Read more on our AI policy here. A new prescribed burn, called Three East And West, was initiated today at 11:25 a.m. in Merced County. The prescribed fire has been burning on federal land managed ...

A female deer tick (xodes scapularis), one of the two tick species that spread ehrlichiosis in the U.S. © KPixMining via Shutterstock A person’s precious organ ...

In late January, U.S. health officials announced that a new strain of avian flu, H5N9, was discovered on a duck farm in Merced County, California. They quarantined the farm and destroyed nearly ...

Editor’s note: This article was originally printed in the Merced County Times newspaper on Feb. 13, 2025. This year’s three-part Town Hall series hosted by the Merced City Council came to an end last ...

In late January, U.S. health officials announced that a new strain of avian flu, H5N9, was discovered on a duck farm in Merced County, California. They quarantined the farm and destroyed nearly ...

However, the cuts come after a new strain of "highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N9" was confirmed at a duck farm in California last month, the first time the bird flu variant has been ...

Authorities are investigating after a vehicle crashed into a Merced County canal killing one teenager and injuring another on Sunday. California Highway Patrol officers responded to a report of ...

MERCED, Calif. (KFSN) -- A woman is grieving the loss of her husband as her daughter recovers from serious injuries after a motorcycle crash in Merced County over the weekend. Just after midnight ...