Merced County News http://www.topix.com/county/merced-ca http://www.topix.com/rss/county/merced-ca.xml Local, regional, and statewide news continually updated from thousands of sources on the web. en-us Copyright 2008, Topix Topix http://www.topix.com/ http://www.topix.com/pics/topix_homepage_logo2.png Planned Merced Racetrack Runs Out Of Cash http://www.topix.net/county/merced-ca/2008/02/planned-merced-racetrack-runs-out-of-cash?fromrss=1 A raceway developer planning a 1,200-acre auto racing complex for Merced County has run out of cash. via KRCA-TV Burbank

]]> KRCA-TV Burbank Sat, 16 Feb 2008 04:09:51 GMT 080215UA5053 0 Ask Us: What is the oldest building in Merced County? http://www.topix.net/county/merced-ca/2008/02/ask-us-what-is-the-oldest-building-in-merced-county?fromrss=1 "The problem is the building sits a few hundred yards into Santa Clara County so it no longer remains in Merced County."

When you first think about where the oldest building is, one would assume it would be located in the city of Merced. via Los Banos Enterprise

]]> Los Banos Enterprise Fri, 15 Feb 2008 15:18:59 GMT 0802158AD52U 0 Dense fog on Highway 99 http://www.topix.net/county/merced-ca/2008/02/dense-fog-on-highway-99?fromrss=1 Caltrans reports dense fog on Highway 99 from the junction of Highway 198 to the Tulare/Fresno county line. via Tulare Advance-Register

]]> Tulare Advance-Register Wed, 13 Feb 2008 10:47:08 GMT 080213GIG0DB 0 Crime watch grows on farms http://www.topix.net/county/merced-ca/2008/02/crime-watch-grows-on-farms?fromrss=1 "We observe and report. We're spies."

Enough was enough for people who farm in this area east of Turlock. They had enough of the trespassing, the trash dumping, the livestock rustling and the theft of copper wire from irrigation pumps. via The Modesto Bee

]]> The Modesto Bee Mon, 11 Feb 2008 05:36:03 GMT 080210A1IHH3 0 Merced County Sheriff's Department Finds Meth 'Super-Lab' http://www.topix.net/county/merced-ca/2008/02/merced-county-sheriffs-department-finds-meth-super-lab?fromrss=1 Merced County Sheriff's deputies discovered a methamphetamine "super-lab" where they believe criminals cooked drugs worth as much as $500,000 on the street. via KOLO-TV Reno

]]> KOLO-TV Reno Sat, 09 Feb 2008 03:30:27 GMT 0802087A2KIM 0 Winton man who took 13-year-old girlfriend to Mexico arrested http://www.topix.net/county/merced-ca/2008/02/winton-man-who-took-13-year-old-girlfriend-to-mexico-arrested?fromrss=1 A Winton man who allegedly took his 13-year-old girlfriend to Mexico to marry her is behind bars after his arrest on suspicion of child concealment. via RecordNET

]]> RecordNET Fri, 08 Feb 2008 02:44:23 GMT 080207G685GB 0 California housing starts hit 25-year low in 2007 http://www.topix.net/county/merced-ca/2008/02/california-housing-starts-hit-25-year-low-in-2007?fromrss=1 Home buying affected by payments, not loan limits Re: ' Market bear says housing recession worst in history ' California housing starts hit 25-year low in 2007 Steepest drop in permits seen in Merced, Imperial ... via Inman

]]> Inman Wed, 06 Feb 2008 06:58:15 GMT 0802057H83BP 0 Women's Health Fair plans for largest turnout yet http://www.topix.net/county/merced-ca/2008/02/womens-health-fair-plans-for-largest-turnout-yet?fromrss=1 "I expect this year to have a larger, as well as a more diverse audience"

Memorial Hospital Los Banos will host its third annual Women's Health Fair on Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in hopes of continuing its mission to improve the health within the community. via Los Banos Enterprise

]]> Los Banos Enterprise Mon, 04 Feb 2008 03:52:29 GMT 0802038MGECO 0 News & Notes http://www.topix.net/county/merced-ca/2008/02/news-notes?fromrss=1 Academic battle rages over Civil War Nearly 150 years after Confederate forces surrendered, Stanislaus, Merced and San Joaquin county students will test their Civil War knowledge Saturday in this year's ... via The Modesto Bee

]]> The Modesto Bee Fri, 01 Feb 2008 23:49:24 GMT 0802011E3K6S 0 It's important to explore every possible option before foreclosure on a home http://www.topix.net/county/merced-ca/2008/01/its-important-to-explore-every-possible-option-before-foreclosure-on-a-home?fromrss=1 "We're doing very good. We're at 10% percent of clients that work with us. The national average is 1% percent"

The Valley showed a 137% percent increase in foreclosures during the last quarter of 2007 compared to a year ago. via ABC30.com

]]> ABC30.com Wed, 30 Jan 2008 21:40:57 GMT 0801300FMDSO 0 Sheriff's deputies catch two of three escapees from Merced jail http://www.topix.net/county/merced-ca/2008/01/sheriffs-deputies-catch-two-of-three-escapees-from-merced-jail?fromrss=1 Two of the three Merced County inmates who escaped from jail last week by crawling through a ceiling vent are back behind bars. via Press-Enterprise

]]> Press-Enterprise Mon, 28 Jan 2008 21:20:12 GMT 0801284JFDS9 0 Los Banos men arrested in theft of copper wire http://www.topix.net/county/merced-ca/2008/01/los-banos-men-arrested-in-theft-of-copper-wire?fromrss=1 Merced County sheriff's investigators arrested two men suspected of stealing thousands of feet of copper wire from a Los Banos housing and golf course development earlier this month. via The Modesto Bee

]]> The Modesto Bee Mon, 28 Jan 2008 01:47:55 GMT 080127V6LLBA 0 Bridge repairs close a stretch of Lander http://www.topix.net/county/merced-ca/2008/01/bridge-repairs-close-a-stretch-of-lander?fromrss=1 "We are erring on the side of safety"

Well-traveled Highway 165, also known as Lander Avenue, is closed in western Merced County while repairs are being made to a bridge over the San Joaquin River, about two miles south of Stevinson. via Modesto Bee

]]> Modesto Bee Sat, 26 Jan 2008 01:20:15 GMT 0801250KPH32 0 Jail Escapee Asks For Help, Citizen Alerts Police http://www.topix.net/county/merced-ca/2008/01/jail-escapee-asks-for-help-citizen-alerts-police?fromrss=1 On Wednesday, Christopher Daniels was taken into custody by the Turlock Police Department after escaping from the John Latorraca Correctional facility on Sunday night, along with two other prisoners. via CBS 13

]]> CBS 13 Thu, 24 Jan 2008 00:51:25 GMT 080123LGG2KH 0 Sheriff's deputies looking for three escapees from Merced jail http://www.topix.net/county/merced-ca/2008/01/sheriffs-deputies-looking-for-three-escapees-from-merced-jail?fromrss=1 MERCED, Calif. - Authorities are searching for three Merced County inmates who escaped from jail by crawling through a ceiling vent. via North County Times

]]> North County Times Tue, 22 Jan 2008 21:22:57 GMT 0801224KP07F 0 News & Notes http://www.topix.net/county/merced-ca/2008/01/news-notes?fromrss=1 Protect yourself against theft Modesto is experiencing a rash of auto thefts and residential and vehicle burglaries, police are reporting. via The Modesto Bee

]]> The Modesto Bee Sun, 20 Jan 2008 22:39:20 GMT 08012082H48O 0 DUI charges filed against CHP lieutenant http://www.topix.net/county/merced-ca/2008/01/dui-charges-filed-against-chp-lieutenant?fromrss=1 Misdemeanor driving under the influence charges were filed Monday against a lieutenant with the Bakersfield California Highway Patrol Office. via Bakersfield Californian

]]> Bakersfield Californian Fri, 18 Jan 2008 22:21:12 GMT 0801183V905A 0 Merced airport to get new passenger terminal http://www.topix.net/county/merced-ca/2008/01/merced-airport-to-get-new-passenger-terminal?fromrss=1 MERCED, Calif. - An airport on a decommissioned Air Force base in Merced will soon gain a two-gate passenger terminal. via North County Times

]]> North County Times Wed, 16 Jan 2008 22:17:56 GMT 080116S7FQTK 0