Cressey Elementary School in Cressey claimed the top spot on Niche’s 2026 Best Schools in Merced County list, ranking No. 1 ...

High school football is back in Merced County, with new coaches, playoff format changes and title races taking shape across four leagues. Merced High enters as the team to beat after a perfect regular ...

A new wildfire was reported today at 11:57 p.m. in Los Angeles County, California. The wildfire has been burning on private land. There is no update on the containment progress of the fire and its ...

Foster Fire initially started at 4:33 p.m. Aug. 9 on Foster Road north of Indian Rock Road in Imperial County, California. By Wednesday afternoon, 252 acres of land had been scorched by it. As of ...

A new wildfire was reported today at 7:43 p.m. in Lassen County, California. Fa #4 Wendal Fire has been burning on federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management. At this time, the containment ...

A new wildfire was reported today at 10:08 p.m. in Shasta County, California. Coyote Fire has been burning on private land. At this time, the containment status is unknown and the cause of the fire ...

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Lowell Hill Road and Dutch Flat Powerhouse Road, north of Gold Run, Nevada County, Calif. Fire unit: Cal Fire Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit. Fire type: Wildfire. Fire ...

A new wildfire was reported today at 10:26 p.m. in Calaveras County, California. Alamo Fire has been burning on private land. There is currently no information on the containment of the fire and its ...

SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CA - A preliminary 2.1 magnitude quake occurred close to Yucaipa on Wednesday afternoon, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The tremor struck at 6:36 p.m., with its epicenter ...

Talbot Fire initially started today at 5:10 p.m. - French Meadows Road Northeast of French Meadows Reservoir in Placer County, California. It has burned 16 acres after being active for two hours.

Valley Fire initially started today at 6:02 p.m. at Firebaugh Road and Avenue 7 in Madera County, California. It has burned 51.8 acres after being active for two hours. Currently, there are no details ...