It began like any other Thursday afternoon in Mrs. Valadao's second-grade class at Westside Union Elementary School in Los Banos.
But for Annalysia Masso, the day couldn't go by fast enough. She's celebrating her eighth birthday on Memorial Day and she was told her mother was coming home from deployment to Afghanistan today.
The lists of Hannah Glenn's accolades earned as a student at Merced College is long and impressive. It's a list that includes four scholarships and an internship that took her to Osaka, Japan, last summer.
Two Merced men are dead and another injured in what appeared to be a gang-related shooting Thursday night in south Merced, police Lt. Bimley West reported.
The son of a World War II veteran, John Bain grew up hearing about the Great War and the heroes who fought in it to repress tyranny. But the 64-year-old Vietnam veteran's own service experience was very different.
As a coach for the Golden Valley junior varsity and the Atwater Competitive Soccer club, Jason Durbin has witnessed first hand how much talent continues to be turned out in Merced County. Getting that talent exposed to the rest of the state and country has historically proven trickier.
The sound of a bagpiper playing "Amazing Grace" set a somber tone as members of law enforcement gathered to honor fallen officers at the 2013 Merced County Peace Officer Memorial ceremony. See the video below. Click here for a photo gallery.
The words "fun" and "math" are not usually mentioned in the same sentence — but they were at the second annual Spring Math Camp held April 1-5 at two sites for third- through sixth-graders in Stanislaus and Merced counties.
The star power will be so bright, you just might need to wear shades inside the Gallo Center for Arts for the 2013-14 performance season.
Here's a message for tourists passing through Modesto or Merced on their way to Yosemite National Park: Stop and pick some cherries. Or visit a waterfowl refuge. Or walk in the footsteps of George Lucas. Or visit a waterfowl refuge. Or walk in the footsteps of George Lucas. Speakers offered those ideas Wednesday at a conference in Turlock on how to increase tourism in the San Joaquin Valley.
The Dothan Personnel Board expects to take a few weeks to decide what could be a landmark case involving the use of social media by police.
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Blog: Health in Merced County |
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Lunden Souza: Don't let your fitness goals melt away just because it's hot outside |
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The Old Trainer: Man was trained by wolves? |
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Brigitte Bowers: Every kid deserves a place to splash |
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Croft: Mariposa garden tour highlights low-water beauty |
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Sarah Lim: Research Reveals Story Behind 'Monster Band' |
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Wine Line: Enjoying Temecula's sights and sounds |
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Families have lots of options to ride rails |
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Doane Yawger: California Automobile Museum in Old Town Sacramento worth a visit |
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Alma Fausto: Occupy movement needs a clear objective |
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NORTH: HUNTER'S ESCAPE HITS OBSTACLE |
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Jay Sousa: Three talented and signfiicant photographers |
