Modesto News

Billy Joel, Carlos Santana, Herbie Hancock and opera star Martina Arroyo are being awarded the nation's highest honors Sunday for influencing American culture through music, while Shirley MacLaine is being honored for her impact on stage and screen.

U.S. Attorney spokeswoman Kelly Thornton says the 67-year-old Mitchell collected nearly 1 million photos and videos of minors engaged in sexual acts.

The man's wound is non-life threatening. No other information about the suspect was released.

State police spokesman Sgt. Paul Shavack says that when troopers arrived at the Moodswing Niteclub in Wilmington just before 2 a.m. Saturday, about 600 to 700 people were in the parking lot trying to get away from the shooting.

A pair of classic Crystal Creamery milk trucks roll slowly along I street for Modesto's Celebration of Lights Holiday Parade Saturday evening .

Police said in a statement that officers found two people loitering behind a business Saturday afternoon and one of them, who was armed, ran away.

The Modesto Bee's Scoopy, high fives and greets children and families gathered at the Stanislaus County Library in downtown Modesto Saturday , to celebrate Scoopy's 70th birthday as the Bee's mascot.

The Daily Sentinel reports Joseph Conn was ordered Friday to be held at the Mesa County Jail on $500,000 bail, even though he's already serving a life sentence for the 2011 murder of a man in California.

Holding the hand of his wife and accompanied by his adult son, Merrill Newman thanked the Swedish Embassy in Pyongyang, North Korea, and U.S. Embassy in Beijing for helping to secure his release.

Here's an idea that lets you do some good while giving someone a gift he or she will use all year.

A jury on Friday found Richard Tuite not guilty of voluntary manslaughter. His 2004 conviction had been overturned but he's already served most of the original 17-year sentence.

Christopher Ferrell told police he fatally shot Mills in self-defense in the pre-dawn hours of Nov. 23 after the two got into an argument over the musician smoking a cigarette in a no-smoking area of Ferrell's Pit and Barrel.

A toddler was taken by Child Protective Services on Thursday night after his mother left him alone in a home without water or power, according to Modesto police.

It’s won’t rain – or snow – on our parade Saturday, or on the many people who are sure to turn out for the opening of local cities’ Christmas Tree Lanes and other holiday lighting attractions.

The network on Friday didn't say why it will broadcast 18 instead of 22 episodes.

Authorities say a family member found 84-year-old Ruben Sanchez severely beaten in his apartment on Nov. 18. He later died at a hospital.

The attorney for Sgt. Anthony Peden told a Superior Court judge Friday the soldier's undergone psychological evaluations in preparation for his defense.

The Miami Heat superstar confirmed reports before Thursday's game against the Chicago Bulls that he will co-star with Kevin Hart in the comedy "Ballers."

The father of a child who suffers from seizures hopes to enlist the City Council’s support in making a type of medical cannabis legal in California.

MID and Modesto entered into an agreement in 2005 for the irrigation district to more than double the capacity of its Modesto Regional Water Treatment Plant at Modesto Reservoir from 30 million gallons of drinking water per day to 66 million gallons.