According to CalKIDS, 71% of public school students in the county are eligible for the free savings account. Students can ...

A new prescribed burn, called Lur Merced Piles, was initiated today at 9:44 a.m. in Merced County, California. The prescribed ...

Several other businesses — ranging from fast-food restaurants to grocery stores — are planning to open in Merced. Among those ...

A recent Merced County traffic stop resulted in a DUI arrest of a 20-year-old driver. Learn more about this incident.

It's a statewide program designed to diversify the legal field and expand opportunities for aspiring lawyers from ...

In Merced County, a DUI arrest followed a driver speeding over 100 miles per hour on Highway 99, raising safety concerns.

UC Merced researchers say enforcement-driven job losses expose gaps in California's economic safety net for workers statewide ...

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 ...