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Los Banos, California is located in Merced County. Zip codes in Los Banos, CA include 93635. The median home price in Los Banos is $160,000. More Los Banos information.

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2 hrs ago | Los Banos Enterprise

Police: Suspect in theft also connected to 2-month-old robbery

Police believe a man arrested on suspicion of shoplifting last week is also the suspect they’ve been searching for in connection with an armed robbery of a fast food restaurant in April.The Los Banos Police Department arrested Gregory Valencia, 22, of Dos Palos June 13 after he allegedly attempted to steal items from Wal-Mart, located on the ... (more)

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20 hrs ago | Merced Sun-Star

Police: Man assaulted, wallet taken in Los Banos

A 33-year-old man reported being assaulted and robbed of his wallet while walking on West I Street, police reported Thursday.

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Sat Jun 15, 2013

Merced Sun-Star

Lighting, landscaping districts in Los Banos to get a boost

About half of the city's 18 lighting and landscaping districts will get a maximum increase in fees for a second year.

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Fri Jun 14, 2013

The Press-Enterprise

Jurupa Valley: Group plans prayer rally in Washington

Pastor Sylvester Bland of United Saints of America plans a trip to Washington D.C. this summer to lead a prayer rally at the Lincoln Memorial.

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Merced Sun-Star

Police: Man assaulted, wallet taken in Los Banos

A 33-year-old man reported being assaulted and robbed of his wallet while walking on West I Street, police reported Thursday.

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Tue Jun 11, 2013

Merced Sun-Star

Projects to benefit local growers

The bureau announced plans last week to spend $414,000 on conservation and efficiency grant projects on the west side in the 2013 fiscal year.

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Los Banos Enterprise

Man who drowned in reservoir near Los Banos identified

A 62-year-old San Jose-area man who drowned Sunday at the O'Neill Forebay has been identified by the Merced County coroner's office as Rene Cordero.Cordero's body was located Monday after a search by the Merced County Sherriff’s Office Water Rescue and Recovery Team.According to park rangers, Cordero went swimming around 12:15 p.m. Sunday off ... (more)

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Los Banos Enterprise

Crash on I5 injures two

A Hollywood couple was injured Monday in a crash on Interstate 5, according to the California Highway Patrol.Solomon Smith, 37, and Lynette King-Smith, 40, were traveling southbound on the interstate, north of Highway 165, in a 2005 Jeep, CHP said.

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Mon Jun 10, 2013

Los Banos Enterprise

Police: Man caught breaking into business

Police said they arrested a man who was trying to burglarize a business on Place Road Monday.Police responded to the 1300 block of Place Road at approximately 3:50 a.m. after a call from the business’ alarm company.

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Merced Sun-Star

San Jose-area man's body recovered from reservoir

Supervising Ranger Steve Barber said the man, whose name and age have not been released, was pulled from the O’Neill Forebay around 2:35 p.m. Monday.

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Sun Jun 09, 2013

Merced Sun-Star

Grass fire shuts down Highway 152

Traffic returned to normal on Highway 152 Wednesday after a 124-acre grass fire shut down both lanes earlier in the week, the California Highway Patrol reported.

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Merced Sun-Star

Stray pooch helps mend family's broken hearts

That couldn't be more true for an abandoned pooch who wandered onto the fairgrounds during the Merced County Spring Fair in Los Banos last month.

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Los Banos Enterprise

Fees hiked in lighting, landscape districts

About half of the city's 18 lighting and landscaping districts will get a maximum increase in fees for a second year.City Council on Wednesday unanimously approved those increases, which are 10 percent in seven districts and 5 percent in one.Depending on the district, landowners will pay an additional $5.70 to $28.12 per parcel per year in those ... (more)

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Los Banos Enterprise

John Spevak: Former college dean leaves lasting legacy

She served as dean of the Los Banos campus of Merced College for 11 years. Then she served as the college's vice president of student personnel in Merced for eight years.Before coming to Los Banos, she was the re-entry center director in Merced, then an intern dean of instruction.

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Sat Jun 08, 2013

Los Banos Enterprise

Caution urged as temperatures forecast to hit 100-plus

Avoiding the heat will be difficult, as record and near-record temperatures are forecast for the weekend.

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Merced Sun-Star

El Capitan campus nearly ready

When El Capitan High School opens in late August, Principal Anthony Johnson said, his expectations are to hit the ground running -- as if the school has been open for years.

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Wed Jun 05, 2013

Merced Sun-Star

Grass fire shuts down Highway 152

Traffic returned to normal on Highway 152 Wednesday after a 124-acre grass fire shut down both lanes earlier in the week, the California Highway Patrol reported.

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Merced Sun-Star

Stray pooch helps mend family's broken hearts

That couldn't be more true for an abandoned pooch who wandered onto the fairgrounds during the Merced County Spring Fair in Los Banos earlier this month.

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Merced Sun-Star

Merced-area high schools' Class of 2013 set to toss caps

For most of Merced County's high school seniors, this is a memorable week, with graduations scheduled Thursday and Friday.

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Tue Jun 04, 2013

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Part of Highway 152 Shut Down While Crews Battle Fire

NEAR HOLLISTER/LOS BANOS, Calif. -- Five agencies responded to a fire that started along Highway 152 at Dinosaur Point Tuesday afternoon.

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