By DOANE YAWGER Special to the Times Police dogs are an essential component of law enforcement with t Police Department and ...

MERCED, Calif. (KFSN) -- Merced police say they shot and killed a woman who pointed a gun at an officer. Investigators believe she may have also been involved in two armed robberies which happened ...

Children were paired with an officer and then given money to spend on gifts for themselves and their families.

The mother and estate of a man killed by Atwater police during a foot chase have filed a $20 million federal lawsuit against the city, police department, chief and some officers. Authorities said that ...

Eric Devon Beavers was arrested on Monday in connection with the deadly shooting of 16-year-old Davarion Granados in Merced ...

A 28-year-old Merced man who was struck and killed by a drunk driver while assisting motorists in a disabled vehicle, had plans to join the Gustine Police Department as a reserve officer. Abraham ...

The Merced County Sheriff Coroner’s Office has identified a man shot and killed in an officer-involved shooting in Atwater as 36-year-old Korey James Unti of Merced, according to Sheriff’s Deputy ...

The Merced officer who killed an off-duty Dos Palos police officer in February has been cleared of any wrongdoing, the Merced County District Attorney’s Office said Monday. Merced Police Officer Nate ...

December 20, 2025 - The Merced County Department of Public Health, in coordination with its public safety partners, will soon transition Emergency Medical Services (EMS) operations from Sierra ...

A 21-year-old Elk Grove man was killed and his four passengers were seriously injured in a wrong-way head-on collision early Monday in Merced County, the California Highway Patrol said. The fatal ...