life
• Orexigen puts obesity drug development on hold
• Mentor to kids charged with child porn possession
• Vt. police investigate death of Bennington student
• Yale lab tech faces sentencing for killing student
• Merced County Arts Council News - June 1, 2011
• House passes $42.3B homeland security funding bill
• 2 plead guilty, 13 not guilty in café gaming probe
• Bill centralizes efforts to address homelessness
• 3 arraigned in LA slaying of MTV music coordinator
• Hot deal: Groupon files for highly anticipated IPO
• Air quality forecast
• Police arrest two men on suspicion of several auto burglaries
• Denham says he's working hard to find workable solutions for water users
• Merced to conduct live fire training exercise Friday for four counties
• No injuries reported in Gustine house fire
• Marine raises money for injured military members
• Calif court says police strip search went too far
• Boeing to keep Macon, Ga. workforce at about 500
• Skid Row shelter charges fees as economy toughens
• Sentencing set for couple that held woman 18 years
• Aviators help form Far West, aim for 3rd summer title
• Livingston teacher pleads not guilty
• Supply of cats to adopt is plentiful this time of year
• High-speed vehicle chase results in arrest of two men
• Bill calls for look at raising dam spillway, increasing lake capacity at McClure
• Cameras on menu at Merced restaurant
• U.S. home prices down for year
• Our View: For-profit colleges need not worry
• Twisters volleyball camps
• Run for Independence in Atwater
• Juan Alvear: Let's start over
• Build Wal-Mart facility? Yes
• Build Wal-Mart facility? No
• Livingston Teacher Pleads Not Guilty in Court
• Judge denies bail reduction for chemistry teacher
• Juveniles with life terms could get second chance
• Denham's statement on high gas prices' effect on CA tourism and unemployment
• Calif. Senate bans under-18 use of tanning beds
• Chowchilla Lions Club to operate Berenda Reservoir this summer
• SC Senate approves 11-day window for early voting
• Fashion mogul's death still mystery after autopsy
• 100-person drum event to mark Building Healthy Communities kickoff Saturday
• Two arrests made in late night pursuit near McKee Road and 27th Street
• Air quality forecast
• Merced farm earns pesticide residue free certification
• CoreLogic: Merced home prices fell 5.66 percent in April
• Arts Council and County Area Agency on Aging to host live-music dancing June 4
• Armstrong's lawyers want apology from '60 Minutes'
• Calif ordered to boost payments to foster parents
• Teen convicted of killing in escalator dispute
• Car-free commute day at Lake Tahoe
• Californian sentenced for bogus checks in Nebraska
• Adam Blauert: Limekiln State Park a treasure tucked in south Big Sur
• Focus is all organic at annual River Fair
• Exit exam scores at Livingston High jump 8% over last year
• Teaching made fun through mentor program
• Chowchilla fifth-grader receives national recognition for 'Breaking Barriers' essay
• White found guilty in Jackson murder
• Hey, Red!
• Barbara Boxer: Expedite troop withdrawal
• Our View: Little sense to medical parole denial
• Aviators need host families
• Stevinson to hold youth and introductory golf camps
• Phyllis Boyer: Dog owners show lack of character
• Dan Walters: June should be interesting month
• Fresno Fuego at Food 4 Less
• UC Merced Connect: Health care issue tackled by students
• Wayne Stickles: Enough about global warming
• Merced County to Attend City and Community Meetings to Review Redistricting Options
• Police: Baby girl kidnapped from NorCal church lot
• No verdict yet in Oakland editor murder trial
• CA Senate OKs bills protecting women at work, home
• Merced council to hold second budget review study session Wednesday to discuss deficit
• Pony Express re-enactment postponed due to virus
• Lawyer, client charged in Calif. home break-in
• Fire at Highway 59 and Bellevue destroys two acres of land.
• Air quality forecast
• California birders counting magpies this weekend
• 36-year-old Merced man injured in drive by shooting
• Merced photographer offers night photography workshop at Yosemite National Park
• Merced County redistricting meetings scheduled
• Woman killed in I5 crash near Los Banos
• Burglar flees Meadows Avenue apartment after resident wrestles him to ground
• Nancy Koerperich named chief of Cal Fire's Madera-Mariposa-Merced Unit
• Caltrans to close northbound off-ramp to G Street from Hwy 99 Thursday
• FBI expanding probe of LA building department
• OC girl on life support after alleged DUI crash
• No major layoffs expected in SF's budget
• ConAgra Foods gives $420,000 to 11 nonprofits
• Westside farms bouncing back
• Ex-Buhach Colony star Floro back in NCAA postseason
• Frog dissections go virtual at California school
• Women's role in service highlighted at Santa Nella
• Solemn day of remembrance in Merced County
• Girl, 6, shot and killed by brother, 2
• Your guide to Merced County Graduation Ceremonies
• Boy, 8, injured in Merced after being hit by car on his bike; flown to UC Davis
• Air quality forecast
• Judge to rule on spat over seals at SoCal beach
• EPA exempts Calif. plant from pollution standards
• SoCal woman arrested in trash can murder case
• SF sheriff wants to use new immigration policy
• SoCal man arrested in street racing crash
• Air quality forecast
• Holiday delays expected on I-10 west of Phoenix
• 4 Big 12 teams _ 2 from Oklahoma _ in WCWS field
• 2 dead, 1 critically injured in Oakland shooting
• Educator builds legacy of caring
• Merced mechanic keeps motors purring
• 2-year-old girl drowns in family pool in Merced
• Civilian honored; soldier says thanks with flag presentation
• Our View: New chapel welcome
• Wildfire near Bakersfield is fully contained
• Our View: Feds confirm initial construction of rail in Valley
• Wes Unruh: Third World pavement
• Paul D. Jensen: Is it racism?
• Dan Walters: Don't blame Schwarzenegger for budget problems
• Gang member in custody after shooting
• Man killed trying to cross railroad tracks
• Authorities say Calif. woman shoots ex, calls 911
• Honolulu to test new meters in city's Chinatown
• Honolulu to test new meters in city's Chinatown
• Nearly 200 gather to dedicate Jonestown memorial
• La. company gets big order from Calif. energy co.
• Passenger hit by gunfire in LA car-to-car shooting
• Air quality forecast
• Small fire burns in Dodger Stadium storage area
• FBI says 'Geezer Bandit' robs 14th California bank
• No damage reported in 3.7 Sonoma County quake
• Calif. man gets 25+ years for murder of girlfriend
• Fresno County facing $50 million in budget cuts
• Park visitation up but finances weak across US
• Santa Cruz Surfing Museum marks 25th anniversary
• San Diego group challenges pot clinic restrictions
• Buhach Colony's Hammar 2nd in discus at Masters
• Senior health center stays on schedule
• Stolen taco trailer will be back in business
• Grads mark achievement at Merced College
• Open Cockpit Day at Castle Air Museum to feature restored jet from Cuban crisis era
• A Day of Honor for Merced County's war dead
• Was killing vengeance or simply an accident?
• No garden can ever be too big
• Mike Tharp: 'We had patients all over the place'
• Mark F. Cancian: Memorial Day and military families around us
• Our View: Distribution center will be boon, not bane
• Dan Walters: Top-two strategy put to the test
• Gloria J. Livesey: Rapture alternative
• A letter to letter writers
• Sac-Joaquin Section Masters Meet
• Man leads officers on wild pursuit on city streets
• LA teachers, district reach tentative agreement
• Man injured in suspected drug lab blast dies
• Southern Calif agencies look for bank robbers
• SF prosecutors drop 28 cases over drug searches
• Man charged with shooting at dog, threatening girl
• APNewsBreak: Calif. could require condoms in porn
• Judge: Inverted flag veteran's rights violated
• Merced College International students raise $7k for Japan relief
• Stockton brothers sentenced in food stamp scheme
• Arraignment for Livingston High teacher postponed
• Air quality forecast
• Taco trailer stolen Friday morning in Atwater recovered Friday afternoon
• Caltrans work next week to partly close Highway 99 from Bear Creek to Black Rascal Canal
• Denham praises fallen heroes on Memorial Day
• Mariposa County HS Band to receive Grammy June 2 from Shelia E.
• KYOS show to feature fair, horses and high-speed rail
• City of Merced offers dance classes for adults, camps for kids this summer
• Students suspended for white supremacist incidents
• Florida's Siesta Beach is nation's top beach
• Ohio sports festival steadfast with Schwarzenegger
• Livingston teacher told detective explosive substance in class was student project
• Merced murder trial takes unexpected turn as missing witness appears in court
• Strong ties among UC Merced, community envisioned
• 'Kung Fu Panda 2' provides fresh, cuddly, if slowed-down, animated film fare
• Graffiti Summer: Modesto's monthlong homage to cruising rolls in
• Chowchilla softball earns Division IV crown
• Our View: Politics as usual in Sacramento
• Merced supervisors eyeing plans for reshaping district boundaries
• Motor officer killed during funeral procession
• Disease threatens junior horse show at Merced County Fair
• Victor Davis Hanson: Back to the pre-American world
• Ken Groves: Water solution flows easily at Lake McClure
• Air agency: Hard to breathe? Wind will make it worse
• High-speed rail opponents to take complaints to capital
• Leonard Pitts: It's official: Islam is a religion
• Sports Briefs: Atwater Legion tryouts
• Turlock baseball routs Merced at Sac-Joaquin Section playoffs
• Heavy snows spoil weekend holiday plans in West
• Merced County Arts Council News - May 25, 2011
• Merced activist group plans to appeal Wal-Mart distribution center ruling Friday
• 8 manufacturers recall pool, spa drain covers
• Jury recesses in Oakland editor murder trial
• Bill to limit gifts to California lawmakers dies
• Calif. judge to hear 74 pipeline blast lawsuits
• Denham backs Republican plan for job creation and economic growth
• Cardoza votes in favor of Defense Authorization Act for FY 2012
• Cannella to visit Le Grand, San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery and Turlock VFW
• CA judge OKs continued use of Jonestown memorial
• Air quality forecast
• Sierra Nevada Conservancy, with $10M left from bond act, to hold quarterly board meeting June 2
• Enterprising UC Merced Students Strive to Market Telehealth
• Sun-Star needs to talk with Livingston High chemistry students
• Live Chat: Division 1 Baseball Playoffs, Merced vs. Turlock
• California Department of Fish and Game announces archery seasons for deer, bear
• Japanese-Americans not surprised by internment lies
• Denham's civilian property realignment bill passes voice vote
• During last session, California legislators missed 48,600 votes
• Calif narcotics detective charged with drug counts
• Lake Tahoe's Fanny Bridge built 1920 needs repairs
• How Scotty McCreery won 'American Idol'
• Tanker crash closes LA freeway more than 5 hours
• Vernon to consider reform proposals
• Merced loss sets up CCC section playoff showdown
• Home visits help Merced truants with problems
• Merced's Heath-Smith earns MVP honors in CCC
• Winton mom holds out hope for daughter's return
• Ex-employee says Safeway firing unfair
• Feds stick to Valley to build train route
• Programs offer help on mental health in Merced
• Local sports schedule for Thursday, May 26, 2011
• Allan R. Schell: Fixing budgets
• We can fix prisons and stay safe
• Carol Luhring: City needs its culture
• Allen Adrian: Show movies here
• Small business jet crash-lands at Sedona airport
• Rates rise, health insurance execs bank big bucks
• Feds: 3 brothers busted in Western Lowe's thefts
• Police: Explosive compounds found in Livingston High classroom; school evacuated
• SD supervisors vote to oppose heavy truck law
• Big rig crash kills driver, sparks fire
• NASA spacecraft will pluck samples from asteroid
• Local scout leader picked for staff of World Jamboree in Sweden
• Air quality forecast
• Live blog at 4 p.m.: Sac-Joaquin Section Division I baseball playoffs at UOP
• Leadership Merced program deadline is June 30 for year-long class
• Exhibits for Merced fair due at fairgrounds June 4
• Merced fair looking for cutest cowboy and cowgirl
• Cardoza criticizes administration's 'hands-off' approach toward housing market
• Shooting reported in Los Banos
• Long Beach murder conviction overturned
• Tahoe boat inspections moved from ramps to roads
• Hines Ward part of a string of 'Dancing' athletes
• Calif. man faces sexual assault charges in NH
• California man missing at NJ lake
• Defendant says gun accidentally went off in intersection shooting
• Prep Softball: 'Skins deliver shutout
• Benson, Strong sign: Merced standouts will attend Cal State Stanislaus
• Adam Blauert: A flood of water, people
• Festival focuses on nation's 'vegetable basket'
• High school trustee resigning in June
• UC Merced inching closer to financial independence
• Guy Fieri says bring it on!
• Wine Line: Pop the cork for boxed or screw cap
• Our View: Arts needed for balanced community
• Frank Farley: Why we elect risk-takers
• Prep Baseball: Los Banos falls to Oakdale
• UC Merced Connect: Subnational relations studied
• Gary Curro: It's not racism
• Sam Palmer: Purchase lacks transparency
• Autopsy of 2-year-old in river confirms drowning
• Livingston High teacher gave students chloroform, police say
• Hospital: Woman injured in Calif bike race dies
• After clam digger deaths, company targets safety
• LA schools to revamp public input in choice plan
• Air quality forecast
• Man gets 25 to life for SF gang initiation slaying
• Cardoza opposes legislation he says threatens training of new physicians
• Tdap booster clinic set for Friday at Merced High School
• Body recovered from same canal submerged car was found last week
• Denham votes in favor of four pieces of veterans' legislation
• Central Catholic High student wins congressional art competition
• Dissent over elementary school gender lesson
• New UNR journalism dean William Winter
• Merced cultural centers in jeopardy
• In The Crosshairs: Hunting only as safe as you make it
• Blue Devil trio honored
• Merced ace pitches two-hitter in victory over Lincoln
• Growers hold off harvest until rare birds leave nests
• Merced County SWAT team called in after domestic dispute
• City takes a look at its budget during study session
• Atwater looking at its Cal Fire contract Councilman
• Our View: Too few bring order to the courts
• Overcrowded state prisons declared unconstitutional
• Preacher says world will actually end in October
• US mayors to meet in Baltimore next month
• OC woman sentenced for embezzlement
• Linda Schutt: Closure a bad call
• Tom Williams: A lot more than this
• Narinder Mann: Decisions wrong
• California must reduce prison population, says Supreme Court
• Bill allows drug felons to collect food assistance
• Teen run over in Thousand Oaks seriously hurt
• 2nd LA building inspector pleads guilty to bribery
• Reaction to Supreme Court ruling on Calif prisons
• Former fugitive sentenced in tax avoidance scheme
• Air quality forecast
• SWAT team uses chemical agents to arrest suspect in domestic disturbance
• Live blog at 4 p.m.: Sac-Joaquin Section Division I baseball playoffs at UOP
• Seeding of Merced County rice fields almost complete
• Fair to offer free field trips to kids June 16; reservations recommended
• Air quality forecast
• LA County paying $5M for drunken deputy crash
• Riot at Calif's San Quentin leaves 4 hospitalized
• Stench from waste facility overwhelms Calif. town
• Tradition, athletic prowess on display at Livingston sports tournament
• Journey ends for Mariposa girls
• Prep Softball: Le Grand captures Division VI title
• Experience key for Merced restaurateur
• Atwater resident shares passion for disc golf
• Our View: Axing boards saves little but upholds values
• GOP frosh take care of districts in defense bill
• Prep Softball: Davis KO's Merced in Division I playoffs
• Foster Farms feeds minds and bodies by rewarding school kids with groceries
• Officials question high-speed rail lobbyists' efforts
• Fresno-area gang sweep nabs 11
• Commissions that should be axed
• Bud Kennedy: Perry the GOP chosen one?
• Families find hope after home foreclosure
• Michael Boykin: CTA falsely accused
• Dan Walters: California -- a zombie state?
• 1,300 museums offer military families free tickets
• '60 Minutes' report: Armstrong encouraged doping
• Body found in Gustine
• Wildfire near Yuma should be contained by Monday
• US gas prices down 9 cents over past 2 weeks
• US gas prices down 9 cents over past 2 weeks
• Search resumes at NJ lake for missing Calif. man
• Merced College Jazz Ensemble plays today at Applegate park noon-2 p.m.
• Air quality forecast
• Spacewalking astronauts encounter bolt trouble
• Believers' reactions mixed to unfulfilled doomsday
• Woman's body found in LA trash sorting facility
• Earthquake shakes SF Bay Area
• Small, magnitude-3.6 earthquake shakes SF Bay Area
• Woman, 75, son, 48, die in San Diego house fire
• Stretch of San Mateo County land to be preserved
• Woman chasing pet bird falls off wall on LA River
• Investigators: school fire intentionally set
• 'Botox Mom' says she was paid to fabricate story
• Tearful Knox to court: I'm innocent
• Christian movement preparing for End of Days
• College Notebook: Merced College recruiting spoof goes viral
• Prep Track: Relaxed Mallory takes 1,600
• DIRTcar showdown at Speedway
• Merced Relay for Life event nets group $185K for cancer
• Jobless rate fell to 19.5% last month
• Boat overloaded in deaths of 5 clam diggers
• Sex abuse claim tossed
• Having a blast
• HBO revisits financial crisis in Monday's 'Too Big to Fail'
• Celebrating Astoria
• Mike Tharp: Battle of the Books
• Leonard Pitts: What price principles?
• Jack Mobley: High-speed rail -- a burden we just can't bear
• Benjamin T. Duran: On Merced College redistricting, public comment is welcome
• Our View: Be careful; danger lurks at Yosemite
• Religion 101: Too many accept their religion and just put blind faith in the Bible
• National Endowment for the Arts chairman coming to Central Valley
• Deputies looking for missing Turlock woman, after car found in canal
• Christian movement preparing for End of Days
• 'Old' human remains found in LA County back yard
• New News Flash Initial Redistricting Maps to be Presented to the Board ofSupervisors
• Schwarzenegger's `The Governator' on hold
• Clarification: Food and Farm-Chocolate Milk
• Ca. man with murder tattoo gets 65 years to life
• 'Off the 99' podcast: Merced city layoffs
• Fire burns stacks of cars in LA salvage yard
• Poker player gets life sentence for parents death
• City Council to hold review study session Monday evening of its $280M budget
• Garage fire in Atwater quickly contained
• Air quality forecast
• Bake sale Saturday benefits Bark for Life
• State sales and use tax scheduled to drop to 7.25 percent from 8.25 percent
• Scholarships available for College for Kids program at Merced College
• Merced High Marching 100 band to hold spring concert May 24 in Applegate Park
• KYOS radio program to feature Sober Grad Night, Open Cockpit Day
• 'Scarlet Pimpernel' prances into Playhouse Merced
• From ballers to belles: Merced softball puts playoffs before prom
• Miniature aircraft show at Castle May 26-29; free admission
• No-contest plea in police chief threat
• 1 in 7 Oakland students absent nearly 4 weeks
• Lake Tahoe Community College hires 1st female prez
• Lifeguard pay of $200K riles Calif beach city
• Stink bug spread worries growers across nation
• Chowchilla softball clobbers Washington Union
• Our View: Brown's work to fix budget
• New chancellor gets close look at UC Merced
• Lesson on agriculture brought to Ballico students
• Mills, Dash lead Merced College track into state
• Merced High baseball pull away for win at Division I playoffs
• Merced applies for $800,000 high-speed rail study grant
• New Calfire official welcomed in Atwater
• Store manager stabbed
• Crash was a close call
• Victor Davis Hanson: Alligators, moats, other stuff
• Men sought in fatal stabbing of teen
• Lisa Kayser-Grant: Skip the circus
• Merced County Arts Council News - May 18, 2011
• Assembly approves new limits on charter schools
• Media probes Botox mom's claim of fabricated story
• Deputies arrest two in Merced for home invasion and alleged theft of medicinal marijuana
• California Assembly approves electoral vote change
• Calif. Assembly approves electoral vote change
• Web forum users fighting Yosemite ticket scalping
• Analyst unsure of reason for tax boost from rich
• County Office of Emergency Services take part in massive flood drill
• Arts supporters launch Facebook campaign to 'rescue' Merced Multicultural Arts Center
• Air quality forecast
• Merced Organizing Project, other faith-based groups set state budget meetings for May 21
• CA Lottery says MEGA Millions jackpot for Friday is $16 million
• Live blog at 3:45 p.m.: Merced baseball at Division I playoffs at UOP
• Merced HS Drama Club awards scholarship, slates new play May 27-28
• Greater Merced Chamber sponsors logo contest, $150 for winner
• Cannella authors bill to streamline CSU system's audit practices
• Residents protest cutting down centuries-old oak
• Locals bigger share of Reno-Sparks casino market
• Suspect arrested in fatal Moses Lake shooting
• 2nd bidder withdraws offer for RI hospital
• Honoring the Fallen
• Merced's Nelson CCC MVP
• Merced students' writing flourishes in festival
• Plan to assist the homeless complete
• New chancellor named at UC Merced
• Bulldogs win playoff opener
• Local sports schedule for Thursday, May 19, 2011
• Merced sheriff lays off 13 part-timers
• Fatal virus halts shows for horses
• Obama puts immigration in Congress' court
• Deadly price of war paid at home front
• Efrain Rojas: Self-serving bill
• Ross Moschitto: Large paybacks
• Keith Gallagher: Class warfare
• Eddie Padilla: Unions stand up
• Oakland to pay for medical costs in police crash
• Navy names new ship for labor leader Cesar Chavez
• Judge refuses to block Costa Mesa layoffs
• 83-year-old Calif man charged with killing wife
• Cold keeps injured SoCal puppy at shelter longer
• New tooth taking regulations for California bear hunters
• Air quality forecast
• UC Merced College Republicans appear on Glenn Beck's Fox News show
• Dorothy Leland named UC Merced Chancellor
• County Historical Society to host tri-tip fundraiser May 20 at Courthouse Museum
• Squash is a versatile favorite among Central Valley farmers
• University of California prepares for deep budget cuts
• UC Davis joins study of housing for egg-laying hens
• City of Merced offers class to help women protect themselves
• Den of Pacific fisher found in Yosemite National Park for first time
• New Chancellor Poised to Raise Campus Profile, Continue Growth
• Man whose behavior prompted landing gets probation
• Man whose behavior prompted landing gets probation
• Deadly virus sickens horses in Stanislaus County
• Our View: Difficult economy affects us all
• Sisco earns Central Valley Conference award
• Prep Softball: Buhach Colony's offense powers playoff victory
• Adam Blauert: Snowplows & state parks
• Go bananas
• Dan Morain: No shame Schwarzenegger
• State budget proposal a mixed bag for health agencies
• Rebuilding the bridges of Merced County
• Bill would add judgeships in Arizona, E. Calif.
• What threatens superheroes?
• Henry Perea: Response to report on high-speed rail
• All-Central Valley Conference Teams
• UC Merced Connect: Early teaching pays off for graduate
• Health care on state agenda
• Food supplier makes Fresno a home base
• Revelations could tarnish Schwarzenegger's legacy
• F/A-18 Hornet fighter jet damaged while landing
• US rep complains of naval ship's Cesar Chavez name
• Belgians charged with smuggling aircraft parts
• Sacramento posts pics to prove parking violations
• LA officials to take control of child departments
• Belgians charged with smuggling aircraft parts
• Air quality forecast
• City of Merced to hold public workshop May 25 on water management plan
• Special license plates honoring veterans help fund veterans' fund
• Winter storm warning in effect for area till 11 a.m. Wednesday
• Merced County's Most Wanted: Bobby Lee Hendricks
• Calif jail cook get 9 months for inmate assaults
• Montreat baseball scholarship offer stirs up fuss
• Trial ordered for Palo Alto carjack, rape
• Retiring fire chief has $300K in unused sick pay
• Freshman finds zone in time for Le Grand
• Curiel, Brownwood post 81s at Masters
• Robert J. Flint: In his own good time
• Atwater code enforcement officer terminated
• Gustine police chief's status now permanent
• Grant will pay for watershed positions
• Two die in Yosemite
• On Deck: Aviators need host families
• Open houses will address environmental reviews
• Budget priorities: Police, fire, economic development
• Merced council postphones layoff of workers
• Our View: CTA battles charter schools
• Patricia Reiser: Children run the city
• 16 fight for vacant US House seat in California
• Man turns from DUI checkpoint, leads officers in pursuit, police say
• Federal judge rules against Calif. gun advocates
• Atty: 8-yr-old Salvadoran victim paroled into US
• US contractor pleads guilty to offering bribes
• Calif Assembly bans open carrying of unloaded guns
• Federal judge rules against Calif. gun advocates
• Air quality forecast
• Two hikers killed in separate incidents at Yosemite National Park
• Live blog at 7 p.m.: Merced City Council considers 47 layoffs
• Jerry Brown's revised budget gives more money to schools
• Foreclosures in state fall 20% from 2010
• High-speed rail open houses set for Merced May 25 and Los Banos June 13
• Latino and Asian populations rise while fewer whites reside in California
• Central Valley farms join state's booming agritourism trade
• Central Valley wages 25% less than state average
• Slab work to close southbound 99 at night May 17-20 from 16th Street to Highways 59/140
• Audio enhances tours of Yosemite Park area
• Wells Fargo name replacing Wachovia
• SEAL-mania grips nation in wake of bin Laden raid
• Trucker sentenced in NM for drug trafficking
• Wanted parolee caught after foot pursuit
• Merced furniture store built on passion for design
• CIF Sac-Joaquin Section Swimming Championships: Greene rises above
• Merced College falls at regional
• Daytime sun halo announces rain
• 16 candidates face off for Calif. House seat
• Additional errors found at military crime laboratory
• Student thrives in Merced College environment with 4.0 grade point average
• Our View: Find a way to restore the delta
• Dispute over archive leads Russia to nix art loans
• Roy Anderson: Travel business
• Kip Johns: So much wrong
• Dan Walters: Pie fights at the state Capitol
• Bob Calaway: 'Thin, blue line' protects, serves
• First stage of Amgen snowed out
• DFG taking applications for deer, pig hunting
• Anglican diocese elects bishop
• 25 arrested during Bay to Breakers race in Calif.
• Santa Barbara cops probe fatal stabbing of man, 28
• Modesto police arrest suspected hair salon burglar
• Suspect wounded in shootout at LA supermarket
• Bid to name Lake Tahoe cove after Mark Twain fails
• Air quality forecast
• Catholic Healthcare West chief urges graduating UC Merced students to give back to community
• Small quake shakes area north of Barstow
• UC Merced Marks Milestone at Commencement 2011
• Woman shot in San Diego's entertainment district
• Authorities seize $2 million in marijuana plants
• Suspect evades police in chase, arrested at home
• City of Merced rescinds 17 layoff notices
• Northern California Daybook
• Driver burned in truck fire on LA freeway
• Former financial adviser pleads guilty to fraud
• Police: Body found in Vallejo apparent homicide
• Woman, 63, missing in northern SD County hills
• Live blog: Merced College baseball
• Medical marijuana plantation fires up in spring
• Mike Tharp: Al's separate peace -- from B-52s to fine art, framing
• Vicious nature of killing described at sentencing
• The buzz on bees: Plenty of sweet news for beleagured honey business
• Small feat: Buhach Colony senior will play in Wisconsin
• Late calls go against Merced College in loss to Sierra; Blue Devils face elimination
• Area shines at Central California Conference championships
• Atwater FFA finishes first
• Workers keep flame lit; Oakdale company builds firefighting trucks
• Merced event pairs soloists, choir
• River trip focuses on restoration
• Kristi Wolf: Exciting events before, during, after Diversity Week
• Marc Medefind: No tax cuts, please
• Our View: Mariposa County will suffer from school closures
• Merced city budget workshop sets focus
• Mariposa County schools: Residents hope Catheys Valley, Greeley Hill campuses can reopen
• Lawmakers sit on sidelines during redistricting efforts
• Dan Walters: Ballot bill a power grab, not reform
• Bob Brown: High-speed rail eye opener
• Arab-Americans volunteer in nationwide projects
• Suspect in Antioch shooting turns himself in
• Thousands turn out to protest Calif. school cuts
• Teachers gather in San Diego to protest cuts
• Media renew bid for documents in Dugard kidnapping
• San Diego officer charged in rape case
• UPDATE: Fatal motorcycle vs. bus crash reported on Grogan Avenue
• 3 teens charged in San Diego Craigslist killing
• Convicted CA school bomber sent to mental hospital
• Giants fan to be moved to SF Bay area hospital
• Winton shooting sends two to hospital
• Air quality forecast
• The nose knows: Allergy season here with vengeance
• Lynne Thompson named new executive director of Love INC of Greater Merced
• Carodza to meet Realtors, economic development planners in Merced Monday
• Inmate at Atwater prison suspected in Florida rapes, authorities say
• Replay the Sun-Star's live coverage of Friday's Merced College baseball game
• California closing 70 state parks, including Merced's Hatfield, Mariposa's mineral museum
• Arlington ceremony honors Gen. Vang Pao
• Hunting licenses available for deer, pigs in western Merced County
• UC Merced Students Selected for Harvard Latino Leadership Initiative
• Merced businesses look forward to boost from UC graduation
• Our View: Analysis of rail project is just politics
• Merced Speedway driver's daughter on road to recovery after ordeal with rare syndrome
• Merced College baseball opens NorCal Playoffs with No. 12 Sierra
• Merced girls soccer falls short vs. Enochs at section playoffs
• 'Bridesmaids' is bust-a-gut funny
• Around Town: Mayor ride canceled
• Keith Gallagher: U.S. does the same as Gadhafi
• Kent Amberson: More school hours
• John Minetti: Mercy care is good
• Victor Davis Hanson: Radical Islam's decline
• Merced's grade schools will get summer sprucing up
• Federal surplus property panel wins support in Washington
• UC Merced graduate appreciates smaller campus
• Merced's third high school to be named 'El Capitan'
• California Assembly Republicans unveils plan for budget
• City's vice mayor arrested for drunken driving
• The great government fire sale is on
• Robots get their groove on in CA student orchestra
• APNewsBreak: Brown to eliminate questionable board
• Neighbors oppose strawberry farms' fumigant use
• Merced County executive officer hospitalized with chest pains
• Mariposa school board shuts down elementary schools
• Merced County Arts Council News - May 11, 2011
• Report: Google ad inquiry centers on illegal drugs
• CA Senate panel hears about rogue sports agents
• 16-year-old girl stabbed in Atwater
• Driver charged in CA officer's crash death
• Merced County schools celebrates student writing
• DA won't file charges against LA union leader
• Ruling upholds mass criminal immigration hearing
• Camp Green Meadows to offer pilot summer recreation program
• Air quality forecast
• Art, theater programs offered at Yosemite National Park
• Denham votes on energy-related bills to reduce dependence on foreign oil
• Merced city council to hold budget study sessions Friday/Saturday; public comments available
• Cap & Town grad celebration night to feature 45 vendors, live music
• Mariposa Rotary to sponsor Fine Art & Wine Festival June 11
• Delhi mobile home fire results in $10K in damage, no injuries
• Police find missing abused girl with mother
• Man stabbed to death during Calif gang fight
• NV wildlife panel to weigh bid to block bear hunt
• Car stolen from NJ in 1975 recovered in Calif.
• Car stolen from NJ in 1975 recovered in Calif.
• Mapping a way out of budget mess
• Bears celebrate CCC title
• Small-school stars hit it big
• Merced senior leads locals into postseason
• Lawmakers resume bid to sink San Joaquin River plan
• Merced sheriff suggests closing main jail, freeing inmates, up to 20 layoffs
• White House adviser to speak at Merced College commencement
• Celebrating the Day of the Teacher
• Burglary suspect jailed in Atwater
• Tip List: What's the deal with all the lights?
• LETTERS-6323738-DAILY
• LAO report ill-informed
• 'Granny Bandit' suspected in robberies arrested
• Sheriff: 150-200 jail inmates could be released early
• APNewsBreak: Raided pot providers sue government
• Cannella named vice chair of two state senate committees
• APNewsBreak: Guatemala deaths suspect faces deport
• Schools chief, teachers press taxes with lawmakers
• Public invited to wastewater treatment plant ribbon-cutting Friday
• Air quality forecast
• Court: County must turn over data on pensions
• Community Action Agency seeks bikes and parts for Wheel Solutions program
• Cardoza calls on FERC to relicense Don Pedro hydroelectric facility
• Republican congressmen introduce San Joaquin Valley Water Reliability Act
• State analyst: Don't start high-speed rail in Valley
• UC Merced Grad Finds Purpose, Plans Academic Career
• Inglewood lottery player wins $172,876 in MEGA Millions jackpot
• Cap & Town Friday night in downtown Merced to honor grads with fun and food
• Obama aide Stephanie Valencia to speak at Merced College commencement
• SF moves to restrict Yellow Pages deliveries
• Uncle accidentally runs over, kills nephew on bike
• SEAL sleuths expose those who've faked service
• Lawyer: Iran spy trial for 3 Americans not held
• Merced Union High School District program teaches character building
• Merced earns share of title
• Girls Soccer, Sac-Joaquin Section Playoffs: Merced Bears score historic win
• Adam Blauert: Outside fun for your four-legged friends
• Our View: Thanks and best wishes to Kangs
• New high school expected to get a name tonight
• Forget bottled: Homemade dressing better
• Sarah Lim: County landmarks in focus
• Trucker pleads guilty to ferrying immigrants
• UC Merced Connect: Graduation speaker keeps promise
• Shooting information sought in Tulare Co.
• Redistricting group sets public meetings
• Pearl Ford: Problem intersection
• Buffy McDaniel: Informed decisions
• Dan Walters: Good news bad for Democrats
• Mariposa school board postpones decision on campus closures
• Calif Med Assn appeals case on medical board funds
• A reluctant Shriver made most of first lady role
• Deputies: Body found at camp not foul play victim
• San Diego chief apologizes for police misconduct
• Four injured in Olive Avenue crash
• Suspect in Tucson fatal shooting in custody in LA
• Air quality forecast
• Cardoza welcomes announcement of new UC Merced chancellor
• YARTS adds bus service from El Portal to Yosemite
• AAA: Gas price plateau may not last long; state average $4.26 a gallon
• Yosemite National Park holds science forum Friday about Merced River Plan
• Bike to Work Week 5/16-20; $2,500 in gift cards and baskets to be given away
• Rural Energy for American Program will provide grants of up to $50K
• City's Ride with the Mayor bike event postponed from Saturday
• MID poster contest deadline for water and canal safety is Friday
• Recommendation made for new UC Merced chancellor
• UC President Announces UC Merced Chancellor
• Children's Hospital Oakland nurses strike ending
• UMass selects new leader for marching band
• Microsoft agrees to buy Skype for $8.5B
• Man pleads guilty in Conn. truck stop slaying
• In The Crosshairs: The buck doesn't always stop here
• GV's Curiel, Atwater's Brownwood advance to Masters
• Merced veterans look for 1st playoff win
• Merced cancer survivors, others set to gather
• Merced teachers protest school cuts
• $368 million more picked up for California rail projects
• Atwater council perks again a source of contention at meeting
• Husband incompetent to be tried in Merced teacher killing
• Dos Palos school district to talk about drinking water
• 3 sent to prison for selling lead-tainted jewelry
• Victoria Briceno: Feeling blessed, proud
• David Mazzei: Military delivers
• Samuel Matthews: Look at record
• Our View: High-speed rail on track for California
• Great Egg Hunt Brings Poetry To The People (Or The Dog Park. Or The Grocery Store)
• Calif. CEO sentenced for violating Iran sanctions
• Six cars crash on Highway 99 as dust storm hits Merced
• Man in trash bin survives after getting compacted
• Divers find car in San Joaquin River
• Actor goes to work for Calif. House candidate
• Building Healthy Communities kick-off event June 4 to offer free food, activities
• Dos Palos-Oro School District to hold public hearing May 19 about free fresh drinking water
• Police: Thieves smash truck into Costco, steal ATM
• EPA orders recycling plant to address foul odor
• Air quality forecast
• Still time for photos and booths at downtown's Cap & Town festival Friday
• Highway 132 to be closed off and on May 13-14 in Stan County and Mariposa County
• MID to sponsor Canal Safety Day Sunday, May 15, at Lake Yosemite
• Husband accused of killing Peterson School teacher going to state mental facility
• Video: Scenes from Merced College's hARTSfest
• 14 arrested in cockfighting sting in Bakersfield
• Calif. teachers begin week-long budget protest
• Crew subdues man banging on cockpit during flight
• Amtrak, 15 states get $2 billion that Florida lost
• 2 kids, 2 adults die in LA murder-suicide
• Super regional effort: Merced College Blue Devils advance to second round with playoff series sweep
• Knott resigns as Merced coach
• Feinstein uses private bills to block deportations
• Atwater thrift store helps people with special needs
• Suspicious driving a tip-off to victim of burglary
• Delhi principal puts community first
• Retiring Merced educators look ahead
• Growers expect to see record almond harvest
• September release planned for Blu-ray 'Star Wars' saga
• Wil Hunter: Setting MID record straight
• Our View: Less school? Worst budget idea yet
• Ron Loewe: Full education needed
• Helicopter rescues rafters stranded in Merced River
• Congressman Denham's staff available to public
• The Record, Stockton: The morning after
• Aviators need host families
• APNewsBreak: Biz group wants Amazon to collect tax
• Supervisor Deidre Kelsey Announces The Snelling Town Hall Meeting
• Mavs eliminate Lakers, sweep Jackson to retirement
• Sada Thompson, 1970s TV mom, dies in Conn. at 81
• Stockton drive-by shooting kills 1, injures 3
• Navy man missing since Tuesday found safe
• Report: LA pays big bucks in LAPD workplace suits
• Stevinson fire results in no injuries, $50,000 damage Friday night
• Juror Appreciation Week at Superior Court May 9-13
• Air quality forecast
• Sheriff: 2 kids, 2 adults die in LA murder-suicide
• Amtrak train kills pedestrian in LA area
• Pair of Princess Diana's dresses sell for $276,000
• 3 dead, 1 injured in shooting at California home
• 2 arrested in SoCal jewelry store heist
• San Jose shooting leaves 2 dead, teen hospitalized
• 3 dead, 1 injured in shooting at Fairfield home
• Man sentenced to death in 1981 Calif slaying
• Plan to shore up San Pablo hillside on hold
• Mercy Medical Center rates poorly in patient ratings
• It's been a year since Mercy made move to new hospital location
• Health care overhaul: Some small businesses don't qualify for help
• College Baseball playoffs: Blue Devils score 11 runs in first inning, hammer Marin
• Prep Softball: Buhach Colony in the title hunt
• Livingston middle school kids create sturdy mini-structures, learn bridge-building
• Mike Tharp: Women whose life's work is farmwork
• Sarah Lim: Gateway to happiness
• William Dunbar: Pulling an all-nighter
• Our View: UC outreach to community is already happening
• Two shootings hurt 2 in South Merced
• Appeals court: Drug sting aimed at Merced lawyer was OK
• Debra Bowen: A technical edge
• Pro: State colleges should be exempt from budget cuts
• Con: State colleges should be exempt from budget cuts
• Sprint cars join field at Speedway
• LA union leader arrested on suspicion of theft
• Sacramento police make arrest in 1987 killing
• Authorities find 31 stolen cars in chop shop raid
• DA: OC school district violated open meeting laws
• Oceanside chief's wife to stand trial in shooting
• Proposed shark fin ban makes waves in San Fran.
• Worker held in Modesto restaurant owner's slaying
• 'Off the 99' podcast: The death of bin Laden
• Calif. prisons to be outfitted with solar panels
• Calif. councilman admits to drug charge
• Lenny Dykstra indicted in bankruptcy fraud case
• Air quality forecast
• 'Community Conversations' to discuss Sober Grad Night and water safety
• Ground broken for $22.8M Highway 140/Bradley Overhead project
• Denham's mobile district office to hold hours May 9 in Chowchilla
• Pair of shootings reported in South Merced
• Merced man arrested after police chase that ends in crash
• UC Merced History Student Fulfills Speaking Promise at Commencement
• Funny Lady: Joan Rivers appears in Turlock
• Winter's heavy snow may delay spring openings at Yosemite
• American Legion Auxiliary to distribute poppies May 15-21 for veterans' causes
• Healthcare Overhaul: More of a struggle for some small businesses
• Merced police layoffs would force reorganization
• Stock on the rise for Merced College baseball's Jake Sisco
• Merced College track a growing force
• Regional football titles give teams power
• Our View: Yet more union meddling in local finances?
• Something about the laughs fall flat in 'Borrowed' film
• Backstory proves to be heavy as hammer, but 'Thor' is still fun
• Nicole Isozaki: Worst manners
• Victor Davis Hanson: Rules for killing rogues
• Carmen Marroquin: Great help
• The San Jose Mercury News: Legislators' calendars should be -- no, are -- public records
• Livingston sets utility rates committee
• Scientists blast draft plan to protect delta
• Ex-civic leader, 83, in court on molestation charge
• Madera man arrested in 1989 Texas murder
• Alpaca passion: Soft fiber is Merced farm's business
• Student performance figures show gains in Merced County schools
• Motorcyclist killed in LA freeway crash
• Woman jailed after crash with sheriff's patrol car
• 'SlutWalks' put provocative message in the streets
• School in rural Wash. town vies for Obama speech
• Man sentenced for smuggling drugs in Easter eggs
• Merced County Arts Council News - May, 2011
• Elevated tracks nixed for Calif high-speed rail
• Buzz builds at word of a British royals' CA visit
• Judge gives more time for plan to protect smelt
• Salinas priest sentenced to 1 year for sex abuse
• Stretch of North Coast rail line cleared to reopen
• Defense calls 1 witness in bakery murder trial
• Air quality forecast
• Calif. bill OKs college aid for illegal immigrants
• Merced College Chorale and Chamber Singers spring concert May 13-14
• City of Merced's Cinco de Mayo celebration 4-7 p.m. in McNamara Park
• Drug dealer gets 50 years for NorCal killing
• Congressmen differ on releasing bin Laden photo
• Big blow to Falcons' playoff hopes
• Run game key to Blue Devils' success
• Buhach's Shittu verbals to Stanford
• California boy charged with murdering neo-Nazi dad
• SC Bar House of Delegates meeting in Greenville
• Student attendance up slightly this year in Merced district
• Alcohol limits kept in place in Livingston
• Few small Valley firms know benefits of health care law
• Two brothers reported stabbed in Livingston
• Offensive email sender censured by OC GOP
• Donnell Smith: Success had help
• Danny Borges: Time to fight big oil
• Our View: Online voter registration long overdue
• Doctors' use of telemedicine researched by UC Merced students
• Wrong turn on highway
• Kenneth Speer: A lawless nation
• Commentary: Teamwork helps Planada
• CBS News: Obama says he won't release bin Laden photos
• Atwater police looking for couple who beat woman in home-invasion robbery
• Indians say code name offensive but not surprising
• 7 arrested in San Francisco German tourist death
• Oceanside police seek suspects in teens' slayings
• Stabbing reported in Livingston
• Woman robs Delhi convenience store
• Texas police announced arrest in 1989 slaying
• Fontana fire injures firefighter, ignites trucks
• Mariposa library to offer free literacy tutoring in English
• SNRI Scientist Wins Fulbright Fellowship
• Air quality forecast
• UC Merced prof wins Fulbright to study insects in El Salvador
• Merced high school district administrator heading to San Luis Obispo
• 18-year-old Merced man arrested in fatal November crash case
• Kids' fishing and fun day set for May 21
• Groundbreaking ceremony Friday for $22.8M Bradley Overhead Project on Highway 140
• Buhach Colony FFA tree judging team takes state title
• Obama pitches plan to shed surplus properties; list includes four Merced County sites
• Plenty of sweet news for California's honey business
• Future Mendota prison gets green light to hire
• WWII practice bomb found in backyard
• Body found in travel trailer after blaze
• Faulty device could get drunk driving cases tossed
• AP analysis: Economic stress drops to 3-month low
• Redevelopment officials charged with embezzlement
• Merced police officers may be taken off school beat
• Soccer: Bears rally after misfire
• Prep Baseball: Merced clinches playoff berth
• Adam Blauert: The rise of waterfalls
• Engineers call for substantial changes to high-speed rail plans
• Chowchilla ranching family hosts annual horse sale
• Bin Laden wasn't armed when killed by SEALs
• Celebrate Mom: Show your love with an easy-bake cake
• Actor bulks up for hammer throw
• Our View: More early childhood education
• Dos Palos's Schofield honored by CIF
• UC Merced full-time position will connect university with surrounding community
• UC Merced Connect: Research studies Valley problems
• Survey points to improving economy
• Pay cuts considered way to avoid layoffs in Merced County
• Funding to clean meth labs on chopping block
• Teresa Saldivar-Morse: Angels' service
• Maryann McKissick: Lest we forget
• The Los Angeles Daily News: Killing of Osama bin Laden offers hope for an end of the fight for our security
• Michael Smerconish: Obama stuck to his guns
• Five injured in three separate accidents in Merced
• S&P: Calif's fiscal problems different from Greece
• Councilwoman gets jail time for insurance fraud
• Calif. clinic that catered to porn stars closes
• New rules don't stop newspaper circulation fall
• Researchers surmised about bin Laden's hideout
• Air quality forecast
• State Senate Ag Committee approves two Cannella bills
• City of Merced to celebrate Cinco de Mayo at McNamara Park 4-7 p.m.
• Pill Take Back Day leads to turn-in of 80-plus pounds of meds
• Chowchilla adopts 2040 plan, plus major private development plan
• Central Valley economic index hits 8-month high
• Homeless man accused of robbing, spanking Livingston woman
• Sierra Nevada Conservancy seeks public input for $10M in grant awards
• Defect found in some PG&E SmartMeters
• Military families praise bin Laden's death, worry
• 2 plead not guilty to drug charges in RI
• Hunting down Bin Laden
• 67th Junior Olympics set at Atwater High
• Merced Cougars signups
• AAU basketball tournament coming Saturday
• No contest plea in DUI fatality case
• Local Muslims relieved to hear of U.S. action
• Farmers market opens in Le Grand
• Consulting contract canceled
• Reporter reflects on visits to city of Abbottabad
• States reassess marijuana laws after fed warnings
• SoCal man convicted of killing, burning girlfriend
• Warm, offshore winds fuel Southern Calif. fires
• Efrain Rojas: The skinny on soda
• Steven Alexander: A long wait
• Obama can't squander legitimacy
• Denham: Bill addresses water storage
• Now's the time to say goodbye
• 4 men charged in SoCal sea smuggling bust
• Calif. officials say no terror threats reported
• Our View: Now’s the time to say goodbye to the Middle East
• Argument amongst members of Atwater gang results in shooting
• Wildfire burns 25 acres on Catalina Island
• Salmonella contamination prompts tomato recall
• Court upholds gun show ban
• Redwood City fire sends thick smoke into air
• Merced College Concert Band to perform Gershwin, Copland and Ray Charles
• Air quality forecast
• F&M Bank says it gets high ratings from national firms
• Grant Borba new junior member of American Angus Association
• Five teens represent Merced and Le Grand at Fresno Building Healthy Communities event
• Growers planting corn and cotton fields in Merced County
• Merced Sun-Star preparing special presentation of bin Laden letters
• Hmong dance group to perform May 14 for Asian Heritage Month
• National Park Service seeking sites affiliated with Cesar Chavez
• Courthouse Museum, Camera Club to open 'Historic Landmarks' exhibit May 12
• Calif nuke plant shuts down reactor for refueling
• U.S. operation kills Osama bin Laden in Pakistan
• Hike possible for resident parking fees
• Police presence beefed up at NY airports, WTC site
• Jackson doctor due in court to seek trial delay
• Milken Institute attracts 3,000 to conference
• Victor Davis Hanson: Are high gas prices good?
• Swimming: Merced College's Elam 8th at state
• College Baseball: Blue Devils earn No. 6 playoff seed
• Merced County mental health volunteer shares knowledge, compassion
• Ground zero in New York City takes on party atmosphere
• Inside the raid that killed bin Laden
• Born wealthy, ended life as face of evil
• Our View: Brown shows courage on prison issues
• San Bernardino County Sun: Panetta a smart Defense choice
• Dan Walters: Steinberg's sensible tax plan
• AAU basketball tournament coming Saturday
• Workers demand better jobs, pay on May Day
• Golden retrievers abandoned in Taiwan arrive in LA
• No one hurt after ambulances collide in Merced
• Report: LA Sheriff given $120,000 worth of gifts
• UPDATE: Homicide reported after fight on West 19th Street in Merced
• Calif. Democrats express optimism, poised for 2012
• Workers demand better jobs, pay on May Day
• Air quality forecast
• Gusty winds blow through Southern California
• Police say 2 men killed in Fresno party shooting
• Tons of human waste spilled on I-10 in California
• Fed wiretaps in USD scandal led to robbery arrests
• Jerry Brown has surgery to remove cancerous growth
• Utah Co. GOP backs repeal of immigration reforms
• Sarah Palin to speak at Central Calif college
• Soldier from Redding dies in Afghanistan
• 'Off the 99' podcast: Reporters roundtable
• University of Calif. targets out-of-state students
• Our View: Don't let Los Banos Bypass slip away
• Locals are dominating on diamond
• Shawn Jansen's Eye on Preps: Buhach Colony looking to build on momentum
• Medications to get safe disposal thanks to Merced County Sheriff's Department
• Fire destroys vacant Los Banos home
• Mike Tharp: The best obtainable version of the truth
• Actor, magician go back to era of steam
• Exchequer Dam project endangering scenic Merced River
• Kristi Wolf: Staying focused during spring break
• Tahoe clarity improvement plan closer to reality
• Modesto woman gets chance at 'Glee'
• The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Econ 101 with Ben
• Keith Law: Snake oil at the tea party
• Local sports schedule for Saturday, April 30, 2011
• Merced College swimmers making big splash at state championships
• Man rescued after more than 3 days trapped in car
• OC man gets 16+ years for wife's motel-room murder
• Union for San Jose police agrees to paycut
• Reno shooting suspect caught near Lake Tahoe
• 3 sentenced for vandalizing synagogue, churches
• 2 USD sports bribe defendants now robbery suspects
• Frank McCourt will appeal rulings in divorce case
• Deadline looms for `Two and a Half Men' decision
• Air quality forecast
• 49ers take Turlock's Colin Kaepernick in 2nd round
• 'Community Conversations' to discuss high-speed rail, the fair and an Atwater play
• Caltrans to close southbound 99 from 16 St. to Highways 59/140 next week
• Galgiani attacks Bay Area state senator's 'Great Train Robbery'
• Research Week Poster Contest Winners Announced
• Free 'Building Local Partnerships' with local agencies event May 5
• Petting zoo and barbecue at Atwater business
• Merced council to consider private contractors for mowing city parks and maintaining traffic signals
• Merced City Planning Department provides links for commission meeting May 4
• UC Merced Seminar Helps Park Leaders Plan for Future
• DMV: Carpool lanes soon off limits to solo drivers of hybrids with yellow sticker
• Our View: Supreme Court ruling undercuts rights of consumers
• Another record day for Merced College's Mallory Howard at state swimming championships
• Buhach Colony baseball rallies for title
• Paul Rodriguez to keep his funny clean at Modesto show
• Merced College baseball claims CVC crown
• Peter Lizdas: Near total amnesia
• Dan Walters: Jerry Brown kills death-row boondoggle
• The San Jose Mercury News: Stanford should bring ROTC back to its campus
• Jack Mobley: Rare opportunity
• Hilmar Cheese Co. planning solar plant, new office building
• Delano woman named Atwater's new city manager
• Proposed PG&E hikes criticized
• As US land borders tighten, drug smugglers fly
• Calif. budget problems affect farmland protection
• SUPREME COURT NOTEBOOK: Justices staying put
• Official seeks inquiry into mega-mansion permits
• Merced County Arts Council News - April 27, 2011
• Police arrest suspect in killing of father of 4
• Woman killed in crash near Snelling
• More night-flying helicopters OK in LA-area forest
• Obama assembles all-star cast to talk immigration
• NTSB: Muni driver disabled controls, blacked out
• Denham: Brown's decision not to build new San Quentin facility the right choice
• Air quality forecast
• Caltrans: Highway 108/Sonora Pass opened in time for fishing season
• Convicted RFK assassin says girl manipulated him
• Mariposa's Grizzly Concert Band named one of 36 'signature schools' in America
• Trumpeter Severinsen headlines Reno arts festival
• Fair's exhibitors' deadline May 12 for entry forms
• Federal Tech Center to present free workshop in Merced May 5 on federal contracting
• Southern California Edison gives UC Merced $250K for energy research
• Sheriff's deputy unhurt after crashing patrol car
• SoCal Edison Gift Funds Energy, Water Research
• Fresno man faces drug charges after Yosemite National Park arrest
• Feds and local agencies announce collection of certain prescriptions drugs April 30
• Experts: Apple should've addressed concerns sooner
• Motorcycles roll into Nevada river resort town
• US housewife in 'milkshake murder' doesn't appeal
• Wild condor chick hatches in northern Arizona
• BB gun pellets fired at Los Angeles bus
• Five-run first inning powers Central to victory over host Atwater
• Elam making quite a splash for Merced
• With fewer students, Mariposa district considers closing schools
• Tip List: Some see Lake Road as unsafe
• Crusader expands Castle museum's Navy fleet
• Merced College catapult competition a lesson with laughs
• Buhach rolls into tourney title tilt
• Merced County has ninth worst ozone ranking nationwide
• Merced city district OKs job cuts
• PG&E gets chance at fresh start
• Kent Amberson: Are fees to blame?
• Barbara Riis-Christensen: Privatizing services
• Pete Robinson: Reap whirlwind
• Jerry Snell: What's the cost?
• Latin Rock's Mana urges US immigration reform
• 56-year-old woman brutally beaten in Atwater home invasion
• Obama produces long-form birth certificate, but will that settle it?
• Hearing set on motion aimed at gay marriage ruling
• Judge sides with Boeing in rocket site cleanup
• Man gets life in prison for killing taxi driver
• State Senate leader mulls cuts to GOP districts
• Air quality forecast
• 18-year-old Los Banos man accused of having child porn
• Suspect arrested after Hilmar pursuit
• Denham slams administration's 'burdensome environmental agenda'
• City wants photos of graduates for Cap & Town Festival May 13
• The Bus seeks public input on five-year transit plan
• Robbery reported at Merced Best Buy
• Mariposa residents need burn permit beginning Saturday
• DMV offers telephone appointment notification system
• Merced College offers bus trips for whale-watching, Giants' game
• Prep Baseball: Buhach Colony Thunder rips Los Banos Tigers
• Modesto Junior College fields Big 8 wins
• Suspected Somali pirate faces arraignment in US
• Merced College head football coach to draw from local pool
• Adam Blauert: Finding a Hidden Beauty
• Moving on: Former Livingston city manager gets new job
• State board denies Merced Irrigation District request to delay study
• Merced County Spring Fair: Five days of food and fun
• Scrumptious scones
• Wine Line: Rekindling treasured memories
• Our View: Someone steps forward for Mission
• Jerry Rippee: Reject demagoguery
• The Dallas Morning News: Let's focus on the national debt, not the debt ceiling
• Intersection near high school poses danger
• UC Merced Connect: Foster Farms gives $1M for scholarship
• Mary Anderson: Praise for student
• Jack Mobley: A last resort
• McClatchy sees $2M loss in first quarter
• Fire burns 300 acres in Southern California
• LA school head joins chef Oliver on TV after clash
• San Jose officers, others facing possible layoffs
• Supe wants to ban flavored milk in LA schools
• Bail reduced for Chowchilla softball coach accused of inappropriate sexual conduct
• Oakland woman sentenced in health care scam
• Calif. rocket crash delays Kodiak satellite launch
• California lawmakers ask NBA to block Kings move
• Parole denied for man who threw victim from plane
• UC Merced building reopens after chemical spill forces evacuation
• LA man to serve 17 years for brutal kidnapping
• Merced County Fair seeks community entertainment
• Air quality forecast
• Merced supervisors to consider redistricting
• Calif. officials find rise in maternal mortality
• Cannella bill targets meth manufacturers
• McClatchy posts $2M loss for first quarter
• Jury gives $500K to widow in Fresno deputy killing
• Merced celebrates Arbor Day with tree-planting ceremony
• Father shoots at son for cigarette butts in yard
• Arson not suspected in $10M warehouse blaze
• NY scientists launch assault on invasive clams
• Google replants its garage roots in tech workshops
• LA unions face first-time cost for retiree health
• MC swim teams sweep at BVC Championships
• Pitcher delivers gem as host Atwater wins in tournament opener
• In The Crosshairs: Getting lead out bad idea
• Company acquires 84 Lumber property
• Report: Higher temperatures to impact Valley
• Merced homeowners feel pinched by special property tax
• Chemicals reported leaking at UC Merced; two custodians taken to hospital for evaluation
• UC freshmen mourned as campus copes with another tragedy
• Pastor named interim CEO of Merced County Rescue Mission
• Our View: Spring break should be family time
• Kent Amberson: Oil boycott?
• Tom March: A simple tax?
• Wes Unruh: No easy answers
• Lloyd "Lefty" Stepp: Sleep epidemic
• Top editor leaves Sacramento Bee for USC position
• State fines nursing home $100K in patient's death
• Judge's partner cited in Prop 8 case
• Head of Del. Court of Chancery to retire
• Court finds California coho protections wanting
• UC Merced students killed in crash identified
• 57-year-old pedestrian killed in Delhi identified
• Merced County Office of Education seeks community input on strategic plan
• First cutting of alfalfa hay is on the ground in Merced County
• Merced County farm takes best of class in cheese competition
• Some SoCal cities may challenge census figures
• Man dressed as clown going to prison for blackmail
• Mariners let Fister down
• Atwater boasts loaded field
• Jeweler's pioneering legacy continues in Merced
• Print shop leaves lasting impression
• National Guard leader received undue pay
• Bikers motor into Merced on mission for holiday giving
• Three die in separate accidents in Merced County
• Our View: Making a deal with the devil
• Ground to be broken on health care center
• Doyle McManus: Republican wannabees
• Leonard Pitts Jr.: Abundant blessings from the newlyweds
• Merced High to hold girls basketball clinics
• Police: Shots fired during early-morning gang melee
• Suspect dead, officer injured in gunfight near LA
• Suspect dead, officer injured in gunfight near LA
• Hundreds of fish found dead after Watsonville fire
• Harmful bacteria in Playboy grotto sickened scores
• Sacramento-area men arrested for alleged scams
• Franklin Canyon developer's plan opposed by hikers
• Survey: Part-time officials get full-time perks
• Few can keep up with the Kardashian's $65M income
• Ex-Calif National Guard head collected dual pay
• Calif. deputies kill man after cinder block attack
• LA officer out of hospital 20 days after shooting
• Swastikas, hate phrases sprayed at LA-area school
• Vote to set bear hunting season in Nevada appealed
• Vote to set bear hunting season in NV appealed
• Shasta deputy accidentally shoots colleague
• LA officer arrested on suspicion of DUI
• Calif. congresswoman: Immigration officials lied
• Two 19-year-old women killed in North Merced crash
• Caltrans picked up litter Friday on three state highways in the county
• Defendant marries alleged statutory rape victim
• UC Merced: Research funding still filling coffers
• Double trouble: Merced has been in good hands with pitchers Ruiz and Evans
• Shawn Jansen: Atwater all about tradition
• WikiLeaks reveals positive U.S.-Laos relations
• Modesto considers shutting golf courses
• Fuel for cars or cows?
• Easter Passion Play: 14 Stations
• Celebrate spring in the historic foothills at the Columbia Victorian Easter Parade
• Turning old to new: Hidden treasures in an evolving city
• Renewed fight for gay marriage in NY hits suburbs
• Mike Tharp: Mercedian makes musical magic with the cello
• Our View: UC Merced still defends its existence
• Merced College making big splash at Bay Valley Conference Championships
• Livingston Planning Commission has a vacancy
• Merced, Modesto car dealers indicted
• Boy nearly drowns at Millennium club
• Teen guilty of murder
• Robbery victim can go ahead with good deed
• Easter celebrations become airborne eggs-travaganzas
• Rosie Brown: Call it tunnel vision
• Wayne Denno: New school needed
• California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation responds to editorial
• British man sentenced to life for couple's murder
• Committee recommends bring ROTC back to Stanford
• PG&E may never find all of its pipeline records
• Calif. youth center wins eminent domain battle
• Man brought back to SoCal in synagogue blast case
• Comment sought on Heavenly ski resort projects
• United Way of Merced to stage "Day of Action" May 21
• San Francisco launches iPhone parking app
• Twitter signs deal to stay in San Francisco
• MID seeks entries for poster contest from kids 6 to 11, due May 13
• 'Community Conversations' to focus on Cap & Town and flights to L.A.
• Sun-Star to move printing operations to Fresno Bee June 6
• Air quality forecast
• Cap & Town looking for variety of vendors May 13
• UC Merced Annual Donors Help Shape the Future
• Caltrans to close Highway 99 off-ramp at 16th Street some parts of next week
• Our View: Encouraging signs emerge on local economy
• "Glory," "Tombstone" screenwriter Kevin Jarre dies
• Aug 9. trial for defendants in Livingston woman's fatal burning
• Retired California Supreme Court justice awarded UC Merced's Spendlove Prize
• Livingston eyes bar ban reversal for downtown
• Ex-NorCal deputy, P.I. deny DUI scam
• Father of slain SF teen says it was no accident
• Reporters' Notebook: Bad blood doesn't spoil award
• Allen R. Schell: Quote pertinent
• James H. Martin: Mysterious ways
• Antonio Silva: Poor treatment
• Los Angeles Times: Federal crackdown on online poker a bad bet
• Merced dominates at CCC swim meet
• Tough loss for Buhach Colony baseball
• Merced High baseball in first place after Reyna shuts out Turlock
• Gustine freshman FFA member wins state speech competition
• Judge to have final say in rape, slaying of 4-year-old
• Modesto's Townsend Opera Players stages Puccini tear-jerker "Madama Butterfly"
• 'Water for Elephants' flows under big top
• Merced city administrators say they'll share in sacrifice
• Arrests made in Visalia cold-case killing
• Nature scratches out a beauty in 'African Cats'
• Resort founder wants bankruptcy petition tossed
• No major traffic tie-ups during Obama visit to LA
• Merced County Arts Council News - April 20, 2011
• Hundreds of protesters greet President Obama
• Prominent winemaker, horse owner Jess Jackson dies
• Decision delayed on Carl Lewis' bid for NJ Senate
• Jury rejects Mattel's Bratz doll copyright claim
• Highway 1 between Carmel, Big Sur to reopen
• Air quality forecast
• Cardoza reintroduces solar-power bill
• Denham visits Oakhurst VA outpatient clinic, calls for better access by vets to care
• Sheriff's STAR team makes marijuana bust in Winton on 4/20
• Shooting reported on Donna Drive
• California's criminal alien population rises
• Yosemite Conservancy offers illustrated version of John Muir's 'My First Summer in the Sierra'
• Last meeting on proposed suction dredge permitting program to be held in Sacramento
• Merced College's summer program, College for Kids, now open for registration
• Woman suspected of prostitution with babies in car
• Audit cites flaws in San Jose retirement program
• BYU's Fredette to play in Tahoe Celebrity Golf
• 6 schools vie for visit from President Obama
• Groups sue feds over sea turtle habitat
• Local sports schedule for Wednesday, April 21, 2011
• Sink-or-swim time for MC Blue Devil swim program looks to retain CVC titles
• Student exit interviews give taste of real world
• Artistic flair planned for G Street Undercrossing
• Soda tax seen as revenue for local schools, health
• Hispanics reflected in Merced district redrawing
• Strawberry bounty abounds in Merced
• From gangs to Merced College Student of the Year
• Sacramento stepping up to keep Kings
• Don Delisle: Book way off base
• Kent Amberson: Check recipients
• Andy Welch: Great work
• LA man pleads guilty to defrauding Medicare $13.6M
• PG&E mails out gas pipeline safety warnings
• State boosts water supply for farms, cities
• Verdict to be read Thursday in Mattel-Bratz trial
• Sender of offensive Obama email calls it satire
• Attorney general asks court to imprison TV tax lady Roni Deutch
• 23-year-old man accused of molesting 8-year-old Los Banos girl
• Air quality forecast
• UC Merced's long range development plan gets national award
• Campus Plan Wins National Award
• Denham bill would streamline environmental reviews for construction project
• Merced's hospital volunteers a big help
• LA deputy to get $900,000 in harassment suit
• Hoarder gives up 10 dogs to Pleasanton shelter
• Richmond officer fired over Explorer allegations
• Bill aims to honor Jewish chaplains at Arlington
• Attendance rises at Merced Union High School District
• Nonprofit helps with spay, neutering
• Prep Baseball: Merced sneaks by Atwater
• Buhach Colony wins key Central California Conference game
• Adam Blauert: Race to Table Mountain
• Our View: Find options to avoid police layoffs
• Meltingly tender
• Merced comedy film festival focuses on offbeat
• John Sullivan: Positive experience
• Ruth Oosting: Too much allowance
• San Jose Mercury News: San Jose medical pot sequel: Don't ban clubs
• Charles V. Pena: Reduce military footprint
• Merced names stadium to honor veterans' service
• Foreclosures waning a bit throughout region
• Former Merced Sun-Star sports editor dies in auto accident
• UC Merced Connect: Graduate reflects on positive campus experience
• Historic Lyric Theatre names new director
• SamTrans driver charged in fatal December crash
• Obama to be 1st head of state to tour Facebook HQ
• Highlights from the Colo. Legislature on Tuesday
• Meningococcal disease up in Los Angeles County
• Man, 22, falls to death off Santa Cruz cliff
• Air quality forecast
• Sheriff's sergeant arrested on suspicion of misdemeanor DUI
• Building Healthy Communities elects hub steering committee members
• Merced College to cut 278 class sections from summer, fall and spring schedules
• UC Merced wins NAIA status; will field teams in four sports
• UC Merced Sports Step Up to NAIA
• Denham co-sponsors bill honoring Iraq/Afghanistan vets
• Cinco de Mayo celebration at McNamara Park May 5
• Merced City Fire Department begins weed abatement program
• CA Endowment's nonprofit awards $1.4 million in local grants
• Merced College to host safety and health fair April 29
• Bandleader Orrin Tucker dies at 100
• Parole hearing ordered for NorCal husband killer
• Eagle man charged with child abuse hearing today
• Shannon tops in Merced's main event
• Evans powers Merced past Atwater
• Jury convicts 22-year-old in man's killing
• Livingston official's retiring the latest turnover
• Second man guilty in Livingston woman's death
• Merced council approves entity to protect financial interests
• Map points to where birds are in San Luis National Wildlife Refuge
• Local sports schedule for Tuesday, April 19, 2011
• Merced officers foresee adverse effects of layoffs
• Freshman admission rises at UC Merced
• Calif. GOP official says sorry for chimp email
• Calif. woman to show off newly transplanted hand
• Our View: Protect Yosemite from scalpers
• Protecting Yosemite from scalpers
• Peter Lizdas: Tea Party silence
• F. W. "Bud" Heitman: Spread out layoffs
• Ron Aragon: Read God’s word
• Man stabbed after attack by Merced gang members
• Feds: San Diego prostitution ring broken up
• NASA awards nearly $270 million to 4 companies
• Bar patron shot after trying to break up gang fight in Downtown Merced parking lot
• Prosecutors say Jackson's doctor changed story
• Former tribal chair gets 3 years in bribery case
• Black leaders angry over email depiction of Obama
• One injured in fight at Merced main jail
• Documentary looks at legacy of John Muir
• Foster Poultry Farms Donates $1 Million for UC Merced Student Scholarships
• IRS gets tougher, even as it tries to be more taxpayer-friendly
• Merced Sheriff's office accepts unwanted prescription drugs
• CalTrans: Portion of Highway 99 through Merced closed this week for construction
• Dog show returning to Merced County Fair
• Deer hunting clinic scheduled
• Highway paving to delay traffic on Highway 165 in Hilmar
• Strawberry waffle brunch planned for Castle Air Museum
• Merced County honors volunteers
• Federal, state tax deadline is today
• Deputies shut down bull fight after fights erupt in Gustine
• Yosemite battling pest problem: Ticket-scalpers
• AIDS prevention pill study halted; no benefit seen
• Ladies and gentlemen, the (new) Beetle
• PG&E faces state deadline on pipeline records
• FD: Girl survives fall from Golden Gate Bridge
• Waterford man wins fishing derby
• Scalpers set sights on Yosemite
• Weed abatement inspections begin
• Attorney discovers a new mission
• Atwater retiree answers call as police chaplain
• Our View: Brown regresses on prison contract
• College Baseball: Clutch hits lift Merced over Reedley
• Drive-by shooters fire into house
• Coaches facing sex charges
• The Record, Stockton: Kings go into overtime
• Leonard Pitts Jr.: Lies and damn lies
• Gary T. Rucker: A plan for homelessness
• Lots of opportunities to sign up for Cougar Football
• LA police seek public help in solving party death
• Teen walking on SoCal freeway hit by car, killed
• Gas in 6 states, nation's capital tops $4 a gallon
• Job cuts for poor seniors could up homelessness
• C-130J plane makes ER landing in Colo. Springs
• Job cuts for poor seniors could up homelessness
• Authorities: Arsonist burned down LA County church
• Calif. skydivers honor jumpers killed in accidents
• Eureka police officer facing criminal charges
• Israeli mobster pleads guilty in extortion scheme
• Man shot, killed in parked Cadillac near LAX
• Calif. company inks deal with Montana wind farm
• Health officials stymied in porn investigation
• Teacher pleads guilty to sex charges
• Father arraigned in son's shooting death
• Merced County's unemployment rate inches up in March
• Stephan Gray Memorial: Merced marks day officer was killed seven years ago
• Prep Baseball: No letdown for Los Banos
• Prep Softball: Torrid Bears crush Cougars
• Prep Baseball: Merced beats crosstown rival Golden Valley
• Denham's big Washington fundraiser nets $650
• A rich history: Las Mariposas and the Civil War
• Our View: Driving? Then put the phone away
• Dmitri Medvedko: Sustainability -- It's our job
• Kristi Wolf: In praise of adjunct professors
• Davinder Singh: Shattered American dreams
• Anthony Frankmore: A recovering addict -- me
• Quarterly Art Hop downtown today
• Pelosi not using power of position like she used to
• 1 dead after Caltrain hits car in Palo Alto
• Merced County Arts Council News - April 13, 2011
• French artists allegedly vandalized LA buildings
• Pandas get privacy, reacquainted for mating season
• 'Off the 99' podcast: Merced Art Hop
• Power out in part of Sacramento's airport
• Beach area reopened after police remove explosive
• SoCal teacher gets 6 mos in jail for fight club
• Victorville cops make drug arrests
• 2nd Sikh man dies after attack near Sacramento
• Harvard names Stamford Prof. Garber as provost
• Explosive devices found on Santa Monica beach
• Merced City Council to consider forming parking authority
• Growing Cherish programs put nutrition on menu for seniors
• Yosemite ranger Shelton Johnson honored for environmental work
• Yearly plant sale returns to Merced College, bigger than ever
• Yosemite's Merced River plan workshops open to public
• Merced check cashing store robbed
• Road construction to resume on Yosemite's Wawona Road
• Sustainability Research Opportunities Abound for 2010 UC Merced Grad
• Merced contractors in pregnant farmworker's death among California's top tax debtors
• Mendoza delivers for Merced College baseball
• Buhach Colony baseball sweeps Atwater, is in the mix in CCC
• Our view: Time is right to build Merced's third high school
• Merced Symphony welcomes spring with violinist, youth winner
• For oodles of charm, go to 'Rio'
• Tina Perez showing the guys how it's done at Merced Speedway
• Merced College Matters: Thesis looks at college's diversity
• Manuel M. Cardoza: The final cost
• The Bakersfield Californian: Redistricting panel, keep this point in mind
• Jose Nava: Students paying price
• Clark McCall: What is God really like?
• 1 killed, 1 wounded in Sacramento shooting
• Parts of Angeles National Forest to be restored
• Parts of Angeles National Forest to be restored
• Ex-Marine, advocate kills self after war tours
• Rocket launches from California coast
• Robbers arrested after dropping stolen booty, say police
• Police: More graffiti before museum exhibit opens
• Mariposa Grove Road to open in Yosemite National Park
• Art Hop in Downtown Merced on Saturday from 5 to 9 p.m.
• Body of missing homeless man found in river
• Lawmakers seek studies for Calif. nuclear plants
• Calif home prices dip in March from year ago
• Man guilty of selling mounts of endangered animals
• Marines: Weak oversight led to CA training death
• Burglary suspect nabbed after vehicle stop
• Comcast rolls out 105-megabit-per-second internet across country, including Merced
• 64 Merced city employees get layoff notices
• Prediction: Gas prices could rise 40 percent by summer
• Rains promise grassy pastures, happy California cattle ranchers
• SF police suspect bikers in beatings of 2 men
• Contractors from out of town hire Merced-area workers
• Plan for third Merced high school has area divided
• Man shot to death by police while stabbing ex
• Tip line for CA probe of Double Initial Killings
• Livingston celebrates 100 years for library
• Bulldogs Enshrine Fanconi
• Buhach Colony wins slugfest
• Buhach defense drops the ball
• Local sports schedule for Thursday, April 14, 2011
• Merced city schools likely going through more layoffs
• Our View: Obama lays out plan to cut deficit
• Processing delays slow foreclosure activity in 1Q
• Bill Thompson: Responsible vote
• Dennis Slocum: We lost a giant
• Will Rogers: All the lies
• Pete Robinson: Disregard history
• Orange County loses sheriff pension battle
• Suspect in 1980 Los Banos homicide had angry streak, according to court documents
• Bonds guilty of obstruction of justice
• Man accused of stealing $280,000 from blind woman
• Allure of iPad, other tablets hurting PC sales
• Bonds guilty of obstruction of justice
• Deadline today at 5 for Chowchilla fair
• Calif. man charged with cold case murder, rape
• Calif. law enforcement groups back tax extensions
• Deadline approaching for independent junior exhibitors showing goats, sheep or swine at Merced County Fair
• UC Merced's research week includes symposium on Sierra Nevada
• Workshops pair photographers with working cowboys in Mariposa County
• Denham votes for bill to resume oil drilling in Gulf of Mexico
• Merced retirement community accepting donations for Merced County Animal Shelter
• Cardoza hires Turlock man as deputy district director
• Free child car seat inspections offered Saturday by Merced Police
• San Jose votes to limit medical pot dispensaries
• Detroit-style Coney Island hot dogs go Hollywood
• Student contest winner will meet Warren Buffett
• Budget compromise: Many chip in to cut federal spending by $38.5 billion
• A moving memorial: Friends, family remember victims of violent crime
• Hammar inducted into Junior Giants Hall of Fame
• College Baseball: No surprise -- Sisco sets tone
• Prep Baseball: Merced ekes out win over Golden Valley
• Adam Blauert: On the trail to discovery
• Physical therapists criticize bill in Assembly
• What's in a name? It may link Calif, NY cold cases
• Skip the booze: Making substitutions in recipes is easy enough
• Theresa Hong: The innard workings of a zombie diet
• Wine Line: $9 bottle is worth long drive
• Our View: South Korea trade deal needs to go forward
• Kent Amberson: Shafting little guy
• Jose Nava: System broken
• The Stockton Record: Mind-taxing logic
• Tim O'Neill: In favor of a new high school
• More Williamson Act changes likely ahead
• Wet weather bogs down Merced Irrigation District's spring water sales
• UC Merced Connect: Marine research exhibited
• College students to protest higher ed budget cuts
• Merced Meadows celebrates opening
• Michael Douglas' ex revives NYC bid for movie cash
• Jury gets case of slain Border Patrol agent
• Inmate strikes employee at US Penitentiary Atwater
• Gay dads lose La. birth certificate case
• Synagogue blast suspect charged with fleeing
• Fresno casino hit with 2 discrimination lawsuits
• Research Week Returns April 18-22
• Judge arrested on suspicion of domestic violence
• PUC skeptical about PG&E pipeline data deal
• Propane still problem after NorCal home blast
• Opalek left 'capable people' in charge at Merced County Rescue Mission
• Man wanted for 1980 killing in Los Banos caught by law enforcement in Florida.
• Milpitas man dies after antique car crashes in Mariposa County
• Mike North on Outdoors: Keeping it simple is the key
• Make or break week for Devils baseball
• Merced area camps, clinics
• NYC teens compete for culinary scholarships
• Measure C is appropriate
• Police say they caught burglars in the act
• Phil Spector murder case set for appeals arguments
• Bill would lower county funding need for jail beds
• Triscuit sponsors community gardens in Chicago, LA
• Boy sent to juvenile camp for LA school shooting
• UPDATE: Suspect in 1980 Los Banos homicide arrested
• Feds looking at protection for Klamath chinook
• Scandal-plagued LA suburb's new leaders to meet
• Capitol Alert: Federal budget deal could slow California rail funds
• Buffer zones help stop wildfires
• Delhi killing was over broken chainsaw, says sheriff
• Three hospitalized in Los Banos shooting
• Milpitas man dies after antique car crashes in Mariposa County
• Updated: See every gift given to state leaders, aides
• Property owners sue over endangered Central Valley beetle
• 21-year-old Merced man injured in gang-related shooting
• High school scholarships available from Greater Merced Chamber of Commerce
• Two potential sites approved for new Los Banos Courthouse
• Update: ABC 30 video: Father accused of shooting his son in Delhi
• 6 hurt in South LA apartment complex fire
• Calif. park rangers trying birth control for geese
• 3-year-old drowns in Elk Grove pool
• Riding the open range with America's fox hunters
• Grill fired up again at Merced steakhouse
• Fresno State quarterback elevating his game
• Dogs take center stage at Yosemite Kennel Club dog show
• Merced police volunteer's goal to serve and protect
• Our View: Controlling the cost of health care
• Officer injured while chasing suspect
• Budget passed, national parks to stay open
• Highway 99 widening work starts this week
• Leonard Pitts Jr. Civil War was about slavery
• Lines of teens, adults at job fair
• Federal officials boost water for farms
• Dan Walters: Tarnished legacies
• LA to raise funds for Giants fan beaten at opener
• Merced Rescue Mission executive director Herb Opalek dies at 66
• Police: Calif. man tried to take bus at knifepoint
• 6 people hurt in LA freeway crash
• 2 hit by gunfire while driving on LA freeway
• Man suspected of hijacking bus in Redding
• Coach arrested in attack on parent in San Diego
• Fatal shooting reported in Delhi, Merced Sheriff's Department says
• 2 Nevada H.S. students die in diving accident
• Police hunt suspect in blast near Calif. synagogue
• Calif. gov pushes for special election on budget
• Folk singer, Highwaymen member Gil Robbins dies
• Mistrial in sanity phase of Calif. bombing case
• Man missing off Ocean Beach after boat capsizes
• Small plane crashes into Calif. storage facility
• Plane crashes into Ventura County storage facility
• Brown appoints new California National Guard head
• OC suicide note asks that organs be harvested
• LAPD outlines security plans at Dodger Stadium
• Boeing 737s around the world face new scrutiny
• Merced's Measure C: What happened to all that money?
• Longtime Merced area law enforcement officer Oules dies
• Police name suspect in blast near Calif synagogue
• Dallas helps Buhach Colony stay in playoff hunt
• Merced man pleads guilty to postal fraud charges, faces 20 years in prison and fines
• These Merced yards are simply 'Heaven-Scent'
• Benjamin B. Wagner: United front is best against terrorism
• Mike Tharp: Four-dot musings, ramblings
• William Dunbar: The resiliency of humans
• Our View: Ryan plan unfairly targets elderly
• Allan R. Schell: Tea party's answer
• The Record, Stockton: Widening history's scope
• Pitman's Cozzitorto one-hits Merced
• Mickey's Legs walking into Atwater Hall
• Water deliveries higher
• Water hearing: Witness oversight starts lawmakers pointing fingers
• Mistrial in sanity phase of '09 high school attack
• Attack in chic OC area brings hate crime charges
• Manny Ramirez retires rather than face drug ban
• Central Calif. farmers to get more water for crops
• Body of missing Salinas-area woman found
• 'Off the 99' podcast: Sales tax, part 2
• Atlanta's airport plans to add independent lounge
• Caltrans to partially close 16th Street off-ramp in Merced next week
• Toyota to suspend N. American plants several days
• Air quality forecast
• Merced College honors adjunct profs, schedules jazz ensemble concert
• Earth Week Celebration Returns
• Lodi lifts 26-year ban on fireworks
• Second trial begins in 2007 burn death of Livingston woman
• 'Community Conversations' to feature Shakespeare and Art Hop
• Drug treatment program showing positive results
• Two Riggs emergency team members win Stars of Life
• Denham issues statement to support funding of U.S. troops
• Head of National Park Service to speak at UC Merced on Saturday
• Central Valley can expect more rain
• State fails to enforce earthquake safety regulations at California schools
• Deft hand with direction elevates intriguing, action-packed 'Hanna
• Playhouse Merced gets 'All Shook Up'
• Bad casting can to drive 'Arthur' audience to drink
• Merced College baseball pitcher Anthony Mendoza nearly perfect after break for rain
• Merced Speedway honors one of its own with Larry Alves Memorial race
• Merced College swimmer will get a shot at Last Chance sprint events
• Calif agency slow to probe teacher misconduct
• California farmers fear budget cutters could prune favorite programs
• Stowell students inspired to aid victims of earthquake
• Merced County deficit at $20 million
• Seven cities, including Merced get boost for high-speed rail station planning
• McSwain students help Japan through fund-raiser
• The Los Angeles Daily News: Online retailers need to pony up, pay their share for sales in state
• Our View: Dependency courts will benefit from being open
• Atwater parting ways with interim City Manager Stan Feathers
• The Tax Man: Move deduction has requirements
• Angelica Alverado: What is beauty?
• Val Rodgers: What's the plan?
• Ricardo Flores: Thanks for Realtor
• Ex-school worker pleads not guilty to child molest
• Plea deal derailed in case of woman held captive
• Trial wraps up in spat over Bratz copyright
• Saudi prince downsizes plan for LA-area mansion
• Merced County Arts Council News - April 6, 2011
• NTSB: Smoke alarm, but no smoke reported in jet
• CA man convicted of assaulting women he met online
• AP source: Google, gov't near deal on travel buy
• Bonds case goes to the jury
• Calif. water board considers new groundwater rules
• Merced College releases schedule of free arts and humanities festival May 7
• Air quality forecast
• UC Merced biology prof wins prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship
• Medina Awarded Guggenheim Fellowship
• Ismael Herrera: Helping rural communities
• Argument among neighbors leads to stabbing in Merced
• Mother arrested for allegedly leaving children alone in car
• Teen waives jury trial for preschooler killing
• Cardoza votes against bill to rein in activist EPA because it would hurt Valley
• Sierra Nevada water research team to hold session Thursday
• Deadline for fair exhibitors coming up
• Last weekend for free E-waste disposal at fairgrounds and city sites
• 6 students treated after Fresno school bus crash
• Stabbing and gunfire after Hollywood concert
• 40 years for gang member who killed neighbor
• Explosion hurts firefighter battling vehicle fire
• Bidders for insolvent RI hospital revealed
• Names of 2 killed in jet crash to be released
• Merced College Devils pay visit to pro alums in Oakland
• Merced softball upends Atwater
• Contrasting portrayals of accused Merced murderer
• Lawsuit against Livingston dropped
• Castillo, Buhach get lift from infield to beat Pitman
• Farm life suits longtime Merced resident just perfectly
• Learn about sexual assault
• Two injured in Hilmar laundry room fire
• Stevinson family terrorized by home invaders
• California not alone in funds pursuit
• Fresno man sent to prison on probation violation
• Calif. man convicted in deadly NJ church shootings
• Audit: Calif. prison workers cheated on timesheets
• `Tootsie Bandit' sentenced in CA bank heists
• NYC suit: Paris Hilton kept $60K in borrowed gems
• Director of Sundance-winning film participating in Merced film festival
• Prayer vigil planned for hospitalized Giants fan
• Air quality forecast
• Navy: Fighter jet crashes near Lemoore; 2 dead
• Home-invasion suspects assault father and daughters in Stevinson, Merced Sheriff's Department says
• Central Calif. water board mulls groundwater rules
• Ahwahnee man claims voices told him to kill child molesters, Madera deputies say
• Central Valley Community Bank to offer free document shredding
• Yosemite National Park's waterfalls gushing
• Spring hikes at Pacheco highlight wildflowers
• Woman accused of Atwater arson caught in Bay Area
• California mortgage aid includes cash-out loans
• 2 wounded in SoCal freeway shooting
• Caltrain raising commuter fares, cutting service
• Michigan Marine killed in Calif. traffic crash
• College Softball: She-Devils fall to West Hills
• Huddleston: Cal could be a Golden fit
• Prep Roundup: Merced girls beat Buhach
• Adam Blauert: North Fork trail guide you can trust
• Trial in killing of tow truck driver expected to begin soon
• Insurance, retirement the main issues in MID, union negotiations
• District finds success with academic program
• Our View: Schools will suffer from GOP stance
• Easy Easter
• Theresa Hong: Good times never go out of style
• Dan Walters: Death by a thousand cuts
• Kent Amberson: Another monopoly
• Wendell Martin: Oil traders
• The Miami Herald: Cuba's dissidents are not alone
• Recall fallout remains on Livingston City Council agenda
• UC Merced Connect: Keynote speakers for seminar set
• Hearing on bid for NY probe of Army psychologist
• Driver charged in SoCal freeway overpass death
• New Bell City Council to be sworn in
• Yosemite Conservancy announces new programs
• CA college student wounded in freeway shooting
• USC re-opens transplant program after problem
• Man pleads guilty to threatening SC senator
• Police await lab results in newspaper bombing case
• Raley's kicks off outreach program April 6 for public to vote where $25K grant should go
• Air quality forecast
• Report: Parole granted for one of Chowchilla school bus kidnappers
• Volleyball Team Proves it’s Ready for NAIA
• Denham: repealing 'Obamacare' a top priority
• Flood emergency declared over Stanislaus County weakened levee
• Learn about rainwater and gray water harvesting
• Spaghetti fundraiser benefits soldiers overseas
• Valley Crisis Center to hold open house April 7 in Merced
• Merced City Council approves leaner union contracts
• Panel to hear plan to cap fees in $3.4B settlement
• Florida firm bids for San Carlos firefighting
• Teen arrested in SF park jogger attack
• Mercedian recounts experience of harrowing flight
• Merced Swimming Sweeps
• 'Experts' fall to novice in pool
• Shorthanded Merced College leans on versatility
• Pesky stink bugs, bed bugs pose troublesome threat in Merced County
• Second trial for 2007 burn killing of Livingston woman to begin
• Merced man crashes car into home on R Street
• Livingston school project plants seeds of new ideas
• FAA orders inspections of 737s with many landings
• Livingston residents detain DUI suspect
• Richard Branson to announce new venture in Calif.
• Calif lawmaker promotes Ariz-like immigration bill
• Fred Warchol: Public Pensions
• Our View: Good first step on pensions
• Ida M. Frade: Fix highways
• Pat Trieweiler: Has it wrong
• Bob Calaway: Fair, balanced
• Man in pot-stuffed wheelchair stopped at border
• Burglary suspect killed in Apple store shootout
• Merced man recalls terrifying trip aboard Southwest Airlines Flight 812
• Calif. bill would collect taxes from online sales
• Boater drowns in runoff-swollen Tuolumne River
• Anthony Cannella: What's sinking the state's budget
• HSR joint hearing on HSR in Merced postponed from April 8
• Customs officer charged with rape in S. California
• Air quality forecast
• UC Merced kicks off 12-day leadership program in park and public land management
• Cardoza and Blue Dogs urge bipartisan budget compromise in letter to Obama
• Merced police: No injuries reported in suspected DUI crash
• Central Calif. girl, 11, drives over toddler
• Peggy Heller School hosts tri-tip dinner
• Atwater FFA students earn state degrees
• Dams seem like a simple idea, but are harder to plan and build
• Another Southwest Airlines flight diverted
• Public schools woo foreign students to boost ranks
• NJ church shooting trial wrapping up
• Credibility of witness key in Oakland editor trial
• Too real means too creepy in new Disney animation
• Olympians inspire Los Banos swimmers
• The Amgen Tour of California fan guide: How to be involved with race
• Valley dealers see spark for electric cars
• Art of engraving is his love
• Cyclist gears up for ambitious AIDS ride
• Our View: Hydropower: the original green energy
• Ex-mayor's name on buildings splits town
• Dan Walters: Redevelopment compromise merely a bribe
• Kathleen Parker: It's the women, stupid
• Merced High baseball camp
• College reimagines 'Twelfth Night'
• Pelosi to reflect on career at Tufts speech
• Possible suspect sought in Atwater arson case
• Atwater officer involved in Bellevue Road crash
• Copper thief narrowly escapes deputies
• Suspect may have killed mother, brother near LA
• Calif tsunami damage estimate increases
• Calif. truck driver suspected of DWI in Neb. crash
• Highway 101 in Humboldt County could soon reopen
• Air quality forecast
• Smithsonian, MIT launch science game for students
• Southwest grounds about 80 planes after mishap
• Search to resume for man swept away by SoCal river
• Ca. man, 74, arrested after kitten-related assault
• Inmate awaiting arraignment dies in Ventura jail
• SF hospital performs 10-person kidney exchange
• Monster snowpack extends skiing season in Sierra
• 3 arrested in fatal stabbing of Carlsbad man
• 2 Santa Ana teens shot in apparent drive-by
• 74-year-old SD man stabs neighbor in pets dispute
• 'Off the 99' podcast: What the sales tax would have done for Merced
• Natural gas stations opening in western Colorado
• Giants fan remains hospitalized after attack
• Big month for UC Merced athletics
• On the right track: Soares' Speedway purring again with Outlaws show
• Prep Roundup: Ruiz keeps Pitman bats at bay
• Mortality rate for unintended injuries high in Merced County
• With the arrival of spring ... not your ordinary sheep
• One small town, one big sound
• 'The Happiest Place on Earth': The magic of Disneyland for all
• Eric Johnston: A little about the new publisher
• Our View: Drought is over; MID has a plan
• Kristi Wolf: Volunteers needed for hARTSfest
• Scott Peterson wants more time for appeal
• Steve Newvine: Talbot visit recalls Billy Graham's in 1948
• George Will: Step up to the plate
• Channel your inner Shakespeare at playwriting workshop
• City of Merced will eye work agreements
• Wine label called world's best by manufacturing group
• State needs help in preparing for quakes
• Hiker missing in Angeles National Forest
• Richmond girl, 15, dies in accidental shooting
• Fake massage parlor inspector pleads not guilty
• Toyota wins NY case over unintended acceleration
• Updated searchable database: Find out what Atwater, Merced and Los Banos city workers get paid
• Toyota wins NY case over unintended acceleration
• Judge tosses extortion lawsuit against Yelp
• Air quality forecast
• New charge against Va. man accused in abduction
• Hyundai botches severance letters to SoCal workers
• City of Merced sends survey to 20K utility customers 'to help set priorities'
• Merced College theater staging Shakespeare's 'Twelfth Night'
• Merced council to ponder employee contracts, plus cancellation of consultant pact
• Monday rally targets workers' rights
• Caltrans to close southbound on-ramp at 16th Street and 99 in Merced April 4-8
• Spraying begins for walnut blight
• Lawyer seeks more time to file Peterson appeal
• Officials warn consumers of contaminated sprouts
• Turns out cougars killed Calif wine country sheep
• Jury says doctor hurt in crash should get $18M
• Japan's tsunami debris to hit West Coast
• Merced hospital partnership improves care for 'preemies'
• Dallas leads Buhach Colony baseball against Merced
• 200 Merced County students compete in Academic Pentathlon
• Outlaws champ eager to race Merced Speedway
• Tea party's influence wanes as lawmakers compromise
• Reporters' Notebook: Sad duty to report tragedy
• Our View: Are you getting the best bang for your buck? Check the salaries
• Smart and solid 'Source Code' taps into sci-fi and human stories
• Phyllis Boyer: Insurance costs
• San Jose Mercury News: Brown still has options for getting budget passed
• Tony Soria: I'll never forget
• Committee for Merced schools bond oversight needs members
• Kids will get the hippity in 'Hop'; parents won't
• Michelle Cardoza: Pentathlon support
• Merced High softball clinic set for Saturday
• 2 skydivers die after colliding over airport
• Gay Calif sailor says he can stay in the Navy
• Redistricting Presentation April 19, 2011
• Calif. Dems to lay out deeper cuts, urge tax hikes
• Former zoo, circus elephant Ruby dies at sanctuary
• Merced police looking for man who robbed bank customer
• Hot temps break records in Southern California
• Brown releases plan for Calif. pension changes
• Patient found incompetent for trial in nurse rape
• UC Merced's Spendlove Award Prize to Honor Former State Supreme Court Justice
• California teacher pension shortfall grows to $56B
• Air quality forecast
• Database: See how many students at your school have a weight problem
• Calif. bill would ease unionization of farmworkers
• Wildflowers blooming at state parks
• UC Merced names jurist Cruz Reynoso as winner of Spendlove Prize
• Low levels of radiation found in West Coast milk
• Diverse Physics Faculty Above National Average, Earn Prestigious Awards
• Murder verdict overturned in girlfriend stabbing
• Calif Community Colleges cutting enrollment
• Watergate gets makeover at the Nixon library
• Outlaws Take Over Speedway
• Bears beaten by Bulldogs
• Rail line may head to Valley
• End of drought declared after bounty of rain, snow
• Tea party gains steam in Merced
• Anger management class helps Merced students fight anger
• Wine, BC deliver late in rivalry win
• Golden Valley upbeat on making grade in review
• California colleges face more cuts after talks end
• OC anesthesiologist accused in painkiller scam
• Seafood salad products recall in Calif, Nevada
• Merced County Arts Council News - March 30, 2011
• Merced has rail dream in sight
• Deborah Johnston: NASCAR ads
• Pete Robinson: Dismissive attitude
• Wayne Wallace: Give them a raise
• Kathleen Crookham: Good treatment
• Meeting to kick off stadium environmental review
• Couple reaches plea deal in child molestation case
• Abuse cases against Santa Rosa diocese withdrawn
• Calif. company recalls pizza found at Trader Joe's
• Correction: Pipeline Explosion-Fraud
• Man accused of robbing Merced Bank of America captured in Fresno
• Air quality forecast
• Gallery on the Square to host owner of Eric Ross Winery April 14 in wine and art series
• Joint committee hearing in Merced April 8 on impact of HSR on agriculture
• It's official: California wants rejected rail funds
• Denham: put human life above environmental concerns in risk assessment and emergency preparedness
• Google's high-speed fiber Internet network heading to Kansas; Merced County was an applicant
• Man charged in robbery murders of Lodi father, son
• Capitol Alert: Feds gave California $120.7 billion in aid last year
• Diseased oak discovered in SF's Presidio park
• Sheep shot, lambs stolen in Napa Valley
• Guilty plea set for conman-turned-FBI informant
• Merced Indians, dogs were companions in life and death centuries ago
• Adam Blauert: Four books to keep you safe and smart during your adventures
• Theresa Hong: Early birds have other options for produce, sense of community
• Soccer: Atwater plays Golden Valley to a draw
• Ala. lab is 1st defense for radiation from Japan
• 5 teens nabbed in graffiti probe
• Retired but still teaching: Walking away from the classroom not so easy
• Atwater city officials' perks are called into question
• Season's eatings
• Our View: President lays out his doctrine
• Prep Baseball Roundup: Turlock leaves Golden Valley still winless
• San Joaquin River creeps closer to homes
• John Bettencourt: Easy as 1, 2, 3
• Rick Worden: Verify editing
• The Bakersfield Californian: Cutting back on PE comes at big cost to youth.
• John Carlisle: Not such a sweet deal
• Prep Baseball: Timing is key for Merced in win over Buhach Colony
• UC Merced Connect: Women make mark in physics
• Proposal to tax Calif. beekeepers stirs up swarm
• Festival honors gritty CSUS play production
• Sacramento votes to repeal 'crash tax'
• Flooding concern along San Joaquin River prompts evacuation suggestion
• Ex-border agent gets 30 years in hatchet attack
• Jurors deadlock on last count on school bomb trial
• Santa Cruz County storm damage estimated at $17M
• Visalia woman, 18, killed in Highway 152 crash
• Lawyers say plant leaked toxic chemical for years
• Investigators eye safety of fatal sailing outing
• Mussel quarantine issued for California coast
• Cannella: No 'path to compromise' with Brown, Democrats
• Air quality forecast
• St. Anthony Preschool to hold Preview Night April 6 for prospective students
• Fix for rockslide to delay Highway 140 traffic through Yosemite
• 200 teen girls attend Young Women's Conference in Livingston
• Fair's exhibitor's handbook now available online as well as in print
• Merced County's Most Wanted: Gabriel Mora Amezcua
• Governor expected to declare drought over
• San Jose expected to approve shorter leashes law
• Governor expected to declare end to Calif drought
• Small quake rattles northern San Diego County
• NASA: Mars rover, phone home after yearlong sleep
• Archeologist slams contractor for LA excavation
• Buhach shuts out Pitman
• Merced College runs away with a victory
• Merced growers evaluating crops after series of storms
• Student's suicide shakes UC Merced campus
• Now flying from Merced to L.A.
• Pinched Merced College increases per unit fee $10
• In The Crosshairs: Wardens not like they used to be
• Man gets virtual life sentence in murder of Merced couple
• Atwater residents get more water
• Our View: Stem cell board must fix flaws
• Jeff Micheal Martinez: Hooray for Brown
• Jerry Rippee: FDR's cautions
• Bob Brown: Beat the drum
• Bill Baker: Doomsday cuts
• Merced man pleads guilty in Nuestra Familia drug trafficking case
• Calif. may lower fines for utility in fatal blast
• Immediate end to 'don't ask, don't tell' urged
• Attorneys push for immediate repeal of DADT
• Air quality forecast
• Jury: Calif. teen guilty in '09 high school attack
• Building Health Communities hub committee applications due Friday
• Restaurateur pleads not guilty in wife's murder
• Cruickshank cheerleading teams wins competition, heads to Las Vegas
• Curves clubs in Merced, Atwater to collect food and cash for food bank
• Merced County Fair Rodeo queen contest deadline extended
• Great Lakes Airlines new daily service to Los Angeles from Merced
• Bar owner charged for hidden camera in bathroom
• Horse's home in Winton is where girl's heart is
• Hola Mahalla festival: Sikhs celebrate colorful tradition
• Merced health care supply store meets medical needs
• Workshop offers geeks industrial-strength toys
• High-speed rail: First phase could run to Merced after all
• Our View: A really tamper-proof license
• David Spaur: What AT&T merger means
• Atwater HOF tickets on sale
• Merced High to hold girls basketball clinics
• Buhach Colony Thunder Youth Wrestling Club
• Deadline for junior exhibitors nears
• Business seminar on social media
• Dan Walters: Incredible shrinking GOP
• Santa Cruz Sentinel: Budget cuts hit the poor, while taxes, redevelopment, reforms off limits
• Charities are facing federal funding cut
• Internet pioneer Paul Baran dies in Calif. at 84
• APNewsBreak: Philly mayor backs ammo magazine ban
• Louisiana is front line in fight for prickly pear
• Report: Native fish species decline at Lake Tahoe
• Radiation in Mass. rainwater likely from Japan
• Calif woman convicted of murdering tenants dies
• Livermore mom sentenced to 5 years on sex charges
• LA ambulance struck by hit-and-run driver
• One person suffers major injuries in three-vehicle collision in Merced
• Highway 140 from Mariposa to El Portal now open
• Air quality forecast
• Thousands march streets of LA for organized labor
• Thousands march streets of LA for organized labor
• Son suspect in mother's death in Riverside County
• Riverside deputy, shoots, kills drug suspect
• La Verne Lutheran over Bishop O'Dowd in hoops
• Woman found dead in lobby at CA college
• Vacaville teen to stand trial as adult in rape
• Calif. man ordered freed after 21 years in prison
• Brando Skyhorse getting PEN/Hemingway Award
• Judge orders SF man imprisoned for 21 years freed
• 'Off the 99' podcast: Eating in Merced
• Winning Mega Millions tix worth $319M sold in NY
• Mike Tharp: Living in the digital age -- without the digits
• Merced County Fairgrounds hosting Kiki Raina Tahiti Fete through Sunday
• Merced County's February jobless rate stuck in winter muck
• Merced College women still rule pool
• UC Merced hosts green energy trade conference
• New electric car makes a pass through Merced
• Mariposa artist embraces the images of the West
• San Francisco: Tour guide reveals the nitty-gritty city
• Our View: Clear clutter from ballot; save, too
• Charles Reyburn: Good, bad news
• Jeff Pennington: The right man
• Philadelphia Inquirer: Big deal for AT&T
• Victor Davis Hanson: Energy Fantasyland
• Merced Speedway delays opener
• 7 errors doom Merced College
• Trio beat girl in parking lot, police say
• Galgiani to run for secretary of state
• 5 convicted in LA of bank account 'phishing' scam
• SD foster mother sentenced to 14 years in prison
• Saudi prince is behind disputed LA mega-mansion
• Officials watching 6 San Pablo homes after slide
• Bret Michaels sues Tony Awards over 2009 mishap
• Man must stand trial in murder of SoCal officer
• St. Joseph Notre Dame of Alameda wins Division V
• Interstate 80 reopened during snowstorm lull
• Gensler tapped to design proposed LA NFL venue
• Firewood cutting season to open on Sierra National Forest April 1
• Woman dies in crash on Highway 165 in Los Banos
• Air quality forecast
• Soaked Valley likely hasn't seen the last of rain; Merced had 3/4-inch of rain overnight
• Valley Crisis Center moves to new location, will hold open house
• PG&E offers smart meter opt-out for a monthly fee
• 'Community Conversations' focuses on state financing of education and bike safety
• Landslides close Highway 140 east of Mariposa
• April 2 fundraiser for Buhach Colony FFA Dairy Team
• Church bookkeeper gets prison for $129K theft
• Thieves flee ATM heists in golf carts
• USGS: Climate change could limit yucca's range
• Regulators to assess safety at Ariz. nuclear plant
• Calif. judge to rule if kids can see paralyzed mom
• Atwater boxing club gives youths a fighting chance
• Report: Merced third in country for most stressed counties
• Coming layoffs may shrink Merced Police Department below 2005 level
• Children start fund-raiser for Last Hope Cat Kingdom
• Polynesian dancers take over Merced for 3-day Kiki Raina Tahiti Fete
• Our View: Merced County needs to be free of Section 5
• Shawn Jansen: Even in death, Glenn Nobbe helps mold hitters
• Why Modesto Gospel Mission needs to grow
• Merced College Matters: Our students are getting younger
• Merced's Doug Fister roughed up as Royals blast past Mariners 9-8
• Hold on, enjoy wild ride of 'Sucker Punch'
• Sucker Punch's relatively new cast packs a powerful, well, 'Punch'
• Spring comes to Merced Symphony, along with flautist Zucker
• Denny Karr: It's called greed
• Pat Trieweiler: Hooray for council!
• Rick Worden: Pro-Parenthood
• Art Sortini: France should lead
• Residents of homes near Felton told to evacuate
• Road closures scheduled by Caltrans
• Comet-hunting spacecraft shuts down after 12 years
• 19-year-old man hanging from tower was UC Merced student
• Calif principal sells shoe collection to save jobs
• Air quality forecast
• LA grand jury indicts Grim Sleeper slaying suspect
• Big Sur coastline cut off after rock and mud slide
• Merced College fees rising by $10 a unit
• Independent junior exhibitors' deadline for fair is April 16
• Linda Romero Soles named Merced Superior Court's executive officer
• El Capitan HS alums want to name new high school 'El Capitan'
• Report: Merced third in country for most stressed counties
• Winton Middle School stages 'Peter Pan'
• Yosemite National Park reopens with limited services
• Andy Krotik: Keep communicating
• Recie Hornyak: Least resistance
• Kent Amberson: Rethink schools
• Mike Salm: Plenty to do
• Calif man facing 25 years in $6M Ponzi scheme
• Man to stand trial for false imprisonment
• AP analysis: US economic stress dips in past year
• Details sought in deadly family attack in Calif.
• CA judge to decide if kids can visit paralyzed mom
• Keepin' Kemba in check
• JANSEN: Boesch's bracket hit hard early
• Charges against Merced ex-deputy may be dropped
• MERCED: Be prepared for flooding
• Chemical spill handling tested at UC Merced
• Merced seeks to shed rule
• Merced to lay off 10 teachers unless funds found for positions
• Tip List: Bear Creek valves control water
• Local sports schedule on Thursday, March 24, 2011
• Sun-Star Coaches' Bracket Challenge Standings
• Roughing it in Yosemite national Park
• Merced County Arts Council News - March 23, 2011
• Taylor a Hollywood original
• Great-grandfather of boy shot faces gun charges
• Barry Bonds trial developments
• Coho salmon returns improve in Russian River
• Judge echoes Google critics in digital book ruling
• Air quality forecast
• Agents nab immigrants, others posing as military
• Merced College sets social media seminar April 1
• Live video: Webcams show storm's affects on Central Valley, Yosemite
• Deputies arrest man for stealing a tractor transmission; wife faces grand theft charges
• Merced lists locations for sand and bags in case of runoff
• Thunderstorms, hail could hit Merced area this afternoon
• No one hurt in Merced store robbery
• Foster mom pleads not guilty in shaken-baby case
• Tainted witness forces end to pimping case