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

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

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 ...

Just a few weeks before the start of a year that will commemorate the 150th birthday of the old Merced County Courthouse ...

Thanks to the coordinated efforts of the Merced City School District and City of Merced Police Department, a collection of ...

The Honorable Judge Donald Proietti swore in the last CASA trainees for 2024, and the last class he will swear in before retiring at the end of the year. Class 56 completed 30 hours of training and ...

Members of the Merced City Council have decided to enter into a stop-gap agreement with the county to cover rural fire services in light of the planned Jan. 1 closure of the Cal Fire Station on McKee ...

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 ...