Modesto News

Forget "How many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop?" We may never know that one.

It appears Brian Morris was trying to light a cigarette when he was shot in the back of his neck, according to testimony in a preliminary hearing Thursday.

Lawyers for the parents of Bartholomew Williams announced Thursday that Cal State trustees agreed to settle a federal wrongful death suit.

Rick Franklin Voight, 37, and Dawn Delores Voight, 41, both of Hayfork, pleaded guilty on July 24 to criminal possession of dangerous drugs with intent to distribute, the Stillwater County News reported.

The fire was reported at about 5:15 a.m., Modesto Fire Department Battalion Chief Hugo Patino said.

Thirty-six-year-old Gene Felder and 54-year-old Antonio Harvey were arrested in 2012 on suspicion of robbery and conspiracy.

After leading the music on Sunday at Holy Family Catholic Community in Inverness, Collette says Pastor Terry Keehan asked for his resignation.

Kirk McAllister, who is representing 18-year-old Ethan Morse, also tells the Merced Sun-Star Merced County sheriff's officials have not been thorough or fair in their investigation.

The Aug. 6 hearing will discuss a request by attorneys Jeff Herman and Mark Gallagher to withdraw as counsel for Michael Egan III.

Police have arrested one suspect and identified two others in connection with a home invasion robbery that book place on Monday in Modesto.

Investigators on Wednesday had arrested a woman and were looking for two men suspected of conspiring in a home-invasion robbery earlier this week in east Modesto.

A hearing on Wednesday to schedule a trial was postponed, so attorneys can discuss a possible plea deal for a man charged with murder in the shooting of a west Modesto teenager.

A sentencing hearing on Wednesday was postponed for two Merced men convicted of murder in the shooting of a store clerk killed during an attempted robbery in Modesto.

The Los Angeles Times reports 44-year-old Jose Mosqueda entered pleas Tuesday to three counts of committing lewd acts upon a child and one count of continuous sexual abuse.

A fire that started with oil cooking on a stovetop left three people displaced from a Turlock apartment, authorities said.

Investigators say 30-year-old Freddy Shelby was arrested Sunday after the homeowners called police to report their unwanted, mystery guest.

Nut farmers and other Modesto Irrigation District customers can wait to water crops as late as Oct. 3. That's two weeks later than initially planned, giving trees a better chance of surviving the drought and being healthy enough to produce again next year.

The boy died of heat stroke. Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen announced on Monday that his office will not file criminal charges against the dad.

It took more than 50 firefighters about a half-hour to knock down the flames. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

DeKalb County Jail records show that the 36-year-old was taken into custody June 29 and released the same day.