Law enforcement officers swarmed a school in Central California late Monday morning due to reports of a possible gun threat, officials say. The Ceres Unified School District said in a statement that they were alerted by Ceres police about a possible threat against Cesar Chavez Junior High School. That school, along with neighboring La Rosa… Keep Reading
A motorcycle rider died Sunday when he was ejected from the motorcycle in a Merced County crash, according to authorities. At about 9:18 p.m., California Highway Patrol officers responded to the area of State Route 165 just north of River Road, for a report of a collision involving an SUV and a motorcycle, according to… Keep Reading
Over a thousand marijuana plants have been eradicated as a result of an illegal grow bust in Merced County, the Merced County Sheriff’s Office announced. The Merced County Sheriff’s Office Sheriff Enforcement says they, along with Code Enforcement Teams, served a search warrant for an illegal marijuana grow at a home in Turlock located in… Keep Reading
A crash was reported on McHenry Avenue in Modesto. It was reported at the intersection of McHenry Avenue and East Roseburg Avenue. Continue reading on KCRA.com Keep Reading
A traffic collision was reported on State Route 132 near Paradise Road near Modesto on Thursday afternoon. Officials received reports of at least one person injured in the crash. Continue reading on KCRA.com Keep Reading
Fifteen people were arrested and $16 million worth of illegal drugs were seized during a massive cartel bust in Southern California. The operation, nicknamed “Hotline Bling,” was a multi-agency investigation targeting a Sinaloa drug trafficking network operating in the Inland Empire. Continue reading on NewsBreak Keep Reading
Stanislaus Surgical Hospital of Modesto notified the county last week that the hospital is likely to close April 30 for an undetermined time, due to a federal agency decision to remove it from the Medicare program. Maria Munoz, human resources director for Stanislaus Surgical, informed Stanislaus County’s chief executive office that almost 200 employee layoffs… Keep Reading
Several environmental groups asked San Francisco on Tuesday to reduce its diversion of Tuolumne River water. They said chinook salmon and other wildlife suffer from the current operations, especially the river stretch in and near Modesto. Continue reading on Modesto Bee Keep Reading
California’s real estate market is one of the most expensive in the country and some markets in the state continue to be “extremely overpriced,” according to an analysis of housing market data. Sacramento ranked as one of the state’s top 10 most overpriced markets with the listing price for a single-family home averaging at $580,804.… Keep Reading
A 17-year-old male from Turlock was arrested Monday in an April 16 shooting that killed one person and wounded another. When the Turlock Police Department investigation identified the alleged gunman, he already was in custody at the Stanislaus County Juvenile Detention Center on an unrelated case, according to a news release. Detectives rebooked the teen… Keep Reading
