Politicians in California and Washington D.C. are busy trying to figure out the future of the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare. Should it be fully repealed? What will the replacement be? Should there be a replacement at all? While the potential replacement is still a mystery, two researchers …
Read More »Your English degree costs less than you paid for it – to subsidize engineering majors
The ever-increasing cost of college tuition is a contentious issue in the U.S., especially among millennials who feel forced to take on thousands in debt to compete for jobs. A … Click to Continue »
Read More »Second car crashes into Merced’s Bear Creek in less than a week
A woman escaped with minor injuries Monday after her car crashed into Merced’s Bear Creek near R Street, according to fire officials at the scene. Firefighters and police were called … Click to Continue »
Read More »Unused vacation, sick pay cost Merced County more than $1 million in 2016
Merced County paid more than $ 1 million at the end of 2016 to employees who cashed out unused sick and vacation time, a perk officials say encourages staffers to come … Click to Continue »
Read More »Winton man is second to be killed by train in less than a week
A 33-year-old Winton man died Monday night after being struck by a freight train outside of Merced, the Merced County Sheriff’s Office reported. As the train passed through Merced on … Click to Continue »
Read More »UC Merced growing faster than other UCs, but demand is still lower
Nearly 20,000 California high school seniors applied to attend UC Merced next fall, a 10 percent increase from the previous year and the biggest rate of growth of any UC … Click to Continue »
Read More »As seasonal farm jobs leave Merced, the jobless rate still better than last year
Merced County’s unemployment rate continued to improve year over year, falling to 9.5 percent in November compared to 11.2 percent at the same time in 2015, according to labor market … Click to Continue »
Read More »Arctic soils are set to release a lot of carbon � probably more than plants can absorb
ANCHORAGE, Alaska �� As temperatures have risen in the Arctic and worldwide, so have worries about how much carbon might stream into the atmosphere from warmer soils. Will enough new … Click to Continue »
Read More »In only one day, UC Merced raises more than $700,000 for scholarships, projects
UC Merced is celebrating a successful drive to raise money through last week’s Giving Tuesday effort which, in a single day, raised more than $ 700,000 for scholarships and local projects. … Click to Continue »
Read More »More than 20,000 Merced County ballots remain to be counted
Merced County Elections employees are working to process about 21,000 mail-in and provisional ballots received Tuesday in order to certify the election results by the Dec. 6 deadline. County Registrar … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced Mysteries & Minutiae: County alarm policies different than new Merced ones
Recently, the city of Merced passed a false-alarm ordinance and began requiring home and business owners to get a permit for security alarms. False alarms became a nuisance for the … Click to Continue »
Read More »Police: Winton man arrested for DUI; more than four times over limit
Atwater police arrested Jose Miguel Avila, 31, Saturday His blood-alcohol content was 0.375 … Click to Continue »
Read More »California redwoods store more carbon than any other forests in the world, study finds
California’s ancient redwood forests aren’t just majestic and among the oldest living things on Earth – a new study finds they are a particularly potent weapon against global warming. … Click to Continue »
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