Amid scenes that resembled 1960s antiwar and civil rights demonstrations, the University of California Regents approved a two-step 32 percent increase in student fees Thursday.
The increase will first hit students over winter break, with a 15 percent hike for undergraduate students and a 2.6 percent increase for graduate academic students.The Merced Union High School District board endorsed two timelines for the completion of new construction projects in the district over the next five years.
WASHINGTON -- A 2,074-page health care bill unveiled in the Senate this week omits funding for proposed medical schools at UC Merced and other institutions.
One man has been booked on suspicion of firing a gun Wednesday near Charles Wright Elementary School, Merced police reported.
Some of you might remember the 1976 movie, "The Seven-Per-Cent Solution," where Dr. Watson tricks Sherlock Holmes into visiting Vienna and entering the psychiatric care of the equally famous Dr. Sigmund Freud.
Embezzlement defendant Kimberly Sziraki pleaded not guilty to 13 felony counts of embezzlement in Merced County Superior Court on Thursday.
A Livingston woman was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of growing marijuana at her home, the Merced County Sheriff's Department reported.
Fans of the vampire flick "New Moon" lined up at Merced's UA Regency theater Thursday night for a midnight showing.
Tuesday afternoon's fatal accident on Highway 41 began when an 85-year-old Coarsegold woman lost control of her car and clipped a boulder, the California Highway Patrol said. The Hyundai rolled several times, tumbling into the oncoming lane. Donald Schmidt, 74, of Atwater, driving a Ford pickup, saw the car rolling toward him, the CHP said. He slammed on his brakes but was unable to avoid the Hyundai, which landed on the pickup.
A Livingston woman was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of growing marijuana at her home, the Merced County Sheriff's Department reported.
SONORA -- Visitors to the Stanislaus National Forest soon could find out what new limits will be placed on motorized travel.
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