Experts explain why Southern California is experiencing its most devastating winter wildfires in decades and what this could mean for the future of fire seasons.

Merced County Department of Public Health has confirmed the death of a child from pediatric influenza, the first ...

The misleading and misguided CalMatters op-ed “UC Merced turns 20 years old yet remains California’s awkward stepchild” ...

While the ignition sources for these fires have yet to be determined, Flannigan bets they'll end up being power lines blown ...

Merced California Highway Patrol will now have motorcycle units and they say it will be for the first time since the ’70s.

A Merced resident under the age of 18, has been confirmed as the first influenza-associated death of the 2024-2025 influenza ...

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 ...

A woman is dead and an infant suffered major injuries in a head-on crash on an Interstate highway in Merced County. California Highway Patrol officers responded to a two-vehicle crash in the area ...

The Legislature’s budget analyst, Gabe Petek, is marking the 20th anniversary of University of California’s Merced campus with an overview of how it has fared. In polite language, Petek ...

(KSEE/KGPE) – An eight-month-old baby girl is dead following a crash in Merced County, the California Highway Patrol said. CHP says they responded to the area of Vincent Road, north of Harding ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an emergency proclamation on Wednesday in response to growing concerns over bird flu cases in the state and across the country. The State of Emergency ...