Oakdale News Archives

Their borders may be just a couple of miles apart, but Oakdale and Riverbank have very different demographics.

A fire that started from an apparent electrical problem all but destroyed a barn, but the work of three agencies kept it from causing further damage on a blustery Tuesday afternoon.

One of the biggest political fund-raisers this fall comes from one of Stanislaus County's smaller cities.

SWAT teams from around the region were in Turlock on Saturday participating in an annual training to sharpen their skills.

Share + Oct 23, 2009 4:50 pm US/Pacific Reporting Andrea Menniti OAKDALE, Calif.

The Stanislaus County Board of Supervisors is scheduled today to vote on: Significantly reducing public access to the sheriff's Central Area Command by closing on nights and weekends.

An uneasy calm has settled on dozens of homes no longer in the way of a future freeway north of Modesto.

While a storm raged outside Tuesday night, the mood inside seemed just as nasty.

Nobody can say why the Virgin of Guadalupe would appear on a hunk of rock formed millions of years before the birth of Jesus.

People came to savor wine and cheese Saturday, but it wasn't exactly an escape from the everyday world.

Living out in the country on a ranch, my parents decided that I must learn to drive.

It's a homecoming heartbreak. After 40 years the high school in Oakdale is being forced to cancel their homecoming parade.

It's been good to be a trustee on the Oakdale Joint Unified School District board these past several years.

Fire departments in Stanislaus County, places like Modesto, Riverbank, and Oakdale are not responding to non-emergency calls.

From the e-mails, voice mails and other sources: MIX 'N MATCHES -- If it were a concert, it would be Toby Keith headlining with Metallica: Country and hard rock, together at last.

The largest growth questions ever to confront Modesto voters are quietly heading toward the November ballot.

Sounds Like: The sound of the band is unique. The players come from very different backgrounds.

Emergency rooms across California are seeing a spike in patients without health insurance, increasing waiting times and costs for everyone, according to a Bee analysis of state and national health data.