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Just this week, Merced County met the governor’s metrics for transition to an improved next stage in the fight to stop the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in the region, but it will take two weeks of the situation either staying the same or improving for the actual move to take place. California’s four-tier color coded system — from purple to…

A waiver program allowing kindergarten through sixth grade students in school districts that apply and are approved to return to on-campus instruction is…

On Sept. 22, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) announced that nail salons could reopen indoor operations. Indoor nail spas were allowed…

Merced County’s transition from the state’s most restrictive COVID-19 “purple” status to an improved “red” tier is imminent, local health officials say. The red tier is the one in which schools have a direct pathway to reopen for on-campus instruction. To advance, however, the goal is a coronavirus test positivity rate of less than 8 percent,…

This week, UC Merced made the top 100 of U.S. News & World Report’s ranking of the top national universities — placing 97th overall and 40th among…

Merced County is heading in the right direction in terms of the number of COVID-19 cases and the percentage of positive tests, local health officials…

Buildings, structures and residences nationwide were lit up with red lights on the evening of Sept. 1, Red Alert Day. The goal was to raise public awareness that the survival of the live events industry is at stake as a result of the pandemic, which has shuttered live arts and entertainment venues since March. Playhouse Merced,…

The People’s Fridge — a free community fridge where people can take home fresh produce — will open soon at the 18th Street People’s Garden located at 936 W.…

'Usually what we find is that the most vulnerable place in a facility is the break room, and that’s where the highest risk of vulnerability is. People aren’t…

Community members gathered under the canopies set up on the front patio of Castle Air Museum on the morning of Sept. 5 for the Vietnam War 50th Commemoration Pinning hosted by the Merced River Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR). Masks were worn during the event, and everyone practiced…