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A new children’s museum is opening to the public next month in Merced. It will be the first of its kind in the city’s history. To learn more about the Kids Discovery Station , Valley Edition Host Kathleen Schock spoke to one of its co-founders, UC Merced professor of applied …

As of earlier this month, 127 kids aged 12 to 17 years old had died of COVID-19 in the United States . The number may pale in comparison to the more than half a million adults who’ve died so far, but because deaths among kids are so rare, the total …

With children home from school and concern about COVID-19 on the rise, how do parents protect the mental health of their children? According to Valley Children’s Hospital Pediatric Psychologist Dr. Amanda Suplee, h onest communication, using age-appropriate language and building a strong routine in the home are some ways to …

On Thursday, Fresno State alumna Marisol Baca was named Fresno’s fourth poet laureate. She is the first woman to hold the title. Baca is an English instructor at Fresno City College, and the co-founder of the Women Writers of Color-Central Valley collective. Her debut book, “Tremor,” published last year, won …

He wasn’t just shuttling kids around in his bus, according to local police. Garfield Howell, a 29-year-old school bus driver in Bridgeport, Connecticut, was arrested Thursday on four counts of … Click to Continue »

As summer approaches, children soon will be out of school with an extra six hours to spare five days a week. What can they do with their extra time? Some … Click to Continue »

When Dorothea Lange Elementary School students are feeling lonely, they’ve got a new way to make friends: a buddy bench. The school in Nipomo, San Luis Obispo County, California, installed … Click to Continue »

Students at Reyes Elementary in Merced are learning science, technology, engineering, art and math in a fun, hands-on way as members of the Lego Club, which meets every Friday after … Click to Continue »

Merced County Sheriff deputies delivered more than 600 gifts Thursday and Friday, Dec. 22, 2017, to underprivileged children. … Click to Continue »

When it comes to the health care safety net, there’s been a lot of uncertainty in the last few months. Republican lawmakers spent the better part of the year trying to repeal the Affordable Care Act, and funding has been on shaky ground for community health centers that treat low-income …

Kids who have no where to go during recess or want to make new friends have a place to go now, according to a statement from the Merced City School … Click to Continue »

A health insurance program for low-income kids is going to run out of money by the end of the year and thousands of Merced County children depend on it. Congress … Click to Continue »

Eight Merced County parents have been arrested this month for failing to send their children to school, according to the Merced County District Attorney’s office. The arrests come about two … Click to Continue »