Hometown Buffet’s parent company filed bankruptcy Monday Employees weren’t given notice about losing their job Some employees have option to transfer, many lost their jobs … Click to Continue »

First storm in March drenches Valley after dry February MID hopes for more storms in March Last year at this time MID announced no irrigation season … Click to Continue »

Project Prom organizers this week still are accepting donations and working to organize the more than 1,000 dresses available for free to high school students in a Saturday giveaway event. … Click to Continue »

Dancers from Merced’s Te Mau Ta’ata Anuanua, “People of the Rainbow,” danced at the City Council meeting Monday, March 7, 2016. The annual Kiki Raina Tahiti Fete is March 18-20 at Golden Valley High School. (Thaddeus Miller/tmiller@mercedsunstar.com) … Click to Continue »

Merced City Council accepted a flag on Monday that flew aboard a UH-60L Blackhawk helicopter during a combat mission over Kabul, Afghanistan, on July 20, 2015. The mission was carried … Click to Continue »

The first potential challenger in District 1 steps up Only one person has filed to be on the June ballot The election is June 7 … Click to Continue »

The new city attorney most recently worked in Huntington Beach She will be paid the same as the previous city attorney … Click to Continue »

Retired women lunch The Merced College Retired Women’s monthly luncheon is 11 a.m. Thursday at La Hacienda 2 Restaurant, 3355 G St. No RSVP required for the no-host luncheon. Youth … Click to Continue »

It’s unclear if Merced’s Hometown Buffet will close Other locations in the state already have closed Merced restaurant closed for ‘asset inventory’ … Click to Continue »

Rural community advocates and UC Merced researchers to meet at seminar The event can be watched live online … Click to Continue »

Suspect taken to Merced hospital with head injury Several thousand dollars in damages estimated Suspect has been cited twice in recent months for public intoxication, records show … Click to Continue »

Merced, Los Banos record more than inch of rain over weekend Forecasters expect a few dry days, followed by more rain … Click to Continue »

Closed-session meeting on appointment scheduled Merced without city attorney since December Council also to set dates for budget priority-setting meetings … Click to Continue »