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

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...