Merced College is welcoming students back for the 2026-27 academic year this week, following several years of substantial ...

UC Merced is welcoming the largest class in university history this fall, as record numbers of first-year and transfer ...

Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Hollywood serves up an array of all-new curated horror-themed cuisine, along ...

By JONATHAN WHITAKER The Atwater City Council hired from within on Monday with the approval of Janell Martin as the town’s new city manager.  Martin has been serving the city in various roles over the ...

By SARAH LIM Special to the Times What better name for a building than “Land of Sunshine”? To many Chicagoans in the late ...

By STEVE SLATER  It’s been said that the road to hell is paved with good intentions. That may be true, but as we witness a flawed bill making its way through the California legislature, it may also be ...

Two months after the Merced City Council approved the creation of a Repeat Housing Code Violators program, Councilman Fue Xiong on Monday night brought to the table a discussion about ways to further ...

A community giant is no longer with us. Roger Wood — an Atwater native son with a legacy as a businessman, civic leader, and radio show host who helped unite the region through conversation — died Aug ...

Merced city leaders tasked with clearing out a logjam on vital information regarding the future of High Speed Rail in Merced were expecting to meet this week with Assemblymember Esmeralda Soria, State ...

Long before there was news about the elections for Merced City Council in 2026, John Bliss was starting plans to run for the District 6 seat that represents North Merced neighborhoods beyond Yosemite ...

A 50th anniversary was marked last week in Chowchilla. It was not a festive occasion but rather more of a somber reminder of what the community saw as one of the worst times in its history. On July 15 ...

The 7-Up sign by Marie’s Mexican Kitchen at 259 W. Main Street is a prominent landmark in Merced, though many residents are unaware of its intriguing past. Although speculation fills the gaps where ...