Modesto News

Djuan "DJ" Kelly complained of shortness of breath and chest pain before collapsing Monday near the campus of Victor Valley High School in San Bernardino County, according to District Superintendent Elvin Momon.

Whether it was saluting Tim McGraw as a more-relevant-than-ever trailblazer, acknowledging the genre's love-hate relationship with Florida Georgia Line, the precociousness of Hunter Hayes or the current dominance of good buddies Jason Aldean and Luke Bryan, Tuesday night's live broadcast of "CMT Artists of the Year" had plenty of bro hugs to go ... (more)

The admission is sensitive because Hollande's political mentor, former President Francois Mitterrand, kept the French public in the dark for years during his presidency about the prostate cancer that eventually killed him.

This is one of the more unusual suggestions we have received for a Stocking Stuffers idea, but it's pretty irresistible: Teresa Beaton of the band Mother Teresa & the Sinners said in an email, "We have joined forces with Gerald'z Honeybees and have our own line of honey."

Firefighters with the Modesto Regional Fire Authority tend to a three-alarm blaze at in the 2000 block of Yosemite Boulevard in Modesto on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2013.

Francisco "Frankie" Carranza Meza is wanted by Modesto police on suspicion of murder in connection with the gang-related shooting death of 32-year-old Juan Gabriel Barajas of Modesto.

A woman has pleaded guilty to handling cash payments in an alleged drug trafficking scheme that shipped oxycodone and hydrocodone from a Modesto pharmacy to Washington state for distribution on the black market.

A judge on Tuesday scheduled a trial to start Sept. 8 for a former Modesto police sergeant who was arrested last year based on allegations he had sex with an underage female family member.

City News Service reports 45-year-old Christopher Warsaw was charged Tuesday with 10 counts of attempted murder of a peace officer, kidnapping, criminal threats and other felonies.

The fire in Merced broke out around 12:30 a.m. Tuesday. Merced Fire Chief Michael McLaughlin says crews arrived to find the apartment fully engulfed in flames.

South Pierce Fire & Rescue Chief Bob Vellias says the worker in his 50s was one of two men doing routine maintenance on the silo when it gave way for an unknown reason.

A video featuring more than 2,000 students lip-syncing to Perry's "Roar" won the school a free concert in October.

Members of Congregation Beth Shalom will lead the event. At 7 p.m., CBS offers a family-friendly Hanukkah party at the synagogue, 1705 Sherwood Ave. It will include live music, storytelling and dreidel games, as well as latkes, which are traditional potato pancakes served during Hanukkah.

Board members seemed to pay close attention at Monday’s orientation workshop but showed no sign of which way they might lean on the touchy subject.

Preveen Singh, also known as Prajeer Singh, also has been employed by criminal defense attorney and district attorney candidate Frank Carson.

Kyle Trimmer of The Salvation Army Modesto Citadel announced Monday. Ten mascots spent four hours manning Salvation Army red kettles, collecting a total of $1,719.63.

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Department says Thomas Hutchison died at around 4:15 a.m. Monday when he jumped from the overpass in Goleta as deputies arrived.

Court records show that the couple's divorce judgment was entered by a court Wednesday.

Orange County Sheriff's Lt. Jeff Hallock says an autopsy was performed Monday on 25-year-old Itzcoatl Ocampo and that the cause of death is pending further investigation and toxicology tests that could take up to three months.

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