Once upon a time … One of the rocket carriages went missing from the Rocket Ship Ride at Kiddieland inside Applegate Park in ...

Preston Castle was constructed in 1894 as the administration building for the Preston School of Industry, a reform school for ...

Jim Pacheco, the longtime Sheriff’s sergeant and community advocate, took the Oath of Office on Monday, Dec. 30, as the new Merced ...

You could say 80-year-old Cel Pelayo has seen and heard it all. He’s been cutting hair and talking to clients since he took over the ...

Honorable Judge Donald Proietti swore in the last CASA trainees for 2024, and the last class he will swear in before retiring ...

Just a few weeks before the start of a year that will commemorate the 150th birthday of the old Merced County Courthouse building, local leaders and residents celebrated the kickoff of a $3.5 million ...

Members of the Merced City Council have decided to enter into a stop-gap agreement with the county to cover rural fire ...

Santa Claus has made it to Merced once again to celebrate the holiday season with youngsters and their parents. In a tradition that has endured for more than 30 years, Santa arrived on a firetruck ...

Josh Pedrozo was sworn into office for his second consecutive term as the District 2 representative on the Merced County Board of Supervisors this past Monday, Dec. 2, during a ceremony at the ...