Seeing a trend of cities in the region going to districts for local elections, the Atwater City Council decided this week to look into the process. The city of about … Click to Continue »

Don’t break out those scarves and boots just yet. The cool weather is not here to stay. Though Merced’s high of 74 degrees on Tuesday was a record low, a … Click to Continue »

Three Dos Palos High School varsity football players have been arrested in connection with a “hazing investigation,” police said. Police Chief Barry Mann confirmed the arrests Thursday in a telephone … Click to Continue »

A photo posted on social media started the fight. He accused her of cheating and she tried to tell him he was wrong. She told him they should live separately … Click to Continue »

One Los Banos school trustee is calling for a board censure of fellow trustee Tommy Jones following allegations that Jones was involved in a corrupt scheme in relation to a … Click to Continue »

With Merced County budget hearings coming up at the end of the month, District 4 Supervisor Deidre Kelsey proposed on Tuesday that the sheriff’s substation in Delhi be opened full … Click to Continue »

A 35-year-old man was killed Tuesday in Los Banos, the Police Department reported. The man, whose name was not immediately released, was found bleeding around 3:45 p.m. outside a home … Click to Continue »

At least three people were injured Tuesday on Oakdale Road near Winton. The crash was reported at 4 p.m. and involved a black Chevrolet Tahoe and white Toyota Scion. At … Click to Continue »

UC Merced found itself this week on another list of the nation’s top universities for high graduation rates and alumni giving. The U.S. News & World Report’s 2017 Best Colleges … Click to Continue »

A Merced County sheriff’s deputy who was wounded in a gunfight last week is recovering well and went home Monday evening, Sheriff Vern Warnke said. Deputy Alejandro “Alex” Barba, a … Click to Continue »

A 38-year-old man was shot in the face late Sunday in Merced, the Police Department reported. The victim, whose name was not released, was flown to a regional hospital for … Click to Continue »

As UC Merced continues to churn out Merced’s most educated workforce ever, by all accounts the city has yet to figure out how to persuade those bright minds to stay. … Click to Continue »

Four men take an oath to focus strictly on their studies and to sacrifice all else – most importantly women. That’s the premise of “Love’s Labour’s Lost,” the ongoing edition … Click to Continue »