If you want skilled, committed professionals protecting your community, they need fair pay,” writes Merced Supervisor.

The Merced County Sheriff’s Office found several animal fighting rings and 15 dead roosters in Delhi following a marijuana ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- The Valley is bracing for a late summer season heatwave with a stretch of triple-digit temperatures ...

A man drowned after being swept away by the current at the Cressey Bridge area on the Merced River Thursday, and was later recovered by a dive rescue team using a remotely operated vehicle.

Authorities in the Central Valley are seeking information after a County woman and her infant daughter went missing more than ...

MERCED, Calif. (KFSN) -- A man has died after authorities say he drowned in the Merced River. The Merced County Sheriff's Office was called out before 7 pm Thursday to the Cressey Bridge area on the ...

A man arrested in 2021 following a fatal house fire in Orange County has been sentenced to life after being found guilty of ...

July 25, 2025 – Hilmar, CA – Merced County Sheriff's Office officials report that on July 24, 2025, at 10:44 a.m., our ...

Robert Casey was arrested on suspicion of bank robbery in Merced County. He also allegedly is the suspect in a Modesto bank ...

July 20, 2025 – Fresno County Sheriff’s office officials report that a kayaker drowned in Courtright Reservoir, the man who drowned has been identified as 35-year-old Matthias Aguilar of Merced.

Distressed cats seized from a U-Haul in Merced County. The rescued cats, cared for at the Atwater Veterinary Center, await adoption clearance.

Merced County officials seized over 100 cats from a U-Haul van in a parking lot Sunday, but there’s already an outpouring of interest in adopting the cats once they recover.