Atwater News

Emotions ran high during the Monday night Merced City Council meeting as Council members listened to over an hour of public comment and disagreed among themselves while trying to reach a decision about whether to relocate the city's homeless population, and if so, where.

A street sweeper cleans Eucalyptus Street in Atwater. Because of funding cuts, the city has reduced the amount of street cleaning.

Confusion over a new boundary line in the Atwater Elementary School District means that voters in the only contested race there may have to recast their ballots.

Atwater Police Department officers arrested two men believed to be involved in an afternoon shooting at the 76 gasoline station on Winton Way, Asst.

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A legal challenge that could've stalled construction of Atwater's planned multimillion-dollar wastewater treatment plant was struck down by the California Supreme Court in mid-October, according to court filings.

Peggy Heller Elementary School in Atwater was briefly placed on lockdown Thursday, after a man wanted on suspicion of child molestation crashed into a fire hydrant near the school, police reported.

Atwater police arrested Ernest Contreras Cota, 59, a staff member at Buhach Colony High School, last Friday for allegations of sexual misconduct with a child.

A staff member at Buhach Colony High School in Atwater has been arrested for misconduct.

Kenneth Mackie says there are a few simple reasons why he's the best choice for one of the open seats on the Merced Union High School District Board of Trustees.

Regina Moreno wants to inject some young joy into the Merced Art Hop tonight. The 17-year-old Merced High School senior had no idea how involved she'd become with the downtown street fair when she offered to hand out fliers at a farmers market this summer.

What do Atwater , Turlock and Merced have in common? If you clicked on the hyperlinks, you noticed each of these cities places on its website complete meeting agendas, including background information relating to matters scheduled for discussion.

A North Valley family is picking up the pieces after a fire destroyed their home overnight.

After much deliberation, Tip List, with the aid of the Sun-Star newsroom, has picked a winner in its blight contest.

Longtime Merced City Councilman Bill Spriggs has raised the most cash in the mayor's race, while political newcomer Mary-Michal Rawling leads the pack of council hopefuls.

The Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Prisons United States Penitentiary in Atwater, California.

There may be a recession on, but the five best-paid city council members in the county -- Atwater's -- haul home a hefty harvest of benefits.

You made pots for 25 years before making it your profession, what initially drew you to the practice and what motivated you to take it from hobby to profession? I started working with clay like most people, in a summer art camp and in High school art classes.

The city of Atwater paid nearly $60,000 in legal fees this past summer to deal with the fallout following the publication of a series of racist e-mails sent by Councilman Gary Frago in late 2008 and early 2009.

That's a refrain Raymond Garavito, 60, has being repeating a lot lately. The last couple weeks have been less than peaceful for Garavito.