Initial location: Merced County, Calif. A new prescribed burn, called Lur San Luis Wildlife Refuge, was initiated today at 10:10 a.m. at in Merced County, California. The prescribed fire has been ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Merced College is pictured in May of 2025. (Andrew Kuhn/akuhn@mercedsun-star.com) Those in the Central Valley wanting to become ...

MERCED, Calif. (KFSN) -- In the North Valley, a man is picking up the pieces of his home that was badly damaged in a fire. Video of flames bursting from the windows of a Merced home on 11th Street is ...

Merced College is helping to fill the need for firefighters across the country. Three dozen students started the Spring semester on the path to their new careers. "We have a large Academy. It's the ...

The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom. Read more on our AI policy here. A new prescribed burn, called Lur ...

No injuries were reported in a fire that erupted early Monday at a house in Merced’s Loughborough area. The cause remains under investigation. Merced City Fire Department firefighters responded to the ...