Tag Archives: Merced

The flooding in Miles Creek caused extensive damage in the 700 Block of Reilly Road on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2017. Video by Monica Velez/ mvelez@mercedsun-star.com … Click to Continue »

A drive by Save Mart employees over the holidays raised $ 10,000 for the Merced County Food Bank, money that will help feed Merced County residents, officials said. The fund drive … Click to Continue »

Don Staiger woke up before sunrise Wednesday to let his dogs outside. He opened his back door to find his yard flooded. By 11 a.m., water was sloshing at the … 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 »

Work on the BNSF railroad tracks in Merced will close three crossings, each for about a week in February, according to city staff. The BNSF tracks are the northern train … Click to Continue »

A Merced contractor and former Los Banos school board member pleaded not guilty Wednesday to public corruptions charges, nearly six months after they first were arrested on bribery allegations. Gregory … Click to Continue »

A 48-year-old Merced man was arrested over the weekend on suspicion of drunken driving after investigators said he crashed into the back of another car and injured two people. Manuel … Click to Continue »

Merced may someday welcome motorists with signs along highways running through town under a proposal endorsed by the City Council. The council voted unanimously Monday to set up a committee … Click to Continue »

Flash flood warnings were in effect for parts of Merced and Mariposa counties through midday Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service in Hanford. Rain showers were expected to last … Click to Continue »

The 2015 UC Merced knife attack was included in a list distributed on Tuesday by the White House of so-called “terrorist attacks” President Donald Trump and his administration believe went … Click to Continue »

For the ninth straight year, Merced High School earned first place over the weekend in the Merced County Academic Decathlon. The team scored the highest in the Super Quiz, and … Click to Continue »

The death of a person whose body was found in a bag inside a large trash bin early Monday in Merced is considered “very suspicious,” but police investigators stopped short … Click to Continue »

Merced and the San Joaquin Valley could experience more turbulence than larger, more affluent urban and coastal areas of California as a result of the economic policies of President Donald … Click to Continue »