Riverbank News

The city could pay more in legal bills for its skate park than what it paid to build it.

George E. Golding, who worked at newspapers in Riverbank, San Bernardino, Gustine, Eureka, San Francisco and San Mateo, died Nov.

WHEN: Friday WHERE: Patient Services Center, 4368 Spyres Way, Modesto, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Alexander Cohen Hospice House, 2201 Euclid Avenue, Hughson, 9 a.m. to noon INFO: Community Hospice will hold an open house in celebration of 30 years of service.

The final results from the Nov. 3 election were released Monday, and a cliffhanger in Empire is over.

WHEN: Today, 2:30 p.m. WHERE: Modesto Junior College West Campus, 2201 Blue Gum Ave.

Mid Valley Foods long ago outgrew its 13,000-square-foot facility on Sierra Street and has been looking for a place to expand.

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.

The City Council is expected to decide tonight whether to submit an application to the Army to take over the former ammo plant turned industrial park.

For decades, workers canned tomatoes at the packing plant in the heart of this city.

Residents will have to wait a little longer until they know who their mayor is. Stanislaus County Registrar of Voters Lee Lundrigan said Wednesday her office has 13,000 to 15,000 more mail-in votes to count and expects to tally the bulk of them by Friday or Saturday.

The waiting is over in Riverbank. Former Councilwoman Virginia Madueno is the city's mayor.

Modesto voters are turning their backs on five advisory measures that would have sanctioned new growth around the city's outskirts.

The family of one of three victims killed by a 28-year-old man trying to outrun sheriff's deputies in a stolen car called the justice system "a sham" and "a joke" Monday in Stanislaus County Superior Court.

Their borders may be just a couple of miles apart, but Oakdale and Riverbank have very different demographics.

Riverbank officials last week gave state Sen. Dave Cogdill, R-Modesto, a tour of the former Army ammo plant turned industrial park.

When 'Michael Jackson's This Is It' opens tonight in Modesto for its two-week engagement, you can bet there might be a white glove or three.

Former Councilwoman Virginia Madueno remains the leader in the six-way race for mayor when it comes to campaign cash.

Michelle Juarez nominated Charlotte Bowden for Class Acts. Juarez said Bowden puts a huge emphasis on positive encouragement for her students.

Breaktime Billiards wants to banish the old image of the small, smoky pool hall.

WHEN: Saturday, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. WHERE: California Mortgage Associates, 1217 Standiford Ave.