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Holiday shoppers begin their ritual
Holiday shoppers will be more careful with what they're buying this year, but if an informal survey Saturday is any indication, they will, indeed, be buying.
Stockton Thunder continues helping in the fight against breast cancer
Pink was the color of the night at Stockton Arena as the Thunder promoted breast cancer awareness.
Christianson challenger is leading in fund raising, so far
Challenger Rob Jackson outraised Stanislaus County Sheriff Adam Christianson in the first half of 2009, though additional fund raising hasn't been reported since.
Beginning in May, experimental composers Marie-Claire Brycztwa and Sudhu Tewari will host a seven-month "audio play" called Radio Village Nomade .
Bail company couple have wine sideline
Bail Bond Girl has high hopes for her latest release. This is not about someone just sprung from jail by the Modesto-based company with the campy superhero in its ads.
Their borders may be just a couple of miles apart, but Oakdale and Riverbank have very different demographics.
Fire burns Valley Home barn, but crews keep it from spreading
A fire that started from an apparent electrical problem all but destroyed a barn, but the work of three agencies kept it from causing further damage on a blustery Tuesday afternoon.
Oakdale schools candidate in top tier for fund-raising
One of the biggest political fund-raisers this fall comes from one of Stanislaus County's smaller cities.
SWAT teams from around the region were in Turlock on Saturday participating in an annual training to sharpen their skills.
Oakdale Set To Fight Crime With High-Tech Camera
Share + Oct 23, 2009 4:50 pm US/Pacific Reporting Andrea Menniti OAKDALE, Calif.
Stanislaus County Supervisors Watch
The Stanislaus County Board of Supervisors is scheduled today to vote on: Significantly reducing public access to the sheriff's Central Area Command by closing on nights and weekends.
County corridor switch relieves some Modesto residents
An uneasy calm has settled on dozens of homes no longer in the way of a future freeway north of Modesto.
Speakers blast North County Corridor
While a storm raged outside Tuesday night, the mood inside seemed just as nasty.
Merced man sees Virgin Mary in football-sized rock
Nobody can say why the Virgin of Guadalupe would appear on a hunk of rock formed millions of years before the birth of Jesus.
Riverbank pours it on at wine, cheese expo
People came to savor wine and cheese Saturday, but it wasn't exactly an escape from the everyday world.
Down Memory Lane: I'll never forget that first drive
Living out in the country on a ranch, my parents decided that I must learn to drive.
Oakdale High's Homecoming Parade Axed
It's a homecoming heartbreak. After 40 years the high school in Oakdale is being forced to cancel their homecoming parade.
Challenger ups ante in school Oakdale board race
It's been good to be a trustee on the Oakdale Joint Unified School District board these past several years.
Not All 911 Calls Equal In Stanislaus
Fire departments in Stanislaus County, places like Modesto, Riverbank, and Oakdale are not responding to non-emergency calls.
Jardine: Bulls, with cage-fight chaser
From the e-mails, voice mails and other sources: MIX 'N MATCHES -- If it were a concert, it would be Toby Keith headlining with Metallica: Country and hard rock, together at last.