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Police officers arrested a man for domestic violence offenses.

Lying in the emergency room, Alva Lepper tries to deal with the physical as well as the emotional pain of being beaten by her boyfriend.

A sheriff's Sgt restraint Michael Sias after he was arrested for beating his girlfriend, Ava Lepper. When told leper might lose her eye, he showed no concern. He had two prior arrests for domestic violence against other women.

Sheriff's deputy takes photos of Alva Jean Leper as evidence against her boyfriend, who had beaten her. She was treated for six facial fractures and required two surgeries on her eye.

Endangered Ross Geese takeoff at Merced wildlife preserve. Once numbered in the millions, they now number in the thousands.

Fish and game tag dead spawned salmon on the Merced River to the south. Salmon run on San Joaquin River is extinct.

Piles of sulfur stored near Stockton. There is a lot of chemical contamination with little oversight.

Construction of Friant Dam stopped natural flows of river. Areas such as this now run dry occasionally.

Flooded almond orchard on the banks of the San Joaquin River. Surging dam release is the culprit.

Friant Kern Canal takes San Joaquin River water and delivers it to farmers.