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Tokay High of Lodi wins regional Science Bowl at Downey High

The Central Valley Regional Science Bowl competition drew 24 teams Saturday to Downey High in Modesto.

Growth initiative is lauded

Even critics of a future Stanislaus County growth initiative praise the unprecedented effort by its nine mayors. But the road to a countywide vote on containing sprawl has been...

One county office to close on Monday

The Stanislaus County clerk/recorder's office as well as the registrar of voters office will be closed Monday for a furlough day. Both offices will reopen Tuesday, when the...

Crash at Coffee and Briggsmore

A crash slowed traffic for about an hour Saturday night at Briggsmore Avenue and Coffee Road in north Modesto. Paramedics were sent to the scene. Modesto police said there were no...

Ceres residents sought for community academy

The Ceres Police Department is looking for residents to participate in the Ceres Community Academy.

What helped Marsh's victory

Politics at virtually every level generally involves power brokers, money, egos and agendas. Modesto's recent mayoral election was no different.

State's Valleycrat is thing of the past

The Valleycrat is an endangered species. A storied Central Valley political hybrid, the moderate-to-conservative Valleycrat stressed regional loyalty first and foremost. Party...

Project X in Patterson is still a mystery

Patterson officials announced last month that a major employer planned to come to an industrial area at Sperry Avenue and Baldwin Road, bringing with it the prospect of 1,500 to...

Social media startup given honor

Kip Solutions, a company co-founded by 2009 Modesto High grad Patrick Ip, was named among the top 50 most innovative college startups by the Kairos Society.

Well site has more remains

Authorities on Saturday found human remains inside a well in Linden as a search continued for victims of the two "Speed Freak Killers," who carried out a...

Marsh Looks Ahead Mayor-elect talks about plans as he gets ready to take reins of city

Garrad Marsh will take the oath of office Tuesday as mayor of Modesto. In an interview after his runoff victory over Brad Hawn last week, Marsh was asked about goals for his first...

Salvation Army volunteers ring in a good season

It was a very good holiday season for Salvation Army bell ringers in Modesto, who were out with their red kettles from the day after Thanksgiving through Christmas Eve.

Former grand jurors hope to dispel myths

Former Stanislaus County grand jurors have formed a group to educate the public about the investigative work done by civil grand juries that examine complaints against local...

Turlock's incoming police chief talks on challenges

Turlock's incoming police chief Rob Jackson takes over a department in the midst of some big changes. As he gets ready for his new job, Jackson took part in a...

Good old days, when men wore hats, women dresses

Modesto used to be a small town in which everybody knew everyone. The major stores were downtown, where shopping was easy and gratifying. It afforded an opportunity for housewives...

Modesto Police Department News - Police Investigating Shooting Death of 15-Year-Old Boy

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Modesto Police Department is currently on the scene of a shooting which has left a 15- year-old boy dead and a second man in critical condition.At 9:15 PM Modesto Police Officers...

Rural residents strike back at Lucas film empire

Marin County's planning commission will hear arguments for and against allowing filmmaker George Lucas to expand his movie-making empire in the quiet hills just north of San...

15-year-old boy dead, another teen critical in Modesto shooting

A 15-year-old boy was killed and another teenager critically wounded in a shooting Friday night near Coffee Road and Floyd Avenue in Modesto, police said. The shooting occurred...

Ag Briefs: Farm Bureau puts focus on safety

The people who feed the world can hurt themselves in the process. Friday, the Stanislaus County Farm Bureau put on its eighth annual safety seminar to remind farm owners and...

Auto Theft Suspects (Feb. 10)

Tips on tractor, heat illness safety

Modesto defendant's gang affiliation is trial's focus

A defendant, accused of attempted murder, testified on the witness stand in his trial Friday, telling the jury he did not a shoot an 18-year-old man in a brazen attack in south...

Shirvani makes short list in N.D.

California State University, Stanislaus, President Hamid Shirvani is among four finalists for the job of chancellor of North Dakota's university system.

Testimony: Girlfriend shot in head

A preliminary hearing is under way in Stanislaus County Superior Court for a man accused of shooting to death his girlfriend during a reported dispute last year.

New Ceres market is ready to hire

Hundreds of people in a line that wrapped halfway around the block in front of the Ceres Community Center waited for hours for a chance at a job at the new Rancho San Miguel...

Community Briefing (Feb. 10)

Modesto Bee building OK'd for court site

The state Public Works Board approved the block The Bee leases in downtown Modesto as the second potential site under consideration for a new $278.3 million Stanislaus County...

Around the Region (Feb. 11)

GOP quiet on rewrite of water bill

WASHINGTON — Controlling California water can seem like a covert affair on Capitol Hill. If you're not in the club, you're left in the dark.

Science Bowl set for today at Downey

Two dozen student teams from 15 high schools will compete in the Central Valley Regional Science Bowl competition starting at 9 a.m. today at Downey High School in Modesto.

Sitter pleads not guilty in child's death

A 31-year-old Modesto woman on Friday afternoon pleaded not guilty to a charge of murder in connection with the death of an 18-month-old girl she was baby-sitting.

Serial killer's tip leads to remains of 2nd body

Information provided by a California death row inmate who was one of the two notorious "Speed Freak Killers" led to the discovery Friday of a second set of human...

Suspected drunk driver at Modesto In-N-Out touches off chase

A Modesto man is in custody after leading law enforcement on a high-speed pursuit through north Modesto and ramming a patrol car in an attempt to escape.

Man arrested for firing gun near Patterson school

Stanislaus County sheriff’s deputies have arrested a man they say shot multiple rounds from a firearm while standing across the street from Patterson High School on Friday...

Baby sitter arrested after toddler dies

An 18-month-old toddler is dead and her 31-year-old baby sitter has been arrested on suspicion of murder, authorities said Thursday. Many neighbors said they had heard from...

New lighting on the way for downtown Modesto pedestrian bridge

The pedestrian bridge on Ninth Street in Modesto will be closed Monday through Wednesday so new lighting can be installed.

Los Banos motorcyclist killed on Highway 33

A Los Banos man died when his motorcycle collided with a big rig driven by a Modesto man. The accident occurred on Highway 33 Thursday morning near Cottonwood Road.

Robber of Ceres, Turlock banks gets 23 years in prison

A 38-year-old man has been convicted and sentenced to 23 years in prison for robbing six banks in Ceres and Turlock over a 16-month period.

Yesteryears (2/10/12)

Swearing-in to be sooner

A swearing-in ceremony for Modesto's new mayor, and a send-off for the outgoing one, was set for Feb. 28, but there's been a change in plans. Mayor-elect Garrad Marsh...

CSU, Stanislaus, to open labs to families for Science Day

California State University, Stanislaus, will open its labs Saturday for its first Science Day.

Man to stand trial in '09 slaying of teen with Down syndrome

A Stanislaus County Superior Court judge Thursday ruled there's sufficient evidence for a 19-year-old man to stand trial for premeditated murder in the shooting death of a...

Howard leaving Oakdale council

Oakdale Councilman Jason Howard is spending more time in Grass Valley than the Stanislaus County city he was elected to represent. He recently took a job with a Grass Valley firm...

Merced awarded millions in groundwater contamination lawsuit

The city of Merced is almost $3 million richer today — at least until any appeals may be filed. A verdict was reached Thursday in a groundwater contamination lawsuit that...

Reading tutors needed for Stanislaus County adult literacy program,

In this tough economy, being unable to read or having no high school diploma makes getting a job that much harder. The ReadingWorks Adult Literacy program, provided by a...

Killer's map leads to human skull

Searchers following a map prepared by a serial killer on Death Row unearthed human remains Thursday in Calaveras County that could be one of his victims, the father of one victim...

To Honor,Remember

Jim Sanders, a Modestan who helped liberate the notorious Buchenwald concentration camp after World War II, and Ephraim Hadjis, a Greek Holocaust survivor, moved Thursday's...

Around the Region (2/10/12)

Northern SJ Valley, 'epicenter' of crisis, welcomes settlement

Thursday's landmark $25 billion settlement of investigations of foreclosure abuses with the nation's top lenders comes not a moment too soon for the Northern San Joaquin...

Salute to Senior Service: The Search for California's Outstanding Senior Volunteers

The Home Instead Senior Care® office serving seniors in Stanislaus County has announced the Salute to Senior ServiceSM program to honor senior volunteers for the tireless...