The fire broke out around 6:30 am at the former Merced County library building on 22nd near M Street. "Tragic ending for a majestic building," said Merced County Sheriff Vern Warnke. A photo from ...

A historic 19th century building has been reduced to rubble, after a fire tore through the structure in Merced earlier this week. Merced County’s first building constructed as a high school ...