Le Grand News

Luis Rivera, left, owner of Applegate Produce Market, shows customer Christine Kidwiler, of Merced, how to pick out a ripe watermelon.

The Merced County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce will host its 32nd annual Installation and Awards Banquet on Sept.

Boy, girl, ages 10 and 11, report abuse after seeing suspect in paper. George Leavitt of Le Grand A man who pleaded guilty to sex crimes involving a teenage girl earlier this year is now accused of molesting ...

The Le Grand boosters club will host a dinner and dance Saturday. A social hour at 6 p.m. precedes a tri-tip and chicken dinner at 7 and dancing at 9 at Bright's Party Barn, 16120 Buchanan Hollow Road.

Merced County Division of Environmental Health is hosting a free training class on hazardous waste generator requirements from 8 a.m. to noon on July 12 at 260 E. 13th St.

A Merced County firetruck driven by Tom Wells puts water on a vegetation fire ignited by an Amtrak train heading south on the tracks.

It's not the brisk business that was predicted after historic state Supreme Court ruling.

Christina Borges and her girlfriend Benita Martinez have been to the Merced County Clerk's Office twice to ask for a marriage license -- and twice they've been rejected.

A salmonella outbreak couldn't have come at a worse time for San Joaquin Valley growers of fresh tomatoes -- on the eve of the season's first harvest.

LIBRARY SUMMER HOURS: The Le Grand Library summer hours Thursday through Aug. 6 will be as follows: Monday, and Thursday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.; Wednesday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Storytime will be ...

By LISA LEFF The Associated Press and CORINNE REILLY creilly@mercedsunstar.com Barring a stay of a historic California Supreme Court ruling, same-sex couples will be able to wed in the state beginning June 17, ...

COUNTY BOARD DIVIDED ON REMARKS; AGREED ON PRESS: County supervisors yesterday couldn't agree on exactly what Chairman Neill Gallaway said, or didn't say, in a private meeting of the board to discuss employee ...

La Grange Odd Fellows of LaFayette Historical Lodge No. ill host a country breakfast from 7 to 11 a.m. June 1 at the IOOF Hall on Main Street.

Fatal crash near Highway 99 brings traffic to a halt. y VICTOR A. PATTON vpatton@mercedsun-star.com Off the highway traffic was backed up along Canal Drive and North Tully Road, in Turlock while Highway 99 from ...

Firefighters from the Cal Fire/Merced County Fire Department are in the midst of battling a almond hull fire in Le Grand.

Le Grand at Vacaville Christian at Zupo Field in Lodi. SOFTBALL Corcoran at Chowchilla , 4:30 p.m. TRACK Sac-Joaquin Section Divisionals at Hughes Stadium in Sacramento, finals, all day Comments Add Comment ...

Le Grand resident Christina Borges spent Thursday looking at wedding dresses. Although some of the dresses Borges viewed may have been traditional, her upcoming wedding day will probably be anything but ...

“We knew going in that we had some areas to work on”

COUNCIL ACCEPTS SEWER LINE BID: Atwater City Council last night accepted a bid of $1,518 for installation of a sewer line to the Vine Street area in western Atwater. via Atwater Signal

“It's time, I think, to do things the old-fashioned way and go visiting. I'm really excited about talking with the buyers about what we have to offer and see where we could be of service.”

Madera, Calif.-based Western Fresh Marketing Services Inc. is expanding. Western Fresh established a Midwest office in Menominee, Mich., in early April, said company president George Kragie. via Packer

Did you feel it? Report shaking and damage at your location. You can also view a map displaying accumulated data from your report and others. via USGS Earthquakes