Merced County News

A pit bull wandering loose next to G Street in Merced on Tuesday sparked a few calls to the Merced Police Department's dispatch line.

At an age when most kids are trying to figure out life, B.J. Jones was already working toward his destiny.

Trying to take some of the pressure off county health officials flooded with people looking for swine flu vaccinations, Riggs Ambulance has trained 11 paramedics to give swine flu shots to first responders.

The Merced County's Rescue Mission needs donations for its Thanksgiving Day dinner, according to CEO Herb Opalek.

Earlier this fall, the University of California, Merced marked a major milestone as we welcomed our fifth - and by far our largest - incoming class of students.

The Merced County Health Department is giving swine flu vaccinations to an expanded group of people this week in the department's health clinics.

A 28-year-old man is in critical condition after being beaten early Sunday morning at a bar in Winton, the Merced County Sheriff's Department reported.

The brown and white pit bull came into the Merced County animal shelter skinny and unloved.

Three special events Wednesday will honor Merced County's armed services veterans -- a solemn midmorning ceremony at the veterans' memorial in Courthouse Park, another noontime ceremony at Bob Hart Square and a traditional afternoon parade in downtown Merced.

Merced County Sheriff's deputies released the names today of four men arrested this week on suspicion of stabbing a Gustine man to death.

Police in the North Valley are piecing together a weekend murder. According to police, 33yearold Bill James died after a bar fight Friday night in Gustine.

An alleged biker brawl may be to blame for the stabbing death of a man in the North Valley over the weekend.

The county's future goes back to the drawing board. At a joint meeting Tuesday, the Merced County Board of Supervisors and the county planning commission postponed a vote that would have decided how the county will grow for the next two decades.

Merced County investigators are looking for members of what they term "an outlaw motorcycle gang" after a 33-year-old man was stabbed to death in a bar fight.

The Merced County Health Department will hold flu vaccination clinics this week in Merced and Los Banos.

A 33-year-old man was killed Friday after being stabbed at a Gustine bar -- and Merced County sheriff's investigators say members of an outlaw biker gang may be responsible.

The Merced County Jail Ministry will celebrate its 20th anniversary from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Nov.

Diana Westmoreland Pedrozo, an outspoken voice for county farmers and their interests, resigned Thursday after six years as executive director of the Merced County Farm Bureau, she said.

A Merced County jury Friday convicted a 58-year-old man of attempted murder after he shot a woman at a 16th Street motel last year.

Bill Spriggs was declared Merced's mayor Thursday after tripling his narrow lead during the final vote tally.