Los Banos firefighter gives first-hand account of Eaton fire
Captain Brian Thompson, the leader of the four-firefighter crew from Los Banos at the Eaton Fire,...
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Four LB firefighters battle Eaton Fire
The mutual aid call came in early morning on Jan. 8, according to Los Banos Fire Chief Paul...
Read MoreTwo dead after head-on collision on I-5
A head-on collision at approximately 12:51 a.m. Oct. 30 in the southbound lanes of I-5 resulted in the death of both drivers. A 2008 Honda and a 2017 Isuzu box truck crashed north of Volta Road, blocking the southbound lanes....
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Measure R: What to know about Merced County sales tax measure for public safety
Every voter in Merced County will see Measure R on their ballots, a countywide half-cent...
Read MoreFatal motorcycle collision with trailer kills 2 young adults
According to a collision report from the California Highway Patrol, on Aug. 31 at approximately 6:10 a.m., Merced Communications Center received calls of a solo traffic crash in the area of Santa Fe grade, south of W. Shaw...
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Firefighters get new contract in fiery council meeting
During a fiery Los Banos City Council meeting on Aug. 21, the council approved a three-year...
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PICKUP CRASHES INTO BACKYARD
Firefighters work to remove the male driver from the cab of a pickup truck Sunday afternoon. The...
Read MoreLB strike team helps fight California’s fifth largest wildfire
The call came in on the evening of July 26 to Fire Chief Paul Tualla of the Los Banos Fire Department. Within hours, a strike team of three Los Banos firefighters were on their way to fight what is currently the fifth largest...
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Four LB men taken to hospital after rear-end collision
A driver and three passengers were taken to the hospital after hitting the rear end of a big rig....
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