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THE TRUTH ABOUT: Merced - The Untold Story

In 1982, a California cheese maker donated thousands of acres from his dairy ranch; 44 years later crews removed his old cattle levees and reconnected the San Joaquin River to 220 acres of floodplain

For over 70 years, a section of California’s San Joaquin River was cut off from the land it once naturally fed. Old levees, not built to hold back a river but to hold cattle, had quietly changed the landscape. Then in 2026 crews started to undo that history. Great Valley…

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Trafficking victims endured ‘horrible conditions’ in US illegal drug operation

Police in California discovered dozens of people forced to work in illicit marijuana business after being brought across border

The Guardian - US

10-year-old boy dies after fight with another child at California trampoline park

LOS ANGELES — A 10-year-old boy died this week from injuries he received in a fight with another boy at a Merced trampoline park, authorities said.

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Battered Merced residents confront twin threats: Pounding storms and persistent thieves

MERCED, Calif. — In recent weeks, Merced neighbors Mariya Nelson and Beth Lee took on more than just rebuilding their storm-battered homes.

Los Angeles Times

Storms ravaged this California town. Here’s what happened to those who refused to evacuate

PLANADA, Calif. — When Rudy Moreno first saw the texts from his relatives two weeks ago asking about the mandatory evacuation order in Planada, he didn’t even know that one had been issued. Much of the small town, made up of about 4,000 people east of Merced, had been flooded…

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California storm death toll reaches 17 as floods and extreme wind wreak havoc

CAPITOLA, Calif. — The latest in a series of intense winter storms continued to lash Northern California on Tuesday, bringing thunderstorms, heavy rain, wind and hail to the waterlogged region as the death toll from the extreme weather climbs.

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California storm death toll reaches 17 as more rain, winds arrive. Damage could top $1 billion

SAN FRANCISCO —The latest in a series of intense winter storms continued to lash Northern California on Tuesday, bringing periods of thunderstorms, heavy rain, wind and hail to the already waterlogged region as the death toll from the extreme weather climbs.

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California storm death toll reaches 16 as more rain, winds arrive. Damage could top $1 billion

SAN FRANCISCO — The latest in a series of intense winter storms continued to lash Northern California on Tuesday, bringing periods of thunderstorms, heavy rain, wind and hail to the already waterlogged region as the death toll from the extreme weather climbs.

Los Angeles Times

They begged social workers to save 8-year-old Sophia Mason. She was found dead in a bathtub

Before 8-year-old Sophia Mason's body was found curled inside a bathtub in a Merced home, the young girl's extended family tried desperately to raise the alarm.

Los Angeles Times

Felon accused of California family’s massacre enters plea to 4 counts of murder

MERCED, Calif. — Jesus Manuel Salgado, the Merced man charged with killing an 8-month old, her parents and uncle, pleaded not guilty Thursday to four counts of first degree murder with special circumstances.

Tribune News Service

Merced man charged with 4 counts of murder in family kidnapping

LOS ANGELES — The Merced man accused of kidnapping and killing a family was charged Monday with four counts of first-degree murder for each life lost, prosecutors announced.

Los Angeles Times

Merced family recalls 2005 armed robbery by suspect in kidnappings, slayings

MERCED, Calif. — When Kathy and her daughter Katrina first saw surveillance images of the man accused of kidnapping and killing four members of a Merced family, they did not immediately recognize him.

Los Angeles Times

Brother of suspect in California family's killing arrested

Authorities have arrested the brother of a man suspected in the kidnapping and killing of a central California family on suspicion that he helped him destroy evidence

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Brother of man suspected in killing of Merced family is arrested

LOS ANGELES — The brother of a man suspected of kidnapping and killing four members of a Merced family, including an 8-month-old girl, has been arrested and charged as an accessory, authorities announced Friday.

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Suspect arrested for murder, kidnapping of California family

A suspect has been arrested on murder and kidnapping charges after four members of a California family, including an 8-month-old girl, were found dead in a rural area two days after their abduction, authorities said.

The Independent UK

Jesus Manuel Salgado: What we know about the man charged with kidnap and murder of California family

Jesus Manuel Salgado, 48, was charged with four counts of murder and four counts of kidnapping in connection with the deaths and disappearances of a family in Merced County

Los Angeles Times

Kidnapped family of four found dead. ‘There’s no words,’ Merced sheriff says

LOS ANGELES — Four members of a Merced family whose abduction was captured on surveillance video have been found dead, authorities confirmed Wednesday night.

Irish Mirror

Family, including 8-month-old baby, kidnapped at gunpoint found dead in California

Sheriff Vern Warnke of Merced County said "worst fears" had been confirmed after a farmworker found the bodies close together at around 5.30pm on Wednesday

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A kidnapped baby, parents and uncle are found dead in California

A baby girl, her parents and uncle were found dead in a central California orchard two days after they were kidnapped at gunpoint from their business, police said.

Los Angeles Times

Surveillance footage shows abduction of still-missing Central California family

LOS ANGELES — Surveillance footage released by the Merced County Sheriff's Office on Wednesday showed the armed kidnapping of a family of four — who are still missing two days after their abduction.

The Independent UK

Suspect in murder of girl, 8, arrested after six-month manhunt

‘In my 20 years of law enforcement, this case is the most disturbing and horrific that I’ve seen,’ Merced police lieutenant says

The Independent UK

Mother’s boyfriend arrested in killing of California girl, 8

Police have arrested a suspect in the death of an 8-year-old girl whose body was found last March inside a central California home after the child was reported missing

Tribune News Service

High-speed rail route from San Francisco to San Jose wins approval. What happens next?

FRESNO, Calif. — Over concerns of a pair of Bay Area cities, the California High-Speed Rail Authority board finalized its choice of a route alternative for about 49 miles of tracks between San Francisco and San Jose.

The Guardian - US

Train to nowhere: can California’s high-speed rail project ever get back on track?

Despite 14 years of work and about $5bn spent, the 2008 promise of quick transport between Los Angeles and San Francisco has not materialized

The Independent UK

Child's body found in Merced during search for missing girl

A child’s body was found inside a home in central California during a search for a missing 8-year-old girl

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