MPD leads Halloween weekend DUI operation resulting in 17 arrests
The Modesto Police Department led a DUI crackdown, Operation Night Guardian, during Halloween weekend. It led to 17 arrests, 12 of which were for drunk driving. The operation was in partnership with the California Highway Patrol, the Turlock and Oakdale police departments and the Stanislaus Regional 911 dispatch. In...
KB Home Announces the Grand Opening of Three New Communities Within the Highly Desirable...
MODESTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov 7, 2025-- KB Home (NYSE: KBH), one of the largest and most trusted homebuilders in the U.S., today announced the grand opening of Autumnwood, Summerfield and Hayden, three new communities within the highly desirable Tivoli master plan in Modesto, California. Nestled among scenic...
Livingston faithful bid farewell to Father Fonseca
Monsignor Harvey Fonseca spent his final week as a parish priest blessing hundreds of people, embracing longtime churchgoers, and receiving a few standing ovations after Mass. Fonseca — a Dos Palos native who has lived an incredibly full life in a variety of roles in the local community — has stepped into retirement...
Employees were observed not washing hands during Stanislaus County inspections
In our Reality Check stories, Modesto Bee journalists deliver fast facts about the issues that matter to local residents to hold officials and institutions accountable. Read more. Story idea? [email protected] . Stanislaus County health inspectors observed employees not washing their hands between tasks and washing...
Six stressed food banks benefit from 40,000-pound load delivered to Modesto
In the Spotlight is a Modesto Bee series that digs into the high-profile local issues that readers care most about. Story idea? Email [email protected] . Six days into the lapse in federal food aid, a semi pulled up outside a Modesto church with about 40,000 pounds of groceries. Thursday’s delivery will help six food...
Ceres juvenile arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. Gang-related, police say
A juvenile was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder in Ceres, according to the city’s Police Department. Early Oct. 26, officers responded to a report of gunshots fired, with one person struck at a residence in the 2300 block of Caswell Avenue. Officers found a 19-year-old man suffering from multiple gunshot...
Police: Woman dies after being struck while crossing Modesto street in wheelchair
A woman has died after being struck in her wheelchair by a pickup truck on Yosemite Boulevard, the Modesto Police Department reported. A news release said officers responded at about 8:45 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 6, to the area west of Santa Cruz Avenue. The woman was going north when her wheelchair was hit by a westbound...
Modesto man arrested in deadly Inland Empire home invasion
MURRIETA, Calif. - A suspect has been arrested and faces murder charges after an Inland Empire couple was brutally attacked at their Murrieta home on Wednesday morning. On Wednesday, November 5, the Murrieta Police Department received a 911 call shortly before 8:20 a.m. The caller reported that an unknown individual...
Diablo Grande residents face water shutoffs after district raises monthly rates
Nearly 200 households in the Diablo Grande community in western Stanislaus County have received water shutoff notices after the local water district raised monthly rates to more than $600.
Car with paper license plates crashes in Delhi hit-and-run, CHP says
DELHI, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – A driver with paper license plates is wanted after a homeowner’s surveillance system caught them in a Monday morning hit-and-run. Just before 10:30 a.m., the camera captured a black car crashing into a parked car on Everton Street in Delhi and immediately taking off. CHP says the suspect...
