Modesto News

Sheriff's Harbor Patrol officials say the men called for help Wednesday afternoon after their 24-foot powerboat caught fire and sent up a huge plume of smoke.

In fact, waitress Nancy Sansevieri is still laughing after police released surveillance video Wednesday showing the college-aged men - two naked and one clad in underwear - stealing 60 hamburgers from Doc's Beach House in Bonita Beach.

U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell said Wednesday that largely has been a matter of luck, with the hot, windy weather known as "red flag" days not lining up with the lighting strikes that start fires, particularly in California.

The victim reported the crimes Tuesday after the suspect threatened him with a knife and took his money for the second time in as many days near the area where he slept at Main and Center streets, according to police officer Mayra Lewis.

Burlington Northern Santa Fe operators stopped a freight train in Modesto after the big rig got stuck at the tracks at Daubenberger and Paulson roads in Turlock.

Eight-year-old Isaias Fuentes has his photo taken with, from left, Harley Quinn , the Joker and Catwoman during the Batman Day event at Bonanza Books & Comics on McHenry Avenue on Wednesday, July 23, 2014.

A federal judge in San Francisco denied Ryan Chamberlain's request to transfer to a mental hospital so he can get psychiatric treatment.

Coroner Roger Hatch said Wednesday that Geldof had taken a fatal dose after a period of trying to come off the drug.

Councilman Tom LaBonge says the pine grew to more than 12 feet tall before succumbing to a bark beetle infestation.

Dozens of dogs and their human families turned out at the Modesto Dog Park on Tuesday evening to learn how to turn their daily walks into steps against crime.

Department spokesman Albert Martinez says the deputy was one of many responding to an assault with a deadly weapon call in Moreno Valley on Tuesday afternoon when he was shot.

It's been nearly a year since Modestan Frankie Vargas was killed in front of his home in an apparent case of mistaken identity.

A Los Angeles County Fire Department spokesman says firefighters received the call at 2:21 p.m. Tuesday saying smoke and fire was showing through the roof of Animo High School in Inglewood.

A car fire spread to a used car dealership on Tuesday, July 22, 2014. What started out as a car fire spread to a used car dealership on Tuesday morning.

Librarian James Billington said Tuesday that the singer-songwriter whose hits include "Piano Man" and "Uptown Girl" will receive the prize in Washington in November.

The San Francisco Chronicle reports 30-year-old Lisa Heng was charged Monday and is scheduled to be arraigned Tuesday afternoon.

Special ATMs would make it easier for people to pay their Modesto Irrigation District bills, says a proposal going before MID leaders Tuesday morning.

A Modesto police officer examines a bike involved in the accident. One teenager died and a second was seriously injured when their bicycle collided with a car in north Modesto, CA.

U-T San Diego reports 28-year-old Tassie Behrens entered the plea Monday could get four years and seven months in prison when she's sentenced in September.

In a southwest Modesto home Monday, officers recovered two assault weapons, a handgun, a silencer and several high-capacity magazines for the assault weapons.