By DOANE YAWGER Special to the Times Police dogs are an essential component of law enforcement with t Police Department and ...

Treat your family and friends to some holiday laughter and cheer on the evening of Saturday, Dec. 27, with the Clean Comedy ...

You know those old, standard “I Voted” stickers that are included with ballots mailed to voters so it makes them feel special ...

Fresno County Supervisor Brian Pacheco announced today his candidacy to represent California Assembly District 27, promising ...

The University of California, Merced today announced the largest philanthropic gift in its history, an extraordinary new ...

By GABRIELLE ANDRADE  Courthouse Museum hosted its 41st Annual Christmas Open House on the first Sunday of December — with ...

Our Central Valley By STEVE NEWVINE There’s a building in Merced that deserves some sort of historic marker. The ...

The sidewalks of Main Street were lined with thousands of people of all ages who came out to celebrate this year’s Holiday ...

Karen Adams plans to take a short walk from her office next week, and make her way across the hallway to the Elections Department, so she can file paperwork to run for a seventh term as Merced ...

The Goods Italian Market — one of the best new fall additions to Downtown Merced — is open at 348 W. Main Street, as an extension of the popular Bella Luna restaurant The highly-anticipated store is ...

The arrival of Santa Claus inside the Marketplace at Merced last Saturday not only ushered in the Christmas season in town, it also signaled the start of a countdown to the most wonderful weekend of ...

Many local residents might be surprised to learn that one of the top firearms training facilities in California — and the entire United States — is located deep inside the sprawling Bettencourt Ranch, ...