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The campaign by Merced firefighters to stop the use of illegal fireworks is well under way now. This year the city's firefighting force is using a new tactic to stem the tide of illicit fireworks, Merced Fire Department Chief Derek Parker says. This year, when illegal fireworks are discovered, Merced firefighters will issue administrative…

Katie Bass loves what she does and endures the long hours and unusual circumstances for the rewards it gives. Mrs. Bass is the owner…

We see old cars and trucks in many different conditions these days. Some still look just like they did on the showroom floor while others are little more…

If money were no object, what car would you like to have? I posed this question to a number of old car fanciers and their responses ran the gamut from being satisfied with what they have to wanting exotic sports cars that only "unobtainium" could buy. In a number of cases, folks wished they could get their first car or truck…

Today's hot rod definitely would have to be the Chevrolet Camaro. Many years ago the hot rod of choice for someone in his teens or 20s might have been a…

Automotive history seems to be neatly catalogued by decades and the 1930s certainly produced some spectacular American cars and trucks. Many years…

The Merced County chapter of Habitat for Humanity is celebrating the fourth anniversary and expansion of its ReStore facility in Atwater and the prospect of building two new homes for needy families this year. Habitat for Humanity, which formed a local chapter in Merced County in 1994, first opened its thrift store in the former Passadori's…

Imagine whizzing along your favorite country lane, the sun shining on your face, the wind gently blowing your hair and the birds are chirping. These are the…

In the late 1950s and into the 1960s American automakers put out some innovative, groundbreaking cars. They were vastly different from anything…

Nearly a month ago, Merced Fire Engineer Grant Parker and a few fellow firefighters were navigating a narrow mountain road in near pitch-black conditions, with fire flaring up at them from all sides. They got through that inferno unharmed with only some singed equipment, but Parker admits that 30-second experience was unsettling.…