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New heart, lungs for Amanda Amanda Schulte has a new lease on life thanks to a heart and double-lung transplant she received last month. 
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Teenager suffers stab wounds in Winton fight The Merced County Sheriff’s Department is investigating the stabbing of a 14-year-old boy that occurred during a fight in Winton. |
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Search on for murder suspect The Modesto Police Department has launched a manhunt for the suspect in the brutal killing of a mentally-challenged man.
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Image of wanted suspect released The Modesto Police Department has released video footage of a man they believe is the suspect in a fatal assault of a mentally challenged man.
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Highway construction stalled by budget impasse The impasse that has stalled state budget negotiations could likely cast a red light on $3 billion worth of highway construction projects, including two in the Central Valley. |
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Shorter run for Merced County Fair in 2011 In an effort to save money while keeping admission costs reasonable, the Merced County Fair will shorten their run dates to five days for 2011. |
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Making fitness fun Residents of the Westside of Stanislaus County are taking health into their own hands with some help from the West Side Health Care Advisory Task Force. Fed up with the lack of health services in the area, these newfound fitness freaks are challenging themselves and others to lose weight and get healthy with their own “biggest loser” competition. Seven ...
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$20 million Hughson school bond before voters on Nov. 2 School district voters in Hughson will be asked on Nov. 2 if it's okay to be assessed once again for improvements to school campuses. Measure H will appear on the ballot to raise $20 million through the issuance of ... |
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Murder charge for daughter of victim A former San Jose reserve police officer has been charged with murder in the death of her mother in Los Banos.Denise Lai, 47, is accused of strangling her mother to death on Aug. 2. The body of Carolyn Ninomiya, 65, was found inside her home in a gated retirement community in Los Banos on Aug. 3.Lai was ... |
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Homicide investigation in Westley Stanislaus County Sheriff’s detectives are investigating a shooting in Westley that resulted in the death of a Newman man.The deceased was identified as 21-year-old Anthony Bueno.The sheriff’s department has released little information about the circumstances surrounding the killing.The shooting was reported around 8 p.m. Wednesday when the sheriff’s department received several ... |
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Allen: 'I did it' After over four years of claims of being innocent, Columbus Allen Jr. admitted in court Monday that he murdered California Highway Patrol officer ...
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Arrests made in Modesto homicide Four people have been arrested in connection to a fatal shooting that occurred in Modesto in June. One additional suspect remains at large, the Modesto Police Department reported.Juan Gabriel Barajas, 32, of Modesto was killed on June 27. He was found slumped over the wheel of a car in the 1600 block of Vicksburg Avenue and had been shot at least once, according ... |
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Woman charged with elder abuse A 49-year-old Winton woman has been charged with a home invasion robbery and elder abuse of an 86-year-old man, the Merced County Sheriff’s Department reported Wednesday.The victim told the sheriff’s department that Denise Mayfield had come into his house in the 7000 block of Walnut Avenue in Winton on July 15 and pushed him to the ground and took his wallet out of ... |
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Los Banos homes raided in marijuana bust An anonymous tip about a marijuana grow operation in Los Banos led to the arrest of four people and the confiscation of weapons and narcotics.The tip came into the Merced Mariposa High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area task force. It provided information that a home in the 15000 block of Henry Miller Road was being used to grow marijuana and sale methamphetamine. |
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Public supports high-speed rail project, survey reports California’s high-speed rail network can’t get here soon enough, according to three-quarters of Californians polled in a survey released Wednesday – just in time for a California High-Speed Rail Authority lobbying trip to Washington, D.C. on Thursday and Friday. |
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Man shot to death in Modesto Detectives with the Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Department are seeking the public’s help in solving the death of a 24-year-old Modesto man. |
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Jogger killed in hit and run The California Highway Patrol is looking for the driver in a hit and run collision that left a 25-year-old woman dead. |
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Merced County homeless service providers receive financial boost Merced County’s homeless received a major handout from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development on Monday, when a $364,000 grant was awarded to two Merced County non-profits.Turning Point, a non-profit mental health agency, received $248,000. It will use the funds to provide two years of permanent supportive housing for 12 chronically homeless mental health clients. |
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State parks go mobile A mobile application has been created for those last minute campers or recreation seekers to help find an available camp site at California State Parks up to 48 hours prior to departure.
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Missing Planada man found dead in canal The Merced County Sheriff’s Department pulled the body of a Hispanic man from a canal in Planada Wednesday night that was that of a man reported missing July 10. |
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Have dino, will travel What do you do with giant metal dinosaurs after your plans to create a Dinosaurland race track fall flat?
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Meth dump site set ablaze A fire burning in Ballico was that of a methamphetamine lab dump site, according to the Merced County Sheriff’s Department. |
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Massive pot bust in Stevinson The season of marijuana eradication started with a boost when agents from the Merced/Mariposa High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area task force uprooted more than 9,000 plants off of an island in the San Joaquin River near the Stevinson area. |
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Air museum welcomes explosive new exhibit While most Americans are content to celebrate the “bombs bursting in air” portion of the Fourth of July holiday with a few fireworks, Atwater’s Castle Air Museum is celebrating Independence Day with a much larger bomb.
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Plane crash claims Keyes shop owner The pilot who died in a Calaveras County plane crash on June 21 was identified as Keyes business Charles Kenneth Swanson, 59, of Modesto. Swanson, who was killed instantly from multiple traumatic injuries, owned a metal business in Keyes. |
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Whooping cough, H1N1 vaccines available at Merced County Fair The Merced County Department of Public Health is offering special immunization clinics at the |
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Young boy shot in drive-by A 12-year-old boy is in stable condition after he was shot in the back during a drive-by that detectives believe was a case of mistaken identity. |
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Fisherman’s body recovered The Merced County Sheriff’s Department recovered a body from the Delta Mendota canal on Tuesday that has been identified as that of a missing fisherman. |
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Dairy education comes to Hilmar Cheese Learning how to milk a cow, scan ear tags and dress like a farmer are just some of the things visitors can experience at the new interactive dairy exhibit at the Hilmar Cheese Company.
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Gang member gets eight years An 18-year-old gang member was sentenced to eight years in state prison for his role in a drive-by shooting. |
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Stabbing reported in Planada A 20-year-old man is recovering from two stab wounds he received when he was attacked by a group of suspected gang members Wednesday night in Planada. |
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Information on robbery suspect sought The Modesto Police Department is seeking the public’s help in identifying a bank robber.
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Keep safety in mind at local rivers, urge officials The temperatures are climbing quickly into the ‘is it summer already?’ zone and the crisp waters of the Stanislaus River are looking more and more enticing. However, officials with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are quick to remind people that the river is running swift from high country snow run-off and cold with brisk temperatures between 55 and 60 degrees.
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Parole crackdown nets 12 arrests in Stanislaus County A sweep of parolees and probationers in Stanislaus County on Thursday resulted in the arrest of 12 individuals for violations ranging from narcotics to weapon possession. |
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Local food and agriculture focus of farm festival The fourth annual Pick and Gather at Riverdance Farms and Merced River Fair offers attendees the chance to reconnect with where their food comes from this weekend at a farm festival.
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