The Merced FOCUS
A look back on University of California Merced’s first 20 years.
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City leaders and community members celebrated the opening of Fresno Yosemite International Airport’s largest-ever terminal expansion. -
President Donald Trump on Thursday endorsed former Stockton Mayor Kevin Lincoln in his bid to unseat Rep. Adam Gray in next year’s campaign for California’s 13th Congressional District. -
A restoration project in Merced County is removing an old levee to reconnect the San Joaquin River with its historic floodplain. -
The airport is the primary hub serving the San Joaquin Valley region, home to 11 percent of the state’s population. -
‘We’ve come such a long way.’ The Valley’s Hmong community at 50: From ashes of war to seeds of hopePart one of a three part special report “50 years in the Valley: The Hmong Journey from War to Home,” talking to people from all walks of life in the Valley’s Hmong community about the events that shaped their lives as refugees, and the path ahead 50 years later as leaders in California’s Central Valley and beyond.
"I think in our words, it's a bunch of sheet metal. But together, with the history that it brought to us, I think that this couldn't have come at a more exciting time."
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Courtesy of Brandon VangThis is the final installment in a three-part series “50 Years in the Valley: The Hmong Journey from War to Home.” Part Three looks toward the future, following the people who are guiding the next chapter of Hmong life in the Valley. -
Courtesy of the Merced County Courthouse Museum.This is the second installment in a three-part series called “50 Years in the Valley: The Hmong Journey from War to Home,” focusing on the first generation of Hmong Americans born and raised in the United States. It follows their struggles with poverty, gangs, and cultural pressure as they came of age between two worlds. -
Porterville Developmental Center Facebook pageCalifornia spent hundreds of millions on prison and hospital healthcare staff, auditors found, but vacancy rates rose since 2019, exceeding 30% at three facilities despite bonuses and pay raises, with inadequate oversight and planning. -
Diego Vargas/FresnolandAttorney Kevin Little has been open about wanting to challenge the city’s law in court since he defended Wickey TwoHands against the policy earlier this year.
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This historic Bakersfield hotel was reborn in 2010, and has a colorful history filled with Hollywood celebrities and an eccentric owner who once pointed a "missile" at city hall. -
From the Greenhorn Mountains east of Delano to Famoso along Highway 99, Poso Creek has been an important part of Kern County history. -
Four teachers founded Fresno's Hedgerow Vineyard, and in 1878 were among the first to pack and ship raisins from Fresno.
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