By JAMIE THOMAS Special to the Times As the vibrant hues of the Pride flag unfurled against the historic backdrop of the ...

Why is Father’s Day and fatherhood so important in Merced County? We can think of no better answer than the one presented by ...

If you are looking forward to some early summer entertainment at Merced’s Applegate Park — and see exciting classical theater ...

The basic choice presented to members of the Merced City Council on Monday night was to freeze four vacant police officer ...

While final attendance numbers are still being calculated, it was easy to see massive crowds of smiling fairgoers at this ...

The Medina-Benson family of Merced are clinging on to hope despite a dire, heartbreaking situation. A few days after learning ...

Merced County Fair, presented by Valley Children’s Healthcare, will take place June 4 through June 8 at the fairgrounds in ...

The Merced County Fair is off and running, and it all started with the Livestock exhibitions, shows and competitions ...

Due to the combined efforts of Merced County’s many agricultural supporters, students, volunteers, and vendors, the 2025 ...

Established in 1964, Mid-Valley Publications (MVP) is an employee-owned group of five weekly community newspapers in Merced and Stanislaus counties. With the Merced County Times, Atwater-Winton Times, ...

“We’ve got a great cross section of talented chefs, musicians, world class athletes, celebrities and engaging personalities ready to literally and figuratively mix it up,” said Dave Graham, Partner, ...

More than 1,500 UC Merced graduates were honored and celebrated during three days of commencement ceremonies over the past weekend at the university’s Recreation Field. They were joined by hundreds of ...