By SARAH LIM Special to the Times Recently, the County of Merced held its inaugural “State of the County” event at the historic Merced Theatre. While celebrating our county’s accomplishments and ...

Paula Heupel has led an impressive, linear career in education that has taken her through the ranks of local academia — from classroom teacher and school principal to top executive, administrative ...

A new airline coming to town, as well new facility upgrades, constitute a “game-changer” for the Merced Yosemite Regional Airport, according to Airport Manager Rhett Williams who gave a presentation ...

Merced County leaders and local residents — including about 580 young students from Joe Stefani Elementary School — ...

By STEVE ROUSSOS & WENDY CALLISTER SPENCER  Special to the Times In a quiet neighborhood in Merced, the sound coming from Maria Vazquez’s living room isn’t just the usual play-time chatter. It’s the ...

By GABRIELLE ANDRADE Special to the Times A new facility to support and enrich the students of Merced City School District (MCSD) has just begun construction, right across the street from John Muir ...

The premier functional neurosurgeon in the Central Valley told the Times this week that literally thousands of people being treated for Parkinson’s disease in this region could benefit from hearing ...

When campaign season rolls around, you can almost expect to see a few candidates in Western garb as they hop into a truck and talk about their valley roots during a TV advertisement. Brian Pacheco, ...

Continuing a beloved and enduring tradition, tiny dancers from Denisa’s School of Dance signaled the start of spring with ...

More than 84,000 ballots were cast by Merced County voters in the Nov. 5 General Election, according to the local Elections Department. As of the Times press deadline on Wednesday morning, ...

Landmark Tabernacle church in Atwater has a true work of art on show, and they want to share in with members of the community ...

The local election scene is taking shape and campaign fundraising efforts are heating up as the deadline nears for candidates to file their nomination paperwork for the Nov. 5 Presidential General ...