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(FOX40.COM) — Two men were arrested and a dog was shot after it attacked a deputy’s canine during a drug bust in Keyes on Thursday, deputies said. The Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Office pulled over a vehicle Thursday morning when deputies smelled marijuana and saw marijuana plants “behind a fence” at a house in the 550

A man was found dead on the shoulder of Highway 99 near Modesto on Thursday, officials said.

(FOX40.COM) — A man learned to say it and not spray it the hard way after he was arrested for public intoxication in Stockton. The Stockton Police Department responded to a report of public intoxication in the area of North California Street and East Acacia Street around 2:54 p.m. Wednesday, police said. Officers arriv

(FOX40.COM) — A 71-year-old man is dead after a driver crashed into his John Deere Gator on a road in rural Stanislaus County. The California Highway Patrol received a call about a crash on Marshall Road east of Alfara Road on Wednesday morning at about 7:10 a.m. When they arrived, officers found the John Deere […]

Before the turkey reaches the table and before the first slice of pie is served, thousands of people are expected to spend Thanksgiving morning doing something that has become a Stockton holiday tradition: running and walking to help feed their neighbors. The 22nd Annual Run & Walk Against Hunger returns...

Many first-year students can feel overwhelmed by the new expectations that the college experience brings. Not only is there a wealth of information to take in, but there’s new responsibilities and priorities that come along with being a college student. Stan State students shared what they wish they had...

Editor’s Note: The following is an editorial written by Marijke Rowland, editor of The Modesto Focus, sister publication of The Merced FOCUS. When I worked for The McClatchy Company, owner of The Merced Sun-Star and The Modesto Bee, one of the gallows humor jokes we used to make about the company’s current owner, Chath

For one evening this October, University of the Pacific's brick walkways and ivy-covered buildings will become a giant trick-or-treat route as hundreds of costumed children and their families explore one of Stockton's most recognizable campuses. The Annual Pacific Trick or Treat returns Wednesday, October 28, from 5 to

A months-long crackdown targeting alleged gang violence and drug activity in Stockton has resulted in 10 arrests and about 75 firearms being taken off the streets, officials announced.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Federal, state and local law enforcement agencies announced the results of a months-long operation aimed at disrupting the flow of illegal weapons and narcotics in San Joaquin County. The investigation focused on criminal activity that contributed to rising violence in both Stockton and Lodi. Accor