Two Sacramento men, suspected of robbing a Merced pharmacy Thursday evening, were captured after leading police on a 50-mile high-speed chase, the Police Department reported. Mills Frank Wesley III, 23, … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced High student diagnosed with tuberculosis. Up to 200 on campus to be tested
A Merced High School student has been diagnosed with tuberculosis, Merced County Health Department officials confirmed Thursday. The risk for other students to contract the disease is “very low,” according … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced man killed a grandmother in a DUI crash, a jury says. He’s going to prison now
A 32-year-old Merced man found guilty of second-degree murder has been sentenced to 15 years to life in prison, according to the Merced County District Attorney’s Office. Victor Santos Garcia, … Click to Continue »
Read More »Turlock woman injured in rollover crash in Merced County
A 56-year-old Turlock woman was injured Thursday when her SUV struck the Highway 99 center guardrail before overturning off of the right shoulder near Sultana Drive in Merced County, according … Click to Continue »
Read More »What does the ‘Community College Promise’ mean for Merced?
As tuition has steadily risen at four–year institutions over the last two decades, millions of students have turned to community colleges as a fiscally responsible option for earning higher-education degrees … Click to Continue »
Read More »Storm over Merced and Mariposa knocks mud and rocks onto Highway 140
There are some reports of localized flooding in Merced County as a storm hangs over the central San Joaquin Valley, but the most significant weather phenomenon reported early Thursday caused … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced County will continue seeing rain. But there’s hope for sunbathers ahead
It’s been a colder precipitous March than previous years in Merced County, and the rain will continue through the weekend, according to the National Weather Service. But after that, the … Click to Continue »
Read More »These Merced middle schoolers just won a high school dominated competition
The annual Quiz Bowl at the California Scholarship Federation/California Junior Scholarship Federation spring conference was originally started in 1995 as a high school competition. Last year, the competition was opened … Click to Continue »
Read More »This Merced County school district is offering free health care services for students
One local school district in Merced County has started offering in-school healthcare services free of charge to students and parents who opt-in, according to school officials.. The new service is … Click to Continue »
Read More »Here’s how many homes in Merced County are bought by investors from out of town
All-cash buyers have grabbed up a higher percentage of homes in the past 12 years in Merced County than in much of the rest of the state, which means wealthy … Click to Continue »
Read More »Ten Years Later, UC Merced Development Helping City Out Of Recession
Ten years ago, the city of Merced was ground zero for the housing crisis in California. Just a few years before that, the University of California’s brand new Merced campus opened outside the city, which arguably drove the overdevelopment that set up the city to fall so hard during the …
Read More »A Merced County man has been convicted of murder for shooting a couple on a walk
A Delhi man was recently found guilty of first-degree murder and attempted murder for the 2016 shooting of a couple, according to the Merced County District Attorney’s Office. A Merced … Click to Continue »
Read More »Update: 10-year-old Merced boy found safe
A 10-year-old Merced boy with special needs who went missing this morning for about two hours has been found safe, the Sheriff’s Office confirms. The child disappeared around 10:20 a.m. … Click to Continue »
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