Home Subscribe Contact Us RSS Feeds Advertise Newsletters Submit News Send a Letter Submit Celebrations Archive

MercedSunStar.com

Local

LOCAL

Local

Budget woes at Merced Union High School District could affect transportation

Ken Kesey, the famous '60s Merry Prankster, told his fellow hippies, "You're either on the bus or you're off the bus."
That slogan may come back to haunt students, parents and educators here facing some of the deepest budget cuts in history.

More stories...

MORE LOCAL

Grocery store chain setting up shop in long-vacant building

ATWATER -- The pounding of nails and the staccato of jackhammers are welcome noises at the Atwater Plaza Shopping Center.
Merced County considers buying empty County Bank building

Will downtown's vacant County Bank building become the new home to Merced County government workers?
Jurors must now decide if convicted murderer was sane

Jose Zavala killed his ex-girlfriend, shooting her to death in her Loughborough-area apartment -- but was he insane when he pulled the trigger?

More stories...

COLUMNISTS

Herbert A. Opalek: What should we be doing?

Imagine if you will, the Western world is reeling with economic distress.

COLUMNISTS

More stories...

MORE LOCAL

Suspect Tasered for allegedly resisting police

A suspect wanted by Merced police on auto theft charges was Tasered by officers Monday after he allegedly tried to resist arrest.

MORE LOCAL

More stories...

Most read
Commented
Recommended

SPECIAL REPORTS

Learning to sign brings family closer

First Lady Michelle Obama visits UC Merced

Councilman in hot water over racist e-mails

Poor People: Examining poverty in Merced County

On assignment: Editor Mike Tharp in Iraq

Sowing Hope: UC Merced's quest for a medical school

Merced police used Taser on legless man in a wheelchair

Latest galleries

More Headlines

Crime & Courts

Suspect Tasered for allegedly resisting police

A suspect wanted by Merced police on auto theft charges was Tasered by officers Monday after he allegedly tried to resist arrest.

Crime & Courts

More stories...

MULTIMEDIA

Services held on West and East coasts for Congressman Radanovich's wife

WASHINGTON -- Memorial services for the late Ethie Weaver Radanovich have been set for Northern Virginia on Wednesday and the Sierra Nevada foothills on Sunday.

MULTIMEDIA

More stories...

Columnists

Enter Keyword(s):	Enter a City:
Select a State:	Select a Category:

Advanced Job Search | Search by Category

local video
ap video
galleries

Galleries

Multi-Cultural Arts Center opening

Cal Fire Graduation

6th Merced Art Hop

Atwater

4 arrested, accused of metal theft at Castle

Several arrests have been made in connection with a string of recent wire and metal thefts at Castle Airport, the Merced County Sheriff's Department reported.

Atwater

More stories...

Livingston

Participating in farming's future

LIVINGSTON -- Amarpreet Kandola fondly remembers his childhood years, running around and helping farms perfect lines of crops around Atwater and Livingston.