Ballico News

The last of four defendants in the Oct. 23, 2007, kidnapping and burning death of Rosa Avina will soon be headed to prison, after being sentenced Monday to life without parole.

A 43-year-old former big-rig driver was sentenced Friday to four years in prison for causing a 2008 crash that killed a 16-year-old Ballico boy.

Sikhs in Livingston held their 14th annual parade Sunday to honor their faith, which is practiced by about 17 percent of the city's population.

A 43-year-old former big rig driver faces six years in prison after being convicted of causing a 2008 crash that killed a 16-year-old Ballico boy.

Two state parks in Merced County are set to close in just a matter of months. But now two groups are racing against the clock to raise the money needed to keep them open.