A new wildfire was reported today at 8:39 p.m. in Merced County, California. The wildfire has been burning on private land.

A new wildfire was reported today at 12:29 p.m. in Merced County, California. Oakdale Fire has been burning on private land.

The Merced Seismic Retrofit project includes work on five bridges in Merced County in need of an upgrade after they were ...

The man who was killed in a crash on Highway 99 in Merced County has been identified as Darrion Thompson from Elk Grove.

A wrong-way crash on Highway 99 left an Elk Grove man dead and hurt his four passengers. They were all between ages 19 and 21 ...

A 35-year-old man died while kayaking in Fresno County’s Courtright Reservoir, authorities announced last Friday.

AB 218 could result in up to $3 billion in childhood sexual abuse settlements for school districts that are already squeezed ...

As wind-whipped walls of flame destroyed hundreds of Los Angeles-area residences last January, one media report framed the ...

Water bills are climbing as utilities clean up a chemical made infamous in “Erin Brockovich.” Should lawmakers give them ...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco is set to ban homeless people from living in RVs by adopting strict new parking limits the mayor says are necessary to keep sidewalks clear and prevent trash buildup ...

The Modesto Bee Editorial Board calls for Sen. Marie Alvarado-Gil to apologize for retaliating against a Stanislaus County ...