Hilmar Cheese Company is marking America’s 250th anniversary with cheese donations to food banks and community organizations. Hilmar Cheese Company says the anniversary donation includes 5,000 pounds ...

The Point Fire near Highway 152 and Dinosaur Point Road in Santa Nella is 100% contained after burning 650 acres, according to CAL FIRE.

A bicyclist in Winton was arrested after a California Highway Patrol Merced Area officer reported seeing the rider with an open ...

Central Valley Honor Flight is seeking donations to help keep an October trip moving forward for Central Valley veterans traveling to Washington, D.C., at no cost.

Assemblywoman Esmeralda Soria’s AB 2753, a bill to bar registered sex offenders from running for California public office, failed to advance in the Senate Elections Committee.

Los Banos electricity customers may see a new name on their PG&E bills later this month, but the change is tied to a ...

Contour Merced flights to Los Angeles and Las Vegas began Wednesday as Merced Yosemite Regional Airport opened its new $17 million passenger terminal.

Merced County FFA and 4-H students earned livestock honors at the 2026 Merced County Fair in swine, goats, sheep, cattle, rabbits and poultry.

The Point Fire near Santa Nella remained at 650 acres and reached 65% containment Thursday after burning near Highway 152 and Dinosaur Point Road, CAL FIRE reported.

Merced County’s June food inspections found 29 facilities rated Good, six rated Satisfactory and two businesses marked Unsatisfactory with reinspection required. Merced, CA (July 1, 2026) — Merced ...

Merced County water report show chromium-6 in Los Banos, 1,2,3-TCP in Livingston and disinfection byproduct violations in Dos Palos.