The California Highway Patrol says it took more than 50 pounds of illegal mushrooms off the streets of Merced County. Last week, officers pulled over 35-year-old Philip Yoon on I-5 near Nees Avenue. Read More

February 11, 2025 - MERCED COUNTY - The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will conduct a twenty-four-hour full closure of State Route 59 for BNSF railroad repair work beginning ... Read More

A man who was injured in a deputy-involved shooting and is accused of driving a vehicle into Merced County Sheriff's Office patrol cars, has been charged with multiple felonies, authorities said. Juan ... Read More

The California Highway Patrol stopped a vehicle during a high-speed pursuit in Merced early Monday morning.Officers said the driver of a Chevrolet Camaro reache ... Read More

A driver of a Camaro was taken into custody Monday following a pursuit with officers, speeding over 100 mph on a Merced County highway, according to the ... Read More

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Full closure of the John C. Erreca Rest Areas on northbound and southbound I-5 beginning Monday, April 4, 2022, through May 31, 2025. o ALTERNATE LOCATIONS: Motorists are advised to use the ... Read More

The California Highway Patrol is investigating after a pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle on a highway on-ramp in Merced County. At about 8:14 p.m. Monday, officers responded to the ... Read More

February 5, 2025 - Merced Police Department officials report that one of their traffic officers recently investigated a hit-and-run incident involving a bicyclist and a motor vehicle. The bicyclist ... Read More

It happened on the on-ramp to Highway 99 from Yosemite Parkway just before 9 p.m. Monday. The California Highway Patrol says the man walked into the path of the vehicle before he was hit. Read More

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A multi-car crash caused a minor injury and halted traffic on northbound Highway 101 through Paso Robles during a rain storm Thursday afternoon. A white truck, a white Mercedes and white Toyota ... Read More

A man accused of attempting to flee deputies and driving a vehicle into Merced County Sheriff Office patrol vehicles, is in stable condition following a deputy-involved shooting in Merced County. Read More

It happened on the on-ramp to Highway 99 from Yosemite Parkway just before 9 p.m. Monday. The California Highway Patrol says the man walked into the path of the vehicle before he was hit. Read More

A Los Banos man is dead after he collided with a tree in northwest Merced County early Friday morning, the California Highway Patrol announced. On Jan. 31 ... Read More

A 44-year-old man from Halifax died in a single-vehicle accident in Queens County on Friday. RCMP say a Mercedes Sprinter van was travelling on Highway 208 when it left the road and ended up in the ... Read More

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MERCED, California - A California Highway ... a CHP - Central Division K-9 officer stopped a 2023 Chrysler van on Interstate 5 near Santa Nella Road. The K-9, named Shei, alerted the officer ... Read More

The California Highway Patrol is searching for the driver who crashed into another car and critically injured a woman in Merced County. Read More

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The Merced County Sheriff Coroner's Office has identified the driver killed in a collision with a big rig in Merced County as Miguel Angel Navarrete, 27, of Coalinga. Read More

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The California Highway Patrol says it happened just before 12:30 am. Officers say a Mercedes SUV went off Highway 99 at Kahlon Road and ended up in a field. Read More

The Austin Road bridge will come tumbling down in the coming months. And when it does, for all practical purposes, the last major remnant of the original Highway 99 freeway between Lodi and Merced ... Read More