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Local News
A'S GAMES ON RADIO MERCED AGAIN
The majority of the 2008 Oakland A's season will be heard on the Radio Merced stations again this year.
All weekend games and weekday games that begin after 4 p.m. will be broadcast LIVE on KYOS-AM (1480).
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Busses collide in Yosemite
An investigation has been launched into an accident involving two school busses within Yosemite National Park.
Park officials report that a dozen students and an adult were hurt when one bus rear-ended the other on a dangerous stretch of highway within the park.
None of the injuries was life-threatening. The injured were treated and released from three area hospitals.
The students and the adult advisor were part of a group of nearly one hundred from a Newman middle school.
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Perata drops call to oust Denham
The pro-tem of the California State Senate, Democratic Senator Don Perata, says he is ending his campaign to spearhead the recall movement against local State Senator Jeff Denham.
Perata says he met with leaders from both sides of the aisle and has decided to end the push and get on with other things.
He was qouted as saying that he wanted to "put politics (behind him) and get on with other things."
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Rights group claims hen-house abuse
A Chicago-based animal rights is claiming that laying hens in Merced County are the victims of abuse.
According to Mercy for Animals, hens at least one Merced County "egg barn" are being housed in several-to-a-cage situations and the hens are bruised and mistreated.
The group has released a video that purports to show abuse at the Gemperle Enterprises facility. The company sells eggs to NuCal Foods of Ripon.
The video was apparently shot by an undercover employee.
A representative of the food company says that the release of the video is politically motivated in an attempt to put the issue on the November ballot. Some animal rights advocates are seeking to ask California voters to ban cages in egg-laying facilities.
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Annual Fly-In cancelled
A 50-year tradition at Merced Airport will be broken this year, and organizers say the economy is to blame.
The Merced Antique Fly-in has been cancelled due to a lack of money and manpower. The event, which draws hundred of pilots from across the country to show off their unique aircraft, may still attract up to a hundred pilots who find the fly-in a hard habit to break.
The airport will host an open house for those who do show on the weekend of June 7th, but that event will not be open to the public.
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Two teens die in crash
Two 19-year-olds are dead after a crash near Lowe's in Merced.
Police believe speed may be to blame for the crash, in which a car driven by Tony Medina the Third began to swerve as it curved onto Austin Avenue, losing traction and smacking into a parked flatbed trailer.
Both Medina and his passenger, Ernesto Tapia, died at the scene. Police do not believe alcohol played a part in the crash.
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Child injured; parents arrested
An eight-month-old girl is in critical condition at Valley Children's Hospital, and her parents have been arrested on charges of willful cruelty to a child.
The father was charged additionally with assault with force likely to produce great bodily injury. Both charges are felonies.
Elbert and Deanna Bryant brought the baby to the emergency room at Mercy Medical Center in Merced, telling staff that the child had fallen from a bed. Police were called, the parents were questioned, and subsequently, the arrests were made. The baby was airlifted to Valley Children's Hospital with multiple injuries, including fractured bones.
The child remains in critical condition. An older sibling was removed from the family home and released to Merced County Child Protection Services.
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Man killed during Courthouse rage
Merced County Sheriff's Department officials have identified the man shot to death while attacking a County Courthouse courtroom.
According to police records, he is 40-year-old Robert Eaton, of Atwater. You may remember that Eaton was the man who crashed his car into the courthouse building about a year ago. At that time he told authorities that he was antry because he had been refused treatment at a local mental health facility.
Sheriff Mark Pazin tells the Radio Merced Stations that Eaton walked through a security checkpoint at the courthouse, setting off a security checkpoint alarm. He then bolted from the area, brandishing two eight-inch knives.
Witnesses report that Eaton was in an agitated state as he ran down a crowded hallway and headed into Courtroom 2, which is on the ground floor.
It was there he confronted several officers who shot him several times in the stomach. No one else was injured in the incident.
The investigation continues into the incident.
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Merced man wounded in drive-by shooting
A drive-by shooting at a Merced birthday party has left a 22-year-old man fighting for his life.
Merced Police say the man was with a group of people standing in a driveway at a birthday party on Conestoga Drive.
Someone in a passing silver or gray car opened fire, hitting the man in the head. He remains hospitalized with life-threatening injuries.
No arrests have been made, but anyone with information is asked to contact Merced Police.
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Teenager shot and killed in Los Banos
A 16-year-old Los Banos boy is dead and another person is recovering from a gunshot wound to the back while detectives try to determine if they are victims of gang violence.
It happened at a party on Highway-152 near Ramos. Someone opened fire just after midnight.
Sixteen-year-old Peter Fregoso died after being hit twice by gunfire. Merced County Sheriff Mark Pazin tells us that the youth was shot at point blank range.
The other shooting victim was treated and released from the hospital. The teen's death marks Merced County's first homicide of the year.
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Man arrested in pallet theft scheme
One man is under arrest in connection with a scheme to steal wooden pallets from an area company.
Police report that 28-year-old Jose Manuel Garcia is now under arrest, charged with stealing about half a million dollars worth of pallets from Yosemite Wholesale, where he worked.
The thefts have apparently been going on since 2005.
Garcia allegedly contacted 39-year-old Juan Rios, who worked at a pallet recycling center, whenever excess pallets were available. The pallets can be resold for about eight-dollars apiece.
The two were arrested after another pallet recycling company tracked an unscheduled delivery of pallets back to Yosemite Wholesale using surveillance.
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Fire destroys historic grocery
Mariposa County fire officials report that the classic grocery story in El Portal has been destroyed by fire.
The fire broke out while the store, located along Highway 140, was being renovated. Much of the contents of the grocery were being stored in two outside containers; these were heavily damaged also.
The grocery was built in the 1930s and has served as an important "pit stop" for visitors to Yosemite and, of course, as a local market for El Portal citizens.
An investigation has been launched into the cause of the blaze.
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Woman beaten to death by nephew
Atwater Police report that a 73-year-old woman there was beaten to death by her nephew.
Police records show that 25-year-old Orlando Bacerra was arrested in the death of his aunt, Maria Branco of Atwater.
Becerra, who has recently been released from a mental institution, reportedly used a cordless phone as the murder weapon.
Becerra is being held in Merced County Jail.
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Eight UCM students warned about 'pirating'
Eight students attending UC Merced have been sent letters charging them with pirating recorded music.
The students, according to a report from the Chronicle of Higher Education, were among more than 560 around the country who got what are termed "pre-litigation settlement letters."
The students involved are registered at more than two dozen campus location around the country.
Those getting the letters will be given the option of paying out licensing fees to the Recording Industry of America or facing litigation.
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RADIO MERCED CONTEST RULES
Prizes may be pixed up at our front desk -- 1020 West Main (between Q and R) in Merced -- between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. weekdays. For directions or more information call 209-723-2191.
If you win you must agree that we can use your voice, picture or other information for promotional purposes. If you leave a phone message with a comment or send in a comment via regular mail (address above) or to e-mail (psa@radiomerced.com) and you don't want your name or comment used on the air, please indicate that in your message.
Remember, no employee of Mapleton Communications LP, other radio stations and broadcast companies, sponsors or advertisers, their relatives or anyone living in their households are eligible to win.
Anyone winning a prize valued at $600 or more must wait a full calendar year to win another prize valued at $600 or more. One prize per winner per 30 days.
Prizes are not redeemable for cash, are non-transferable and must be claimed within 30 days.
You must be 18 or over to win. In some cases 21 or over.
Prize or number of prizes may change without notice.
Decisions of the judges are final.
Mapleton Communications takes no responsiblity for lost or stolen prizes that are mailed to winners.
Here are some Radio Merced contacts:
Our General Manager Is Andrew Adams.
Our VP of programming is Mike Anthony.
To advertise on any of the Radio Merced stations please contact our Sales Managers Chad Gammage or Damien Galarza.
Good luck and thanks for listening.
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