Modesto News

Hand Born, an annual modern craft bazaar, returns Nov. 28 with five locations on J Street in Modesto.

A 53-year-old mother accused of giving her daughter a lethal dose of heroin pleaded no contest to voluntary manslaughter Thursday in Stanislaus County Superior Court.

Modesto is being snubbed as transportation officials lay ambitious plans for electric trains linking the valley to the Bay Area, a city councilman says, according to the Modesto Bee.

Public safety officials will be conducting a training exercise Wednesday at the Modesto airport to ensure their preparedness in handling emergencies.

A man was injured after the car he was driving rear-ended another and flipped over on its roof in central Modesto today just after 9 a.m. The accident occurred at the intersection of West Orangeburg and Ardmore avenues, just east of College Avenue.

Two people are in critical condition after two vehicles collide in Modesto. Modesto police said they were called to a two-vehicle major injury collision at the intersection of Briggsmore Avenue and Coffee Road at about 4 a.m. Sunday.

Two vehicles collided at the intersection of Coffee Road and Briggsmore Avenue about 4 a.m. today, injuring 6 people, police spokesman Sgt.

A gender discrimination lawsuit the city settled more than two years ago is still giving Modesto legal troubles - and costing taxpayers money.

Army Spc. Robert Gonzalez can't wait to get home to Modesto from his nearly yearlong deployment overseas, but the 19-year-old soldier says he's going to miss a few things about Kosovo just the same.

PG&E customers who noticed a strong odor coming from their gas lines Thursday can rest easy - the smell was not dangerous.

A Modesto man is in critical but stable condition after a trench he was digging collapsed onto him.

State Sen. Dave Cogdill announced Tuesday that he will not seek re-election in 2010.

State Sen. Dave Cogdill of Modesto surprised Republican Party leaders by announcing Tuesday that he won't run for re-election less than a year after he held one of the top posts in the Legislature.

UPDATE Authorities today released the name of a 27-year-old Livingston woman who died Tuesday afternoon when the SUV she was driving overturned on Highway 99 in Modesto.

Sen. Dave Cogdill, R-Modesto, announced today that he does not plan to seek re-election because he wants to spend more time with his family.

A judge has ordered a Modesto man to stand trial for the decade-old murder of his housemate, allegedly over a $20 bar tab.

Last month, Gov. Schwarzenegger implored the U.S. Small Business Administration to declare Stanislaus and eight other counties disaster areas.

Tulsa police have identified two people killed during a weekend home invasion as a Tulsa man and a Californian.

A mother of three stood in the Tuolumne Elementary School cafeteria with her arms crossed, her bottom lip almost quivering and her voice filled with desperation.

The Modesto City Council will meet Wednesday this week, instead of this afternoon, because today is Election Day.