Thursday Dec 17 | Atwater Signal
Political novice from Modesto to challenge the 'pro'
Terry Withrow's quest to undermine the premature "coronation" of a popular figure, he says, starts today in a barn.
And They're Off! Black Friday shoppers already in line
Self-described campers, Diana Jimenez and Christy Karras are going to put those skills to use.
More resources needed if war on drugs is to shift more toward treatment than imprisonment
Based on the rhetoric, America's war on drugs seems poised to shift into a more enlightened phase where treatment of addicts gains favor over imprisonment of low-level offenders.
Crop duster crashes into pond near Westley and pilot escapes unhurt
A pilot walked away uninjured Thursday morning after his crop-duster crashed after takeoff into a waste-water pond about a mile northwest of Highway 33.
Crop duster crashes into pond, pilot OK
A crop-dusting plane crashed into a wastewater pond near Westley at 10:40 this morning, emergency officials said.
Feds grant funds to ease state water shortages
Federal agencies pledged Thursday to send nearly $60 million in grants to help California communities, farms and dairies suffering from water shortages.
Mechanical problems forced a single-engine plane to make an emergency landing Tuesday morning in a bean field between Westley and Vernalis, fire officials said.
Plane Makes Hard Landing In Westley Field 49min
Emergency responded to a call of a downed plane Tuesday in Stanislaus County. The downed plane was reported at about 10:30 a.m. in the community of Westley.
The Bee publishes birth information from Kaiser Modesto Medical Center, Memorial Medical Center, Emanuel Medical Center and Oak Valley Hospital.
Jean Barton: Congress Created Dust Bowls
Bill and I were at the Harris Ranch, Coalinga for the mid-year meeting of California Cattlemen and CattleWomen with about 300 other beef industry men and women.
Livingston Medical Group gets new CEO
John Alexander still remembers the first community health clinic he visited. It was in Westley, a small school-based clinic with one doctor, one dentist and needy patients to the rafters.