A 70-year-old man is missing after he planned to raft the Merced River on Sunday, the Merced County Sheriff’s Office said.

A 21‑year‑old Hilmar man was arrested Thursday night after a shooting at a Kwik Serv gas station left another man injured, ...

Merced County Sheriff's Office officials report that on Sunday afternoon, Deputies responded to the Shaffer Bridge in Winton regarding a missing person. Through their investigation, they learned that ...

Hilmar, CA (February 27, 2026) — Hilmar, CA (February 27, 2026) — A 21-year-old Hilmar man was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder following a shooting Wednesday evening at a gas station in ...

February 28, 2026 – Merced County Sheriff’s Office officials report that on February 26, 2026, at 7:26 p.m., Deputies responded to the Kwik Serv Gas Station located at 8480 Lander Avenue in Hilmar ...

Investigators say someone dropped Richard Daly off near Highway 59 at the Merced River Bridge to float the river to the Shaffer Bridge on a blue raft.

Merced County residents are being urged to stay alert after the Sheriff’s Office reported an increase in fraudulent phone ...

Coroner's Office is asking for the public's help locating relatives of a 72-year-old man who died in the county.

More than 170 beehives stolen from an agricultural property near Gustine were recovered last week after a multi‑county ...

Detectives from the Merced County Sheriff’s Department arrested a 28-year-old Turlock man on Friday for an armed robbery that happened in November. The Merced Sheriff’s SWAT team served a search ...

Jose Torres, 22, was booked for possession of a loaded firearm in a vehicle. Merced County Sheriff’s Office An investigation into vandalism at a Santa Nella trailer park resulted in the apprehension ...

That’s how Merced County Sheriff Vernon H. Warnke began the difficult process of informing the public that all four members of a family kidnapped at gunpoint in Merced County on Monday. Warnke said ...