Our Central Valley By STEVE NEWVINE  NFL quarterback Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills may have missed out on a long-awaited ...

He once played basketball at Camp David.  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 ...

Within a tight scheduling window, and amid a very busy January agenda, members of the Merced City Council and city department ...

Less than five months after a report suddenly awakened Mercedians out of a dream that high speed rail in town was a sure thing and on its way as part of the state’s initial operating segment, there is ...

The second of two parts By SARAH LIM Special to the Times In my last column, I wrote about the stories behind each picture featured in the 2026 Historical Society Calendar, including the “Merced: ...

The Merced County Board of Supervisors and the Merced City Council began the new calendar year this week with public meetings that were somewhat light on agenda item discussion, but seasoned with ...

BOOK REVIEW By GWEN HAGAMAN Special to the Times No other building in Merced carries the same monumental feeling as its ...

The 2026 Merced County Historical Society Calendar showcases a collection of 13 modern-day photos in which the people and objects of the past “haunt” every image. Courthouse Museum docent William ...

Four Atwater High School agriculture and floral students recently traveled to Pasadena to volunteer in the decoration of the Kiwanis International float for the annual Tournament of Roses Parade. This ...

Mercy Medical Center in Merced has announced the birth of the hospital’s first New Year baby on Jan. 1, 2026 at 3:04 a.m. Baby Santiel Beltran Perea arrived at 3:04 a.m., weighing 6 pounds 7 ounces.

El Capitan High School ushered in a new era for athletics with the official opening of a new on-campus football stadium on Tuesday afternoon. Students filled the stands as Merced Union High School ...