Our Central Valley By STEVE NEWVINE This is a story about a life-saving piece of jewelry that got started just north of ...

By JONATHAN WHITAKER Merced city leaders and administrative staff have begun working on a public outreach effort to ...

Almost exactly three years from the day a massive fire gutted their wood and tin building on Atwater Boulevard, completely ...

One of the Central Valley’s favorite Independence Day traditions returns as fireworks light up the skies over Lake McClure on ...

Two hundred fifty years in the making, the legacy and heritage of the United States of America will be observed in ...

There are many reasons to go to the Merced County Fair, but this year is extra special for our history enthusiasts. You’ve got to check out the Merced County Courthouse Museum’s display in the Tioga ...

It is America’s big birthday, and we are celebrating it Merced County style. On June 25, the “America 250 – Merced County” exhibit will open at the Courthouse Museum at 5 p.m. This exhibit ...

More than 50 community members packed into the Atwater City Council meeting on Monday night to rally for increased traffic safety on local streets after a young boy lost his life in a car collision ...

There are many ways to be entertained these days and one of the best of them has to be the rodeo. There just aren’t enough rodeos in this neck of the woods. The Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association ...

As a way to build up momentum for the upcoming pro rodeo at the Merced County Fair, the Merced Western Heritage Foundation took over Bob Hart Square in Downtown Merced last Saturday for a fun and ...

The Merced County Courthouse Museum will open the “America 250 – Merced County” exhibit on Thursday, June 25, at 5 p.m. This exhibit commemorates the U.S. Bisesquicentennial, celebrating a remarkable ...