Modesto News

San Rafael police spokeswoman Margo Rohrbacher says the man was shot and wounded on Wednesday after he crashed his car and drew a gun.

The 71st annual Golden Globe Awards will be presented Jan. 12 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, hosted by Tina Fey and Amy Poehler and airing live on NBC.

Police in Ithaca tell local media outlets that the fire was reported around 3 p.m. Wednesday in a wooded area where homeless people are known to camp.

Dr. J. Carl Hornberger officially ends his career Friday at Sutter Gould Medical Foundation after 58 years of doctoring Modestans and other area residents.

Witnesses that live in the apartment complex on Mark Randy Place heard a car crash followed by five gunshots at about 6 p.m. Michael Cisneroz, who lives in the apartment complex, said he was listening to music on his laptop at the nearby McDonald's and didn't hear any of the shots but saw the victims come stumbling in, one bleeding from the arm and ... (more)

Modesto Police believe the two victims were shot on the 100 block of Mark Randy Place before 5:30 p.m. The victims ran to a nearby McDonald's for help, when one of them collapsed.

Merced County Fire Department mops up the scene of an industrial accident between Merced and Snelling off Highway 59 on Wednesday.

A judge has scheduled a preliminary hearing to start March 17 for a man accused of stabbing his wife to death in their home in Modesto's airport neighborhood.

Publicist Laura Symons says Winslet had a boy, her third child, on Saturday at a hospital in southern England.

The Fresno Bee reports that 55-year-old Brian Waldron shouted "Go Bulldogs. Right On!" Tuesday after the jury's decision.

The Riverside Press Enterprise reports deputies responded to the Countryside Marketplace in Menifee Monday morning after a customer complained that a man was looking at pornography.

The mayors of Modesto, Ceres, Patterson and Turlock will compete Saturday to see who can raise the most money as a Salvation Army bell ringer.

Judge Susan D. Siefkin has retired from the Stanislaus County Superior Court after serving 18 years on the bench.

Authorities on Tuesday released the names of the officer and man involved in a west Modesto shooting over the weekend.

The 34-year-old says "at the end of the day, I crawl onto his lap and complain, so if someone wants to award me for that, they should give him the award."

Dominique Ahmad Walker is wanted by Oakdale police for his suspected involvement in an April 11 shooting that occurred shortly before 1 p.m. in the 500 block of North Fifth Avenue in Oakdale.

A former Modesto man was denied parole this month for intentionally rear ending another car, killing a woman and severely injuring two of his family members in 1998, the District Attorney's Office announced Monday.

Sheriff's Lt. Loy McBride says the fire at the Greater El Monte Community Hospital was doused shortly after 5 a.m. Tuesday and people were being let back inside.

The City Council is expected tonight to consider modifying the city’s agreement with its airport consultant that calls for the consultant to collect pledges from businesses, residents and others that they would spent $1 million on tickets for Los Angeles flights during the first year of service.

Friends and family of homicide victims are invited to attend and bring nonbreakable ornaments to hang on the tree in remembrance of their loved ones.