Modesto News

It took about 25 firefighters to put out a three-alarm vegetation blaze that consumed five to six acres of field Thursday in South Modesto, the fire department said.

CERES, May 31, 2012 -- A man robbed the Wienerschnitzel in Ceres on Wednesday night, taking the entire cash register with him.

DNA evidence became the focus of arguments during a court hearing this morning in the case of a former Modesto police officer accused of sexually assaulting a woman in a motel room.

Based on a 1995 novel, this "prequel" to "The Wizard of Oz" bypasses Dorothy, Toto, Kansas, Munchkinland and the ultimately unimposing wizard to tell the musical tale of the Wicked Witch of the West - who has emerald-green skin and a sharp, fiery personality that's misunderstood - and Glinda the Good, an attractive, ambitious and popular girl.

OREGON STATE's Joseph Halahuni was a pass-catching machine at the Cleveland Browns' mini-camp recently.

A Modesto woman being towed by a bicycle in a trailer meant for small children was seriously injured when a sports utility vehicle ran over the carrier Wednesday afternoon.

Firefighters were dispatched to 1012 Raube Court on a medical aid call at 11:24 a.m., according to Sgt.

One of the Enochs High buses heading south May 11 screened several raunchy teen movies, courtesy of an employee chaperone who popped R-rated discs into the bus media system, Principal Mike Coats confirmed.

A family on O’Keefe Court in Modesto had an unfortunate Memorial Day leftover today when charcoal ashes disposed of in a waste container caught the toter on fire, which then spread to gas and electrical meters.

City officials are negotiating with the Modesto Irrigation District about the future ownership of the water treatment plant that provides 30 million gallons of purified water daily to Modesto.

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A divided Modesto City Schools Board of Education on Tuesday evening voted not to reconsider the layoffs of administrators John Ervin and Jorge Perez.

A downtown Modesto nightclub won't hold any more dance parties for high-school-age teens, the club's owner decided Tuesday in response to an unruly crowd that poured onto the streets Sunday night.

An Escalon man was killed Saturday in a collision west of Jamestown on Highway 108 near the Montezuma Junction with Highway 49.

A 55-year-old Escalon man was killed in a Sonora car crash on Saturday afternoon, the California Highway Patrol said.

Knowing how much energy you use and how much methane and exhaust you produce is the first step to living greener.

Slater's, which has stores in downtown Modesto and Merced, is celebrating the 100th anniversary of its founding in Fresno this month.

Thousands of Northern San Joaquin Valley residents turned out Monday for ceremonies marking the official reason for Memorial Day: to remember those who have died defending the United States.

The good news is that California's unemployment rate has dipped to its lowest level in three years.

Modesto police rushed to downtown Modesto on Sunday night when a nightclub party for about 400 high-schoolers turned into a mob and spilled into the streets.