a Merced County judge ruled this week. Nagata and Karla Perez on Tuesday pleaded not guilty to murder and accessory charges with enhancements for felon and gang involvement. Olvera pleaded not ...

Police arrested one suspected shooter, but another remained free. During that time, the Merced Area Gang and Narcotic Enforcement Team, local city and county law enforcement agencies, the FBI, and ...

A total of seven known gang members have been arrested in Livingston since Saturday, the Police Department reported. Three of those arrests came Tuesday when Livingston police and Merced County ...

Among those arrested in a major Northern California gang crackdown was a Merced rapper and local icon, who was once praised ...