City of Merced Public Works employee Jesus Montes, 42, works to construct a sandbag wall with co-workers along Bear Creek near the intersection of W Street and West 23rd Street in Merced, Calif ...

City of Merced Public Works employees construct a sandbag wall along Bear Creek near the intersection of W Street and West 23rd Street in Merced, Calif., on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023.

Marcia Jones lives along Bear Creek near Creekside Drive in Merced. "We've live on this creek for 46 years and we haven't had anything like this happen very much. We are just trusting God to take ...

City of Merced Public Works employee Jesus Montes, 42, works to construct a sandbag wall with co-workers along Bear Creek near the intersection of W Street and West 23rd Street in Merced, Calif ...

McCarthy has lived in her Merced home since 1965, but hasn't seen Bear Creek crest since she was a child. "I've been worried. We got evacuated Tuesday at 2 in the morning, we got the sand bags ...

A cooking fire on the BNSF tracks near Merced Marketplace spread to grass, destroyed homeless encampments and outbuildings, ...

Bear Creek, which bisects Merced flowing east to west, had been peacefully running at a depth below 7 feet early Sunday morning. By Sunday night, it had risen to above 11 feet, according to the ...

After a storm brought heavy rains to Merced County and the surrounding areas on Tuesday, forecasters expect drier weather through the rest of the week, according to the National Weather Service ...

Officers responded to the area of West 28th and K streets near Bear Creek at about 1:37 p.m. after a citizen reported a possible person floating in Bear Creek, Merced Police Sgt. Jeremy Salyers said.

An investigation is underway after a man was found dead in a creek in Merced on Friday afternoon. The man's body was found ...

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 ...

City of Merced Public Works employee Jesus Montes, 42, works to construct a sandbag wall with co-workers along Bear Creek near the intersection of W Street and West 23rd Street in Merced, Calif ...