MERCED, Calif. -- An investigation is underway after a man was found dead in a creek in Merced on Friday afternoon. The man's body was found around 1:30 pm in Bear Creek near 28th Street and K Street.

Merced city officials renewed their pleas for residents to stay away from Bear Creek and its bike paths, as the waters are expected to rise Monday afternoon due to rain. Jim Bagnall, meteorologist ...

Merced’s Bear Creek, which sent residents scrambling to find sandbags and to evacuate their homes, rose with surprising speed as Monday’s “atmospheric river” storm drenched Merced County. But the ...

A flood watch has been issued for the Merced area later this week and Bear Creek is expected to reach flood stage as more rain moves through the region, according to the National Weather Service. A ...

Some Merced residents who are passionate about the outdoors co-founded a nonprofit that focuses on cleaning up local waterways. Bear Creek Yacht Club members, often in kayaks, collect trash and debris ...

MERCED, Calif. (KFSN) -- Debris removal will begin in Merced's Bear Creek Monday. Due to work being done, there will be some road closures on South Bear Creek Drive. Those areas include Cameron Lane ...

Authorities are investigating the possible drowning of a man who was pulled from Bear Creek in Merced on Friday. Officers responded to the area of West 28th and K streets near Bear Creek at about 1:37 ...

Authorities are investigating a crash that left one person dead and injured three others in Merced. Merced police officers responded to a report of a solo-vehicle into Bear Creek in the area of East ...

As expected, more rain arrived in Merced after noon today, bringing with it an ample amount of hail. Hail collects along the sidewalk near M Street and Buena Vista Drive during a short rain and hail ...

It’s been more than two years since Merced County was awarded almost $10 million by the state Department of Water Resources to help pay for a 300-acre storm detention basin along Black Rascal Creek ...