A school-supply drive held last weekend fell well short of its goal of 5,000 backpacks, but the organizers said they won't let that deter them.

Despite being a much larger city than it was years ago, Los Banos still has shops that provide old-fashioned atmosphere and customer service.

The bloodletting isn't over yet -- at least not when it comes to layoffs and cuts in Merced County's public sector.

The Planning Commission cleared the way Wednesday night for the local Baskin-Robbins to conform to the new look designed by its corporate headquarters.

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West Coast Connection opened May 5, but it's only been in the past 60 days that the motorcycle parts and accessories business has had enough inventory to do business.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture awarded a Los Banos sixth-grade teacher with a national award.

Though the first new high school in Los Banos in more than 40 years was not 100 percent complete on its opening day, officials said its construction could not have gone much better.

A potential new state standard may cause Los Banos to increase water rates within the next five years.

Two Los Banos Police Department detectives received promotions Tuesday afternoon.

Orlando Torres Garcia has been identified as the 23-year-old Santa Nella man that was killed when his car crashed into a big rig on Highway 140, according to Deputy Tom MacKenzie, sheriff's spokesman.

Although small, Merced County made gains in the number of students scoring at proficient or advanced levels on state standardized tests in 2009-2010, according to data released Monday from the California Department of Education.

A Los Banos High School teacher returned stateside after taking students and chaperones to Europe for the sixth-straight year.

The foreclosure crisis seems to be easing throughout the Northern San Joaquin Valley.

One child is dead and another has been hospitalized after being ejected from a car during a roll-over accident on Interstate 5 early last Friday, a news release from the California Highway Patrol stated.