Step inside Scotts Diner in Merced, and you will instantly feel right at home.  It is the kind of classic, hometown spot ...

Our Central Valley By STEVE NEWVINE This is a story about a life-saving piece of jewelry that got started just north of ...

By JONATHAN WHITAKER Merced city leaders and administrative staff have begun working on a public outreach effort to ...

Almost exactly three years from the day a massive fire gutted their wood and tin building on Atwater Boulevard, completely ...

One of the Central Valley’s favorite Independence Day traditions returns as fireworks light up the skies over Lake McClure on ...

Two hundred fifty years in the making, the legacy and heritage of the United States of America will be observed in ...

In addition to the highly anticipated music performances, fans can look forward to new onsite activations. BeatBox is bringing their biggest Aftershock experience yet, with party punch at their ...

He was attached there with the US Marines, serving and protecting the president of the United States. At one time, he managed a top-tier security firm in Silicon Valley. With an average $55 million ...

More than 84,000 ballots were cast by Merced County voters in the Nov. 5 General Election, according to the local Elections Department. As of the Times press deadline on Wednesday morning, ...

Merced County’s Assessor’s Office describes it as “a triangular shaped island, lying north of the land commonly known as Assessor’s Parcel 003-211-002,” but local residents may soon be referring to it ...

La Grange is a small, local unincorporated community loaded with history. Nestled in the foothills of the Sierras lies this historic town. This one-time county seat glories in its history of the past ...

The problem with a one-size-fits-all approach is that it leads to unintended consequences where only one side — Big Business — comes out the winner. By STEVE SLATER Legislation that assumes all metal ...