Atwater News

"I thought it was really cool, I can't believe someone would actually be inside there going into war," said Ireland Young, who went to the event with her family.

ATWATER — Two people were wounded in two separate but possibly related shooting incidents a few minutes apart in a residential neighborhood late Sunday afternoon, police reported.

A group of residents has started the process to recall Atwater school Trustee Sheila Whitley, one of three board members who voted to fire Superintendent Melinda Hennes earlier this month.

"It's a major step," said the retired Air Force chief of student administration for the 4017th Combat Crew Training Squadron.

If he cleared 6 feet, 5 inches, he would have extended his season to the maximum, the CIF State Championships next week at Clovis.

"She had a really good year," Merced coach Bart McAfee said. "She had a lot of big hits for us.

A California woman is facing a steep fine and possibly time in the slammer for - get this - allegedly impersonating a congressional staffer.

Ocean Chowchilla Speedway will roar to action today and Sunday, as the stock cars and Wingless Sprint Cars come Chowchilla's Madera County Fair.

The San Joaquin Valley's population has been edging up, according to estimates from California's Department of Finance released recently.City grows by 149During 2011, Merced County grew about 0.6 percent, slightly less than California as a whole.Some cities in the county grew more than others.Atwater increased by the largest percentage in Merced ... (more)

From Game Warden George Rudolph in 1914 to Correctional Officer Jose Rivera in 2008, the names of 16 law enforcement officers are etched on an 8-foot-tall stone memorial outside the Merced County Administration Building.

On split votes at a special meeting Wednesday night, board members approved a search for her replacement but rejected motions to remove Lena Mendoza as board president and delay the search until after November.

Atwater Elementary School District trustees have scheduled a special meeting tonight to discuss how to go about replacing former Superintendent Melinda Hennes.

Eureka! Someone has struck it rich in California, but it's not James Marshall this time.

Local moms Luzviminda Kendrick and Debye Conte will be among the 775 UC Merced students who will walk in tonight's seventh commencement ceremony at the university.

The San Joaquin Valley's population has been edging up, according to estimates from California's Department of Finance released this week.

The Atwater Elementary School District's board president released a statement to the media Thursday about trustees' controversial decision to fire Superintendent Melinda Hennes.

Last Friday came the sad word that cancer had caught up with Adam Yauch, the rapper sometimes known as MCA, of the Beastie Boys.

The dairy industry is accepting applications from young women wishing to compete for the District 6 Dairy Princess crown.

Harkreader is principal of the new Valley Community School in Atwater, considered the most eco-friendly school campus in Merced County.

A 33-year-old Atwater woman killed in a solo vehicle crash Monday on Highway 99 has been identified as Andrea Escoto, according to the Merced County Coroner's Office.