A new wildfire was reported today at 10:42 p.m. in Merced County, California. Bell Fire has been burning on private land.

A new wildfire was reported today at 8:31 p.m. in Merced County, California. The wildfire has been burning on private land.

A group of boaters was safely rescued late Saturday night after their vessel began taking on water upriver from McConnell State Recreation Area in Ballico, authorities said.

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