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The voters who passed Proposition 215 in 1996, allowing Californians to use marijuana for medical purposes with their doctor's approval, "did not intend for the DMV to have authority to strip medical marijuana ...

A 53-year-old Atwater woman will file a lawsuit against the DMV for revoking her license because she's a medical marijuana user.

A little perspective: Remember that cozy house in Atwater Village Avenue on Madera that went into escrow just a week after being listed in early September? A reader forwards the sale price: It was listed at ...

The Merced Multi-Agency Gang Task Force got a $50,000 boost in its fight against gangs, thanks to a federal anti-gang initiative.

Sandy DeMott remembers the days when the Merced California Highway Patrol's dispatch center would field calls with rotary phones.

Cabrillo at Merced, 3:45 p.m. WOMEN'S BASKETBALL San Joaquin Delta at Merced College, 7 p.m. VOLLEYBALL Merced College at COS, 7 p.m. PREPS BOYS FOOTBALL Merced at Pitman, 7:30 p.m.; Buhach Colony at Los Banos, ...

Sac-Joaquin Section Playoffs: Merced at Downey, 3 p.m.; Hilmar at Linden, 3 p.m.; Livingston at Escalon, 3 p.m.; San Juan at Le Grand, 3 p.m.; Delhi at Vacaville Christian, 3 p.m.; Mariposa at Capital ...

Robert Daniel Thompson, the man acquitted of murder charges in the 1986 unsolved homicides of two Atwater girls, is in the hospital after being shot Friday in Eureka.

The Atwater City Council is in limbo. Joe Rivero's death has created an empty council seat that needs to be filled.

The man shot outside an Old Town bar in Eureka Friday night had recently been acquitted of murdering two girls in Atwater in 1986.

For more than three decades, members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Honor Guard have donned uniforms and shouldered rifles to pay final homage to fellow service members buried at the San Joaquin Valley ...

Uncertain changes ahead for Calif. egg industry In this Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2008 file photo, chickens huddle in their cages at an egg processing plant at the Dwight Bell Farm in Atwater, Calif.

Lots of competition for seats on city councils, other city jobs. By JONAH OWEN LAMB jlamb@mercedsun-star.com Livingston City Council candidate Hardeep Rai, second from left, sits with supporters outside of ...

Supporters of Measure M, the proposed bond measure for Merced Union High School District, gathered at Cool Hand Luke's restaurant on Olive Avenue.

A man accused of killing another for $35, some jewelry and a cell phone pleaded guilty to murder in Merced Superior Court on Monday.

Nicholas Joseph Torres was already facing third strike and life in prison. A Merced County inmate is facing additional charges, Merced police say, after he tried to organize a murder-for-hire scheme, targeting ...

Loved ones of a murdered North Valley correctional officer are asking for your help to build a tribute in his honor.

The city of Merced's Parks and Recreation Community Services with Cheryl Tramp will offer Soy Candle Making workshops from 6 to 8 p.m. Nov.

An egg processing plant at the Dwight Bell Farm in Atwater, Calif. "Michael, when are you going to blog about Prop 2? That's a real election issue that will influence what you eat." I've been thinking a lot ...

Association plans to sue to keep money. By JONAH OWEN LAMB jlamb@mercedsun-star.com A transfusion of sorts will soon flow from local coffers to the state's empty vaults.