Merced Sun Star
19-year-old man arrested after pursuit
A 16-year-old male and a 19-year-old man were arrested by Merced police Thursday night after a high-speed pursuit with officers.
Mountain men returning to Bettencourt Ranch
The mountain man legacy will live on this weekend at an annual event aimed at entertaining and educating the public about the lives of the early explorers.
Ed Ray, Chowchilla bus driver in 1976 kidnapping, dies
In his last days, Frank Edward Ray was visited by many of the schoolchildren he helped save in the Chowchilla school bus kidnapping 35 years before.
Ray died Thursday morning. He was 91.In the infamous 1976 incident, he helped free 26 students kidnapped by brothers Richard and James Schoenfeld, and Frederick Woods. The trio buried their victims alive in a rock quarry in Livermore.Valley crop damage from hail hits $79.3M
FRESNO -- The damage from a devastating hail storm in April has reached $79.3 million in the central San Joaquin Valley.
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NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race qualifying
NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race qualifying is under way at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Busch explains his stance on Newman
Wait, there's more to Busch-Newman confrontation.
Big 12-SEC deal is playoff foundation
Power conferences set to flourish as playoff appears all but certain.
Ohio State reports 46 minor violations
Ohio State, already under NCAA probation for players getting cash, tattoos and too-high summer wages, committed 46 minor violations across 21 sports since football coach Jim Tressel was forced to resign last May 30.
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Meet Obama the campaigner
Thursday, 8:00 AM
Alex Castellanos says that Team Obama has turned the onetime candidate of hope and change into a ferociously political animal.
Obama. Hollywood. Still friends?
Thursday, 10:45 AM
Timothy Stanley says Obama must stay on the right side of moviemakers if he wants to use their cultural influence--and big donations--to get reelected
A $23M salary? Look elsewhere
Friday, 7:19 AM
Ingo Walter and Jennifer Carpenter: Focus on changing the risk incentives of banks rather than the level of executive pay
What Facebook says about U.S.
Friday, 7:32 AM
Frida Ghitis says one of world's most successful companies could not have come into existence anywhere else