Merced

Two South Asian women now lead Merced County’s largest public school districts in making policy decisions and keeping schools accountable.

The obelisk along Highway 140 at Arboleda Road is one of the most unusual roadside landmarks in the Central Valley.

A traveling standup comedy show with two unique rules makes a pitstop in Merced, California.

The Central Pacific and Southern Pacific connected the San Joaquin Valley with the world in the 1870s, founding many local cities and bypassing others.

A fire damaged part of the vacant 3033 G Street building last year. More than 50 years old, the building once housed hundreds of employees.

Of the five local courthouses built in the 1870s in the Central Valley, Merced's is the only one that remains today.

Today, visiting Yosemite often means sitting in traffic jams. A century ago, the Yosemite Valley Railroad connected to park to Merced. So what happened?

The countywide public safety tax likely won’t receive the necessary two-thirds approval to pass. But in Livingston, Measure L is on track to succeed.

Merced County’s largest school district has been put on notice by a legal group that a statement read during public school board meetings may expose the district to legal action for threatening freedom of speech.

A Merced City School District trustee announced this week he is stepping down, and an associate superintendent is on paid administrative leave, The Merced FOCUS has learned.