Merced

Golden Valley High students are taking a special effects class as part of a district arts, media and entertainment pathway.

The city of Merced is improving its fleet of first responders, and it’s partly thanks to a partnership with Merced College.

Election officials are urging voters to take advantage of ballot drop boxes after USPS changes to mail delivery last year caused a surge in late ballots.

A push by Merced artists to pause two $10,000 mural projects revealed confusion over how the projects were shaped and what the city’s Arts and Culture Advisory Commission was asked to approve.

Landlords in Merced who fail to provide habitable living conditions for tenants will be fined $1,000 each day for uncorrected violations under a new ordinance.

The historic courthouse in Snelling is the oldest in Merced County.

This man-made reservoir on the edge of the UC Merced campus has a history that takes back to the 1880s.

A business plan that forecasts where Merced’s proposed bullet train station may ultimately end up has received unanimous approval from the California High-Speed Rail Authority’s board.

The forum was open to school district employees and had three of the four candidates participate.

Musica Grupera bands created a space to celebrate in a region shaped by farm labor. But with the closure of Castle Air Force Base, the good times didn’t last.