Merced College is playing the waiting game.

Smoothie shop employees were robbed at gunpoint Tuesday afternoon, police said.

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As a meeting nears to discuss the possibility of turning Highway 152 into a toll road, some officials remain skeptical of the feasibility of an option that would make paying to travel on the highway voluntary.

The Miss May Day pageant crowned its royalty Saturday.

After more than an hour of discussion and Planning Commission opposition Wednesday, City Council voted unanimously to apply for a $2 million grant that would help homeless families in Los Banos.

Dozens of current and former Girl Scouts and their families last week celebrated 100 years of the Girl Scouts of the USA's efforts to encourage young women to try new things.

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Merced County mental health officials want to help improve treatment for returning military veterans by using a culturally responsive approach.

Sixteen students and two teachers from a Department of Defense-funded school toured area food producers, including Los Banos' own irrigation district.

Merced County and the Deputy Sheriff's Association agreed on a salary cut recently that's expected to save hundreds of thousands of dollars over the next two years.

For years, Fresno County has been No. 1 on a California list that you won't find at the chamber of commerce --- pesticide detections in water wells. On the latest list, the county had more than one-third of the state's 286 detections.

Eighteen veterans a day turn to suicide as a way out, according to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

There is still no resolution in the case of a Los Banos commander accused of drunken driving last year.

Lorena Falasco Elementary students got a lesson in farming from high school students.

Retired Merced County Superior Court Judge and Los Banos native Robert M. Falasco has died.

Dozens honored civil rights leader César Chávez with a march despite inclement weather.

Repeating the mantra "Better, faster and cheaper," Fresno leaders joined California High-Speed Rail Authority officials Monday to unveil a new business plan for the passenger-train project.

A flash mob last week at Los Banos Junior High kicked off an awareness and incentive program for state standardized testing.

A Dos Palos man is in the hospital in serious condition after being involved in an accident on Highway 152 last week.

Retired Merced County Superior Court Judge and Los Banos native Robert M. Falasco has died.

It's almost done.

Spring is here and with it soon will be the Spring Street Faire April 14. Booth space is still available and sign-ups will end April 6. Make it a family day, there will be new vendors for mom and dad and attractions for the kids. The Rotary club will be in the kitchen again this year serving up its famous pancake breakfast. Rotary members are using the proceeds to provide arcade games for sober grad night.

Green Valley Charter School began its search for employees last weekend.

Los Banos High School jazz and wind ensembles performed Wednesday to an audience of about 60.

A Los Banos man died Sunday after the car he was driving veered off the road and struck several almond trees west of Newman, authorities said.

A body was recovered March 23 from a vehicle submerged in Los Banos Creek Reservoir, the Merced County Sheriff's Department reported.

Animal rights advocates say dairy farmers continue to provide no evidence to justify their Happy Cows campaign.

A suspect wanted in the slaying of a 23-year-old Los Banos man was recently arrested, but his stay at the Merced County Jail was a short one.

MERCED -- Not only humans get prosthetics -- animals do, too.