SACRAMENTO– National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, April 14-20, is an opportunity to shine the light on the unseen heroes. The heroes who keep us safe in our times of greatest need. Public Safety Dispatchers play a critical role in orchestrating emergency response efforts. They provide vital information to both the callers and emergency responders.   “These women and men are ...

OAKHURST — On June 12, 2022, at 1:30 p.m., the Merced CHP Communications Center received a call of a traffic collision which occurred on northbound State Route 41 at River Falls Road. Officers from the Oakhurst Area California Highway Patrol (CHP) and medical emergency personnel responded to the scene. Preliminary investigation indicates that a 35-year-old male was riding a 1994 ...