Election Night in Merced was marked by long, last-minute lines at voting centers, oh-so-close vote margins in some races, and ...

The District 13 Congressional race between incumbent Rep. John Duarte, R-Modesto, and his Democratic challenger Adam Gray ...

Esmeralda Soria, a Democrat who is seeking reelection to the District 27 seat in the State Assembly, was in the lead after ...

The way the Merced community annually honors veterans, both the fallen and the living, is somber and moving while being bold ...

Merced County’s Assessor’s Office describes it as “a triangular shaped island, lying north of the land commonly known as ...

Valley Publications (MVP) is an employee-owned group of five weekly community newspapers in Merced and Stanislaus counties.

By Jim Cunningham and Flip Hassett The annual All Souls Day celebration in Hornitos is this Saturday, Nov. 2. The Hornitos ...

If someone says they saw “the holiday house” in Atwater, there’s a good chance you know the house to which they refer. Near the corner of Juniper and First in Atwater one home stands out as having the ...

Castle Airport hosted the first-ever Castle Airfest and Family Fun Day last Saturday. The free community event proved to be the end-all-be-all for a fun Saturday for the whole family. Food and goods ...

The Merced City Council was back at work on Monday night dealing with a packed agenda that included updating a pair of ordinances on the books that were meant to address some long-existing, ...

The San Luis National Wildlife Refuge hosted the annual Elk Day event on Saturday Oct. 12. The event’s name is a little misleading because there is so much more happening than just a hay ride through ...

Only in the last few years have I gained the ability to enjoy scary movies, and it still often requires the aid of a blanket shielding at least one of my eyes. The transition to horror fan has been a ...