The California Highway Patrol recently named a new commanding officer for the Merced-area office. A graduate of Mariposa County High, Capt. Becky Hagen, who was appointed in February, is also the ...

Businessman Jim Abbate and Merced College educator Jonae Pistoresi have been honored by the Greater Merced Chamber of Commerce as man and woman of the year. Abbate, whose Alia Corp. operates ...

A veteran Merced businessman who owns McDonald’s restaurants throughout the San Joaquin Valley is expanding to Georgia. Jim Abbate, whose family has long been in the Golden Arches business ...