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 ...

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 ...

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

Stay informed about driving safety in Merced County. Discover why fatigue can lead to dangerous situations on the road.

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 University of California, Merced, today broke ground on the largest expansion project in campus history. The four-year Merced 2020 Project will add approximately 1.2 million gross square feet of ...

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 ...

Police in California announced the discovery of around 60 people, including "victims of human trafficking," working at an illegal marijuana processing site under "horrible conditions." The Merced ...

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 ...

At least five people were killed and more than two dozen others were injured when a charter bus swerved into a support pole in Northern California early Tuesday. The pole pierced the bus, trapping ...

The Downtown Merced Cultural District has been awarded $10,000 for its selection as one of California's 10 new ...