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8 hrs ago | Modesto Bee

MODESTO: Firefighters battle blaze on Crows Landing Road

Modesto and Ceres firefighters were battling a blaze in a strip mall on Crows Landing Road early Saturday morning.

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Fri Jul 03, 2009

The Modesto Bee

After jail attack, hearing delayed for Modesto murder defendant

A Modesto man was expected to take the witness stand today to explain the stress he was under during repeated interviews with investigators who didn't believe he had simply panicked and buried the body of a roommate he found dead on the bathroom floor.

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Thu Jul 02, 2009

The Modesto Bee

Fireworks sales slow to ignite in Modesto

Usually Steve Larsen shells out $240 for a box of fireworks to celebrate the 4th of July, but the recession is taking some of the bang out of the holiday this year.

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Wed Jul 01, 2009

Atwater Signal

Actor Harve Presnell, a Modesto native, dies of cancer

Modesto native Harve Presnell, a stage and screen actor whose booming baritone graced such Broadway musicals as "The Unsinkable Molly Brown" and "Annie," died Tuesday of pancreatic cancer at the age of 75.

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Atwater Signal

Old Modesto dam where boys drowned is lawsuit's focus

The attorney representing a woman whose son drowned in the Tuolumne River two years ago sought Tuesday to refocus attention on a hazardous, defunct dam that contributed to the boy's death.

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Modesto Bee

MODESTO: Burglary report leads to three arrests

A man and two women were arrested today on various charges following an early morning burglary in central Modesto.

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KXTV

Tuolumne River Death Lawsuit Moves Ahead

A Bay Area attorney said Tuesday a lawsuit over a river death is moving ahead. It was in March, 2007, that 13-year-old Jeremy Wilson died while playing with friends in the river just below the Ninth Street Bridge in Modesto.

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Tue Jun 30, 2009

KCBS

Attorney General Suing Midas Muffler Shops

California Attorney General Jerry Brown has sued the owner of 22 Bay Area Midas Muffler shops, accusing him of a massive "bait and switch scam." Undercover stings found that shops owned by Modesto resident Maurice "Mike" Glad were advertising brake specials to draw customers in and regularly charged patrons for unnecessary repairs, according to ...

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The Modesto Bee

Families sought to fill west Modesto's Hope Village

Professional construction crews hustled this month to finish the first five homes in Habitat for Humanity's Hope Village in west Modesto.

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Mon Jun 29, 2009

Modesto Bee

Man convicted of Modesto bank robbery faces 89 to life

A parolee who stole $200 from Bank of the West three years ago, then engaged in a desperate crime spree as he fled from a customer who gave chase, faces 89 years to life in prison.

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The Modesto Bee

Modesto firefighters put out blaze in vacant building

Modesto firefighters responded to a structure fire Sunday night in the 600 block of E. Hatch Road near Jim Way, about a half-mile east of Crows Landing Road.

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Sun Jun 28, 2009

The Modesto Bee

Modesto man recalls meeting Michael Jackson in L.A.

A Modesto man who recently shook hands with Michael Jackson during a chance encounter in Los Angeles said he's saddened to hear of the pop superstar's death.

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Sat Jun 27, 2009

The Modesto Bee

Family describes fatal shooting of Modesto man

Homicide detectives Friday were looking for two suspects in the shooting of a 22-year-old man who was killed Thursday night near his east Modesto home as his younger cousins played basketball, police and the victim's family said.

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Fri Jun 26, 2009

TheKCRAchannel.com

Fire Marshal: No Illegal Fireworks In Modesto

The city of Modesto is taking a tough stand this year by issuing citations to people who are caught using them.

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Thu Jun 25, 2009

ChowHound

S.O.S. Stranded in Modesto, CA

My boyfriend and I are flying from Portland, OR to Modesto, CA for the weekend to attend his 20th HS reunion.

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The Modesto Bee

Driver leaves scene of Modesto accident that injures 2

Police are looking for a woman who was involved in a car crash near downtown Modesto this morning, then fled the scene.

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Wed Jun 24, 2009

My58.com

H&M Coming To Modesto's Vintage Faire Mall 14min

Trendy retailer H&M is coming to Modesto this fall. The clothier will go in near the new Forever 21 at Vintage Faire Mall.

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Tue Jun 23, 2009

Atwater Signal

Modesto police officer testifies in murder hearing

As supervisor of economic crimes for the Modesto police, Sgt. Craig Plante had a little time left in his schedule, so he decided to take a crack at a missing persons case that had been cold for eight years, according to his testimony Monday in Stanislaus County Superior Court.

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Atwater Signal

Temporary wall tumbles at Modesto mall

Two people sustained minor injuries when a plywood wall at Vintage Faire mall collapsed Monday afternoon.

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Mon Jun 22, 2009

My58.com

Scaffolding Collapses At Modesto Mall 6min

Modesto police have responded to a report of a scaffolding collapse at Vintage Faire Mall.

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