Executives of the company Parasol Elite Power on Tuesday unveiled what they called a significant plan to invest in Merced and the surrounding region by developing a manufacturing site for state-of-the ...

It’s mid-August and valley music fans are already bracing for Aftershock — the largest rock, punk and metal festival on the ...

By JIM CUNNINGHAM & FLIP HASSETT Special to the Times There is not much written information or images about the old small ...

The start of the new school year this week was made a little easier for local families thanks to the Build-A-Backpack event ...

In 2014, a Deputy Sheriff earned a base salary of $64,916.80. In 2025, that same role earns $99,840, a 54 percent increase in just over a decade (this percentage includes all rank and file deputies ...

Koi Saechao saw the sign at the empty lot on the corner of MLK and 16th streets, and she knew right away that this oddly ...

Facing a final 2025-26 fiscal budget hearing on Sept. 23, members of the Merced County Board of Supervisors were presented this week with a sobering picture of known, anticipated, and potential future ...

Established in 1964, Mid-Valley Publications (MVP) is an employee-owned group of five weekly community newspapers in Merced and Stanislaus counties. With the Merced County Times, Atwater-Winton Times, ...

This is just a small thing, but this meant a lot to the citizens of Merced.’ — Police Chief Steven Stanfield Officers of the ...

For yet another year, the passionate and hardworking folks at Castle Family Health Center (CFHC), along with their long list of amazing sponsors, have given their time to help spread resources and ...

The last of three parts “They’ve already been out here,” said Alex Perl, technology and operations manager for Sierra Academy of Aeronautics. Perl was speaking of the California Department of Forestry ...

The second of three parts Jeff Sweet was Castle Airport manager for just under a year between March 2022 and February 2023. With a 35-year career in military and commercial aviation, including air ...