A heat advisory will go into effect at 11 a.m. through 6 p.m. Thursday because of temperatures expected to hit 102. Here are cooling centers in Merced County where residents can go for relief. Merced ...

A Merced County Library “sanitation station,” where all books returned to the library are disinfected before being returned to the shelves for further check-out. Photo Submitted by Amy Taylor Amy ...

Uniquely is a Merced Sun-Star series that covers the moments, landmarks and personalities that define what makes living in the Merced area so special. The Columbian mammoth once roamed through parts ...

By SARAH LIM Special to the Times The Old Library Building stood for decades in Courthouse Park as a symbol of learning. When it was destroyed by a fire in December 2024, many Merced residents were ...

Merced Library distributes up to 12,000 free water bottles during summer. PG&E grant supplies $10,000 to fund cooling centers through October 31, 2025. Cooling zones activate, when temperatures hit ...

Elected officials and members of the community gathered to celebrate during a groundbreaking ceremony kicking off renovations to the Del Hale Hall Community Center and the addition of a new public ...

MERCED -- If all goes as planned, the Merced County Library soon will add 2 million books, movies, CDs and tapes to its collection -- all without buying a thing. By summer, library officials are ...

Behind the counter at the Merced County Library, Pamela Cornelison saw a lot of adults come up to ask, "Can you read this book to me because I forgot my glasses?" "People kept forgetting their glasses ...

A popular library program that was put on hold will be back in about two weeks, according to interim Merced County Librarian Diane Satchwell. Read with a Tail Wagging Tutor, a program that allowed ...