Merced County approves a $1.23 billion budget for 2026-27, allocating 78% of discretionary funds to public safety and reducing four positions.

Merced receives $5 million for Bear Creek flood repairs following devastating 2023 storms, as crews work to stabilize creek banks and reduce future flood risks.

Love’s Travel Stops celebrates its remodeled Santa Nella location with a ribbon cutting and donation to Valley Children’s Hospital on October 8.

Three Merced County education professionals were named the 2026 administrator, teacher and school employee of the year at an Oct. 1 ceremony.

Cressey Elementary earned the No. 1 spot among Merced County public elementary schools in Niche’s 2027 rankings.

Valley Spring Memory Care in Los Banos will close within weeks, displacing more than 20 residents after notifying state regulators.

Merced County Mosquito Abatement District will conduct aerial mosquito spraying after sunset Wednesday in Los Banos as mosquito populations rise.

A 50-year-old Merced man was critically injured and his horse was killed after they were struck by a van on Santa Fe Drive in Merced County.

San Luis Reservoir fishing remains slow as water levels rise, but Roger George reports larger stripers, including 20- and 22-pound catches.

Valley Children’s Hospital in Madera County, where a 1-year-old was airlifted after being struck by a vehicle in Merced County.

California’s 2026-27 state budget includes $5 million for a Los Banos groundwater treatment project and $1.5 million for a Merced fire ladder truck.

Two men were hospitalized, one in critical condition, after a shooting at a party near Delhi. Merced County detectives are investigating.