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

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 ...

An SUV believed to be carrying a missing 8-month-old baby and her mother was spotted driving through Merced County hours ...

A new wildfire was reported today at 6:17 a.m. in Merced County, California. The wildfire 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 Merced County Radio Control Club normally flies model planes, but on Thursdays, they fly helicopters. Action News ...

The Merced County Department of Child Support Services, in partnership with First 5 Merced County, will host the sixth annual ...

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 ...

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.