Dos Palos News

The Los Banos-Dos Palos-Gustine branch of the NAACP gathered about 12 of its members Friday night to meet with a field training manager to help guide them toward making their organization more effective.Greg Akili, whose NAACP office is based in Baltimore, asked members to tell him their short-term and long-term goals.

An update on Los Baños' efforts to recoup the nearly $2 million embezzled by a former city employee was given at this week's City Council meeting.

A Mendota man has been arrested in the stabbing of a 77-year-old man who used a wheelchair, the Fresno County Sheriff's Department reported.

And you wonder why I can't wait to get to work in the morning? I'm up at 5 every weekday.

Merced County Sheriff's Department deputies reported finding several guns Tuesday while conducting a follow-up investigation into a gang-related stabbing of a 15-year-old boy this week.

An investigation into the stabbing of a teenage gang member in Merced County turned up four weapons, including a stolen handgun.

A man and woman in Dos Palos were arrested last week after Merced County Sheriff's investigators recovered thousands of dollars worth of stolen property.

In less than two minutes, 500 pounds of loose cotton are cleaned, separated from seed and compressed into a chest-high dense bale at the county's last cotton gin operation.

Nicholas Mann, age 18, is the son of the chief of police of Dos Palos in Merced County.

A body was found floating in a canal on Thursday, although Dos Palos police haven't determined the identity or the circumstances of the death.

Authorities say a Chicago man who barricaded himself in a hospital for hours has been charged and ordered held without bond in the shooting deaths of his parents.

The Silver Anniversary Salute to Seniors Fair was held Friday at the Los Baños Fairgrounds, attracting many residents age 55 and older who were eager to learn about various services available to them in Los Baños. The event, celebrating its 25th year, featured more than 40 booths with representatives from transportation, head care and ...

Two young girls were recently honored for their fight against cancer; Lia Brady, 5, of Dos Palos and Caidyn Lee, 2, of Los Baños.In hopes of helping the families with their struggle to overcome the girls' illnesses, the third annual Lia's Dash event was held on Sept.

The district's enrollment shot up 4.5 percent this school year even though developers are not building homes, according to district figures.

Federal dollars could be on the way to build programs. By DANIELLE GAINES Dgaines@mercedsun-star.com Exactly 8,586 preschool-aged children live in Merced County.

Two local agencies will hold a hearing tonight to discuss whether Oro Loma Elementary School should remain a part of the Dos Palos-Oro Loma school district in Merced County, or be transferred to the Firebaugh-Las Deltas School District in Fresno County.

September 22, 2009 Paperless Incident Reporting with Minimum Pain and Maximum Benefit Paperless incident reporting is the goal of just about every law enforcement agency, but it has primarily been achieved only by the larger law enforcement agencies.

Bail for embezzlement suspect Mary Ann Jones will remain the same and restraining orders barring her husband and son from selling alleged ill-gotten assets are to stay in place, a superior court judge ruled Tuesday.Jones, 38, appeared at the Robert M. Falasco Justice Center for a pre-preliminary hearing that was continued until later this month.

Two people were taken into custody earlier this month on suspicion of stealing mail from collection boxes in the Dos Palos area.

Seven Merced County schools have reached the state's goal on the Academic Performance Index for the first time.