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Friendship bench dedicated at Miano Elementary School

by The Westside Express | Feb 20, 2026 | Community, Community Service | 0

The 744 students at Miano Elementary School, led by Principal Zelda Dias-Harper gathered on grass...

200-300 more students walkout in protest of ICE

by Javier Powell | Feb 20, 2026 | Community, Law Enforcement | 0

Los Banos student walk-out protests continued last week, with an estimated 200-300 students,...

Body recovered in missing person search

by Corey Pride | Feb 20, 2026 | First Responders | 0

The body of a woman has been identified after having gone missing for 11 days following a dune buggy crash into a canal, the Merced County Sheriff’s Office said. Lupita Lizbeth Zuniga-Ontiveros, 21, of Stockton, is...

1,400 Los Banos students walkout in two-day anti ICE protest

by Javier Powell | Feb 16, 2026 | Community | 0

For 1,400 high school and junior high students in Los Banos, February begun with a protest. About...

Merced County volunteers conduct annual Point-In-Time homeless count

by Kristina Solomita | Feb 13, 2026 | Community | 0

As part of the Merced City/County Continuum of Care’s annual “Point In Time” (PIT) count,...

Still time to submit nominations for 3rd annual Women Leading the Way Awards

by Lena Magee | Feb 12, 2026 | Agriculture, Business, Community | 0

From Jan. 22 to Feb. 20, Assembly Member Esmeralda Soria invites the California 27th State Assembly District to nominate women leaders for the Women Leading the Way Awards. The awards ceremony will be held on March 21 at the...