Morada News

An increasing number of Valley high schools students are taking rigorous Advanced Placement classes.

Modesto Republican Sen. Dave Cogdill announced Tuesday he will not seek re-election in 2010, a decision his staff said was prompted in part by the state Legislature's approval of an $11 billion water infrastructure bond measure that he championed.

A 15-year-old McNair High student was in critical condition Friday after being struck by a vehicle while she was walking to school.

I've walked by this intriguingly modern and sleek awning many times and finally made plans to come here for happy hour with Libby and Chris after work.

Patrick Mulrooney is pure Irish, from the auburn colored hair on top of his 14-year-old head to the name "Paddy," which his friends and family call him.

A private security officer patrolling Modesto's La Loma neighborhood was injured by a hit-and-run driver early Saturday.

Pakistan's intelligence agency is directing Taliban attacks on Western targets in Afghanistan, Davood Moradian, a senior government official has claimed.

A Pakistani spy agency is helping anti-Western militants mount attacks including suicide bombings in Afghanistan, a reality the West lacks the resolve to confront, an advisor to the Afghan government said on Thursday.

Painting in national parks is a pleasant, passionate and profound experience that provides compelling vistas and artistic camaraderie.

Updated census figures reveal a San Joaquin County whose families in 2008 were strained in the midst of economic recession: More households had two working parents, and more people were earning salaries at the bottom tiers of the income spectrum than had a year before.

There were 123 bookings at the San Joaquin County Jail in the 24 hours ending at 8 a.m. Thursday.

"Drats!" Jose Hernandez wrote Tuesday on his Twitter page. That was the reaction of the first astronaut from Stockton to news that the launch of the space shuttle Discovery was being called off for a second time.

Joel Carignan has been hired as a new financial adviser for the Morada branch of Edward Jones at 4361 E. Morada Lane, Suite 150, in Stockton.

Gaucho, the family dog, did everything he could to warn them about the crackling giant oak tree in their back yard.

Overflowing worshippers gather in a patio outside a small residential building with boarded-up windows that now serves as the Tracy Islamic Center.

It's tough to be religious in Morada, at least to build a religious building. The Morada Area Association has filed suit to stop construction of a mosque approved earlier by county supervisors.

Defenders of a mosque planned in Morada are preparing their response to a lawsuit filed by a residents' group that is critical of the project and seeks to stop it from proceeding, at least temporarily.

Lorie Kruse submitted this photo, writing that "Ashley Ragon, age 3, from Maui enjoys fishing at Oak Grove Park in Stockton during her trip to the mainland to visit her grandparents, Erv and Colene Kruse of Morada." Reader reactions have moved These discussions and our forums are not moderated.

Is this what you want? 1. A system that is more costly and without limits to control the cost.

Another common complaint is the notion the department put too much emphasis on feel-good initiatives or ordinances that are not used, such as the ban on picking through another person's trash or stiffer penalties for adults who let minors drink.