Cal Fire is reporting that the Fields Fire near Snelling is now 1,100 acres and 40% contained. The only remaining road closure is on Snelling Road from La Grange Road to Hornitos Road. Also, the ...

"We can't get you guys to come and explain this, but you can go to Fresno," a Merced County official told the rail board.

A new wildfire was reported today at 5:41 p.m. in Merced County, California. Chevron Fire has been burning on private land. At this time, there is no information on the containment of the fire and the ...

MaxPreps ranks four Merced County teams in the Top 10 in the Sac-Joaquin Section.

Merced College faculty and staff gathered Thursday morning for the college's annual convocation, celebrating the start of a ...

The round-the-clock service began Monday, the city said.

The Applegate Park Zoo is pictured in Merced, Calif., on Friday, Aug. 22, 2025. Andrew Kuhn Merced Sun-Star file Merced residents will have to wait a little longer to see the changes made at Applegate ...

Animal advocates and community members gathered outside the Merced County, California District Attorney's Office on Friday, demanding justice for a husky named Sweetie.

The main entrance to the University of California, Merced in Merced, Calif., Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2016. (Sun-Star file photo) Andrew Kuhn akuhn@mercedsun-star.com UC Merced announced Wednesday that it ...