A man faces 700 years in prison for a crime spree more than a year ago that ended in a shootout with Stanislaus County sheriff’s deputies, the Stanislaus County District Attorney’s Office announced.

A California sheriff is bucking his state’s sanctuary law – and now he’s in the state attorney general’s crosshairs.

NOTE: The video in this story is from an earlier report. MERCED, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – The person who was found dead in a ...

Merced County Sheriff's Office Announces Identity of Victim Found at Suspicious Fire on Beachwood Drive in Merced ...

A burned body was found in a house after reports of a tree on fire in a backyard Monday morning in Merced County.The Merced ...

Merced County Fire responded and put out the fire but discovered a burned body inside the home, deputies said. Merced County ...

A burned body was discovered inside a vacant home in Merced County Monday morning, according to the Merced County Sheriff’s ...

Amid widespread fears Merced County officials were looking to privatize public libraries, one county official has confirmed ...

March 25, 2025 – Merced County Sheriff’s Office officials report that on March 22, 2025, at approximately 7:30 P.M., the ...

The Merced County Sheriff’s Office identified the victim in the March 22 shooting as 24-year-old Angel Ramirez of Winton. Deputies responded to the shooting in the 7100 block of Bobbi Avenue at 7:30 p ...

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.

The Merced County Sheriff's Office says the shooting happened at 7:30 p.m. Saturday on Bobbi Avenue near Winton Way in Winton. When deputies arrived, they found a man, now identified as 24-year ...