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Police arrested three men Wednesday in connection with the drive-by shooting that critically injured a toddler while he played in front of his west Modesto home last month.

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Fire crews are fighting several small blazes in the Modesto area. According to highway patrol officials, the first fire started about 9:30 a.m. south of East Broadway Avenue at Highway 99 in Salida.

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A Modesto judge today ordered a Stockton city attorney to explain why she failed to show for court in the capital case of a man accused of gunning down a California Highway Patrol officer two years ago.

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DESCRIPTION: 22 years old, 5 feet 10 inches tall, 200 pounds, brown hair, brown eyes THE CASE: Modesto police believe Vasquez rode up on a bicycle and fired a 9 mm handgun at least 10 times at two men who were ...

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ANGELS CAMP, Calif. - Two girls remained hospitalized with injuries from a carnival ride that collapsed at the Calaveras County Fair, authorities said Saturday, as state safety inspectors investigated the cause ...

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Three people attending a fair in California's Calaveras County were seriously injured Friday evening during the collapse of a carnival ride.

Another 15 riders also were hurt, but their injuries were considered less serious, said Dennis Townsend, a chief in the Calaveras County unit of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Prevention.

Most of those injured were kids, he said.

The three most seriously injured riders were airlifted to three different hospitals: UC Davis, Doctors Hospital in Modesto and Memorial North Hospital in Modesto.

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“Scarmazzo and Montes made millions by exploiting and hiding behind California's medical marijuana law”

Luke Anthony Scarmazzo, 28, and Ricardo Ruiz Montes, 28, were convicted by a federal jury Fresno on Thursday of conducting a continuing criminal enterprise, growing marijuana and possessing marijuana with the ... via SF Gate

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“He had a fairly large arsenal.”

By ROSALIO AHUMADA rahumada@modbee.com Authorities seized a private arsenal from inside a dead man's central Modesto home Wednesday after they discovered 38 homemade grenades, at least a half-dozen pistols, a ... via KFIV-AM Modesto

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“It's all such politics at this stage of the game.”

Modesto teachers abandoned barbecued chicken and tri-tip dinners for pickets at their annual celebration Wednesday marking the California Day of the Teacher. via The Modesto Bee

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The fire is still smoldering but flames are pretty well out at the Bonzi recycling plant where a blaze this morning sent black smoke billowing into the air and started some grass fires nearby. via FireFightingNews.com

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