The Valley

Covered California enrollment is open. But without an extension of tax credits, will thousands in the Valley be unable to pay?
Obamacare tax credits are set to expire at the end of this year. Some worry that customers will have to…
Rare Northern Lights Glow Reported Across California
Los Banos, CA (November 13, 2025) -- A powerful geomagnetic storm earlier this week created a rare opportunity for residents…
National Weather Service Issues Wind Advisory for Los Banos Area Beginning Early Thursday
Los Banos, CA (November 12, 2025) — The National Weather Service (NWS) office in Hanford issued an updated wind advisory…
La Niña Returns — What It Means for Los Banos
LOS BANOS, CA (October 10, 2025) — Meteorologists have confirmed that La Niña conditions have returned in the Pacific Ocean,…
Lightning Sparks Multiple Wildfires; Air Quality Starting to Show Impact
Los Banos, CA (September 4, 2025) — A severe dry-lightning event on September 2 triggered a wave of wildfires across…
Merced County Clears Homeless Encampment Near Highway 99, Offers Support Services
On April 21, 2025, Merced County, in collaboration with the City of Merced, California Highway Patrol (CHP), Caltrans, and local…
Valley school districts offering security for immigrant parents, students amid threat of deportation
By ESTHER QUINTANILLA As threats of mass deportations loom in the Central Valley, school districts in the region are mobilizing…
Four Valley siblings are running for office in 2024. Are they a California political dynasty in the making?
The Soria family credits the work ethic of their farmworker parents and a commitment to education for their success BY…
A budget crunch at UC Merced has hit lecturers. ‘We’re eating into our savings’
By RACHEL [email protected] MERCED, Calif. — At the University of California, Merced, lecturers make up almost half of faculty members,…