Initial location: Merced County, Calif. Fire type: Wildfire Fire name: Butts A new wildfire was reported today at 1:27 p.m. in Merced County, California. Butts Fire has been burning on private land.

Where to find cheapest gas in Merced County As of Friday, some Merced area stations were offering prices below the local average of $4.37, according to the price-tracking site GasBuddy.

When car trouble strikes, even superheroes sometimes need backup. Progressive Insurance teamed up with Isabela Merced's Hawkgirl.

Fire type: Wildfire Fire name: Kelley Rd / River Rd A new wildfire was reported today at 7:32 p.m. in Merced County, California. The wildfire has been burning on private land.

A Southern California woman was arrested after leaving over 100 cats inside a U-Haul in a parking lot, according to the Merced County Sheriff's Office.

Isabela Merced's Hawkgirl is drawing from both the character's reincarnation and Thanagarian backstories, and maybe this means we'll see Hawkman in the DCU.

The UC Merced campus, the newest in the University of California system, has come a long way since its approval 30 years ago.

The California Highway Patrol is asking for help to locate a 17-year-old who has been missing since December.Cecilia Jones was last seen on Dec. 14 on foot in Merced.