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Wednesday marks 20 years of Vanessa Smith’s disappearance, a then 15-year-old girl who vanished in Winton late May during her regular walk around the almond orchards near her home. Today Vanessa would be 35-years-old. mvelez@mercedsun-star.com … Click to Continue »

A heated meeting ended Tuesday night at City Hall in Livingston with a divided council formally declaring the city a ‘sanctuary’ for undocumented immigrants, prompting cheering and hugging in the … Click to Continue »

This past week, a teacher and an 8-year-old student were gunned down by the teacher’s estranged husband in San Bernardino; United Airlines was criticized fiercely after video surfaced of a … Click to Continue »

An Atwater girl took the top award in the county this week during a competition in academics. Mitchell Senior eighth-grader Katrina Chung was the overall top-scoring student in the Academic … Click to Continue »

Despite a seasonal rise in the unemployment numbers, Merced County’s 12.6 percent rate in January was four-tenths of a percent lower than a year ago, labor market analysts said Friday. … Click to Continue »

The town appears to be on its way to becoming Merced County’s first sanctuary city, a symbolic self-designation meant to ease the minds of undocumented immigrants worried over ongoing changes … Click to Continue »

And the verdict in Merced County’s first mock trial is in favor of: Dos Palos High School. Dos Palos High finished ahead of two other schools participating in the Jan. … Click to Continue »

The weather is expected to be dry during the next few days, giving Merced County’s flooded areas a respite. Merced measured 4.19 inches of rain in the 11 days of … Click to Continue »

Merced County students will compete in the region’s first mock trial event this week in a historical place where judgments were passed down. The District Attorney’s Office and Merced County … Click to Continue »

Little 7-pound, 5-ounce Alexa Marie Lawrence surprised her parents and was Merced County’s first baby born in 2017. Alexa, born at 2:35 a.m. at 20 1/2 inches long, wasn’t due to … Click to Continue »

Steve Tietjen officially took his post on Monday as the top Merced County educator. Tietjen, 60, was sworn in as Merced County Superintendent of Schools during the Merced County Board … Click to Continue »

One in four Los Banos students missed more than 15 days of school in 2013-14 Merced County schools missed out on $ 15 million in 2014-15 because of absences Atwater Elementary, Merced River Union Elementary have zero percent of students chronically absent … Click to Continue »

A Valley native and taco snob is unsure where to find good tacos in Merced Send me your suggestions on where in Merced County to find good tacos I’ll report back with my findings … Click to Continue »