Merced News

From the silly to the sacred, the 2013 Spring Choral Concert by the Merced College Chorale and Chamber Singers has something for nearly every musical taste.

Merced County Sheriff's deputies and task force agents descended upon a massive marijuana operation in the Fremont Ford State Recreation Area on Thursday, about five miles northeast of the Gustine Airport.

Moser, principal of Farmdale Elementary School in Merced, said her students have demonstrated patience and understanding since a March 26 fire blamed on vandalism extensively damaged one of the classrooms.

The poppy drive is happening from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. all week at three Merced locations: Food For Less on Olive Avenue and R Street, Paul's Place restaurant on G Street and the Bar-B-Q Pit on G Street.

The sound of a bagpiper playing "Amazing Grace" set a somber tone Wednesday morning, as members of law enforcement gathered to honor fallen officers at the 2013 Merced County Peace Officer Memorial ceremony.

A 33-year-old Merced man who was fatally shot at Fahrens Park early Monday morning has been identified by the Merced County Coroner's Office as Raymond Ramos.

A former criminalist from a state crime lab in Ripon has pleaded guilty to embezzlement after taking a half-pound of crystal methamphetamine and cocaine from evidence submitted by law enforcement agencies.

On the heels of last month's announced deal calling for Dignity Health to sell its lab-related outreach service to Quest Diagnostics, Dignity has issued layoff notices to more than 500 workers, including 319 working for Stockton's HealthCare Clinical Laboratories.

A Merced man was shot multiple times Tuesday evening while sitting on a bench near the Willowbrook Apartments, police reported.

California's health exchange has awarded $37 million in grants to educate up to 9 million consumers about the Affordable Care Act, with most of the funding going to outreach plans targeting a dozen or more counties.

A Merced motorcyclist is in critical condition after a head-on collision with a car during the weekend, the California Highway Patrol reported Tuesday.

The city is gearing up for Cap and Town 2013, Merced's biggest outdoor celebration and ultimate block party, from 5 to 10 p.m. Friday on Main Street, from M street to Martin Luther King Jr.

A three-car accident on G Street and Donna Drive on Tuesday resulted in minor injuries to five people, Merced police reported.

UC Merced is growing fast and officials say the university's buildings and facilities won't be able to keep up.

As part of National Teacher Appreciation Day, instructors at Buhach Colony High School in Atwater were treated to a spa day, which included massages, pedicures, manicures and other pampering.

As Mercedians start to recover from the weekend's record-breaking heat, meteorologists have some good news — lower temperatures are in store for the days ahead.

The City Council has voted to approve a highly contested development plan for medical office space adjacent to a residential neighborhood in north Merced.

A man who was once at the helm of Merced County and Atwater was recently recognized for more than four decades of work in local government.

A former Mercedian will be one of the contestants on the ABC reality game show "Wipeout" when it airs tonight, her mother said.

Residents of the Tioga apartment building in Merced have demanded better living conditions, appealing to the city to pressure the management firm to clean up the historic structure.