Merced CHP officials report that heavy rain is creating slick roadways, reduced visibility, and an increase in spin-outs and traffic collisions across the area. This traffic collision is a reminder of ...

California’s top arts ambassadors identified downtown Merced as a notable cultural hub, one of the first two counties in the ...

A man died after he crashed into a center median while driving the wrong way on Highway 99 Tuesday morning, the California Highway Patrol said. On Dec. 23 ...

The articles all discuss important changes in Merced’s local business scene, highlighting both store closures and new ...

MERCED, Calif. — Sean Malloy was in the middle of a job interview in 2005 when he saw what he described as a “brown wasteland of construction equipment.” It was the future site of the University of ...

The NWS Hanford updated its Christmas Day forecast on Wednesday. It calls for a thunderstorm after 7 a.m. and wind gusts up ...

The city is named after the Merced River, which flows nearby. Merced, known as the Gateway to Yosemite," is located nearby Yosemite National Park, the Monterey Bay, the Pacific Ocean, and several ...

Up until recently, Merced, California had been known as the Gateway to Yosemite and not much else — certainly not as a culinary hot bed of seasonal cuisine. Thanks to community leaders, passionate ...

A community in central California is grappling with the grief of losing an 8-month old baby, her parents and her uncle, who were kidnapped and killed earlier this week allegedly by a former employee ...

The Downtown Merced Cultural District has been awarded $10,000 for its selection as one of California’s 10 new state-designated cultural districts, the city of Merced said in a news release. The ...