Merced County is one of 30 in the state suing opioid makers and distributors in a lawsuit filed on Tuesday, according to the law firm handling the case.
A 25-year-old Chowchilla man was arrested on Wednesday after leading police on a car chase thruogh an almond orchard, according to the Chowchilla Police Department.
A 2-year-old boy who was beaten, killed and left at a Madera gas station has been identified by family members and his suspected killer has plead not guilty to murder charges.
A Chowchilla student was arrested on Tuesday morning after they were suspected of making threats to harm high school students, the Chowchilla Police Department reported.
Four former or current inmates of the Central California Women’s Facility in Chowchilla say they were victims of sexual humiliation, harassment and even threats of rape, among other abusive treatment, because of their gender identities.
Chowchilla will use 2,100 solar panels to run city buildings and a portion of the wastewater treatment plant, a $28 million savings over 30 years, leaders said.
Two women who were rafting were rescued after they got stuck in trees along the San Joaquin River north of Woodward Park in Fresno, CA on Monday, June 19.
A Madera police officer shot a man on Monday, June 5, who was holding a knife to his own throat and then turning a gun on the officer. In a Facebook Live video, Chief Steve Frazier, describes what happens. Full video: https://www.facebook.com/Made
