A man was pulled over for a seatbelt violation minutes after stealing a pick-up truck in Merced County Wednesday, the California Highway Patrol said. Officers ...

Today we’re in the largest unincorporated community in Merced County. In 1912 their post office opened. It closed in 1918, ...

As threats of mass deportations loom in the Central Valley, school districts in the region are mobilizing to protect their ...

Merced police officer saves 14-month-old choking child in Central Merced. Quick response and life-saving actions make a ...

California Highway Patrol is investigating a deadly single vehicle crash in San Benito County.According to CHP, the vehicle lost control at around 5:03 p.m. while traveling east on San Justo Road, ...

A former Merced County Deputy Sheriff’s Association president has been sentenced on felony embezzlement charges after he was convicted on all counts by a jury in December 2024, the Merced County ...

Phillip Brooks was found guilty of three felony counts of grand theft by embezzlement, and a crime enhancement for the theft ...

Phillip Brooks was found guilty of three felony counts of grand theft by embezzlement, and a crime enhancement for the theft totaling over $100,000.

The former president of the Merced County Deputy Sheriff's Association, has been sentenced on three felony counts of grand ...

Prepare for a long lead-in. That’s because the time is now for that annual ritual when Merced City Council leaders appear to take a collective breath and open up the public speaking podium to local ...

That changed when a UC Merced research team, looking at data it had started to gather before the pandemic, discovered children ages 3½ to 5½ tested before and after COVID lockdowns revealed a ...

January 30, 2025 – Merced County Sheriff's Office officials report that this past weekend, Deputies patrolling the Beachwood ...