Central Valley
At the rear of stage, four students in wheelchairs waved brilliantly colored strands of fabric.
Stage front, Mario Guerrero wheeled around with his 5-year-old niece Emma Florez.Testimony began Monday in the trial of Justin Metz, a former Merced County sheriff's deputy accused of driving under the influence. The ex-deputy maintains he's not guilty, because he wasn't driving the car.
Memories of the aftermath of a crash that riddled Sonora Police Officer Jeff Aitken’s body with breaks and tears come in flashes. He remembers seeing John Andrews, one of the lead paramedics who responded, by his side as he cried in pain.
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