SF News Design Firm Debuts New Renderings of California High-Speed Rail A design studio contracted through the state's high-speed rail budget created new designs for the stations in Fresno, Merced, Hanford, and Bakersfield, the initial four stops along the proposed interim high-speed rail line.
SF News Grandmother of Tortured and Murdered Hayward Girl Sues Alameda County for 'Horrifying Inaction' The family of Sophia Mason, the eight-year-old girl whose body was found a year ago in a bathtub in Merced following months of abuse and neglect, has now formally filed suit against Alameda County over social workers' failure to identify and address that abuse.
SF News Suspect In Merced Murder of Four Family Members Is Formally Charged, Arraigned One of two suspects in a quadruple homicide last week in Merced was arraigned Monday morning in Merced County court, four days after he was arrested for their kidnapping.
SF News Kidnapped Merced Family Found Dead, Including Eight-Month-Old Baby A frantic search in Merced County has ended with a worst-case scenario, as the family of four that was kidnapped Monday morning was found dead late Wednesday afternoon, and with them the eight-month old child.
SF News Suspect In Custody In Merced Kidnapping, But Authorities Still Can’t Find Missing Family A horrifying kidnapping story emerged this week from the San Joaquin Valley, with an abductor allegedly kidnapping a family of four, including an eight-month-old child. While a suspect is now in custody, the family and baby are still missing.
SF News Six-Month Manhunt Ends With Arrest of Dhante Jackson, Accused In the Abuse and Killing of 8-Year-Old Hayward Girl The man believed responsible for the brutal abuse and killing of an 8-year-old East Bay girl, who has been on the run for the last six months, has been arrested along with several women who have been helping him hide.
SF News Harrowing Tale of Abused Young Girl Murdered In Merced Gets Worse With Details of Abuse Reports A clear example of a young girl whose case slipped through some (possibly very wide) cracks of the child protective services apparatus is now the subject of an investigative report.
SF News Child's Remains Found In Merced Home Confirmed as Missing Hayward Girl; Mother's Boyfriend Still at Large Merced authorities confirmed on Tuesday that the remains of a girl found at a residence in the city last week are those of eight-year-old Sophia Mason, who was reported missing by family members in the East Bay.
SF News Authorities On the Hunt For Mother's Boyfriend As Suspect in Possible Murder 8-Year-Old Hayward Girl The remains of an eight-year-old girl who may have gone missing as long as three months ago were discovered in a Merced home Friday that belongs to the boyfriend of the girl's mother, and he has since gone on the run.
SF News Someone Threw These Puppies In A Merced Dumpster Ugh. Last week six border collie puppies were found abandoned in a Merced dumpster. After being discovered by a hair salon worker in the process of taking out the trash, the 4-month-old puppies
SF News Tornado Almost Hits Merced A tornado (or whatever it's called before it hits the ground) was reported around 11:25 a.m. on Monday in the far off land of Merced. According to the Merced Sun-Star, even
