Stanislaus County News

A judge Wednesday determined there was enough evidence for a woman to stand trial accused of murder in the death of an 18-month-old girl she was baby sitting at her west Modesto home last year.

The San Joaquin Valley's economy continues to improve, but Stanislaus and Merced counties are lagging behind in job growth, a newly released business forecast shows.

SWAT teams from 17 agencies -- including Stanislaus County Sheriffs Department -- trained for hostage situations, active shooting scenes and rescues of fallen officers Wednesday at the Fresno Police Department's new regional training facility.

Modesto City Schools board member Steven Grenbeaux now faces a charge of felony assault with a deadly weapon stemming from a confrontation with a Caltrans worker in downtown Modesto last year.

A judge on Wednesday suspended a case against a man accused of trying to abduct an 8-year-old boy last month in north Modesto; a psychologist has determined the defendant is not mentally fit to be prosecuted.

A judge Tuesday reluctantly suspended a criminal case against a man accused of kidnapping a woman on Highway 99 in Turlock because the defendant says he needs a Somali interpreter.

Stanislaus County supervisors decided Tuesday to use eminent domain to take an "upside-down" residential property needed for a wider Claribel Road.

A recent report from the nonprofit website HealthyCal says California counties are in a for a rude awakening, particularly when it comes to mental health.

A Modesto funeral home -- accused of taking too long to cremate bodies after accepting payments from victims' families -- remains under fire, but for now, an outside company has stepped up to do the 17 cremations for free.

Info: The Genealogical Society of Stanislaus County monthly meeting will feature guest speaker Angela Kraft talking about "What's in a Name?" For more, call Bev at 526-5009. Info: The Oakdale Garden Club will hold its May meeting in the Taylor family's garden beginning with brunch.

The Stanislaus County Board of Supervisors will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in the basement chamber of Tenth Street Place, 1010 10th St., Modesto.

Data Path's co-founder David Darmstandler contends that Stanislaus County would benefit if more high-tech firms could be attracted here and helped to expand.

Merced's unemployment rate for April declined to 15.5 percent, according to numbers released Friday by the Employment Development Department.

A judge has rejected the city's bid to be annexed into the Turlock Irrigation District, which supplies its electricity.

Prosecutors Thursday filed new charges against a 53-year-old Turlock man found not guilty of murder in the death of another man in a suspected road rage case from 2010.

And it’ll be pounding hard at the Stanislaus County Fair July 17 when longtime favorite Huey Lewis and The News takes the free stage.

The day after dozens of Stanislaus County gang members were picked up on warrants, jailed for violating their parole or probation, and stripped of illegal weapons and drugs, more than a quarter were back on the streets.

The Second Harvest Food Bank of San Joaquin and Stanislaus counties will receive a $45,000 grant from Walmart to help local families and children in need, thanks to all those who voted for it on a Walmart website.

California's health exchange has awarded $37 million in grants to educate up to 9 million consumers about the Affordable Care Act, with most of the funding going to outreach plans targeting a dozen or more counties.

The effort to prevent drownings will run from March 25 to Sept. 1. • Approved an agreement for Modesto City Schools to use the equestrian area at the Sheriff's Operation Center on Hackett Road for FFA and 4-H Club instruction