Merced News

Jose Zavala killed his ex-girlfriend, shooting her to death in her Loughborough-area apartment -- but was he insane when he pulled the trigger? That question will face jurors this week, as the sanity phase of Zavala's murder trial opened Monday.

A suspect wanted by Merced police on auto theft charges was Tasered by officers Monday after he allegedly tried to resist arrest.

Surrounded by the likes of Stephen King, Laura Ingalls Wilder and Agatha Christie, Nancy Smith feels right at home.

Some UC Merced researchers have been taking the slogan "Think globally, act locally" to heart.

A man robbed a Bank of America in Merced this afternoon, riding away on a bicycle, police said.

The leader of a Merced-based cocaine smuggling ring was sentenced to 21 years in federal prison in the Eastern District of California federal court Thursday, according to the U.S. Attorney's office in Fresno.

Merced Police are asking for the public's help in investigating a recent driveby shooting.

San Joaquin Valley lawmakers and the Obama administration's top irrigation official clashed Thursday over proposals to speed up valley water projects.

The University of California at Merced said its School of Engineering Assistant Professor Alberto Cerpa received a $568,202 grant from the National Science Foundation.

Despite a low rating by Consumer Reports, Mercy Medical Center Merced claims its patient satisfaction is higher than reported by the magazine.

Merced police say no one was injured Wednesday in a robbery reported at the Main Street branch of Bank of America.

Two boys were arrested late Wednesday in connection with a carjacking in Visalia, police reported.

Merced's Common Read Book Club said it now has about 50 members, all reading 'The World Without Us,' and will form discussion groups.

Uday Bali is a self-proclaimed nerd. The 24-year old received perfect scores on his physics, chemistry and math SAT subject tests and is a UC Merced graduate student in mechanical engineering.

Wednesday, January 27, 2010 at 11:56 a.m. MERCED, Calif. - A 6-foot statue of Jesus Christ in front of a Merced church has been vandalized for a second time in two weeks.

Finally tried Sushi Cuisine in Merced located on Olive Ave near R st. The location has been an asian restaurant since the mid 80s when it opened as 'Hunan Lion', then had a long run as 'Mandarin Shogun' which brought the first Teppanyaki to Merced.

The beloved tale "Little Red Riding Hood" is given an operatic twist next weekend as Merced Opera in the Schools presents a miniopera for children at Playhouse Merced.

Jan. 27--A disturbed 32-year-old man is recovering after he allegedly nailed his own hand to a tree in front of the Merced County Sheriff's detectives office.

A boy trying to steal a 32-inch flat-screen television from Target was arrested as he ran from the store on Thursday night.

Two men who stole beer from a liquor store were arrested on felony charges Saturday night.