Merced News

The Merced Police Department's Internal Affairs Division is investigating a complaint alleging that an officer twice used a Taser against an unarmed man with no legs in a wheelchair. Gregory Williams, 40, a double-leg amputee, spent six days in jail...

Jim Sanders, Joe Cortez, Michele Gabriault-Acosta, Noah Lor, Bill Spriggs -- and Mayor Ellie Wooten voted in support. Mayor Pro Tem John Carlisle voted in opposition. "Our largest health issue isn't air quality or asthma," Spriggs said, his voice growing...

Randall Mays has decided to step down from his positions as president and chief financial officer of Clear Channel Communications , according to an internal memorandum from the company. Mr. Mays will become Clear Channel’s vice chairman, a role focused...

While it doesn't actually feel like fall, little changes are beginning to take place. The mornings are just a bit cooler, and the hours of light are certainly diminishing. The produce at the farmers market is changing, with the wealth...

There are 3,414 students on campus this year, up from 2,718 last fall and slightly over the 3,200-student estimate officials used for planning. That's a 26 percent increase in the five-year-old campus' enrollment. "UC Merced is fortunate to experience strong...

A legal challenge that could've stalled construction of Atwater's planned multimillion-dollar wastewater treatment plant was struck down by the California Supreme Court in mid-October, according to court filings. The case, filed by Robert Friesen, a resident near the planned site...

The strike was called by the California Nurses' Association, the union to which Mercy nurses belong. The union claimed RNs were not getting needed protection in the event of a pandemic, such as swine flu. Among other items: The union...

Katie Albertson, spokeswoman for the county, said the department will hold a clinic in Merced from 9 a.m. to noon at the public health department, 260 E...There will also be a clinic in Los Banos at the health department's satellite...

That's the opinion of dairy experts who say Boxer, along with Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., Rep. Dennis Cardoza, D-Merced, and Rep. Jim Costa, D-Fresno, went to bat for California dairy farmers to make sure they got their fair share of...