First discovered: 1:52 p.m. Aug. 8 A new wildfire was reported today at 1:52 p.m. in Merced County, California. The wildfire ...

The new kitchen in downtown Merced offers a way to market imperfect produce through meals, salads, desserts, food boxes, and ...

The iconic Merced Mall neon sign, which once hung over the the mall’s main entrance off of Olive Avenue, has been removed to ...

A person was arrested in Merced County after pointing a laser at a sheriff’s helicopter, which is a federal offense that can ...

Merced Police Department officials report that at approximately 9:10 p.m. last night a Merced County Sheriff’s Office ...

A new wildfire was reported today at 7:51 p.m. in Merced County, California. N Buhach Rd Winton Fire has been burning on private land. Currently, there is no information on the containment of the fire ...

The Merced County Animal Shelter rescued the surviving animals. Their owner, 69-year-old Jeannie Maxon, was arrested on animal cruelty charges. On Thursday, two small cats, Barbie and Marge, were seen ...

In the early 1980s, Jeannie (she became the Navigator much later) and I read about a wine group called the Modesto W.I.N.O. Chapter in The Modesto Bee. We jumped on it and got tickets to a wine dinner ...

A man was found dead during a welfare check at the San Luis National Wildlife Refuge in Merced County, and the Merced County ...

August 7, 2025 – Merced County Sheriff’s Office officials report that on Wednesday morning, at approximately 9:45 a.m., ...

Owen's family suggested she might have taken backroads to avoid being pulled over due to her broken headlight and the warrant for her arrest.

A driver fled from a crash in Merced County that left their passenger with injuries Thursday morning, the California Highway Patrol said. A Nissan Titan rolled over after hitting a bridge barrier near ...