Employees with the Merced County Elections Office are working long hours this week to verify and sort mail-in ballots from last week’s election. Monday was the last day the office … Click to Continue »
Read More »Elections office working to verify signatures, sort ballots
Employees with the Merced County Elections Office are working to verify and sort mail-in ballots from last week’s Presidential Election. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced tabs former interim as new fire chief
Merced has pegged a former interim fire chief for the permanent job, the city announced on Monday. Michael Wilkinson has served as the interim fire chief and fire marshal in … Click to Continue »
Read More »Pacheco High student hit by car at Los Banos intersection
A 16-year-old Pacheco High School student was hit by a vehicle Monday morning and transported to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries, police said. Police responded to a vehicle … Click to Continue »
Read More »Convicted felon arrested for possession of a firearm, police say
On Friday, a Merced man was arrested and booked at the Merced County Jail on suspicion of being a felon in possession of a firearm charge, according to the Merced … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced smokers mixed on new tobacco tax
Starting in January, the cheapest pack of cigarettes at Cigarettes and Cigars on G Street in Merced will be in the $ 5 range, according to an employee, Kirsten Weston. Currently … Click to Continue »
Read More »Changes in Medicare affect which doctors seniors have access to
For seniors ages 65 and up, there will be changes in Medicare health insurance plans this year. Seniors will have to decide between choosing a plan that restricts the doctors … Click to Continue »
Read More »Four gang members arrested for possession of firearms, officers say
After a traffic stop, four gang members were arrested and charged Friday in Merced, the Merced Police Department said in a statement. Brian Bravo, 20, was in a vehicle with … Click to Continue »
Read More »High school music students march and fill Merced with sound
Dozens of high school music students banded together Saturday at Golden Valley High School all day Saturday, giving audiences, judges and their peers one cohesive sound. “We want to all … Click to Continue »
Read More »Central California Band Review offers all-day entertainment
Golden Valley High School on Saturday will be the place to enjoy good music and support local teens all day during the 57th annual Central Valley Band Review. Nearly 50 … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced man injured in hit-and-run; driver sought
A 64-year-old Merced man remained hospitalized Friday, a day after he was struck by a truck while riding his motorcycle on Highway 140, the California Highway Patrol reported. Eliseo Barragan … Click to Continue »
Read More »Veterans lauded in Merced
Children waived flags, engines rumbled and school bands marched in Merced on Friday during the 12th annual Veterans Day Parade. Main Street was lined with hundreds of people waiving tiny … Click to Continue »
Read More »The ban on plastic bags: An inconvenience for customers that can help littering, local store owners say
After making purchases Friday afternoon in Merced at Target on R Street, Cynthia Arismendez said she bought a bag for 10 cents to carry her items out, a charge that … Click to Continue »
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