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Adam Ondra, a 23-year-old from the Czech Republic who is considered by some to be the world’s best climber, thought he might cruise up the Dawn Wall of El Capitan. … Click to Continue »

In a historic rebound, California sea otters, the frolicking ocean ambassadors of Monterey Bay and Big Sur, have reached their highest population level since 1982, when federal and state officials first began keeping track. … Click to Continue »

Deidre Kelsey, the elected supervisor for Merced County District 4, has missed or skipped out early from half of the twice-monthly Board of Supervisors meetings held this year, the worst … Click to Continue »

A gift of nearly 40 acres of land helped push UC Merced’s fundraising total to nearly $ 21 million in the fiscal year that ended last month, a record level that … Click to Continue »

Campus invited more than 15,000 freshmen to claim 2,100 openings UC Merced is working to double its capacity Nearly 94 percent of admitted Merced freshmen are from California … Click to Continue »

Federal agency estimates 2.05 billion pounds for state, up 2.4 percent from May projection Crop would eclipse record of 2.03 billion pounds in 2011 Northern San Joaquin Valley is key part of industry … Click to Continue »

A man who holds a world record for strength shared “an empowering story” with Peterson Elementary School children on Wednesday, school officials said. Jon Pritikin owns a Guinness World Record for rolling frying pans together to with his bare hands. He demonstrated the talent Wednesday before sharing a motivational story …

A man who holds a world record for strength shared “an empowering story” with Peterson Elementary School children on Wednesday, school officials said. Jon Pritikin owns a Guinness World Record … Click to Continue »

James Savage, 9, swimming to become youngest to Alcatraz and back Training includes open water swimming at Los Banos reservoir Swim starts 7 a.m. June 14 at San Francisco Aquatic Park … Click to Continue »

Who says vinyl is dead? Eager audiophiles will line up at more than 1,000 independently owned music stores across the country for the ninth annual Record Store Day on Saturday. … Click to Continue »

Yosemite National Park has recorded the lowest number of human-bear incidents since 1975, when the park initiated its first human-bear management program. In 2015, there were 76 incidents, which resulted in $ 4,909 in property damage. (A bear incident occurs when a bear causes property damage, obtains food, acts aggressively, …

The oldest person to complete a marathon just set the record in San Diego. Harriette Thompson is 92 years young

The potentially deadly West Nile virus is threatening to reach record highs in California this year and experts say the drought is to blame. There were 801 cases of West Nile last year, the highest amount California has ever seen. This year, state health officials say it could be even …