A 43-year-old Atwater man was killed late Monday when his motorcycle crashed head-on into a car on Elliott Avenue, outside Atwater, the California Highway Patrol reported. The victim was identified … Click to Continue »

A Winton man was jailed over the weekend after he allegedly tried to hijack a bus by threatening its driver, Atwater police reported. Atwater officers responded to Applegate Road and … Click to Continue »

How Merced and Merced County decide to split tax dollars may sound boring, but it’s a “really, really big deal,” Merced’s city manager said Monday. Merced City Council unanimously adopted … Click to Continue »

A house and three cars were damaged when an illegal marijuana cultivation site caught fire Monday, Aug. 15, 2016, law enforcement officials confirmed. … Click to Continue »

More than 150 marijuana plants caught fire Monday in a home where they were illegally being grown just west of Merced, law enforcement officials confirmed. The home in the 1800 … Click to Continue »

A man accused of sexually assaulting a Los Banos woman may have been motivated by jealousy, suspecting that she had begun dating someone else, according to police reports. Los Banos … Click to Continue »

The Merced SPCA will be closed for a couple of weeks while volunteers work to eradicate a stubborn ringworm fungus that’s infected a handful of kittens. Animals in the shelter … Click to Continue »

A man suspected of stealing televisions from the Atwater Target is behind bars. Mariposa County Sheriff’s Office arrested Larkin Ragsdale, 29, who was suspected of stealing three large “smart” TVs … Click to Continue »

The first day of school in Bear Country on Monday felt more like a pep rally as students and staff members were greeted by orange foam fingers, pompoms and the … Click to Continue »

An 18-year-old Gustine man was shot at least once during an apparent fight on Comet Street in Santa Nella, the Merced County Sheriff’s Office reported. The victim’s injuries are not … Click to Continue »

A body found by Merced County sheriff’s investigators in a rugged, remote area of the Diablo Mountains could be that of a 45-year-old tourist from the Netherlands who was reported … Click to Continue »

Merced police are investigating what they believe to be a gang-related shooting that wounded one man Sunday night. Officers responded to reports of a shooting near Highway 59 and Cooper … Click to Continue »

Students and staff greeted the new school year with plenty of school spirit at Merced High School on Monday, Aug. 15, 2016. … Click to Continue »