Appeals court says jury instructions were flawed.
A Livingston man will be tried for the second time on suspicion of killing his girlfriend, following a decision by a federal appellate court.
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Neighboring Valley cities higher in violent offenses.
Merced County ranks as one of the safer areas in the Valley and one of the more dangerous spots in the United States, according to a report released Monday.
Driver who has several prior convictions guilty of DUI again.
A repeat DUI offender, called a "poster boy" for the state's three-strikes law by prosecutors, was sentenced Monday to 28-years-to-life in prison.
Police reported a man was shot in the head late Monday in a southeast Merced neighborhood.
Hall was being questioned in a courtroom to serve on jury
In a statement, the station said: "KFSN-TV has always strived to maintain the highest journalistic standards of fairness and accuracy. Mr. Hall believes the controversy surrounding his recent comments made while being interviewed as a prospective juror would have distracted the television station and the news department from that purpose."
Three people were arrested on suspicion of illegal weapons possession and a variety of charges Saturday, after Merced police spotted them sitting in a parked 1994 Toyota Camry near East 23rd Street and Keely Avenue.
Merced police responded to 380 calls in shifts Friday through early Sunday. The following is a short list of those calls:
Michelle Gray makes good lemonade.
A male pedestrian was killed by a train early Sunday morning after, witnesses said, he laid down on the railroad tracks at Highway 59 and Olive Avenue, Merced police reported.
Merced police say at least one gunman opened fire on a car and several residences early Saturday morning in the area of P and 4th streets.
Man was killed during robbery attempt in Merced.
The second defendant in two separate trials over the April 2006 killing and robbery of Jose Miranda was found guilty Friday of first-degree murder and five other felonies.
A jury has found guilty a Sureno gang member who punched and threw rocks at an innocent Dos Palos boy who happened to be wearing the wrong color at the wrong time, Deputy District Attorney Christa Gonzalez said.
Two Merced County sheriff's deputies foiled an early morning business burglary Thursday.
Now she's seen the view from both sides of the bars.
The last suspect in an investigation into Gustine's first gang-related homicide in recent memory was arrested in South Dos Palos on Wednesday, according to acting Police Chief Jim Hamera.
