Los Banos News

Here's the scenario: Los Baños downtown merchants have been busy getting into the "Spirit of Christmas," hoping that the nay-sayers are wrong about the current shopping economy and hoping for a warm, cozy, successful, downtown shopping experience that will keep them in business and along the way, support the local tax base.

Los Baños High School's Performing Arts Group held its first production of the school year, "The Star-Spangled Girl."Opening week was Nov.

The Los Baños Police Department and the local California Highway Patrol office are partnering with a variety of businesses in town to provide another successful year of their Kops for Kids program.Kops for Kids, a program that Coordinator Noah Jones said has been running for more than 20 years, "is designed for needy families who otherwise ...

A stunning, possibly iconic property is on the market for the more affluent amongst you - The Harriet and Randall Fawcett Residence by Frank Lloyd Wright near Los Banos, California .

Many honors have been bestowed upon our veterans. These dedicated men and women have continued to serve our country long after their military duties were completed.

Twice a year, the Elks Lodge hosts some of the Central Valley's most honorable citizens for a veterans' lunch.The Elks celebrated Veterans Day for 2009 on Nov.

Five people have been arrested in the investigation of a fatal stabbing reported Friday in Gustine.

Next Friday an author who has been recognized by the Boston Globe, the New York Public Library, the California Library Association, and the American Library Association will be speaking in Los Baños.Francisco Jimenez will be giving two talks that are free and open to the public: from 3 to 4 at the Los Baños Campus of Merced College and ...

Four people were injured Monday in a solo-vehicle crash near Los Banos. The incident was reported at 8:20 p.m. on Henry Miller Road, west of Highway 165.

Merced County investigators are looking for members of what they term "an outlaw motorcycle gang" after a 33-year-old man was stabbed to death in a bar fight.

Police in the North Valley are piecing together a weekend murder. According to police, 33yearold Bill James died after a bar fight Friday night in Gustine.

Nov. 6, 2009 -- As a teenager Eric Nieman started in the alarm business doing what he describes as grunt work.

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.

Los Banos residents will go to the polls Tuesday and decide if city officials will be allowed to used facilities funding from a half-cent sales tax to pay the salaries of police officers and firefighters.The amendment, known as Measure A, does not raise taxes and may keep more emergency services personnel from being laid off, according to ...

An amendment allowing money from a half-cent sales tax measure to be used for salaries of emergency services personnel passed Tuesday night.

The Merced County Department of Public Health is changing clinic service hours for public health clinics in Merced and Los Banos.

About 50 people gathered in front of City Hall on J Street to publicly state their opposition to domestic violence as they participated in the Take Back the Night rally.The event, which began with a march starting at Pacheco Park, was coordinated through local efforts.

Saturday evening jazz singer Kitty Margolis opened her debut in town by taking on one of the city's more controversial debates.

Saturday evening will mark the first appearance of Kitty Margolis in the local community.As part of the Los Baños Arts Council's 2009/2010 season series, Margolis will perform with her band at 7:30 p.m. at the Ted Falasco Arts Center, 1105 Fifth St.

Councilman Mike Villalta, who had already voiced his support for one of the two candidates for the appointment, was angered when Mayor Tommy Jones referred to the title of treasurer as "a token position."Villalta then requested to speak.