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A Merced County Sheriff's Office helicopter captures this photo of a possible concealed illegal marijuana grow Friday, June 22, 2018, in Merced County.

Merced County sheriff's helicopter spots how illegal marijuana grows are concealed

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Summit held to discuss health care access in San Joaquin Valley

Community

Valley residents are unhealthy, study says. Here's how educators plan to change that

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Crime

One man arrested in connection with double homicide in Merced County

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Latest News

Black smoke rises from Stoll Fire in California's Tehama County

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California doctor hid non-citizens on her property, forced them into labor, DOJ says

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Police found a bloody beer can. It helped lead them to a suspected killer, Vegas cops say

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A family going for a swim grabs a pool noodle. Rattlesnakes were living inside, fire dept. says

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She was prescribed miscarriage meds because baby had no heartbeat. Pharmacist said no

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Merced County sheriff's helicopter spots how illegal marijuana grows are concealed

9:56 AM

Summit held to discuss health care access in San Joaquin Valley

Community

Valley residents are unhealthy, study says. Here's how educators plan to change that

2:40 PM

Crime

One man arrested in connection with double homicide in Merced County

1:21 PM

Local

A sample California Electronic Benefits Transfer card.

California's Electronic Benefits Transfer system to shut down for 24 hours this weekend

From Saturday at 11 p.m. to Sunday at 11 p.m., EBT cardholders will not be able to make cash withdrawals or food purchases, according to the California Department of Social Services. Cardholders are advised to plan ahead and use their cards before the outage this weekend.

Local

Wrong-way Patterson driver kills two in Interstate 5 collision. DUI suspected, CHP says.

Will stronger rent control spread across California? Here's what you need to know.

'Don’t break the law,' McClintock says to families separated at the border

Sports

Los Banos' Anthony Caballero (4) drops back to pass for the North All-Stars during the 33rd annual North/South Rotary Bob Green All-Star Classic at Golden Valley High School in Merced, Calif., on Saturday, June 23, 2018. The North All-Stars beat the South All-Stars 30-8.

North scores on offense, defense and special teams in all-star rout.

Los Banos' Anthoy Caballero and Hilmar's Tristan Crowley both score touchdowns as the North won the Rotary All-Star Game 30-8.

Sun-Star honors the spring male athletes of the year

Why the rotary all-star game founder didn’t want to have the game named after him.

Merced Speedway owner, promoter dies

Education

Teachers, students and supporters hold up #MErcedTOO signs, a play off the national #MeToo movement, during a Merced Union High School District board meeting Wednesday, June, 13, 2018, at the administrative building in Atwater.

Stories of alleged sexual harassment continue as Merced high school board addresses policies

The national "#MeToo" movement discussion made it's way to Atwater on Wednesday as teachers, students and supporters continued to come forward and claim the Merced Union High School District administration mishandled complaints.

California high school grads increasingly leave state for college. Here’s where they go.

State News

An immigrant woman from Honduras carries her baby inside the Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley on Saturday, June 23, 2018, in McAllen, Texas. Families, who have been processed and released by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, wait inside the facility before continuing their journey to cities across the United States.

The Latest: About 30 parents separated from kids released

An El Paso, Texas-based organization that assists immigrants says it's receiving about 30 parents who have been separated from their children after they were apprehended entering the country illegally.

California doctor hid non-citizens on her property, forced them into labor, DOJ says

He took his daughters camping. He was killed while they were all inside the tent, police said

Woman appears to call cops on 8-year-old girl in video. She blames it on 'work stress'

In Depth

Emotional video shows immigrant mother, 7-year-old son reunited at airport

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