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 ...

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 — ...

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 ...

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 ...