Modesto News

Transit ridership has now fully recovered from a dip caused by the Great Recession.

The short version: It represented a clash between school/government officials who sought to stop students from promoting and raising funds for political causes on the campus by declaring rules prohibiting such activities would be strictly enforced.

He was 70. Belgium's prime minister made the announcement Sunday, and media said Mortier died after a protracted battle with pancreatic cancer.

According to studio estimates Sunday, the "300" sequel opened well below the $70.9 debut of Zac Snyder's 2007 original.

The Anaheim fire department says firefighters and medics responded to a call shortly before 11 p.m. PST Saturday after the stage gave way at Servite High School.

Rosie Meriwether walks the runway in a tea dress during the Modesto Gospel Mission's Tea and Fashion Show at the SOS Club in Modesto on Saturday March 8, 2014.

The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reports Robert Roediger-Geauque was arrested Thursday in Santa Barbara and booked for investigation of second-degree murder.

From the left, Jessica Dang, David Freitas, and Emma Silva, 5, participate in a hands only CPR training at the Red Cross Save a Life Saturday event at Vintage Faire Mall in Modesto on Saturday March 8, 2014.

Officer Gordon Shyy says the 28-year-old officer and his partner drove to the Mission District Saturday to check out a vandalism call.

The incident on Interstate 5 in Los Angeles was reported to the California Highway Patrol at 4:20 a.m. Saturday.

But there are simmering problems as well, including in the Senate, where one lawmaker was recently convicted of voter fraud and another faces federal bribery charges.

A 99 passenger Embraer E190 jet readies to take off from the tarmac at the Modesto City/County airport Sunday afternoon in a direct flight to Laughlin Nevada where passengers from Modesto and San Francisco will enjoy a 5 day 4 night stay at a Harrah's Casino as part of a package vacation starting at $249 per person.

The New Herb Family gospel group will celebrate at an 25th anniversary concert March 22 at North Modesto Church of God.

KCRA NEWS AT 5:00 STARTS RIGHT NOW. WE ARE STARTING WITH THIS. A SIX-YEAR-OLD BOY GETS STABBED WITH A PENCIL BY A CLASSMATE.

Hundreds of job opportunities from a variety of employers will be available at Modesto's HIREvent from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday at the Clarion Inn Conference Center, 1612 Sisk Road.

Prosecutors say 55-year-old Dawn Melody DaLuise was charged Friday with solicitation of murder and remains jailed on $1 million bail.

Spring is the busiest time of year for honey bees, as they pollinate more than 800,000 acres of almonds and other valley crops.

A sentencing hearing in a deadly Modesto home-invasion robbery was postponed Friday, because the judge wants more information before deciding whether the defendant gets a new defense attorney.

Lori, executive director of World Relief Modesto since 2010, plays an integral role in the resettlement of about 200 refugees each year in Stanislaus County.

Officers from the Modesto Police Department's DUI Enforcement Team will be deploying this weekend to stop and arrest alcohol- and drug-impaired drivers.