Two South Asian women now lead Merced County’s largest public school districts in making policy decisions and keeping schools accountable. ...

A center that’s geared toward preparing Valley students for the agricultural technology jobs of tomorrow is now within sight of becoming a r...

Locals call the Merced Vernal Pools and Grassland Reserve “UC Merced’s backyard,” and it’s a backyard unlike any other. Rachel Livinal The...

Victor A. Patton The Merced FOCUSFollowing months of debate, Merced leaders have revised the city’s flag policy amid growing concerns over e...

Merced Focus StaffAmid news that international students at universities nationwide are seeing their visas revoked by the federal government,...

Last year, The Merced FOCUS reported that for the first time in over a decade, a crucial service for survivors of sexual assault would be of...

No matter where you stand on the debate over Merced’s flag policy, the devil is in the details. Victor A. Patton The Merced FOCUS L...

When Madera Community Hospital abruptly closed its doors in early 2023, its ripple effects spread much farther than the immediate city and c...

The ever-changing appearance of Merced’s downtown is getting another important upgrade. Victor A. Patton The Merced FOCUS Merced le...

Nearly 20 million chickens, ducks and turkeys on farms in the San Joaquin Valley have been “depopulated” – a polite term for killed – as bir...