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Two Close Calls: One For Plane Passengers, The Other An Owl
Mariposa, CA — Two scary situations, one involving a plane and the other, an owl, ended with no loss of life this week. On Friday (8/30), a call went out to Mariposa County Sheriff’s deputies to head to the Mariposa-Yosemite Airport at 5020 Macready Way off Highway 49 in the Mt. Bullion area west of Mariposa for a possible plane crash. Once on scene, deputies located the unidentified aircraft in long grass off the runway. Luckily, the pilot and his passenger were not injured in the crash. The investigation is being turned over to the FAA.
Gov. Newsom calls special session to address high gas prices
Governor Gavin Newsom called lawmakers into a special session Saturday to address spikes in gasoline prices. The move follows pushback Newsom received on a request to approve a series of bills that would cut energy costs for Californians and require petroleum refiners to maintain a stable inventory. Prices at the pump typically spike when refiners […]
Pilot who trained in Fresno died fighting for Ukraine: ‘Hero’
FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – Ukrainian Air Force Pilot Oleksii Mes, who died defending his country earlier this week, had received training in Fresno with the 144th Fighter Wing before the conflict between Russia and Ukraine began in 2022. The Ukrainian Air Force announced the passing of pilot Oleksii Mes on Thursday. Officials say he was […]
Atwater special education teacher arrested, officials say
ATWATER, Calif. ( ) – A special education teacher in an Atwater high school has been arrested and accused of engaging in “inappropriate conduct” with students, the Merced Union High School District announced. Officials with the district said Julio Barcelo, a special education teacher at Buhach Colony...
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