WASHINGTON U.S. Rep. Jim Costa (D-Fresno) spoke on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives Wednesday to speak about Ahmed Ali of Los Banos, who has been working to … Click to Continue »
Read More »Los Banos man stranded in Africa with daughter joins lawsuit against Trump
Ahmed Ali, the Yemen-born Los Banos man stuck in east African with his 12-year-old daughter, joined a class action lawsuit late Friday seeking to overturn the portion of President Donald … Click to Continue »
Read More »Costa vows to fight Trump order trapping Los Banos man, child overseas
U.S. Rep. Jim Costa on Monday pledged to help a Los Banos man and his 12-year-old daughter return home to Merced County “as soon as possible and safely” and also … Click to Continue »
Read More »Trump’s order leaves Los Banos man and daughter stuck in east Africa
The manager of a Los Banos convenience store was stuck in a hotel in east Africa on Sunday after U.S. authorities refused to allow him to bring his 12-year-old daughter … Click to Continue »
Read More »Civil rights icon John Lewis chats with Los Banos students, says he plans to visit Merced County
Georgia congressman and civil rights icon John Lewis on Tuesday told San Luis High School students he sometimes thinks he was more effective as an activist on the ground than … Click to Continue »
Read More »Ex-Los Banos teacher held to answer on charges of sex with high school student
A former high school teacher and police officer from Los Banos on Tuesday was ordered to stand trial for his alleged sexual relationship with a high school girl about 10 … Click to Continue »
Read More »Storm causes damage but no major flooding in Los Banos
High winds knocked down more than a dozen trees and branches in Los Banos during the latest storm system that hit Merced County on Thursday into Friday. However, unlike Merced … Click to Continue »
Read More »Los Banos promotes planner, reorganizes economic development department
City Manager Alex Terrazas on Wednesday recounted how the economic downturn eight years ago led the city to make significant cuts to municipal departments, including the Community and Economic Development … Click to Continue »
Read More »Los Banos school board begins superintendent search
The Los Banos Unified School District may get a permanent superintendent by July as the search process ramps up in 2017. That’s would just more than a turbulent year after … Click to Continue »
Read More »Los Banos school charter renewal faces uncertain future
The future of Green Valley Charter School rests on whether the Los Banos Unified School District board believes the charter is succeeding despite a push to close the school by … Click to Continue »
Read More »Los Banos man arrested in downtown stabbing
A 29-year-old man was arrested Wednesday in connection with a stabbing early Monday in downtown Los Banos. Los Banos police responded to reports of the stabbing at 2:22 a.m. in … Click to Continue »
Read More »Staffing thin at Los Banos Animal Shelter
The phone kept ringing at the Los Banos Animal Shelter as Kathy Wilber, a volunteer for 13 years, prepared canine distemper vaccinations for dogs brought in the night before. Wilber … Click to Continue »
Read More »Downtown Los Banos businessman arrested in shooting case denies charges
The owner of a downtown Los Banos tattoo business has been arrested on a weapons allegation after police said he fired several shots in the air during a confrontation with … Click to Continue »
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