Keyes News

A suspect wanted on five warrants in Merced County was arrested after a pursuit that started near Keyes ended after he crashed a pickup into a utility pole Wednesday afternoon in Modesto, authorities said.

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

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

It's taken more than a year to work through the governmental bureaucracy, but federal funds finally are helping Stanislaus County families buy foreclosed homes.

Pelandale Avenue is being widened from Dale Road to just east of McHenry Avenue.

The Turlock Unified School District this week adopted a budget that - barring further state cuts - will prevent layoffs through the 2010-11 school year.

By unanimous vote, Stanislaus County supervisors on Tuesday: * Created a new process for property assessment appeals.

The Stanislaus County Board of Supervisors today is scheduled to: Create a new process for property assessment appeals.

Looking at monthly home sales statistics for your ZIP code can provide the gist of what houses in your neighborhood are worth.

Red ink remains on the books, but Modesto City Schools officials say their financial outlook is better than they expected when they adopted their budget.

Employers with job openings are invited to Modesto Junior College's fall job fair Sept.

Five school districts in Stanislaus County have been given a stern warning by the office of education to make deep cuts in their upcoming budgets or someone else will do it for them.

Modesto City Schools and Sylvan Union School District have been put on notice that their finances are seriously out of balance and need to be adjusted, likely leading to deeper budget cuts in the next school year.

A Keyes woman is facing charges of stealing from the youth soccer association in Turlock.

A Saturday afternoon single-vehicle accident on Highway 99 claimed the life of an 8-year-old Turlock girl and injured the driver and second passenger, the California Highway Patrol reported.

By J.N. Sbranti jnsbranti@modbee.com July's home sales prices varied dramatically from one ZIP code to another in the Northern San Joaquin Valley.

Lt. Mario Cisneros of the Keyes PD said the man sustained nonlife-threatening injuries and was taken to a hospital.

Lt. Mario Cisneros of the Keyes PD said the man sustained nonlife-threatening injuries and was taken to a hospital.

Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival Golden Gate Park, SF; www.sfoutsidelands.com . 12-10pm, $89.50-$225.50. SF's best alternative to That Thing in the Desert is back for its second year, with headliners Pearl Jam, Dave Matthews Band, and Tenacious D playing for you and two thousand of your closest friends.

Employees at a Keyes RV dealership had an unwelcome guest Sunday morning: A man with a stolen car stereo sleeping inside one of the vehicles, authorities said.