Crows Landing News

The Newman-Crows Landing Unified School District today is holding a special meeting to discuss English curriculum at Orestimba High School.

Almost a year after a book-banning controversy erupted, seven candidates are vying for two seats on the Newman-Crows Landing Unified School District Board of Education.

Jessica Houser's passion for history turned into a short- term job on a high-intrigue search for pioneer graves.

INFO: Catholic Charities needs transportation in the Newman, Patterson and Crows Landing areas for seniors 60 years or older who require rides to locations throughout Stanislaus County.

High-profile digging in the Antioch back yard of accused kidnappers delayed a search for pioneer graves at a former Crows Landing airfield.

A LITTLE DEMOCRACY NEVER HURT ANYBODY: Modesto City Council candidates have a few more people to win over than usual this fall when they seek the Latino Community Roundtable's endorsement.

A Stanislaus County Superior Court judge on Thursday approved a permanent injunction against a street gang that officials say spreads violence and fear in south Modesto.

Fancy machines that "look" underground without disturbing soil might be used next month to try locating a 130-year-old pioneer cemetery near a controversial Crows Landing industrial project.

A shooting on Crows Landing Road injured two adult men early Sunday, the Stanislaus County Sheriff's Department reported.

Stanislaus County supervisors agreed this week to a rare joint meeting next month with the Patterson City Council, with the proviso that county officials set up similar meetings with the county's eight other cities.

The target of a car fraud investigation has filed a $1.2 million claim against Stanislaus County, charging defamation and racial discrimination.

Stanislaus County's civil grand jury, a panel of citizen watchdogs who investigate complaints about local government, released six reports Wednesday afternoon, the most controversial calling for the ouster of Riverbank City Councilman Jesse James White.

Officers on Saturday morning arrested a Southern California man on suspicion of vehicular manslaughter after his car struck a pickup, which then rolled over on Highway 99 in Modesto, killing the pickup's driver, the California Highway Patrol reported.

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Why spend $8.8 million training people for jobs that don't exist? That was the main question asked Tuesday by Stanislaus County supervisors, who essentially rolled their eyes, shrugged and accepted federal stimulus money anyway.

The Stanislaus County Board of Supervisors is scheduled this morning to: Approve a revised preliminary redevelopment plan for the Crows Landing Air Facility and order environmental studies on the proposed 1,528-acre business park.

After starting as a patrol officer almost three decades ago and working his way up the ranks of the town's police force, Police Chief Tyrone Spencer plans to retire in January.

A grass-roots organization fighting the proposed 4,800-acre West Park business and industrial park has dropped a lawsuit challenging the project.

Arson caused about $1 million in damage to the Odd Fellows building in downtown Newman early Saturday, police said.