UC Merced has distinguished itself as a top 10 choice for low-income students in the Western United States, according to a report released this week from a Washington, D.C.-based magazine. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced contractor arrested on bribery charges in connection with Los Banos school project
Greg Opinski, a Merced Union High School District board member and owner of Greg Opinksi Construction, was arrested this morning on suspicion of bribing a public official and a warrant … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced Mysteries & Minutiae: Many Merced residents fed up with trash pickers
Merced residents have had enough with the trash pickers. It never fails: Every Friday morning residents in the Los Verdes Estates neighborhood look out their windows to see people digging … Click to Continue »
Read More »More free movies in the park in Merced
Merced plans a second wave of movies in the park, which begin at dusk on Friday, Aug. 26. The free movies are open to anyone and the films are rated … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced County jail inmate dies in cell from apparent suicide
A 35-year-old woman, found hanging in her Merced County jail cell earlier this week, has died, the Merced County Sheriff’s Office confirmed Thursday. Aurora M. Felix was found around 7 … Click to Continue »
Read More »State test scores released; Merced County kids doing better
Drum roll, please. The 2016 state test results are now available and scores have gone up. In this region, results in English rose significantly while math remained a tougher subject. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Dozens escape fire at Merced complex
Dozens of people were forced from their apartments Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2016, as a blaze burned a complex on the edge of Merced’s city limits, according to the city’s fire chief. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Dozens escape fire at Merced complex
Dozens of people were forced from their apartments Wednesday as a blaze burned a complex on the edge of Merced’s city limits, according to the city’s fire chief. Merced city … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced deputies help a kindergartner be ready for school
A night that started with Merced County Sheriff’s deputies seizing weapons and drugs from a Winton home ended with them helping a 5-year-old boy get ready for his first day … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced County sheriff’s detectives launch new Facebook page
Merced County sheriff’s detectives have a new Facebook page to provide an additional means of direct communication with investigators working some of the area’s most serious criminal cases. The page, … Click to Continue »
Read More »Fire burning Merced apartments
A fire is burning at an apartment complex on Yosemite Parkway on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2016. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Community center in south Merced has doors open to the community for a year
More than 100 people packed Stephen Leonard Park on Sunday for games and food as part of a celebration of the one-year anniversary of the opening of the park’s community … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced residents celebrate diversity at city’s first gay pride event
Dozens of people sang, danced and waved flags Sunday afternoon at Applegate Park during Merced’s first gay pride event organized by the Merced LGBT Community Center. “What we’re saying here … Click to Continue »
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