A new wildfire was reported today at 1:27 p.m. in Merced County, California. Butts Fire has been burning on private land.

Authorities in the Central Valley are seeking information after a Sacramento County woman and her infant daughter went missing more than a week ago.

Robert Casey was arrested on suspicion of bank robbery in Merced County. He also allegedly is the suspect in a Modesto bank ...

July 25, 2025 – Hilmar, CA – Merced County Sheriff's Office officials report that on July 24, 2025, at 10:44 a.m., our ...

A new wildfire was reported today at 12:29 p.m. in Merced County, California. Oakdale Fire has been burning on private land.

Dot org is out and dot gov is in, for the city of Merced. The city of Merced began transitioning to a new website URL on ...

The man who was killed in a crash on Highway 99 in Merced County has been identified as Darrion Thompson from Elk Grove.

The Merced County Radio Control Club normally flies model planes, but on Thursdays, they fly helicopters. Action News ...

A 21-year-old Elk Grove man died in a wrong-way head-on crash on Highway 99 in Merced County early Monday morning, the ...

Mark Hendrickson was named chief executive officer of Merced County on Tuesday, July 8. Hendrickson had been serving as the interim CEO. CALEB SPROUS csprous@mercedsun-star.com Mark Hendrickson, who ...

According to Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy, gas prices are actually dropping across the Golden ...

Merced County, known as the gateway to Yosemite, has a larger budget than many rural counties because it encompasses both farmland and cities such as Merced, population 90,000.