The Merced City School District is closing out 2024 with a new school board in place and looking forward to new beginnings in the New Year. ...

The Merced County Board of Supervisors has approved cost-sharing agreements to continue fire services in Merced and Livingston. Brianna Va...

When the Merced County Courthouse was built and opened in 1875, things looked pretty different in Merced. Brianna Vaccari The Merced FOCUS...

Did students at UC Merced help flip a San Joaquin Valley Congressional district? Rachel Livinal The Merced FOCUS The Merced FOCUS reviewe...

Just days after unseating Republican incumbent Congressman John Duarte, Merced Democrat Adam Gray says he’s ready for the big leagues ...

Victor A. Patton The Merced FOCUS Rachel Livinal The Merced FOCUS Updated at 5:30 p.m.  Democrat Adam Gray declared victory over incumbent...

Victor A. Patton The Merced FOCUS The Valley’s legal community is mourning the death of Betty L. Dawson, who served as Merced County’s firs...

For members of the Indigenous community in Merced County and California, “Native American Heritage Month” is a year-round effort...

Update on Wednesday, Nov. 27, at 5:16 p.m. Adam Gray widen his lead to 234 votes over Republican incumbent Rep. John Duarte. Gray has 104,64...

The countywide public safety tax likely won’t receive the necessary two-thirds approval to pass. But in Livingston, Measure L is on tr...