Los Banos News

The Los Banos Police Department responded to the 1000 block of Santa Lea Street after receiving reports of a vehicle theft at 2:44 a.m. Officers spoke with a man, 21, who told them he was walking from his home to his vehicle when he was approached by a man asking for a ride, which he agreed to give.

Testimony began this week in the trial of a 22-year-old Los Banos man accused of participating in the Sept.

California farmers are laying down spike strips and forming agricultural watch groups as ways to battle metal theft, several growers testified last week during an informational state Senate hearing in Fresno.

The planning commission approved a plan last week to have the Wal-Mart supercenter and its planned surrounding retail spaces split into two phases to avoid severe traffic issues when the store expands next year.

Against the backdrop of a bright, sunny sky, a solemn Memorial Day service Sunday morning at the San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery at Santa Nella paid tribute to the sacrifices of U.S. military veterans.

An unfair battle of wits took place Saturday on the grasslands of Fort Ord National Monument, where 1,400 sheep were moved with startling efficiency by a small pack of border collies that seemed eager to show off their skills for a fascinated crowd of about 80 spectators.

McCall, a veteran, was 18 years old when he joined the Army and was stationed in South Korea as a military prison guard for three years.

Nancy Pelosi, center, Minority Leader of the United States House of Representatives chats with old friends Bill and Sally Hambrechtat after the Golden Gate Bridge 75th anniveresery kickoff ceremony and ribbon cutting at the Golden Gate Bridge Plaza in San Francisco, Calif.

Four suspected gang members were arrested Thursday in connection with an April 10 shooting.Gabriel Chavez Zamora, 18, Pablo Aguayo, 19, and two 15-year-olds were taken into custody during the execution of a search warrant on the 700 block of Sandhill Crane at 11:15 a.m.The juveniles were taken to Merced County Juvenile Hall and Zamora and Aguayo to ... (more)

A puppy fell almost 30 feet and survived after a hawk swooped down from its perch in Los Banos, California, picked up the pooch, then dropped it a few moments later into it's new home.

When a puppy dropped from the talons of a hawk into a California garden, his new owners named him TJ Heavenly.

The vintages were flowing during theA Gilroy Downtown Business Association's A A 4th Annual Art & Wine Stroll A on Saturday.

Trees planted by the town's founder will move to the plaza that bears his name at little cost to the city.

The San Joaquin Valley's population has been edging up, according to estimates from California's Department of Finance released recently.City grows by 149During 2011, Merced County grew about 0.6 percent, slightly less than California as a whole.Some cities in the county grew more than others.Atwater increased by the largest percentage in Merced ... (more)

Ronald Miranda spent 31 years on the run for a 1980 Los Banos homicide -- but his sentencing hearing was over in a few minutes.Judge Ronald Hansen on Tuesday sentenced the 64-year-old decorated Vietnam veteran to 25 years to life in prison for shooting Mitch Arambel, 45.The victim's family said nothing during the brief hearing, and Miranda gave no ... (more)

Amazing! That is what everyone's participation in this blood drive turned out to be.

Hundreds of families gathered at Pacheco Park last weekend to pay homage to the institution of motherhood.

Margaret Buchmann-Garcia is among those who could be affected by the elimination of Dial-a-Ride service in certain unincorporated areas of Merced County.

It wasn't quite raining cats and dogs in Los Banos, Calif., but Elaine Bouschard and her grandson, Taylor Callaway, say it was a miracle when they saw this tiny dog fall from the sky, according to a story by Granite Broadcasting sister station KSEE24.

Five Merced County citizens are running to represent the new 21st Assembly District, which includes all Merced County and the western half of Stanislaus County, including most of Modesto.