Allowing them to get Social Security and Medicare helps keep them in their jobs. While people can start receiving reduced ...

For now, California is offering guidance, not mandates, on what stores should do with plastic bags already in storage.

In addition to enforcement, the CHP warned that winter weather could create hazardous driving conditions across the state, including reduced visibility, slick roads and debris. Drivers are urged to ...

City council candidate Kelley Coelho is facing a lawsuit after alleging that her daughter was sexually assaulted by a ...

The swimmer who went missing off California’s Central Coast in a possible shark attack on Sunday has been identified as Erica ...

The California Highway Patrol in Merced is investigating a fatal crash of a wrong-way driver on Highway 99 north of 16th Street early Tuesday. A 68-year-old man from Santa Ana was killed in the crash.

December is always a busy month for the California Highway Patrol in Merced, but this month has been especially industrious for officers. Four times this month, officers have made traffic stops that ...

Police in Dos Palos have revealed some details about the community’s first homicide investigation since 2018. The homicide occurred in the 2300 block of Santos Ave. on Dec. 16, according to a Dos ...

However, Washington state law prohibits parents from giving alcohol to a minor in a business with a state liquor license — meaning parents can’t buy their kid an alcoholic drink at a bar or restaurant ...

The Legislature is hiding the cost of the Capitol Annex project. Secrecy is the breeding ground of corruption.

Christmas Day in 2025 and New Year’s Day in 2026 will delay trash pickup for residents of incorporated and unincorporated areas of Merced County. According to the city of Merced’s website, certain ...

If Congress ends enhanced premium help, the people who never got it would pay more for health insurance. Here’s why.