LOS ANGELES -- Defending champion Chris Horner and three-time winner Levi Leipheimer are expected to be in the field for the 2012 Amgen Tour of California, which will include a 130-mile fourth stage that will make for the race's longest day.
WASHINGTON – The Obama administration on Wednesday redoubled efforts to set up a special commission that will help get rid of some 14,000 surplus federal properties, including more than 1,150 in California. Use this searchable database to view the sites on the list. Search by state, zip code or department.
Crimes trends are changing in Merced, Livingston and Atwater. Merced Police Chief Norm Andrade visited the Off the 99 studio to talk about how crime in Merced was up by 5 percent in 2011 with an increase in property crimes robberies auto burglaries and incidents of arson. Violent crime in the city dropped slightly in 2011. In both Livingston and Atwater, there were no reported homicides in 2011. Both Livingston and Atwater saw an increase in residential burglary and grand theft auto while Atwater saw also saw an increase in rape and felony assaults.
A Merced man was injured when he tried to stop three men who attacked a Merced High School student Tuesday afternoon.
Badger Pass Ski area in Yosemite finally opens for the season more than a month later than usual.
The Livingston City council is in the process of a possible annexation of 340 acres owned by the Gallo Family. Proponents think the plan could bring much-needed jobs to the area when it develops, but critics think traffic congestion and the cost of providing services could be a detriment to the city.
