Motorists drive onto the Highway 99 north on-ramp from Highway 140 in Merced, Calif., on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025. Merced ...

The California Highway Patrol, Merced Police and the Merced County Sheriff's Office kicked off their "Seat Belts Saves Lives ...

A new prescribed burn, named Merced Piles, was initiated today at 11:25 a.m. in Merced County. The prescribed fire has been burning on federal land managed by the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service. At ...

As the price for a carton of eggs continues to soar nationwide, so does the number of bird flu cases. Now, a new variant has ...

The hot, dry, and windy conditions that drove the fires were about 35% more likely due to warming caused primarily by the burning of oil, gas, and coal, said the new analysis by 32 climate scientists ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Human-caused climate change increased the likelihood and intensity of the hot, dry and windy conditions ...

Merced will soon be home to the Central Valley’s first Chick-fil-A food truck following a Planning Commission meeting earlier this month. After being ...

Extreme conditions helped fuel the fast-moving fires that destroyed thousands of homes. Scientists are working to figure out ...

US officials are investigating the appearance of a strain of bird flu identified in the US for the first time, a worrying ...

A California duck farm has culled thousands of birds as the virus seems to be trading genetics with other viruses ...

What is H5N9 and how is it different from H5N1? Scientists classify bird flu viruses by which kind of two key proteins are ...