Modesto News

Awards handed out Thursday at the New York festival were led by best narrative feature winner "Zero Motivation," a portrait of young female soldiers at a remote desert base in Israel.

Body found in canal on Briggsmore appears to be a man in his 50s. Investigators waiting on Coroners office.

A federal grand jury on Thursday returned a three-count indictment today against an Oakland man in connection with a Modesto bank robbery in 2009.

Jennifer Gowans is sworn in and formally installed Thursday morning as the new postmaster of the Modesto Main Post Office by Rep. Jeff Denham, R-Turlock.

Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac says the average rate for the 30-year loan rose to 4.33 percent from 4.27 percent last week.

Three murder suspects are facing additional charges after authorities say they stabbed a fellow inmate at a Central California jail.

Townsend Opera presents the world premiere of the reworked opera "Tawawa House" at the Gallo Center for the Arts.

A judge on Wednesday ordered 30-year-old Christopher Hays to stand trial on two felony counts of false imprisonment and three misdemeanor counts of sexual battery.

The Stanislaus County sheriff's bomb squad was called to a drug bust in northeast Modesto when officers found homemade fireworks in the house.

Court-appointed attorney Richard Wolf said Wednesday that David "Joey" Pedersen pleaded guilty to two counts of carjacking resulting in death - one for Oregon teenager Cody Myers and the other for Reginald Clark of California.

Students, including a far left, Alicia Munoz, practice the stride jump entry into the pool for this practice drill.

Actor-singer Drake Bell, perhaps best known for his lead role in the hit Nickelodeon show "Drake & Josh" , will give a live, in-store performance at 5 Bell's new album, "Ready Steady Go!" was released Tuesday in stores and online.

Sony Pictures, Mattel and Parkes+MacDonald/Image Nation have partnered to create a live-action movie focused on the iconic doll.

The 31-year-old actress, who won a best supporting actress Oscar for her role in "12 Years a Slave," tops the magazine's list, announced Wednesday.

WPRI-TV reports that the man entered a convenience store Monday with a potato and shouted: "Give me the money."

So he understands how things can sometimes get unruly. That's because he feels the character's energy transfers itself into a dialogue with the audience, and sometimes people respond by calling out his name or making some comment.

A prosecutor on Tuesday prepared a jury for testimony they'll hear about the death of an 18-month-old girl who suffered fatal injuries while in the care of her baby sitter in west Modesto.

Firefighters watched a home in Riverbank burn to the ground early Tuesday morning - they had planned on setting the fire themselves but someone beat them to it.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials say 41-year-old Javier Diaz-Diaz was turned over to Mexican authorities Tuesday at the San Diego-area border crossing.

Modesto families keep cool Thursday afternoon at Sanders Neighborhood Park's water feature during Thursday's heat.