Modesto News

In July, a five-year program for training orthopedic surgeons began at Doctors Medical Center of Modesto to address a local need for those surgeons.

A Modesto community forestry worker trims trees in downtown Modesto earlier this month.

Mary Kiskinen of Modesto asks about falling leaves in her neighborhood: “Can you find out what is up with the La Loma area big trees? They are losing lots of their new leaves.” This is a “common occurrence,” said Steve Lumpkin, acting director for Modesto’s Parks, Recreation and Neighborhoods Department.

In a statement Sunday, the sheriff's office said it appeared the meatballs had been placed at the park north of Boulder at the same time as others previously discovered.

City News Service reports that 20-year-old Roberto Rodriguez of Palmdale allegedly crashed his Nissan Pathfinder into the corner of the home at 3:50 a.m. Sunday.

Deputies Tom Letras, left, and Andrew Winter, right, stand ready as locksmith Robert Owlsley, center, drills out the lock at a home on Barbera Way in Modesto on Feb. 14, 2013.

The Middle East Broadcasting Center said Saturday that Bassem Youssef will be off the air to show "respect for the election process, and to strive to avoid influencing Egyptian voters' orientation and public opinion."

Police say Hamid Mir, a host on the private television broadcaster Geo, was wounded in the attack Saturday near Karachi's airport.

A large metal shop and outbuildings at a farm on Gondring Road east of Keyes caught fire Saturday afternoon and continued to burn into the evening.

That may not be unusual for a young woman who’s been athletic for most of her life, but it’s a challenging and fun sport for someone in a wheelchair.

In addition, a 10-year-old boy was airlifted to University of California, Davis Medical Center, and a 9-year-old girl was taken to San Joaquin County General Hospital.

In this March 25, 2014 photo, inmates carry their belongings as they enter the new 192-bed facility at the Stanislaus County Jail in Modesto, Calif.

The actor tweeted Friday that his son was born Thursday, adding a photo of the baby's tiny hand gripping his finger.

The annual event includes dozens of young people in a dramatic re-enactment of Jesus’ conviction, carrying of the cross and crucifixion, concluding with him being carried away to his tomb.

Clinton is the executive producer of the short "Of Many," a documentary about the friendship of two religious leaders at New York University.

Just before 4 a.m., the first firefighters responded to a report of a structure fire at the apartments at 160 Hallman Lane.

Prosecutors say Ransom forced the girl into a van at knifepoint on March 20, drove her to another location where she was raped and then drove her to an alley where she managed to run away.

An officer with the Stanislaus County Drug Enforcement Agency helps eradicate pot plants in west Stanislaus County on Tuesday, Sept.

The Orange County Register reports 55-year-old Mitchell Steven Behm has been sentenced to five years' probation and 200 hours' community service.

But the crowd and state legislators at Thursday’s water bond hearing in Modesto could not escape the frustration of a more immediate problem: drought.