The problem with a one-size-fits-all approach is that it leads to unintended consequences where only one side — Big Business — comes out the winner. Legislation that assumes all metal recyclers ...

There are thousands of stories about Bill Pickle, one for each student who ever played Little League baseball in Atwater, ...

You may have read about a Property and Business Improvement District or PBID that has formed in town, and perhaps the result ...

By ROBIN SHEPARD Times Correspondent A new parish has opened its doors in Merced with the founding of Christ Our Redeemer ...

The Merced County Fair’s Board of Directors, Management and staff want to thank the community for coming out to support the 2025 Merced County Fair presented by Valley Children’s Healthcare, which ran ...

Another graduation season has come and gone at Merced College, and our students continue to inspire us. Last month, we ...

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

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 ...

More than 1,260 Merced College students are eligible to walk the stage this year, as the college celebrates its Class of 2025 with commencement ceremonies in both Merced and Los Banos. The third ...

The Class of 2023 includes 3,735 graduates in six high school districts across Merced County. Most of them — 2,707 — are from campuses in the Merced Union High School District. And a majority of those ...

While final attendance numbers are still being calculated, it was easy to see massive crowds of smiling fairgoers at this year’s Merced County Fair, held June 4-8. Local families and people from ...