Landon Fire initially started today at 11:55 a.m. at East Yosemite Ave and East of UC Merced in Merced County, California. It ...

A new wildfire was reported today at 11:55 a.m. at in Merced County, California. Landon Fire has been burning on private land ...

Find the races, candidates and endorsements that matter to voters in Merced and the Valley before voting in the June primary.

Crime, campus surveillance and community events dominated the Merced Sun-Star’s most-read stories last week. From a child’s ...

The Merced Sun-Star covered a busy week in Merced County, from a championship baseball win and a national chain’s departure ...

Prop 50 passed statewide by over two million votes; Merced approved narrowly. Merced registrar reports ~40,000 ballots; county to finish counts by Nov. 12. County will continue counting mail ballots ...

Merced County is crowdsourcing ideas for the larger-than-life bear sculpture, carved straight out of a dying 100-year-old ...

MERCED COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- From levee repairs to sandbag stations, officials in Merced County say they are ready for the steady rain that's coming. It's the calm before the storm, but ...

Merced County continues to grapple with one of the highest unemployment rates in California's Central Valley, despite posting job growth in key areas such as manufacturing, agriculture and the public ...

MERCED COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- Fallen leaves line the streets in Merced as rain and wind has swept through Central California. Public works crews cleaned up the leaves and cleared out gutters during ...