The Merced County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting involving alleged gang members in Planada on Friday morning.

Violent incidents across the region and an arrest of a local school employee drove readership at the Merced Sun-Star this week. A community poll also captured readers’ attention. Here are key ...

Merced police detectives are investigating a shooting that left a 28-year-old man dead Tuesday night. Officers from the Merced Police Department were called to an apartment complex on the 1200 block ...