County leaders demand comprehensive probe, permanent license nonrenewal and state repayment after 22 seniors were relocated from facility in Porterville.

Merced County pays for its annual road improvements through a mix of sources, including Measure V. That is the half-cent sales tax approved by voters in November 2016. The measure generates ...

The authors argue inconsistently applied rules leave both juveniles and adults without access to healing touch.

UC Merced women’s basketball player Nicole Lukito is no stranger to being named to all-conference teams. This year, though, ...

The UC Merced men’s basketball team was a newcomer to the Central California Athletic Association this season. The Bobcats ...

Central Valley drivers could face delays on Highway 99 in coming days due to roadwork, according to Caltrans. Crews will close select on-ramps, off-ramps and a couple of lanes for reasons ranging from ...

The ranch sits in a non-spray zone for the surrounding agricultural valley, which, combined with its organic management, has helped attract a notable array of wildlife—deer, waterfowl on the ponds and ...

Classic rock pulls into the Gallo Center as George Thorogood & The Destroyers bring “The Baddest Show on Earth” tour to Modesto. Among Thorogood’s biggest hits are “Bad to the Bone,” “Move It on Over, ...

Merced boxer Jesus “Chiquito” Haro made his hometown proud when he won a Youth World Championship in 2022. Now he has a shot ...

The teacher was placed on leave after a student-recorded video showed him peeing into a container in between class periods.

A lucky Cache Creek Casino Resort gambler near Sacramento hit an “extraordinary” slot machine jackpot on a $10 bet, officials said. The San Jose player was playing a $2 “Dragon Link” machine at the ...

What to know about the Supreme Court’s ruling on California’s policies aimed at protecting trans kids at school.