A Merced County Judge has granted a motion from prosecutors to consolidate the cases of a Merced man charged with kidnapping and killing an 8-month-old, her parents and uncle and his brother, who is ...

Merced County has three candidates vying for a Merced County Superior Court Judge seat in the upcoming March 5 primary election. Attorney Monika Saini-Donabed, a Livingston native and graduate of the ...

On Aug. 24, David Hood was sworn in as a judge of the Merced County Superior Court. On Thursday, Gov. Gavin Newsom named him to the Stanislaus County Superior Court amid a round of 15 trial court ...

Jesus Manuel Salgado, the Merced man charged with killing an 8-month-old, her parents and uncle, was back in Merced County Superior Court on Wednesday morning. Salgado was joined in court by his ...

A former Merced County Sheriff’s sergeant accused of using excessive force will have to wait until 2026 for his day in court because his attorney was recently appointed as a judge.

This story has been updated to reflect the current numbers as of 11:18 p.m. Tuesday: Monika Saini-Donabed has stretched out to a big lead among three candidates vying to fill an open judge seat in ...

MERCED COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) — A California man facing a murder charge for allegedly shooting a 9-month-old baby, killing him, was attacked in court on Thursday moments before his arraignment.

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Merced deputies arrested dairy worker on suspicion of felony animal cruelty. Security footage allegedly shows the worker abuse two dairy cows. Court set arraignment Wednesday as prosecutors pursue ...

The Merced County Superior Courthouse in Merced, Calif., on Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023. Andrew Kuhn [email protected] Merced County has three candidates vying for a Merced County Superior Court ...