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The box was buried at Yosemite High School 47 years ago.

In 2017, the district made career technical education a graduation requirement for all students.

The new city manager, Scott McBride, has led city’s building, housing and planning departments since 2017.

Merced County is among six San Joaquin Valley counties that placed among the 10 worst for homicide in 2022, outpacing more populous counties such as Los Angeles, Sacramento and San Francisco.

Anyone who uses Highway 99 to travel through Merced County undoubtedly has asked themself the same question: When will all of this construction be over?

According to the Merced County Sheriff's office, there is no evidence of physical harm, but deputies suspect the people to be victims of an illegal drug and human trafficking operation.

More than 80% of Planada households suffered losses due to flooding. But so far, few have accessed disaster aid, such as federal relief restricted to U.S. citizens or unemployment benefits unavailable to those in informal or cash-pay jobs.

While Merced County residents have been slowly rebuilding their homes from the winter flooding, experts warn that the combination of lingering moisture and summer heat may cause some new complications.

Cal Fire is getting into the artificial intelligence game.

Hundreds of Merced County residents joined together this week to file government claims against the county as a result of its flood response.