By Jim Cunningham and Flip Hassett Special to the Times Traveling Highway 140 east of Merced and west of Mariposa, you will ...

While final attendance numbers are still being calculated, it was easy to see massive crowds of smiling fairgoers at this ...

Why is Father’s Day and fatherhood so important in Merced County? We can think of no better answer than the one presented by ...

If you are looking forward to some early summer entertainment at Merced’s Applegate Park — and see exciting classical theater ...

By JAMIE THOMAS Special to the Times As the vibrant hues of the Pride flag unfurled against the historic backdrop of the ...

By ROBIN SHEPARD Times Correspondent “Atwater is the Place to Be on the 4th of July!” And that’s not just a clever marketing slogan for this year’s citywide Independence Day celebration.  It’s the ...

The basic choice presented to members of the Merced City Council on Monday night was to freeze four vacant police officer positions, one firefighter role, and one dispatcher job, or to fully fund them ...

More than 1,500 UC Merced graduates were honored and celebrated during three days of commencement ceremonies over the past weekend at the university’s Recreation Field. They were joined by hundreds of ...

Doesn’t it seem like there’s more “street food” around town than ever before? Take any community in Merced County, and you’re bound to see a few, if not several, food stands in empty spaces near busy ...

From a local economic perspective, the impact was undeniable. Hotels were full. Restaurants were busy. Small businesses had their best weekend of the year. Dozens of locals were hired to help with ...

John Morrow Derby — a former reporter who started his own small town, community newspaper literally on his own kitchen table, and then turned his passion into a 60-year odyssey — has passed away. The ...

Local authorities put heavy machinery and compassionate social workers to use this week in the cleanup of the homeless encampment near the intersection of Highway 99 and East Childs Avenue in ...