Vikaas Shanker
MercedSunStar
Los Banos, CA, United States
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Merced man hit by car, suffers major injuries. When do pedestrians have right of way?
A 63-year-old homeless man suffered major head and leg injuries, but is expected to survive after being hit by a car Sunday, July 7, 2019, at the intersection of G Street and West 15th Street in Merced. → Read More
You hear the illegal fireworks last night? Here’s what Merced County fire, police saw
Merced County law enforcement and firefighters in Merced, Los Banos, Livingston and Atwater cracked down on illegal fireworks on July 4, 2019. Here are the Fourth of July numbers of citations and fines so far. → Read More
Merced faith community stands with immigrants, denounces migrant conditions at border
Dozens of Merced area faith leaders and community supporters gathered with signs in front of the Merced County building steps Friday, June 28, 2019, to denounce inhumane migrant conditions at the border. → Read More
Merced cold case murder suspect arrested in San Jose vehicle pursuit, police say
Jerome Slayton, a prime suspect in the cold case 2008 slaying of Michael Riley in Merced, was arrested in San Jose after police say he threatened his wife and abandoned his kids in a car after a pursuit. → Read More
Priest with two child porn convictions in Merced County still getting paid by diocese
Robert Gamel, a former Los Banos priest of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church twice convicted of possessing child pornography, was released early from prison and continues to receive money from the Diocese of Fresno. → Read More
Body found in Merced County canal, sheriff’s deputies say
Merced County Sheriff’s Office detectives and water rescue officials found a body in a canal in Los Banos on Wednesday, June 26, 2019. The body was found in the Delta Mendota Canal, near Mercey Springs Road. → Read More
Woman killed in rollover crash on Merced County highway
Maricella Campos, of Los Banos in Merced County, California, was killed after her GMC Yukon rolled over several times off Highway 165 into a tomato field south of the city, according to CHP. → Read More
Which Merced school’s have the highest rates of student obesity? Here are the facts
Check out the student obesity rates for schools and school districts in Merced, Fresno, Stanislaus, Tulare, Madera and Mariposa counties. You can also find the rates for your school district and county. → Read More
Ex-Atwater police officer sentenced to jail after assaulting best friend, girlfriend
Ex-Atwater police officer Dennis Frank was sentenced to jail and probation after punching his ex-best friend and pushing his girlfriend down in an off-duty incident over a perceived romantic triangle. → Read More
Police looking for ties between shooting and man arrested with illegal weapon
The Los Banos Police Department arrested Daniel Borbon on weapons charges after a shots fired call. Officers are investigating if he may also have shot a 21-year-old man Tuesday. → Read More
Merced woman attacked, raped inside her home. Police urge public to take precautions
Merced, California, police are warning residents to lock doors and windows before heading to sleep after a woman was reportedly raped by a stranger who broke into a home in South Merced. → Read More
Merced woman attacked, raped inside her home. Police urge public to take precautions
Merced, California, police are warning residents to lock doors and windows before heading to sleep after a woman was reportedly raped by a stranger who broke into a home in South Merced. → Read More
Merced woman attacked, raped inside her home. Police urge public to take precautions
Merced police are warning residents to lock doors and windows before heading to sleep after a woman was reportedly raped by a stranger who broke into a home in South Merced. → Read More
21-year-old man shot early Tuesday morning in Merced County
A man was shot in Los Banos, California, Tuesday, June 18, 2019, at a home on Marsala Street, according to the Los Banos Police Department. Police are asking the public for information as they investigate. → Read More
Fatal Merced County crash victims identified, deputies say
The two victims who died in a motorcycle collision Friday, June 14, 2019, in Merced County were identified by the Merced County Sheriff’s Office as Hawaii residents Joseph Dias and Gwynaive Opellia Rubis. → Read More
Body of man who drowned in Merced County forebay recovered, deputies say
The Merced County Sheriff’s Office has recovered a male body from the O’Neill Forebay, west of Los Banos next to the San Luis Reservoir. He is the second person who drowned in Merced County this weekend. → Read More
Fatal collision reported on Highway 152 east of Los Banos
The Merced County Sheriff-Coroner’s Office was called to the scene of a multi-vehicle collision on Highway 152, near Patton Road, east of Los Banos in Merced County, California. → Read More
They shot the wrong person and almost killed an infant in Merced County, officials say
Delhi resident Richard A. Medeiros was sentenced on Thursday, June 13, 2019, to 23 years in state prison for a shooting that injured and nearly killed a 60-year-old man on Christmas Eve 2016 in Merced County. → Read More
He’s Father of the Year in Merced. His daughter’s essay will melt your cold heart
Patrick McGowan was named the 2019 Merced County Father of the Year by the Merced County Office of Education after daughter Stella, a St. Paul Lutheran School student, wrote an essay about what he means to her. → Read More
Man pleads guilty to child sex crimes. They met on Facebook, he picked her up at home
Miles Lee Imamura, Mariposa County, took a pleaded guilty to two counts of lewd and lascivious acts with a 13-year-old victim after he reportedly fostered a relationship with the minor over Facebook Messenger. → Read More