Four California counties improved their COVID-19 restriction status this week: Mariposa and Inyo moved to the yellow tier, and Placer and Merced to orange. There were no classification changes ...

Only one county, Merced, remained in the lowest of California’s COVID-19 restriction tiers after Tuesday’s reassignments. Four counties improved their status in the April 13 announcement ...

And what parts of the United States and more specifically, Central California ... be between 50 and 99.99, the CDC map shows. In the Central Valley, Merced, Madera, Fresno and Kings counties ...

This aerial view shows a flooded neighborhood in Merced, California ... and Russian River near Hopland. This map shows the flooding locations across California; red markers indicate moderate ...

Released on Wednesday, the map revealed 59.1% of the state is ... New research from UC Merced shows that California is taking longer than ever to rebound from drought years, making dry cycles ...

But the second worst commute time was in Merced, California ... and the rise of remote work. The map below shows how average commute times shifted across California from 2019 to 2021.

Look for a story in Tuesday's Merced Sun-Star. The map below shows the total population and percentage of people who are uninsured in each county.

The drought map highlights significant disparities across the state. While Northern California and parts of the Bay Area received recent rainfall, drought conditions have worsened in Southern ...