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Merced College will celebrate the opening of the new South Merced Center with a community event from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 29, at Stephen Leonard Park. The City of Merced selected Merced College to lease and operate the Stephen Leonard Youth Center earlier this year. Following extensive renovations, the new South Merced Center (at…

California is bracing for a potentially historic "super" El Niño winter, with forecasters warning of an exceptionally high probability of above-average…

Merced College is welcoming students back for the 2026-27 academic year this week, following several years of substantial enrollment growth and with…

UC Merced is welcoming the largest class in university history this fall, as record numbers of first-year and transfer students propel total enrollment to an all-time high of 9,647 students. The university’s enrollment grew by 704 students, a nearly 8% increase from last fall. This surpasses the previous record of 9,148, set in Fall 2023.…

By SARAH LIM Special to the Times What better name for a building than “Land of Sunshine”? To many Chicagoans in the late 19th century,…

A community giant is no longer with us. Roger Wood — an Atwater native son with a legacy as a businessman, civic leader, and radio show host who…

The Merced City Council voted 6-1 on Monday night to place a 1-cent general sales tax measure on the November election ballot in an effort to help "maintain the city's financial stability and preserve general services residents have identified as priorities — including fire and emergency response, public safety, street and pothole repair,…

By SARAH LIM Special to the Times The 7-Up sign by Marie’s Mexican Kitchen at 259 W. Main Street is a prominent landmark in Merced,…

By JILL CUNNINGHAM  Before there was a campus, before there were graduates, before there were traditions, there were people who believed…

By SARAH LIM Special to the Times  It is America’s big birthday, and we are celebrating it Merced County style.  On June 25, the “America 250 – Merced County” exhibit will open at the Courthouse Museum at 5 p.m. This exhibit commemorates the U.S. Bisesquicentennial, celebrating a remarkable journey from 1776 to 2026, and offers a…