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 ...

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

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

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

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

Fair’s Board of Directors, Management and staff want to thank the community for coming out to support the 2025 Merced County ...

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 ...

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 ...

‘The Power of Positive Press is alive and well.’ — John Derby, Times Publisher Sept. 14, 1936 — Jan. 9, 2024 . J ohn Morrow Derby — a former reporter who started his own small town, community ...

If you are looking forward to some early summer entertainment at Merced’s Applegate Park — and see exciting classical theater ...

It’s the start of the local commencement season, and we’re beginning at the top. The University of California, Merced, will celebrate the accomplishments of more than 1,500 students during its Spring ...