Containment increases on pedro fire burning in tuolumne, mariposa counties. Updated august 1, 2024, 1:47 pm. Local and opinions from the merced sun. It has circulation of 7,926 copies. The newspaper is published every day. Weba home was destroyed and three others damaged in los banos in a fire that police said appears to have been sparked by illegal firework use. We’re switching to three days of print newspapers. We will transition to a 24/7 digital product with. Webwe are the merced focus, a nonprofit, nonpartisan newsroom covering merced and the san joaquin valley. Our goal is to shine a light on issues in our community. Mariposa’s laten butler wins prep of the week poll. August 30, 2024, 4:01 pm. We’re switching to three days of print.