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Classes for Cannabis? UC Merced Extension Launching Weed Workforce Training

UC Merced Extension is launching a series of courses geared toward anyone who is interested in making some legal green in the Valley’s...

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To the Wire: Rep. John Duarte Grows His Lead Over Adam Gray In Razor Thin Race

Thursday 5 p.m. Update Adam Gray narrows the gap in the race against Rep. John Duarte, with the Republican now leading by just 194 votes. Th...

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Merced’s Undocumented Brace for Trump Immigration Policies Amid Mass Deportation Fears

Randu has lived in Merced for most of his life, and thus doesn’t have many early childhood memories of Mexico, the country of his birt...

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Did Merced City Schools Board Stifle Free Speech? Legal Group Seeks Changes

Merced County’s largest school district has been put on notice by a legal group that a statement read during public school board meeti...

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Merced’s Iconic Laura Fountain Returns to Splendor With $300K Restoration

A landmark from days of old when Merced was known as “Fountain City” is back, fully restored for new generations to appreciate. ...

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Thousands of Merced County 2024 Election Ballots Still Left to Count Amid Tight Races

Although Election Day may be in the rear-view mirror for most people, it’s definitely not over for a handful of candidates in the San ...

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Longtime Los Banos Leader Ahead in Controversial Race to Replace Incumbent Mayor

Los Banos voters spoke at the ballot box Tuesday, and their message clearly appears to be a desire for change. Merced Focus Staff The Merc...

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Days Before Key Congressional Election, Duarte’s Immigration Bill Draws Gray’s Criticism

With days left until the crucial 2024 election, candidates in California’s razor-thin 13th Congressional District are aiming to move v...

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Chowchilla Prison Inmates Swap Prison Garb for College Caps and Gowns in Emotional Graduation

Inmates at Valley State Prison dressed in something other than prison uniforms last Friday — they wore caps and gowns. Rachel Livinal The ...

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Merced County Confirms First Human Case of Bird Flu This Year

A person who came into contact with cattle at a dairy farm is Merced County’s first confirmed human case of H5N1 bird flu infection th...

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North Korean Leader Says Past Diplomacy Only Confirmed US Hostility

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Democrats Strike Deal to Get More Biden Judges Confirmed Before Congress Adjourns

President Joe Biden with Mary Barra, the chief executive of General Motors, at the Detroit Auto Show, Sept. 14, 2022. President-elect Donald Trump has promised to erase the Biden administration’s tailpipe rules designed to get carmakers to produce electric vehicles, but most U.S. automakers want to keep them. (Doug Mills/The New York Times)

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Automakers to Trump: Please Require Us to Sell Electric Vehicles

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President Biden Welcomes 2024 NBA Champion Boston Celtics to White House

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Ohtani Makes History With 3rd MVP, Judge Claims 2nd AL Honor

Former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi, speaks before Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump arrives to speak at a campaign rally at First Horizon Coliseum, Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024, in Greensboro, NC. (AP/Alex Brandon)

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Trump Chooses Pam Bondi for Attorney General Pick After Gaetz Withdraws

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