Ceres News

Work crews survey the damage after a semi-truck driver hauling an 110 foot long unsecured storage container lost his load while traveling east bound on Hatch Road in Ceres early this morning.

Doug Porter crosses the hall of the Stanislaus County Courthouse in Modesto on Friday afternoon on his way to his arraignment on murder charges.

We've all heard the expression "making lemonade out of lemons." It expresses resiliency and the opportunity to create something good out of a challenging situation.

Balmy weather with a breeze and Xciting music made the ninth annual Xclamation Festival a hit with attendees Saturday in downtown Modesto.

Info: Applications are being accepted for girls ages 16-18. Call for qualifications and requirements.

Levy's death focus of newspaper series The disappearance and death of former Modestan Chandra Levy is making headlines again in Washington, D.C. The Washington Post began a 12-part series Sunday, the ...

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is prepared to announce major arrests in Stanislaus County.

WHAT HAPPENED: StanCOG members approved a road tax ordinance and spending plan, and certified an environmental study.

Students eat a free lunch at Salida Elementary on Wednesday. More than 60 spots in Stanislaus County offer summer meals.

Unlike a year ago, when judges of the California State Fair commercial wine competition stunned observers by declaring a $2 chardonnay the best example of the varietal in the show, no such shocks show up in ...

Despite concerns that Fourth of July fireworks would spark more fires during a busy fire season, it was a fairly quiet Fourth in the Northern San Joaquin Valley, law enforcement officials said.

When: Friday and Saturday, 1-7 p.m. Info: Offering six free health screenings: bone density, cholesterol, glucose, blood pressure, waist circumference and body mass analysis.

Police, sheriff and fire agencies across the valley are preparing for the Fourth of July weekend by stepping up enforcement.

The murder trial involving former Hickman pastor Howard "Doug" Porter resumed this morning in Stanislaus County Superior Court, with prosecutors calling several witnesses who testified about a fatal wreck that ...

Two 19-year-olds are in custody after a robbery last night at a Modesto gas station, authorities said.

A fire gutted an auto body repair shop Saturday evening and slowed traffic in both directions for about an hour on South Ninth Street in Modesto, according to the Ceres Fire Department.

Four Modesto men pleaded not guilty Friday in federal court to charges of cocaine distribution and conspiracy.

Investors and some California state legislators are pressing the Securities and Exchange Commission to require full disclosure of the risk that global warming poses to corporations.

Cost Less Food Co. is buying two Modesto stores from Richland Markets, the companies announced Friday.

TEACHING SERIES: A series of classes for families with substance-abuse problems; 20 sessions, ongoing; $20 for textbook.