Valley News

The Merced Fire Department this week is putting firefighters through a training using a mock aircraft that’s set ablaze. Firefighters will learn how to rescue passengers, set up proper evacuation … Click to Continue »

One of the most anticipated sequels in recent memory will hit big screens Sunday: Clinton vs. Trump, Part 2. Regal Hollywood Merced 13 will show the second presidential debate between … Click to Continue »

Californians’ water conservation dropped to less than 18 percent in August, well below the savings rate from a year earlier, causing alarm among drought regulators. The 17.7 percent savings compared … Click to Continue »

Merced County Office of Education honored a Merced preschool teacher and a Delhi special education employee at a Tuesday night ceremony as the county’s top educators. The Excellence in Education … Click to Continue »

The European Union ratified the international Paris agreement on climate change late Tuesday, fulfilling the second and final condition for the accord to go into force later this year. The … Click to Continue »

Multiple people were arrested and a U-haul truck packed with marijuana was seized Tuesday on Highway 59 in Merced. rparsons@mercedsunstar.com … Click to Continue »

The Merced County Rescue Mission continues to be bumped around in its search for a new location to serve hot meals to the homeless. The mission announced last month it … Click to Continue »

The start of October means more than scary movie marathons and pumpkin-flavored treats, it marks the beginning of flu season. Starting Tuesday, the Merced County Department of Public Health opened … Click to Continue »

Multiple local law enforcement agencies are preparing to search a U-Haul truck filled with marijuana on Highway 59 in Merced. More than half a dozen people have been detained and … Click to Continue »

A national social media hoax involving people in creepy clown costumes made its way to Merced yesterday, prompting schools to notify parents. Merced police are investigating a group of people … Click to Continue »

One man was pronounced dead at the scene and another was taken to Memorial Medical Center in Modesto after a head-on collision on a two-lane road in farmland east of … Click to Continue »

Americans remain deeply polarized on climate change, but broadly support increased reliance on solar and wind energy, a new poll has found. The partisan split extends “across a host of … Click to Continue »

The five Merced County supervisors have a pool of discretionary funds worth more than half a million dollars after slowing their spending of the special board project money in the … Click to Continue »