FEATURE STORY
UC professor shares her musical path, as “Soundscapes of Merced” exhibit premieres at the Courthouse Museum
Patricia Vergara talks to The Merced FOCUS about her journey from Rio De Janeiro to the Central Valley. Plus, she discusses a new exhibit at the Courthouse Museum that captures the area’s oral histories, music and sound.
Keep reading
TOP NEWS STORIES
Politics
Education
Health
CVJC SPECIAL REPORTS
Welcome to The Merced FOCUS, your premier source for community-driven news in Merced County. Immerse yourself in the heartbeat of our region with timely updates, engaging stories, and a commitment to supporting our local community. Stay informed, connected, and inspired as we celebrate the unique spirit of Merced County. Your trusted companion for all things local – The Merced FOCUS, where community matters most.
support LOCAL NEWS In Merced, CA
Partner Stories
CALMATTERS
- A massive hack of education platform Canvas hit California especially hard. What happens next?
- What was it like interviewing eight candidates for governor in a wild-west primary battle? I posed that question to CalMatters Capitol reporter Jeanne Kuang, who was the lead reporter on the voter guide that features […]
- Should California pension funds invest in fossil fuels? How about Tesla and Palantir? Or companies with anti-union records? Those debates are playing out at CalPERS and CalSTRS.
- California State University leaders took a first step in creating new bachelor’s degrees that can be completed in as little as three years. A need to attract more students and competition from online colleges are […]
- California lawmakers want to expand organized sports at state prisons, but an incarcerated journalist fears it will benefit the corrections department more than inmates.
- General Motors agreed to pay $12.75 million in civil penalties for selling driving data of hundreds of thousands of California motorists to data brokers, allegedly without their consent. The settlement, announced Friday, is the largest […]
- The Best of the West contest recognizes work in 14 states. The contest was founded in 1987 to reward journalistic excellence and promote freedom of information.
LAtest From kvpr
Cal State campuses have mixed records in returning Native remains and artifacts to tribes. Campus officials say they are working diligently to follow legal mandates but the process can be arduous, especially for non-federally recognized tribes.
Content retrieved from: https://www.kvpr.org/.
We want to hear from you!
Interested in Merced news? Want to submit a guest commentary or reaction to an article we wrote? You can find our submission guidelines here. For questions, please email contactus@cvlocaljournalism.org or fill out this form.