ACCURATE & RELEVANT LOCAL NEWS
[An editorial recounting of my interaction with the young man who is camping at Frame Park on march 16, 2019.] My visit with a camper on the plaza, Coalinga. The light green tent is nestled among a grove of tall trees huddled in Frame park along the edge of the rose garden. There is a…
Read MoreMichael Salvador, Coalinga’s former chief of police, has his hands full in Atwater where a drive-by shooting today (March 15, 2019) left Ethan Morse, dead. Morse was the son of former Merced County District Attorney, Larry Morse II. Atwater police have confirmed the victim in the shooting has died, and the case has been declared…
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Statement Regarding Arrest of District Employee On March 12, 2019, Coalinga-Huron Unified School District learned of the arrest of a District employee, Mr. Adolfo Sandoval, by the Coalinga Police Department. It is the District’s understanding the arrest stems from charges regarding Mr. Sandoval’s allegedly inappropriate conduct related to minors, including District students. When notified of the allegations, the District immediately placed…
Read MoreDISTURBANCE LEADS TO AN ARREST FOR STOLEN FIREARM [SOURCE: Coalinga Police Chief Darren Blevins Press Release 7:30 AM March 11, 2019] Early Monday morning, March 11, around 1:30 am, officers from the Coalinga Police Department responded to Fastrip gas station located on Elm Avenue after receiving the report of a disturbance. Officers were informed by…
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With only 1,124 votes being counted to date, 1,032 or 91.82 percent of those ballots were marked in favor of Coalinga Medical Center LLC. being permitted to rent or even purchase Coalinga Regional Medical Center. The group, headed by Dr. Gurpreet Singh, is poised to pump millions of dollars into the facility and its reopening.…
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