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Have you ever called the police to report something, only to wait on hold and hang up out of frustration? In Merced County, chances are the person on the other end of the line probably feels the same way. Local dispatcher Andrew Gallagher has been a lone voice in calling attention to the problem of staffing and retention among Merced County’s…

For hundreds of years, wherever the Hmong have traveled – from China to Vietnam and Laos and eventually to America – they have retained their…

Nobody knows how many homeless people die in America each year. While local governments can estimate the number of homeless people in a given area by taking…

It was 50 years ago during a trip on horseback through the Sierra Nevada when Ralph Busby and Henry DuPertuis first met each other. They’ve been friends ever since. The two celebrated their December birthdays together with a family and friends lunch at the Mainzer last week and reminisced about their experience in the military in…

A new type of nursing home is on its way to being completed in Merced. Golden Valley Health Centers broke ground Friday on a new senior care…

As hospitals throughout California are being inundated by a surge of respiratory illness this fall, local health officials are urging the public to address mild…

It was standing room only at the Merced County Courthouse Museum on Tuesday as the Board of Supervisors held a special meeting inside the historic building. Chairman Lloyd Pareira directed the meeting from the courtroom bench that was used by judges as far back as 1875, while the rest of the board sat in front. They were all…

The line of people for Sunrise Rotary Club’s Clothes For Kids event snaked around the outside of Target on Saturday as 100 kids and their families…

Merced County is getting a new agricultural commissioner. Sean S. Runyon will serve in the position starting Jan. 2, receiving an annual salary…

A mural-in-progress on the side of the Merced County Times' office at 2221 K Street is part of local artist Jazz Diaz’ effort to beautify Merced and shine a light on violence in the community. Diaz has been painting the mural for several months now. On Saturday, she held a community paint day where she invited everyone to come and…