The largest union representing Merced County employees voted to authorize a strike Saturday, following months of negotiations that have fail...

“UC Merced, you’re in the city!” Brianna Vaccari The Merced FOCUS That declaration was made by the chair of the Local A...

Brenda Ostrom has lived in this Gold Rush-era town since 1998 and lately has been busy building what she calls her dream kitchen. Rachel L...

MERCED — A little more than a year after Fresno-based Bitwise Industries collapsed, the building it once occupied in the heart of Merced is ...

A Merced County Civil Grand Jury investigation found Merced City School District trustees violated California’s open meeting law and educati...

Air in the San Joaquin Valley costs a fortune. So say researchers at UC Merced, who found that three prevalent air pollutants in the region ...

The largest section of the Merced Mall has a new owner — Sacramento-based Ethan Conrad Properties, The Merced FOCUS has learned. Victor A....

The next leader of Merced County’s largest school district should have a strong moral compass while also holding board members and staff acc...

The Merced City School District’s governing board has selected a Tracy Unified administrator as its top candidate to lead Merced County’s la...

The third and final day of the University of California Board of Regents meeting Thursday at UC Merced was highlighted by a sit-down between...