Two Merced County men were arrested Saturday after an armed robbery at a 7-Eleven in Pismo Beach, where one of the suspects was pointing a handgun at the clerk.

Mercy Medical Center, 333 Mercy Ave. in Merced, and Memorial Hospital Los Banos, 520 West I St. in Los Banos, were graded as the "most safe hospitals" in Merced County in The Leapfrog Group's latest report.

A former Merced County Sheriff’s sergeant accused of using excessive force will have to wait until 2026 for his day in court because his attorney was recently appointed as a judge.

The Merced County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in finding the family of an 81-year-old who passed away. The

The family of Jose Gallardo, an 81-year-old who recently died, is being sought by the Merced County Coroner’s Office. The Coroner’s Office said it has searched numerous personal records, but attempts to find his family have been unsuccessful.

Hundreds of people lined the Merced County Fairgrounds Monday morning for the chance to take home free holiday food ahead of Thanksgiving.

Merced County Sheriff's Office officials report that on November 26, 2025, our Detectives Bureau authored two search warrants related to illegal firearms trafficking at two residences located in the 2400 block of Sultana Drive in Atwater and the 900 block of Montelena Court in Livingston.

Merced County stated Thursday that staff in the chief executive’s office is in the early stages of a routine review aimed at improving departmental efficiency, including in the library system. However, the county emphasized in a statement that “no ...

Two suspects from Merced County were arrested early Saturday morning after an armed robbery at a 7-Eleven in Pismo Beach. Officers responded to the convenience store after receiving a report of shoplifting at 1:25 a.m., according to a news release. There, they learned that one of the suspects had pointed a handgun at the clerk.

December 4, 2025 – Merced County Sheriff's Office officials report that the Coroners Bureau needs the public's help locating the family of 81-year-old Jose Gallardo. The Coroner's office has searched numerous personal records, but the attempts to find his family have been unsuccessful.