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The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, Merced County, responds to the scene of a residential structure fire in the 2700 block of Highway 140 in unincorporated Merced County, Calif., on Thursday, Jan. 4, 2018. According to Battalion Chief Mark Pimentel, the cause of the fire is still under …

A Livingston man whose been missing for about three years was found this week in Modesto, Livingston police said Friday. Davinder Singh Bhangu, 57, who was officially reported missing in … Click to Continue »

Firefighters respond to the scene of a residential structure fire in the 2100 block of Fern Street in unincorporated Merced County, Calif., on Thursday, Dec. 21, 2017. Firefighters were able to revive one of three dogs at the residents where a fire has displaced a family of three. … Click …

A Planada woman is being charged with a driving under the influence after she reportedly ran a stop sign and crashed a vehicle containing her family, seriously injuring her husband … Click to Continue »

A 22-year-old Livingston man with a lengthy arrest record was jailed Tuesday in connection with the death of a 3-year-old girl who was struck by a car on R Street … Click to Continue »

A long-time music teacher and co-founder of the Merced Symphony has died, according to her family. Lorraine C. Murphy, who began playing violin in the 1930s at Merced High, she … Click to Continue »

A video showing an Atwater school employee lying on top of a Merced County woman and shoving her head towards the ground got a lot of attention online Wednesday. The … Click to Continue »

The Areizagas are a military family, with members serving in or veterans of the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps. But on Friday, as they gathered at the San … Click to Continue »

An anonymous donation to the effort to find the killers of Bill and Lena Chapman has breathed some new hope into the 11-year-long mystery, according to the couple’s surviving children.  … Click to Continue »

A Monterey County father and his two children are recovering from being struck by lightning on a Labor Day backpacking trip to Sequoia National Forest. Chris Lovera and his two children, Aidan, 12, and Nadia, 9, were caught in a storm at Jennie Lake during their first family backpacking trip, …

Merced Fire Battalion Chief Jeremy Franklin talks about an apartment fire that gutted an apartment in the 100 block of East 11th Street Saturday, Sept. 16, 2017, in Merced. Franklin said the cause of the fire was still under investigation Saturday, but officials think it was accidental. Franklin said investigators …

A jury has been selected for a trial set to begin Friday in the 2015 death of a well-known taxi driver and former Dos Palos police officer. Joseph E. Castrillo, … Click to Continue »

A Merced County judge Friday refused to lower the bail for a teenager who authorities said was drunk last week when she live-streamed both herself driving and the aftermath of … Click to Continue »