Modesto News

Volunteers 18 and older are needed July 19 to help drive families from Modesto to the state park and back for a youth outing.

The lawsuit, filed Thursday in U.S. District Court in New Jersey, claims Wal-Mart was negligent when a driver of one of its tractor-trailers rammed into Morgan's limousine bus.

Prison Lt. Darren Chamberlain said David Gomez slipped out of his handcuffs before the attack about 1 p.m. Friday at Salinas Valley State Prison in Soledad.

Karla Haskell obtained a temporary restraining order against her 33-year-old son and told a judge he taped her to a chair at her San Marcos, California, home before choking her.

The California Highway Patrol says the woman was pushing the child in a stroller Thursday evening in the Florence area when they were hit by a red 2013 Toyota.

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Federal prosecutors say the release happened last year southwest of Chicago. The Morris, Illinois, farm sells minks for using in making coats and other luxury garments.

Modesto has reached a deal to end the legal action filed against it by Stanislaus Food Products Co., in which the tomato cannery claimed the city has overcharged it by more than $10 million in wastewater fees since 1999.

From left, singer-guitarist Patty Castillo Davis, MoBand director George Gardner and street singer Dellanora Green were the panel in a discussion about how to balance access with excellence in the arts Thursday at the McHenry Museum.

High school students from San Joaquin County spent the day at Kaiser Modesto Medical Center to see what it takes to be a health care provider.

A woman on Thursday pleaded no contest to conspiracy to commit grand theft in a case involving a Modesto bail bonds business owner accused of extortion.

A group of supporters from Modesto and Turlock headed to the Mexican Consulate in Sacramento on Wednesday to present a formal request for the release of a doctor arrested by authorities in Michoacán.

The contract calls for the Roseville-based firm to receive as much as $18,500 for its work and as much as $6,900 for expenses, such as travel, advertising and conducting background checks on candidates.

The effort to oust Modesto City Council members Dave Cogdill and Jenny Kenoyer from office is over, with organizers saying they made little progress in collecting the voter signatures needed to put recall elections on the ballot.

A preliminary hearing for a west Modesto murder case was stopped again Thursday because one of the defendants was too ill to continue.

Fire Department spokeswoman Katherine Main says the engine caught fire and the 25-foot boat took on water around 7 a.m. Thursday.

According to Turlock Police, officers were called to Emanuel Medical Center at 11:03 a.m. Tuesday.

The freak accident Wednesday prompted temporary suspension of construction of the controversial Marine Transfer Station on the Upper East Side.

Boeger Sauvignon Blanc, MacMurray Chardonnay, MacMurray Pinot Noir, Boeger Barbera, Peachy Canyon Zinfandel, Cameron Hughes Collection Cabernet Sauvignon will be poured.

Opening statements are expected to begin Wednesday in the trial of 26-year-old Vanesa Zavala and 27-year-old Candace Brito.