The public is urged to exercise caution in and around the Merced River below the new Exchequer and McSwain dams, as increased water flows are scheduled to take place this week and into the next in an ...

An atmospheric river-fueled storm is expected to flow through the Central Valley, bringing rain showers to the Merced area. “Tis the season for atmospheric rivers!” the National Weather Service said ...

A Merced County Sheriff’s Office vehicle. Merced Sun-Star file image. Andrew Kuhn [email protected] The Merced County Sheriff’s Office recovered the body of a man who drowned while fishing ...

SNELLING, Calif. (KFSN) -- Rivers are roaring as recent rain fills up local lakes and reservoirs up to capacity, and while more water in the Merced River may seem inviting to people wanting to cool ...

Frost crystals cover a leaf and strands of grass along the Merced River in Yosemite Valley on a late November afternoon. Frost crystals cover a leaf and strands of grass along the Merced River in ...

MERCED COUNTY -- A search is still underway as deputies continue to look for a man swept away by the Merced River. Jose Castaneda, 36, went missing on Wednesday. His wife, along with his family and ...

The Merced County Sheriff’s Office recovered the body of a man who drowned while fishing along the Merced River in an area north of Livingston on Sunday. At about 4 p.m., Merced County Sheriff’s ...