A Fresnoland investigation raises questions about a City Hall policy that has allowed officials to spend public money with little oversight.

Water bills are climbing as utilities clean up a chemical made infamous in “Erin Brockovich.” Lawmakers could give water providers legal protections

Merced County could join other central California counties who will have independent redistricting commissions after the 2023 census. But not everyone is on board with the idea.

Vaccari is moving into the role after working for two years as senior accountability reporter for the Central Valley Journalism Collaborative, the nonprofit that publishes The Merced Focus.

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Merced's Club 67 gives disabled adults a fun-filled nightclub experience with friends they otherwise may not have.

More than 1,700 Merced County employees will receive a 10% pay raise and alleviated healthcare costs after nearly striking last summer.

Merced City Councilmember Mike Harris in December cast a yes vote on a multimillion-dollar construction contract awarded to a company owned by his brother-in-law.

Amid the chaos of government cuts, the defunding of grants to libraries has gone largely unnoticed. But California wasn't spared.

The superstar’s new stage show turns reclamation, personal and musical, into joyful extravaganza.

Exclusive: The $2 million violence prevention grant is one of several federal grants that has been paused, canceled or terminated in Fresno.

The eight-pound miniature dachshund had transformed from an “absolute princess” into a rugged survivor.

The IMF’s latest jumbo loan to Argentina — a serial defaulter now led by a close Donald Trump ally – raised red flags for many of the Fund’s top decision-makers. It got a green light anyway.