Los Banos police seized cash and more than a pound of crystal methamphetamine after arresting three Los Banos residents following a traffic stop on Thursday, according to officers. Police stopped … Click to Continue »
Read More »Suspect arrested in Los Banos Drug Co. burglary, high-speed police chase
A 21-year-old Fresno man has been arrested in connection with a burglary two months ago at a popular Los Banos drug store and sandwich shop that led to a high-speed … Click to Continue »
Read More »Los Banos bank robbers struck others too, police say
Police believe the two suspects who robbed Westamerica Bank in Los Banos last month also attempted to rob three banks in two other cities less than two weeks later. The … Click to Continue »
Read More »Support extending tax increase for school improvements? Los Banos wants to know.
The Los Banos Unified School District is gauging residents’ interest in extending a 1995 tax increase in hopes of funding what officials say are much needed improvements. The school district … Click to Continue »
Read More »‘I got railroaded,’ Los Banos dairyman says after admitting to illegal dumping
Los Banos dairyman and school board trustee Dennis Areias pleaded guilty Wednesday to a misdemeanor count of unlawful dumping of hazardous waste into state waterways. As a result, Areias was … Click to Continue »
Read More »Suspects admit to 2016 slaying of Los Banos man, DA’s Office says
Four family members have been convicted in connection with the 2016 slaying of 35-year-old Los Banos resident Rene Cruz Sandoval. The defendants in the case were Tony Lujan III, 27 … Click to Continue »
Read More »Break the law, or let your cattle die? A Los Banos dairy farmer had to make choice
Los Banos dairy farmer Dennis Areias said he was looking at two options when rain waters flooded his farm and sickened his cattle: follow the law and witness the deaths … Click to Continue »
Read More »Los Banos dairyman defends illegal dumping to save heifers
Dennis Areias, a Los Banos school board trustee who was charged with a felony for pumping cow waste water into a drainage ditch, explains why it was his only option during an interview Dec. 5, 2017, at the site of the dumping at Henry Miller and Box Car roads near …
Read More »This is who will be assisting the new Los Banos fire chief
A Los Banos fire captain has been selected as the new assistant fire chief, according to the fire department. The City of Los Banos pinned Assistant Fire Chief Robert Strauch’s … Click to Continue »
Read More »Ex-Los Banos priest convicted of child porn-again
Former Los Banos priest, Robert Gamel, 67, pleaded no contest to charges of possession of child pornography and pleaded guilty to violation of probation at the Merced County Superior Courthouse on Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2017. Gamel was previously arrested and charged with possession of child pornography in June of 2015. …
Read More »Ex-Los Banos priest convicted of child porn possession for second time in two years
An ex-priest of a Los Banos Catholic church pleaded no contest Tuesday of possessing child pornography for the second time in two years. Robert Gamel, 67, pleaded no contest to … Click to Continue »
Read More »Los Banos dairmyan faces cow waste dumping charges. ‘I got permission,’ he says
Los Banos dairy farmer and school board member Dennis Areias, and his farm worker, are being charged with dumping more than 300,000 gallons of cow waste into state waterways. Areias … Click to Continue »
Read More »Here’s what the turkey giveaway in Los Banos was all about
Local developer and farmer Greg Hostetler talks about the meaning behind his annual giveaway. And the first person in line expresses what it means to her Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2017 at the Los Banos Fairgrounds. … Click to Continue »
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