Nagame, the oldest and arguably the best Japanese restaurant in Merced, soon will be closing its doors. Co-owner Mary Mochihashi said Nagame will permanently close July 31, citing a desire for her ...

Fire type: Wildfire Fire name: Mccabe Rd / Whitworth Rd A new wildfire was reported 11:51 p.m. June 28 in Merced County, California. The wildfire has been burning on private land.

Sarah Kessler is the weekend edition editor of the DealBook newsletter and writes features on business. Michael J. de la Merced has covered global business and finance news for The Times since 2006.

Repairs and upgrades to Stephen Leonard Park Youth Center are scheduled to be completed this fall, thanks in part to $380,000 in funding recently approved by Merced City Council. Council voted 6-1 ...

MERCED, Calif, (KFSN) -- A tiny shopping center in Merced shut down on Thursday after a fire ripped through one of the units. Boarded-up windows below a coming soon sign serve as a hint that the ...

Fire type: Wildfire Fire name: Merced Falls Rd Snelling A new wildfire was reported today at 8:39 p.m. in Merced County, California. Merced Falls Rd Snelling Fire has been burning on private land.

President Donald Trump deployed around 2,000 National Guard troops to LA, following anti-ICE protests. Americans are divided over this reaction, polls show.

A federal appeals court ruled Trump likely had authority to deploy California’s National Guard during LA protests, pausing a lower court order favoring Newsom.

First discovered: 7:26 p.m. June 21 Initial location: Merced County, Calif. Fire type: Wildfire Fire name: Hwy 59 N/ G St A new wildfire was reported today at 7:26 p.m. in Merced County, California.

I joined UC Merced in 2006. My job as a new professor was to help build the first research university of the 21st century in the Central Valley. Over the years, I brought $5.3 million in research ...

Family offering $25K reward in decades-old Merced cold case By Brisa Colón, via Thursday, June 19, 2025 ...

When U.S. troops withdrew from Afghanistan in chaos, we offered our Afghan allies refuge here, but Trump’s America seems to have forgotten our debt.