Modesto CA

A mass shooting in Stockton just after Thanksgiving left four people dead, three of them children. More than a dozen others were hurt. It put the city into national headlines in the most tragic way. On streets around the scene, neighbors wondered about the decline in violence they had seen...

As Stockton mourns the four young people killed in Saturday’s mass shooting, local health officials issued a public caution against addressing violence with more violence. County health officials circulated that call, along with mental health crisis and violence prevention resources, in response to the gunfire that...

A warm spring sun shone through my bedroom window as I dressed my 10-month-old son for church. As he wriggled, the phone rang. In response to my “Hello,” a man’s jagged, raspy voice asked, “Is this Bunny?” When I said it was, he responded, “Well, this is your old man. I’m at the Greyhound bus station in Salinas, I’m...

Explore six recent developments and updates in Modesto-area schools Stories by Modesto Bee journalists, with AI summarization The curated articles highlight diverse developments in Modesto-area schools, emphasizing both challenges and achievements. These articles explore how schools address educational reforms,...

Ripon College has changed its campus tour route. The Admissions Office now includes the new E-Sports Lounge in the Quads. Stops at the Center for Diversity and Inclusion (CDI) and Student Support Services (SSS) in Bartlett Hall have been removed. This change was made about five months ago as students returned to...

Inside Look is a Modesto Bee series where we take readers behind the scenes at restaurants, new businesses, local landmarks and news stories. Stanislaus and nearby counties have been working for a few years to turn their massive crop and livestock wastes into consumer goods. The effort also could help defend the...

Adult education opportunities help residents bridge skills gaps and reach career goals. In San Joaquin County, adult education is a cornerstone of the region’s workforce development strategy – promoting social mobility, enabling individuals to pursue higher-paying opportunities and contributing to closing skills gaps...

Following 48 vehicle break-ins at the Great Wolf Lodge in Manteca on Thanksgiving morning, police are asking for the public’s help identifying three suspects captured on surveillance video. A Manteca Police Department community service officer reviewed footage from that morning and determined the suspects arrived in...

Mountain House, California’s 483rd city, prides itself on "growing with intention." In the 1990s, land in southwestern San Joaquin County began a slow and deliberate transformation. Three decades later, the change culminated in the incorporation of Mountain House, California’s 483rd city. “It was always thought that...

Five incidents were reported during the final week of November. Three arrest warrants were made off campus, including one at 2:25 p.m. on Thanksgiving day. This month’s infographic includes a 12-week incident frequency chart and a classification breakdown. A total of 14 incidents occurred in November, a decrease from...