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Matilda had never urinated or defecated in the house. But Ellie found her dog curled up under the dining room table, looking quite sheepish, and the dog's bed full of urine.

This 2001 file photo provided by the Washington Police Department shows the missing poster of Chandra Ann Levy, of Modesto, Calif.

Western United Dairymen, based in Modesto, and allied groups asked the California Department of Food and Agriculture to increase the price for milk that is made into cheese.

A couple of readers complained about the lack of synchronized traffic lights, so I drove a trial loop around Modesto right about 5 p.m. last week.

Emergency responders are teaching an easier lifesaving technique to residents so that cardiac arrest victims have a better chance of survival.

The Turlock Unified School District board will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Turlock High School Performing Arts Building, 1600 E. Canal Drive.

He is part of the grass-fed beef movement, keeping the cattle on pasture all their lives rather than sending them to distant feedlots to be fattened on grain before slaughter.

Eight people were displaced by two weekend house fires in Modesto. The Red Cross provided the families with temporary lodging and other assistance.

The Modesto Planning Commission will meet tonight to review former Councilman Denny Jackman's proposal for an urban growth limit, which would require voter approval for housing developments beyond the limit.

Get out your dollar and get ready for Kids' Day on Tuesday. Volunteers will take to the streets in Modesto to sell special editions of The Bee for the 17th year in a row.

The Modesto City Council will start its deliberations today on Mayor Garrad Marsh's budget proposal for the 2013-14 fiscal year, which starts July 1. Marsh's budget focuses on public safety, directing nearly all of the city's expected revenue growth to police and fire.

Jim Miller, at left, is handed a bag of food by Kathy Marshall at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church in Riverside in September 2012.

In the run-up to the passage of Obamacare, then House Speaker Nancy Pelosi famously said, "We have to pass the bill so that you can find out what is in it away from the fog of the controversy." Of course, the statement itself added to the controversy because certain Americans among us - in this case those opposed to the health care reform act - ... (more)

When they gather Sunday to remember Daniel Corona, friends and colleagues will bring their own favorite stories or memories of time spent with the 48-year-old, who died suddenly on April 13.

A Stockton resident was uninjured in a two-car crash that killed a Riverbank man shortly after 11:15 a.m. Friday in Ripon, authorities said.

Info: Members of the VFW Post 3199, Modesto will conduct their annual Memorial Day "Buddy Poppy" Drive.

Fewer California teachers found pink slips in their mailboxes this week, but that was scant solace for Denair Unified teachers.

Residents should expect more of what they have experienced from the city in the past few years — not enough money to fix streets and sidewalks, maintain parks, trim and keep city trees healthy, and for fast response times from police.

A Modesto man faces federal drug and weapons charges in connection with the distribution of the painkiller Oxycodone, authorities said.

The Modesto Chamber of Commerce has an ambitious economic development plan to stop what it sees as missed opportunities and bring prosperity to the city.