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

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

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

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Day 2 of the BottleRock music festival in Napa anchored itself in the comforting friction of powerhouse rock with the likes of Foo Fighters, Bush and The Warning, yet fans of all ages and backgrounds ...

It’s the all-time, most-asked-about home in all of Merced. Countless people who have driven down N. Bear Creek Drive, or wandered down W Street, have seen glimpses of those distinct, harmonious and ...

Recently, the County of Merced held its inaugural “State of the County” event at the historic Merced Theatre. While celebrating our county’s accomplishments and reflecting on the challenges of 2025, ...