Livingston News

Aldo Guzman came up about 5 feet short of advancing to the CIF State Track and Field Championships last year.

Beverly Smith stood Wednesday morning outside Travel Centers of America, handing out fliers and posters of her missing daughter, Vanessa Dawn Smith, to a steady procession of truckers passing through the business.

May 29, 2012 -- Knowing how much energy you use and how much methane and exhaust you produce is the first step to living greener.

The company is engaged in the production and distribution of poultry products and dairy products to retailers, warehouse clubs and food service customers.

The 23-year-old woman was stopped in her car about 6 p.m. at 69th and Livingston streets in the Rolando Park area.

Two people sustained major injuries Thursday afternoon after their car ran off Highway 99 approaching a bridge just north of Livingston and crashed onto the dry riverbed below, the California Highway Patrol reported.

The city of Livingston will host its new Downtown Open Market every Thursday from 5 to 9 p.m. starting April 5 and running through Oct.

Looking out her farmhouse window at rows of almond trees, Jean Okuye remembers moving to Livingston in the early '80s with her husband and two children.

Merced AARP 282 will celebrate the month of May with a salad bar, raffle and auction Wednesday.

Merced County elections often are sleep-inducing affairs, with entire slates of candidates running unopposed.

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)

Efforts are under way in the San Joaquin Valley and Sierra foothills to raise enough money to keep parks, lakes and other recreational venues open when state funding ends July 1. Railtown 1897 State Historic Park near Jamestown, Turlock Lake east of Waterford, and McConnell and George J. Hatfield recreation areas in Merced County are four of 66 ... (more)

Atwater High will hold its annual open house Thursday from 5:30 to 7 p.m. in the quad.

Two men were arrested by Livingston police on suspicion of burglary Monday, after a witness reported seeing the men fleeing her residence.

When five supervisorial candidates are put in one room to discuss issues facing the county, the needs acknowledged are simple and unanimous: Jobs, education and safety.

The group behind the effort to save two state parks in Merced County is making progress, but has a long way to go before reaching its monetary goal aimed at keeping the two recreation areas open.