Local rancher Susie Downey, on behalf of herself and her late husband Russell Downey, is donating $1 million to Merced College to support student success and access initiatives, the College’s Board of Trustees proudly announced during its regular meeting on Tuesday. “We look forward to honoring the Downey’s, and their commitment to lifelong…

Editor's Note: Here we take a look at candidate Jessee Espinosa who is running for the Area 2 seat on the Merced City School District's Board of Education…

Editor's Note: Here we take a look at candidate Tsia Xiong who is running for the Area 2 seat on the Merced City School District's Board of Education…

Merced County this week progressed to a less-restricted “red tier” in the statewide monitoring of the COVID-19 pandemic. The much-anticipated move has opened the doors to in-person learning at local schools starting as soon as next week in some cases, and more expected in early November — if the COVID data remains stable. Under the red tier, …

Editor's Note: Here we take a look at candidate Birdi Olvarez-Kidwell who is running for the Area 4 seat on the Merced City School District's Board of…

Editor's Note: Here we take a look at incumbent candidate Emily Langdon who is running for re-election in the race for the Area 4 seat on the Merced City…

The Merced County Department of Public Health is pleased to announce that Merced County has met the criteria and has progressed to a less restricted tier Red (Substantial) from the more restricted tier Purple (Widespread). Under the red tier, some non-essential indoor businesses will be allowed to resume operations. The businesses…

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

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…