It can cost a person who has a total hip replacement much more to have the procedure done in Merced at Mercy Medical Center than at Fresno Community Hospital in Fresno.
In fact, the price can be twice as much.Why?That depends on a lot.
Diana Westmoreland Pedrozo, an outspoken voice for county farmers and their interests, resigned Thursday after six years as executive director of the Merced County Farm Bureau, she said.
Pedrozo, who was not shy when expressing her opinions, was known for aggressively fighting development.
A Merced County jury Friday convicted a 58-year-old man of attempted murder after he shot a woman at a 16th Street motel last year.
NBC journalist Lester Holt will speak at UC Merced's 2010 commencement ceremony.
LOS BANOS -- Dennis Stubbs said his team had an opportunity to make a statement this week.
LOS BANOS -- They brought their flags, pennants and balloons.
She was standing in a pen at a horse sale, passed through when she didn't bring an opening bid.
Bill Spriggs was declared Merced's mayor Thursday after tripling his narrow lead during the final vote tally.
Terry and Mary Loughran are a soft-spoken pair of retired folks who move a little slower than they used to.
FRESNO -- It has been nine years since thousands of frustrated and angry Latino farmers joined to sue the federal government over alleged discrimination. Many of the farmers said they were denied loans, mistreated or ignored. Their hope was that the lawsuit would quickly be settled and change how the U.S. Department of Agriculture treats the nation's minority farmers.
The Alameda County judge who presided over the high profile UC Berkeley tree-sitter standoff has died.
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Meth in Merced For at least the last decade, methamphetamine has been the most widely abused illegal drug both across California and in Merced County. 
Sowing Hope: UC Merced's quest for a medical school As envisioned by its planners, a University of California medical school at Merced would produce a cadre of physicians poised to settle and practice here in the San Joaquin Valley. This report, which includes 12 stories and three audio-slideshows, is the result of a partnership between the Merced Sun-Star and the Center for California Health Care Journalism.  Poor People The Sun-Star takes a closer look at poverty in Merced County. This five-part series was published in September 2008. |
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