Capacity crowds — into the tens of thousands of people — went willingly into the terrifyingly creative and nightmarish ...

After 112 years of standing majestically in the downtown core, Atwater’s Bloss Home is feeling its age. In fact, it’s sinking ...

Yang Pao Thao is the incumbent candidate in the race for the District 2 seat on the Merced City Council to be decided this November. However, it was not long ago when Councilman Thao was relatively ...

By JONATHAN WHITAKER The Atwater City Council hired from within on Monday with the approval of Janell Martin as the town’s new city manager.  Martin has been serving the city in various roles over the ...

Merced College is welcoming students back for the 2026-27 academic year this week, following several years of substantial ...

UC Merced is welcoming the largest class in university history this fall, as record numbers of first-year and transfer ...

Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Hollywood serves up an array of all-new curated horror-themed cuisine, along ...

Hollywood Drift” opens on Wednesday, September 16 at Universal Studios Hollywood, the theme park’s eagerly awaited first outdoor, high‑speed roller coaster will deliver an unprecedented surge of ...

Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Hollywood adds even more frights to its iconic 2026 line-up including “Terror Tram starring Art the Clown,” the return of fan-favorite haunted house ...

Mercedians have been patiently awaiting significant retail progress in and around the old Merced Mall site, and they were finally rewarded last weekend with two big grand openings, and word that there ...

Six weeks after being sworn in as a judge of the Merced County Superior Court, David Hood has been appointed by Governor Gavin Newsom to serve as a judge in Stanislaus County Superior Court, according ...

The City of Atwater faces an additional lawsuit in connection to alleged conspiratorial actions within the city’s Community Development Department, which includes the Planning, Building, and ...