Christopher McCall was homeless and living on the streets or with friends for the past two years. Last week, he moved into his own apartment, thanks to a homeless veteran's voucher he received.

Mel Hodges was really excited to graduate from Merced College on Friday night. "It's a major step," said the retired Air Force chief of student administration for the 4017th Combat Crew Training Squadron.

The Merced High Quarterback Club will be holding the fifth annual Golf Classic at the Merced Golf &#

Advocates for McNamara Park continue to put pressure on city officials to commit to long-term funding for the South Merced recreation area. The City Council recently announced the park's pool will likely reopen by the middle of June, in part due to anonymous donations.

Facebook ended its first day of trading on Nasdaq with a value of $105 billion while JPMorgan Chase's trading loss surged to at least $3 billion. A look back on our reporting of the past week's highs and lows in finance.

They still have a year of classes to go, but a group of Merced High School juniors took part in a Ca

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Charley Huddleston wanted a big birthday party.And he got what he wanted. The party, which filled u

A festival next weekend will celebrate sustainable farming and the effort to keep open two state parks on the Merced River. The eighth annual Pick and Gather at Riverdance Farms and Merced River Fair will take place June 2-3 near Livingston.

Merced County Sheriff's Detectives are investigating a suspicious death.