A Merced County jury has convicted Ulises Monge of first-degree murder and a gun enhancement for the killing of Navneet Singh Aulakh in 2022. The jury reached the verdict on Thursday in the Merced ...

Indiana State University is celebrating the groundbreaking of the National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) Plaza, which will honor the legacy and contributions of historically Black Greek-letter ...

MERCED COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- It was a packed Board Chambers on Tuesday morning as community members shared their experience with Riggs Ambulance Service, operating exclusively in Merced County. "My ...

MERCED COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- A man is dead following a head-on crash in Merced County early Tuesday morning. The California Highway Patrol says it happened around 6:20 am on Highway 59 south of ...

October 3, 2025 - Nearly half of the world’s worst wildfire disasters have occurred in just the past decade, new research from UC Merced’s Fire Resilience Center shows. A study published Thursday in ...

October 2, 2025 - Merced County and the Merced County Historical Society/Courthouse Museum invite the community to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the historic Merced County Courthouse on Saturday, ...

UC Merced Arts has announced its 2025/26 season of performances, exhibitions, and public art programs, beginning with the return of East LA’s electrifying band Las Cafeteras. Their acclaimed Día de ...

An almond orchard in Parlier provides a look into the future of farming. Researchers at University of California, Merced and the University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources installed an ...

The Bay Area institutions led a strong showing for California schools. Stanford ranked No. 1 overall for the first time since 2017. Berkeley came in at No. 7 overall and first among public ...

Research might seem like it happens primarily in labs or hospitals, under microscopes or with the latest in high-tech equipment. But in California, where farming has grown into a $60B industry, ...