A Stanislaus County transit bus was caught in the flames of the Corral Fire Saturday evening.
After the Corral Fire sparked near Tracy in San Joaquin County, it produced enough smoke and fire to force cars on the highway to turn around and head westbound.
Continue reading on ABC10
Four people were killed in a two-vehicle collision Friday, May 31, near Don Pedro Reservoir in Tuolumne County.
The names of the victims were withheld pending notification of family, but a California Highway Patrol release identified them as a Stockton man, 56; a Modesto woman, 66; a Salida woman, 65; and a La Grange woman, 33.
Continue reading on NewsBreak
Rep. John Duarte (R-Hughson) arrived at Turlock Memorial Park with just minutes to spare before the start of Monday’s Memorial Day festivities.
Like much of the area’s high school students at this time of year, Duarte needed to do some last-minute cramming before giving his speech.
Continue reading on Turlock Journal
Stanislaus State is investigating its longtime women’s basketball coach over allegations he mistreated players.
The allegations against him include verbally abusing players, misusing the program’s money — including not providing players with their full per diem for meals — inappropriate physical contact during training and exceeding NCAA limits for training hours during the preseason, according to an April 26 story in the Signal, the university’s student newspaper.
Continue reading on Modesto Bee
Balloons, apricots, bikes and trikes, dairy and more will be celebrated in June across the greater Modesto region.
The second annual Skies the Limit Hot Air Balloon festival returns to Ceres, with plenty of other activities to enjoy.
Continue reading on Modesto Bee
Not all people process a loss the same way. For Kristin Pettit of Turlock, it took nearly 15 years after the suicide of her first husband in 2004 for her to share one of her many feelings with the world.
In 2020, during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Pettit poured herself a glass of wine, went inside her pool, and began writing her thoughts away. In 15 minutes, she had written a story of a family of butterflies, each dealing with the loss of a loved one in a different way. The main theme of the story was each butterfly having a different way of remembering their loved one, which resulted in arguments.
Continue reading on Turlock Journal
Valley renters may be feeling additional strain on their budgets as Modesto has seen one of the highest spikes in rental prices in this region.
On the Modesto subreddit , one post asks the forum, “What do you make of the rising cost of living here in Modesto?” Several respondents cite that they moved to Modesto to escape the rising costs of the Bay Area but have been feeling an encroaching financial strain.
Continue reading on NewsBreak
A pedestrian was reportedly hit by a car Monday afternoon in Modesto.
Emergency medical services were dispatched around 12:10 p.m. to West Orangeburg Avenue and Tully Road, according to dispatcher radio communications.
Continue reading on KCRA.com
A man who went missing after he tried to swim across a channel at Woodward Reservoir on Sunday afternoon was found dead, deputies said.
The Stanislaus County Sheriff's Office said the man went missing near Mountain View Point at Woodward Reservoir sometime after 2 p.m.
Continue reading on NewsBreak
Several local high school track athletes dominated at the 2024 California Interscholastic Federation State Championships.
Myles Mcfarland of Cosumnes Oaks took home first place honors in the 11o metres hurdles for varsity boys.
Continue reading on KCRA
