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 ...

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, Calif. (KFSN) -- Jesus Salgado appeared in Merced County Superior court on Thursday morning wearing shackles and a safety garment. He's accused of kidnapping and killing Jasdeep Singh, Jasleen ...

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 ...

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 ...

The mother of 8-year-old Sophia Mason made her first appearance in Merced Superior Court on Monday, where she stands accused of murder and felony child abuse in the child’s death. Wearing a yellow ...

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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 ...