Modesto CA

Whether commercial flights can return to the Modesto City-County Airport might soon be answered, as an air service feasibility study has been drafted and submitted to the airport for review. The study began in fall 2025 and examined the viability of commercial air service at the airport, according to previous reporting

Stockton families will have more reasons to spend their summer evenings outdoors as San Joaquin County Parks and Recreation launches Parks After Dark, a new series of free community events at neighborhood parks throughout Stockton. The family-friendly program will feature outdoor movies, live music, games, activities a

Stanislaus Animal Services Agency Executive Director Lily Yap was fired on July 30. Her departure follows months of controversy surrounding overcapacity, insufficient medical care and rising euthanasia rates at the county animal shelter. “It’s sad when anybody loses their job,” rescue support volunteer Nancy Klein said

A new tea house in downtown Stockton wants to bring imagination to life, one sip and book at a time. NovelTea Events & Tea Room is open Thursday through Sunday by reservation at the Waterfront Warehouse, at 445 W. Weber Ave., Unit 144 A . The tea house is just steps away from Nena's Mexican Cuisine. Melanie Yamada, co-

Sonora, CA – The drowning of a 3-year-old Modesto girl at the Fleming Meadows Lagoon at Lake Don Pedro is being treated as a homicide, according to Tuolumne County Sheriff David Vasquez. The sheriff made that statement at Tuesday’s Tuolumne County Board of Supervisors meeting. “That is an...

The California Highway Patrol will conduct a special enforcement operation in the Turlock area next month targeting motorists who illegally pass stopped school buses, officials announced Friday. The operation is scheduled for Sept. 4 and will take place at multiple locations along Turlock Unified School District bus ro

(FOX40.COM) — A Stockton nonprofit is proposing a new canine campus that could provide shelter and care for hundreds of stray dogs while helping ease pressure on the city’s animal services system. Stockton Streetdogs founder Jesse Mejia told FOX40 the organization is working with Stockton’s city manager to finalize a l

Chick-fil-A is growing its California footprint with the launch of a new restaurant in Turlock. The outlet named Chick-fil-A Countryside & Tuolumne will officially open on Thursday, August 6. The locally owned and operated spot will bring the chain’s signature chicken menu while more than 100 jobs. First Chick-fil-A...

In our Reality Check stories, Modesto Bee journalists deliver fast facts about the issues that matter to local residents to hold officials and institutions accountable. Read more. Story idea? [email protected] . Stanislaus County health inspectors observed potentially hazardous foods at unsafe temperatures and surfacing

More than 32,000 Stockton Unified School District students returned to 55 schools on July 30 as the district began the 2026-27 school year focused on sustaining recent academic gains and expanding student support and school safety initiatives. At Spanos Elementary School in south Stockton, students walked onto campus c