Empire News

It was in 1810, according to the commonly accepted history, that a Spanish priest named Francisco Dumetz traveled to the valley where the city now stands and gave the land the name it carries to this day.

As school districts bleed programs and services to cope with education funding cuts, some are looking into extra revenue streams, such as parcel taxes.

Dec. 27--EMPIRE -- Two apparently related sewer board members abruptly resigned after angry residents accused the mother-daughter team of trying to raise rates and enrich their families.

Stanford Who's Who has admitted Michelle Minero for her outstanding work in the treatment of those with eating disorders.

From 5 to 8 p.m. Carriage rides, toy drive, carolers to set the holiday mood, Santa, refreshments and merchant specials.

Riverside's first medical marijuana collective, where patients with doctors' recommendations can buy the drug from patients who grow it, is set to open today, after months of preparations and delays.

Sounds like: Rock 'n' roll. Influences are Spoon, John Coltrane, Mastodon, Sonic Youth, Jeff Buckley and Frank Zappa Backstory: The band was started as an outlet for Scott and Adrian to write songs together around 2004, and a year later, Scotty C. joined.

Reece Stratford does his part by watering holiday trees Saturday at the Scotts Valley Schools' lot on Scotts Valley Drive.

I edited another train video. This one was done using my old work flow and it came out much better.

The Stanislaus County Board of Supervisors meets today at 9 a.m. in the basement chamber at Tenth Street Place, 1010 10th St., Modesto.

People in central Empire should find out today whether they will pay $78 per year for new storm drains and more street sweeping.

Nearly one in six school children in Stanislaus County is living in poverty, U.S. Census Bureau statistics released Wednesday show.

The final results from the Nov. 3 election were released Monday, and a cliffhanger in Empire is over.

Last week's Los Angeles Times/USC poll spilled a flood of pessimism from California voters about their state: They're troubled by its direction, upset at its politicians and sure that nothing will wrest California from the abyss.

DANCE Tango Argentino Quinteto del Bailongo, a five-piece Bay Area group, plays the sensual tango music of Argentina on traditional instruments such as the bandoneon as well as piano, bass, violin and guitar.

The increased cost of importing drinking water has city officials considering a 9 percent spike to the utilities bill for residents.

Darkness is a criminal's friend. When the sun goes down in tough neighborhoods, blood pressure goes up in homes.

The waiting is over in Riverbank. Former Councilwoman Virginia Madueno is the city's mayor.

LifeHouse Theater announces the return of its musical biography "Louis Pasteur" for the 2010 LifeTales educational series for students.

The Stanislaus County Board of Supervisors is scheduled today to vote on: - Accepting $1.45 million in federal Homeland Security grants.