Authorities in Merced County are investigating a disturbing case of animal abuse after two dogs were found shot in the head ...

Highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N9 has been identified in U.S. poultry for the first time, after outbreak at a commercial ...

A new prescribed burn, named Merced Piles, was initiated today at 11:25 a.m. in Merced County. The prescribed fire has been burning on federal land managed by the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Today we’re in the largest unincorporated community in Merced County. In 1912 their post office opened. It closed in 1918, ...

President Donald Trump’s plan to increase enforcement of undocumented residents in the U.S. has placed a number of people on edge.

The fire broke out around 6:30 am at the former Merced County library building on 22nd near M Street. "Tragic ending for a majestic building," said Merced County Sheriff Vern Warnke. A photo from ...

A Merced County Sheriff’s Office vehicle. Merced Sun-Star file image. Andrew Kuhn [email protected] The Merced County Sheriff Coroner’s Office has identified the driver killed in a ...

A Merced County Sheriff’s Office vehicle. Merced Sun-Star file image. Andrew Kuhn [email protected] Authorities have identified a female passenger who was killed in a December 2024 Merced ...

MERCED COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- Everything from saddles to feed, ready for a first-class send-off to the Nation's Capitol. The Merced County Sheriff's Posse was chosen to be in the presidential ...