First discovered: 1:52 p.m. Aug. 8 A new wildfire was reported today at 1:52 p.m. in Merced County, California. The wildfire ...

Individuals under 18 must hold an instruction permit for at least six months, complete driver education and training, and ...

Coming off its eighth straight appearance in the NAIA national championship, UC Merced soccer is making the jump to DII.

City of Merced staff are now crafting a potential ordinance to regulate roaming and stationary food vendors, citing health and safety, economic fairness, and pedestrian-access concerns. City officials ...

The iconic Merced Mall neon sign, which once hung over the the mall’s main entrance off of Olive Avenue, has been removed to make way for new signage reflecting the mall’s new name under current ...

Stephen Miran, a close adviser to the president who is likely to become a governor at the central bank, has pushed for a weak ...

The Merced Sun-Star asked readers to nominate their favorite taco trucks in town — and you delivered. Here are the top picks: The Tacos La Doña food truck, located at 825 West Main Street in Merced, ...

Almond growers across Central California are battling a surging rat infestation across more than 100,000 acres of orchards, ...

The man leading the California High Speed Rail project is one year into the job – but he says he started figuring out what ...

Shedeur Sanders made his NFL preseason debut with the Cleveland Browns on Friday night. The former Jackson State and Colorado ...

It's been more than three weeks since Whisper Owen and her eight-month-old baby, Sandra McCarty, were last seen, and on Friday, authorities released new information in the search.

The Netflix series set in Yosemite didn't film there, so our national parks columnist shares its overlooked places that ...