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Clifford Oto’s top 12 (plus 2) photos from 2025

2026 is here. While it’s time to look toward the future, it’s also a chance to take one last look at the past year. I picked out my single favorite photo from each month from last year (with one exception). Here are my top 12 (plus two) images from 2025. January The year started off on a somber note. I had...
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Modesto, CA – Two-Vehicle Injury Crash on I-5/Fink Rd.

Modesto, CA (January 12, 2026) – A two-vehicle injury collision on I-5 North near the Fink Road off-ramp resulted in emergency medical response after one vehicle left the roadway and entered an orchard, according to the California Highway Patrol. The crash occurred in Stanislaus County and involved a white sedan and...
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Stockton Mayor, Vice Mayor clash over City Manager review placed on agenda

STOCKTON, Calif — A public rift between Stockton Mayor Christina Fugazi and Vice Mayor Jason Lee has emerged over the placement of a performance evaluation for newly hired City Manager Johnny Ford on an upcoming City Council agenda. In a social media post, Fugazi said she had received “numerous...
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Iranian Americans in Northern California rally as families wait for word from loved ones...

ROSEVILLE, Calif — As protests continue across Iran amid a violent government crackdown, Iranian Americans in Northern California say the wait to hear from loved ones back home has been agonizing. Demonstrators gathered in Turlock and Roseville on Sunday, chanting for freedom and calling attention to what they...
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Modesto-area MLK events feature local justice advocates and Malcolm X’s daughter

Modesto-area observances of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday will begin Saturday with an expert on past Black struggles. They will finish three weeks later with a talk by Malcolm X’s daughter and an award for noted local educator Odessa Johnson. King was born Jan. 15, 1929, in Atlanta and assassinated April...
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Modesto Irrigation District director faces heat over alleged misuse of water

A Modesto Irrigation District director has faced intense scrutiny over the last several months for allegedly stealing or misusing the district’s canal water. The allegations against Larry Byrd resulted in an investigation that the district launched last September. The backstory: Byrd had been accused during the...
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Stockton driver killed in Sunday solo crash that left five others injured identified

A driver killed in a solo vehicle collision Sunday night in Stockton, that injured five others including a teen, was identified Monday by the San Joaquin County Medical Examiner's Office. Andre Dieon Carter, 33 of Stockton, was identified as the driver who died in a solo crash on Navy Drive and Fresno Avenue over the...
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Iconic department store closes 2 popular stores in California

Macy's is shuttering its location in West Valley Mall, Tracy, California, amid a slew of closures scheduled for 2026
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Tony Noceti reflects on recovery after near-fatal crash on Highway 88

STOCKTON, Calif. — Tony Noceti has spent decades giving back to the Stockton community. For the past eight weeks, the businessman and event coordinator has been focused on something new: surviving. With his health improving, Noceti, 66, is now speaking publicly about the crash that nearly took his life.
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A “very rare” Navy ship is being rebuilt for 2026, and it’s a big...

A “very rare” Navy ship that once hunted mines in the Pacific is being rebuilt in an unlikely place: the Port of Stockton in California’s Central Valley. The USS Lucid, a Cold War era minesweeper, is undergoing a major restoration that aims to turn the wooden-hulled vessel into a fully interpreted museum ship in time...

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