Victor A. Patton The Merced FOCUSFollowing months of debate, Merced leaders have revised the city’s flag policy amid growing concerns over e...

Merced Focus StaffAmid news that international students at universities nationwide are seeing their visas revoked by the federal government,...

Last year, The Merced FOCUS reported that for the first time in over a decade, a crucial service for survivors of sexual assault would be of...

No matter where you stand on the debate over Merced’s flag policy, the devil is in the details. Victor A. Patton The Merced FOCUS L...

When Madera Community Hospital abruptly closed its doors in early 2023, its ripple effects spread much farther than the immediate city and c...

The ever-changing appearance of Merced’s downtown is getting another important upgrade. Victor A. Patton The Merced FOCUS Merced le...

Nearly 20 million chickens, ducks and turkeys on farms in the San Joaquin Valley have been “depopulated” – a polite term for killed – as bir...

Educators from around the nation gathered in Merced over the weekend to discuss a new classroom curriculum geared toward shining a spotlight...

A group of Los Banos residents are speaking out against a proposed solar farm and battery energy storage facility and urging Merced County e...

Amid the search for an ornate display sign stolen from Applegate Zoo, two members of the Merced City Council say they’re offering a ca...