A driver was arrested for allegedly driving under the influence after a pursuit, the California Highway Patrol said. Officers ...

Authorities are investigating a homicide after an inmate was found unresponsive at the Merced County Jail. At about 3:45 p.m.

The nation’s largest off-stream reservoir – Merced County’s San Luis Reservoir – is set to become even larger after a ...

A pedestrian and a motorcyclist were both killed in separate crashes on Merced County’s west side over the weekend, according ...

A Nov. 7 report from the Legislative Analyst’s Office looking back at UC Merced’s first 20 years finds that the campus in ...

Note that full containment doesn't mean the fire is completely out. In this case, it means that the wildfire has been fully ...

A tray of envelopes containing ballots that has been scanned for signature verification at the Merced County Election ...

A 16-year-old teen is recovering in the hospital with minor injuries after her car split in half following a head-on crash in ...

The Merced County Sheriff Coroner’s Office has identified the drivers involved in a fiery double fatal collision that ...

Local leaders and hundreds of community members gathered in downtown Merced to celebrate the service and sacrifice of ...

Merced County still has 38,000 ballots to count, with tight races hanging in the balance as vote-by-mail ballots continue to ...

How soon after Election Day will voters know who won local races and which measures passed? The Merced Sun-Star turned to Merced County’s top elections official to find out when ...