Ruiz was killed in a crash with a semi truck Monday on I-5 near Coalinga. He died at the scene. He was 19. After playing for ...

MERCED, Calif. (KFSN) -- A University of California, Merced soccer player is dead after a crash that happened Monday evening.

A soccer player at UC Merced is being mourned by the community, following his tragic passing. UC Merced announced Tuesday ...

Shovels with a UC Merced logo during a groundbreaking ceremony for the University of California, Merced Medical Education Building on the university’s campus in Merced, Calif., on Tuesday, May ...

Shovels with a UC Merced logo during a groundbreaking ceremony for the University of California, Merced Medical Education Building on the university’s campus in Merced, Calif., on Tuesday, May ...

UC Merced announced Monday that it would guarantee a freshman seat to eligible local students, the first University of California campus to do so in an effort to expand college access in one of ...

When UC Merced opened last year, it became the first UC campus to be built from the ground up since UC Santa Cruz opened in 1965. Long-range projections put its enrollment at 25,000 students.

UC Merced revealed its newest art installation on campus - The Big M.

A Nov. 7 report from the Legislative Analyst’s Office looking back at UC Merced’s first 20 years finds that the campus in several respects contrasts the rest of the University of California system.

While the report pointed to the university failing to reach some of its goals, it also highlighted positives the institution has brought to the region.