The University of California, Merced last week joined the nation’s list of elite research schools, becoming the only Central Valley university to do so, the college announced.

H5N9 has the potential to be more virulent for birds and other farm animals, but it is important to know that it does not pose any greater risk to humans, says Rais Vohra, MD, professor at UC San ...

A guidance counselor at El Capitan High School, John Mobley III, was arrested on suspicion of sexual assault after an ...

Throughout the investigation, Merced Police Detectives identified John Mobley III, age 34, as the suspect. Mobley was ...

A motorcycle rider killed in a crash on a Merced County highway over the weekend has been identified by authorities. The Merced County Sheriff Coroner’s Office has identified the motorcycle rider as ...

Imagine stumbling upon a medieval fortress in the heart of California’s Central Valley. No, you’re not hallucinating from too ...

Drought conditions in California improved after a series of atmospheric river-fueled rain storms swept through the state.

A three-year effort to encourage California prosecutors to reconsider the sentences given to some people in state prison has resulted in a modest number of people being resentenced, but improvements ...

Here's how full and how much water is in 16 California reservoirs after Pres. Trump's water releases and winter storms in ...

Authorities are investigating after a vehicle crashed into a Merced County canal killing one teenager and injuring another on ...

A woman is grieving the loss of her husband as her daughter recovers from serious injuries after a motorcycle crash in Merced County over the weekend. Just after midnight Sunday morning, the ...