A man was arrested Tuesday after allegedly attempting to kidnap a girl after school, police said. Jesse Benavidez, 23, was arrested on suspicion of attempted kidnapping, annoying or molesting a child and inducement of a minor. Benaidez is free on bond. Cmdr. Jason Hedden said a female student was walking home from Los Banos Junior…

Is this for compliance or a get rich quick scheme. You be the judge. Sound off… Some call him a champion for the disabled. Others say he is an extortionist. Whatever you call him, Cecil Shaw has sued hundreds of businesses across the state for what he alleges are violations of the Americans with Disabilities…

The Internal Revenue Service is warning taxpayers of a new phone scam involving fake IRS agents who try to scare callers into paying fake tax liens by claiming they will be arrested if they don’t pay immediately. The number 202-609-7070 has been listed in several complaints filed in August. The callers are reportedly using other…

I pay 13,000.00 per year to send my California born daughter to this school. These kids will get a free ride. Changes to laws that govern residency and financial aid have opened doors of opportunity for undocumented students, and UC Merced has added a new position this school year focused on helping that population succeed.…

LUBBOCK, Texas — Breitbart Texas has exclusively obtained a leaked document warning federal agents about an ISIS-related terrorism threat across the entire US-Mexico border. Though the document focuses on the Texas-Mexico border, Breitbart Texas has confirmed that federal agents across the entire US-Mexico border have received the ISIS terror warning. The document was released by…

Kyle Olson, the founder of the Education Action Group and co-author of “Conform: Exposing the Truth About Common Core and Public Education,” said Thursday that “there is a huge movement to push what’s called ‘social justice math’ in America’s schools.” “Proponents of social justice math, they don’t like how much consumerism is in math. Because…

A Merced massage parlor is facing another prostitution investigation, its second in less than a year, after police arrested one of its employees earlier this month. Nok Gowing, 54, was arrested on suspicion of prostitution, a misdemeanor, on Aug. 21, Merced police reported in a news release. Sgt. Don King said an undercover police officer…

Illegal aliens successfully landed on a San Diego beach in a panga boat on Monday and ran to shore – but, when another group tried the same thing on Tuesday, U.S. Customs and Border (CBP) agents were waiting for them. Around 7am Monday morning, a horde of illegal aliens stormed a San Diego beach after…

From Aug. 10 to Aug. 16, the Chowchilla Police Department responded to 445 calls. There were 328 calls for service and 117 self-initiated calls. Forty-eight reports were taken. There were 10 misdemeanor and eight felony arrests. The ollowing is a sample of the calls. Aug. 10 • A woman was arrested in the 1300 block…

The fall season is just around the corner and with it comes one of the city’s bigger events – the Chowchilla Block Party. This fun-filled event will be held Sept. 13 from noon to 6 p.m. at the Veterans Memorial Park on Robertson Boulevard between Sixth and Seventh streets. The party features all sorts of…