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San Joaquin County’s bus system has no clear leader after the suspension of one top executive and the resignation of another this week. The San Joaquin Regional Transit District’s chief operating officer resigned Tuesday, just one day after the bus system’s governing board placed its chief executive officer on paid...

The Modesto City Schools Board of Trustees approved the second reading of the district’s new mental health policies, with a few more amendments. The passage was by a 4-1 vote, with Trustee Jolene Daly opposed. She believes yoga and meditation are spiritual and religious practices that should not be included in a...

Wes Bowers – Lodi News-Sentinel, Calif. Feb. 11—San Joaquin County took a major step forward this week to ensure stronger ambulance service for years to come. The San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday voted 4-0 to approve a contract granting CENCAL Fire EMS Authority exclusive operating rights in the...

The city of Modesto appears determined to grow and expand its economic base with the 2050 General Plan update. Officials are running into familiar tensions in a city that was growing fast in the 1990s but also has tried to control development with sewer extension advisory votes. A Stanislaus County anti-sprawl...

City council recently approved a budget appropriation of over $760,000 for onboarding expenses and salaries for the new firefighters. An over $2 million federal grant will also help with salaries and other benefits.

PATTERSON, Calif. — A Patterson man has been convicted of arson for starting a fire at an abandoned car wash. According to the Stanislaus County District Attorney’s Office, the arson investigation began on March 11, 2025, when firefighters responded to the car wash that was fully engulfed in flames.

MODESTO, Calif. — A person was rescued from a house fire early Monday morning in Ceres, according to the Modesto Fire Department. Firefighters were dispatched around 6:25 a.m. to a reported structure fire in the 3000 block of Burton Drive. While crews were responding, 911 callers reported that someone was still...

YOLO COUNTY, Calif. (FOX26) — More than 170 beehives stolen from an agricultural property in unincorporated Gustine have been recovered after a multiday investigation that stretched into another county. Deputies with the Merced County Sheriff’s Office took a report of 172 stolen beehives from the property on Friday.

(FOX40.COM) — The Stockton Police Department reported a man was shot on Tuesday night in the Seaport District. Video Above: Stockton mass shooting: Key vehicles found, hope for justice renewed Around 12:33 a.m., the 44-year-old victim was walking on El Dorado Street and Church Street when he was shot. SPD said the...

This work was partially funded by the Stockton East Water District — Crown rot and root rot caused by Phytophthora species are diseases of great concern for almond growers. Many people believe that irrigating with surface water puts your trees at risk of Phytophthora, and that irrigating with groundwater is the best...