The current District 4 Dairy Princess has local ties as organizers begin accepting applications for the 2026 contest.

Authorities have recovered what they believe to be the body of Lupita Lizbeth Zúñiga Ontiveros, the 21-year-old Stockton woman ...

A 42-year-old Atwater man has been arrested on an attempted murder charge following a January shooting in Winton, according to ...

Los Banos High School senior girls wrestler Angelina Borelli is gaining national attention as one of the top athletes in ...

Merced County, CA (February 5, 2026) — A deadly head-on crash in Merced County left one woman dead and four others hospitalized Thursday morning. The collision happened around 8:30 a.m. at Oakdale ...

More than a week after Lupita Lizbeth Zúñiga Ontiveros, 21, went missing following a late-night dune buggy crash into the ...

Merced County, CA (February 4, 2026) -- series of routine inspections conducted throughout January across Merced, Atwater and Winton resulted in “Good” ...

The family of the man found dead along southbound Highway 99 near the Applegate Road overpass earlier this week has ...

An Atwater man has been arrested in connection with the death of an infant earlier this year, according to the Atwater Police ...

Merced, CA (February 3, 2026) — The Dual Language Academy operated by the Merced County Office of Education is scheduled to close at the conclusion of the 2025–26 school year, according to information ...

A 21-year-old woman from Stockton, Lupita Zúñiga, remains missing after a dune buggy accident that sent the vehicle ...