Mercedians have been patiently awaiting significant retail progress in and around the old Merced Mall site, and they were ...

Our Central Valley By STEVE NEWVINE We are in the playoffs of Major League Baseball, so now seems an appropriate time to mark ...

Did you know that many foster youth arrive at their foster homes with only a small bag of clothing, if that?  Marissa Chapman knows the uncertain feelings of isolation and neglect that can come with ...

What sets UC Merced apart is not just the quality of education we provide, but the opportunities we create for students who ...

We’re here celebrating heavy metal music in Sacramento and its beautiful! It was so cool to receive a proclamation from the ...

Danny Wimmer Presents’ record-breaking 2025 festival season concluded October 2–5 with the largest Aftershock in history — ...

At a time when the word “divided” frequently enters our national dialogue and debates, local residents came together in a ...

Board of Supervisors approved a contract this week to bring in a new ambulance service provider to respond to this region’s emergency needs. In a unanimous decision on Tuesday, the board accepted a ...

Our Central Valley By STEVE NEWVINE It was a real treat to see the 1957 movie Bombers B-52 on TCM (Turner Movie Classics) recently. The movie is hardly memorable for the story or the acting. But for ...

There is no need for local families to travel outside the area to enjoy the ultimate pumpkin patch experiences this October.  They can find it right here at Hunter Farms Pumpkin Patch in Atwater. ...

During a recent Times interview, a local political candidate reflected: “I keep hearing people say Merced is a city on the rise, but once we get there, once it has risen, what’s it going to be like? … ...