The boy’s mother, Guadalupe Ruiz, remembers her son as a cheerful and vibrant person, full of big dreams for his future.

A Merced woman has been charged with murder, accused of stabbing and killing her own mother.Merced County prosecutors 28-year ...

A Merced woman is in custody after authorities say her mother was found dead inside an apartment Saturday afternoon.

San Joaquin County is one of a dozen of California’s 57 counties where the market for legal cannabis is up from 2021 levels.

Merced police arrested 28-year-old Selena Bass-Vasquez on Saturday, July 11, 2026, after her mother was found dead with multiple stab wounds during a welfare check in the 300 block of Brookdale Drive.

A woman was found stabbed to death in her Merced apartment, and her daughter was arrested on suspicion of murder after a ...

Last week, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced the arrest of a narcotics supplier accused of providing drugs to ...

A Merced woman was arrested on suspicion of killing her mother over the weekend. Officers responded 1:30 p.m. Saturday to a ...

A Merced woman was arrested on suspicion of murder after police discovered a deceased woman inside of an apartment during a ...

July 12, 2026 – Turlock, CA – Turlock Police Department officials report that they worked in collaboration with multiple law enforcement agencies, recently conducted an online predator operation ...

A wanted woman was found along with a toddler Saturday in Merced. The California Highway Patrol released a flier indicating that the suspect -- 28-year-old Selena Bass-Vasquez, who was considered ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A black bear lies down inside its enclosure at the Applegate Park Zoo in Merced, Calif., on Friday, Aug. 22, 2025. Zookeeper ...