MERCED, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – A recent spike in violence has prompted the Merced Police Department to increase patrols and expand gang suppression efforts across the city. Police say five people have been shot in Merced so far this month – three of those shootings were deadly.

MERCED, Calif. (KFSN) -- Merced Police are looking for a man wanted for sexually assaulting a minor. A warrant has been issued for the arrest of 35-year-old Rene Martinez. He's accused of crimes dating back to October 2022. If you know where Martinez is or ...

Merced pedestrians who don’t cross the road in a crosswalk, commonly called jaywalking, face potential citations under a new local law.

Two 14-year-old boys, Xavier Barragan and Nehemiah Green, were found shot to death near the Merced Behavioral Center on E. 13th Street, and police are investigating the incident as a possible