A ballot is placed in a Merced County ballot drop box outside the Merced County Administrative Building in Merced, Calif., on ...

A beloved bundt cake place has finally opened a location in Merced. Nothing Bundt Cakes, a bakery that was started by two ...

Inside Look is a Merced Sun-Star series where we take readers behind the scenes at restaurants, new businesses, local ...

The Merced Art Festival is a week-long celebration of art and culture in Downtown Merced, featuring live mural paintings, ...

Officers say an 18-year-old man in a BMW lost control and crashed into a Chevy Tahoe. Three people in the Tahoe were not ...

Jason Kong, pictured here on Monday, Feb. 23, 2026, took over Rollen Donuts in 2005, and it’s still a Merced, Calif., staple after all of these years. Aysha Pettigrew Merced Sun-Star A Merced ...

Several new businesses opened their doors to the Merced community in 2025 - and even more are on the way. From new restaurants to well-known retailers, a variety of storefronts are preparing to ...

A new wildfire was reported today at 6:29 p.m. in in Merced County, California. Wright Fire has been burning on private land. There is currently no information about the containment efforts for the ...

A late-night fire at a Merced apartment complex forced evacuations and left multiple units uninhabitable.

A house for up for sale in Merced is fit for a Greek god. Or at least for someone who really likes Greek architecture. The ...