California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) appointed 10 superior court judges across the state, including Alameda, Los Angeles, Merced, Orange, San Bernardino, and San Francisco counties, his office announced ...

Los Angeles County Superior Court Commissioner Kimberly Dotson was elevated to a judgeship. Dotson was a deputy public defender for 16 years before joining the trial court as a commissioner in 2018.

Adel Ramos, who admitted to the bloody ambush killing of Sacramento police rookie Tara O’Sullivan in 2019, was sentenced to death on Thursday by a Sacramento Superior Court jury. The verdict ...

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

The Merced County Sheriff’s Office identified the victim in the March 22 shooting as 24-year-old Angel Ramirez of Winton.

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.

A California judge has been accused of abusive behavior and racial bias in her courtroom in a scathing motion supported by 17 attorneys. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Mary Ann Murphy ...

MERCED COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- Another family in mourning after two of their loved ones died in a weekend crash. The California Highway Patrol says a suspected drunk driver, 20-year-old Melissa ...

MERCED COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- A man and a child are dead after a suspected DUI driver crashed head-on into their car in Merced County. The California Highway Patrol says the crash happened on ...

On Monday, the Commission on Judicial Performance scheduled a hearing and appointed special masters regarding allegations that Santa Barbara County Superior ... at the California Court of Appeal ...

Merced County’s top administrator, County Executive Officer Raul Lomeli Mendez, is resigning, The Merced FOCUS has learned.

MERCED COUNTY, Calif. -- A California woman charged with the murders of her three children appeared in court for her preliminary hearing on Tuesday. Patricia Ortiz, of Le Grand, is accused of ...