A heavily traversed part of N Street in south Merced and an awkward intersection on Yosemite Avenue will both get fixes under a compromise reached by the City Council this … Click to Continue »
Read More »Wonder what it’s like to be a Merced cop?
Merced Police Department is offering the latest round of the Citizens Police Academy, when regular people experience police-like training, in September. Police Chief Norman Andrade uses the program to help … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced names acting city attorney
Merced City Council unanimously approved a contract with a law firm that will temporarily oversee the city attorney’s office as the city looks for a permanent employee. Jolie Houston of … Click to Continue »
Read More »City, county approve tax-sharing deal key to growth near UC Merced
Merced County and the city of Merced officially have a revenue-sharing agreement, paving the way for development near UC Merced as the campus moves forward with plans to double its … Click to Continue »
Read More »One Merced business cited for selling alcohol to teenager
Just one business sold alcohol to a minor during a recent undercover sting operation in Merced. Nine other businesses refused the sale, Sgt. Alan Ward said in a news release. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced agrees to tax-sharing deal
How Merced and Merced County decide to split tax dollars may sound boring, but it’s a “really, really big deal,” Merced’s city manager said Monday. Merced City Council unanimously adopted … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced SPCA taking a break to kick ringworm
The Merced SPCA will be closed for a couple of weeks while volunteers work to eradicate a stubborn ringworm fungus that’s infected a handful of kittens. Animals in the shelter … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced students’ return to school greeted with high spirits
The first day of school in Bear Country on Monday felt more like a pep rally as students and staff members were greeted by orange foam fingers, pompoms and the … Click to Continue »
Read More »Body found during Merced sheriff’s missing person search
A body found by Merced County sheriff’s investigators in a rugged, remote area of the Diablo Mountains could be that of a 45-year-old tourist from the Netherlands who was reported … Click to Continue »
Read More »Victim in suspected Merced gang shooting uncooperative, police say
Merced police are investigating what they believe to be a gang-related shooting that wounded one man Sunday night. Officers responded to reports of a shooting near Highway 59 and Cooper … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced Bears welcome the new school year
Students and staff greeted the new school year with plenty of school spirit at Merced High School on Monday, Aug. 15, 2016. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Taxes, veterans and marketing on Merced docket
A tentative tax-sharing agreement with Merced County from June has been finalized and will cross the desk of the Merced City Council on Monday, according to records. The city of … Click to Continue »
Read More »Barnes & Noble brings local reggae music to Merced
Five instruments played by Merced and Planada locals attracted about 30 people Saturday night for the first live show put on by the Merced Barnes & Noble as part of … Click to Continue »
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