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Mass Deportations Could Cost California Over $275 Billion, UC Merced Report Warns

A new study by the Bay Area Council Economic Institute and UC Merced says mass deportations could strip more than $275 billion from Californ...

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Liquor Licenses Abound in the Valley. How Many Is Too Many?

In some neighborhoods in the San Joaquin Valley, it’s challenging to go more than a block or two without finding someplace to buy alco...

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Does Merced County Need an Independent Commission to Draw Board of Supervisors Districts?

A bill authored by Assemblymember Esmeralda Soria would create an independent redistricting commission for Merced County – but the Board of ...

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Changing Directions: Merced Set to Switch Traffic Flow on Downtown’s Main Street

Amid a flurry of ongoing new development, downtown Merced’s West Main Street is about to change direction – literally. Christian De ...

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Valley Foster Care Agencies Are Facing an Insurance Crisis and Possible Closure

The nonprofit agencies that serve some of the Central Valley’s most vulnerable youth have found themselves stuck between the proverbia...

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This Pop-Up Nightclub Is a Place of ‘Pure Happiness’ for Merced’s Disabled Adults

About once a month, the inside of the Merced Senior Center transforms into a dark, thumping night club – complete with a DJ, flashing lights...

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Merced County Employees Get Big Raises One Year After Nearly Striking

More than 1,700 Merced County employees will receive a 10% pay raise and alleviated healthcare costs thanks to two new labor agreements appr...

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Work Permits Reinstated for UC Merced International Students, Anxiety Persists

After a chaotic few weeks with the revocations of visas and work permits of hundreds of students across the country, most international stud...

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Merced Sun-Star building before demolition

Old Merced Sun-Star Newspaper Building Reduced to Rubble

Once a hub of activity and business, the building at 3033 N. G Street is now just a memory. Crews late last week began the process of tearin...

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South Asian Women Lead Merced School Boards. How Did They Rise to the Top?

Two South Asian women now lead Merced County’s largest public school districts in making policy decisions and keeping schools accountable. ...

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Clovis Police are searching for Pathmani Goonawardena, 82, who went missing nearly three weeks ago and was last seen driving a white Volvo near Copper and Auberry, possibly en route to Coarsegold. (CHP)

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Clovis Police Seek Public’s Help in Finding Missing 82-Year-Old Woman

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Fresno Woman Killed in Head-On Collision, CHP Investigating

President Donald Trump and Elon Musk attend a press conference in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 30, 2025. (Reuters File)

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Bryan Koberger, who is accused of killing four University of Idaho students, listens during a hearing to overturn his grand jury indictment in Moscow, Idaho, U.S., October 26, 2023. (Reuters File)

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The Blanca Fire, burning 12 acres northwest of Lake Madera Country Estates in Madera County, remains active with 0% containment and no reported injuries or structural damage as the cause is under investigation as of Monday, June 30, 2025. (CalFire)

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Wildfire Near Lake Madera Country Estates Burns 12 Acres, Now 100% Contained

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