Postal Inspection Service looking into reports of clusters opened without force Statewide, Postal Service replacing master locks with newer, better ones Residents advised on ways to protect themselves against falling victim … Click to Continue »

Recent storms pour more water into lakes in Central, Northern California Millerton, Pine Flat lakes well below capacity as rain season starts to wane … Click to Continue »

Delta Sigma Pi officially chartered on Saturday Fraternity used Pi Day as first fundraiser Pi is common math symbol representing 3.14159 … Click to Continue »

Merced County has moved to boost recruiting efforts Jurors are chosen at random from a pool of qualified candidates … Click to Continue »

The traveling exhibit is up for seven weeks It’s focused on stories that are not told in textbooks Snelling was a hotbed of dredging, a mechanized process to find gold … Click to Continue »

As many as 13.1 million people living along U.S. coastlines could face flooding by the end of the century because of rising sea levels, according to a new study that warns that large numbers of Americans could be forced to relocate to higher ground. … Click to Continue »

Merced County Courthouse Museum opens the “Good Fever!” exhibit at 5 p.m. on Thursday. Docent Herb Wood talked … Click to Continue »

Merced County Sheriff’s Sgt. Delray Shelton talks about a home invasion attempt at a pot dispensary that left a Merced man dead o … Click to Continue »

A group of men said they were having car trouble, then tried to rob home, authorities said The home was also a marijuana dispensary … Click to Continue »

Merced County sheriff’s deputies found suspect in car in Gustine Anthony Freeman suspected of using knife to carjack juvenile in Manteca Authorities: Victim jumped from moving car to escape, was injured … Click to Continue »

18th annual effort will benefit local food banks Locations will take food, monetary donations … Click to Continue »

Letter writer wonders why creek water isn’t captured for recharge Multiple agencies manage creeks Recharge happening at many places … Click to Continue »

Schools from all over county competed in events last week Livingston Middle School was overall winner for sixth, seventh grades … Click to Continue »