Modesto CA

An early morning crash along southbound Interstate 5 in the Stockton area has left one person dead, authorities say.

With 3,000 miles between them — and not much precedent behind the wheel — Stephen Dellaporta, in New Haven, CT, and Tom Burchell, in Oakdale, CA, began a gene-editing partnership in 2019. Their destination: creation of the first Nonpareil almond that is self-compatible and pollen cross compatible with any other...

The Modesto Police Department is encouraging residents and businesses to register their security cameras to support the Real Time Crime Center through the Connect Modesto program. "Help protect your neighborhood — connect your cameras with Modesto PD," the Modesto Police Department urged on social media....

In the heart of Modesto, California, there exists a treasure trove where your wallet stays fat while your shopping bags bulge at the seams. The Community Hospice Hope Chest Thrift Store isn’t just another secondhand shop—it’s a magical retail experience where thirty-five bucks transforms into a full-blown shopping...

Emmanuel Lopez survived the deadly Stockton birthday party shooting that killed four and a month later, he was gunned down. Emmanuel Lopez thought he had escaped the worst night of his life when masked gunmen opened fire at a child’s birthday party in Stockton on November 29. The mass...

SACRAMENTO, California - Shaminderjit Singh Sandhu, a 52-year-old from Tracy, was sentenced to seven and a half years in prison for conspiring to use interstate commerce facilities in the commission of murder-for-hire, according to U.S. Attorney Eric Grant. Sandhu, along with Jagninder Singh Boparai, 49, of Manteca,...

It’s now 2026, but there’s still time to look back at 2025. It was a busy news year in Modesto and its surrounding communities. Some of The Bee’s reporters wrote about their most noteworthy stories of 2025: John Holland: A June 25 gathering celebrated the conversion of the old Clarion Inn on Sisk Road into 143...

After suffering an exodus of top city appointees throughout last year, Stockton’s government has filled vacancies at the helm of three departments, including its finance division. The city has hired a chief financial officer, public works director and interim director of community services, according to a Monday...

STOCKTON, Calif. — After one year sitting in the mayor's office of California's eleventh largest city, Stockton Mayor Christina Fugazi says she still hears the biggest change every day. "Wherever I go now, the store, walking down the street, literally anywhere I'm at, somebody will be like 'oh, mayor!'"...

January 8, 2026 – SACRAMENTO, CA – Rayshawn Williams, 20, of Stockton was sentenced on. Tuesday by Senior U.S. District Judge John A. Mendez for illegally dealing in firearms and possessing machineguns, United States Attorney Eric Grant announced. According to court documents, between May and July 2024, Williams...