Modesto CA

A trial that will determine the mental competency of a Stockton man accused of killing six people and attempting to kill a woman is now underway, nearly four years after his arrest. On Sept. 11, a San Joaquin County jury tasked with determining whether alleged serial killer Wesley Brownlee is competent to stand trial b

Family members of alleged Stockton serial killer Wesley Brownlee testified Sept. 11 for the first time in a competency trial to determine whether he is fit to stand trial. Brownlee, 47, was arrested in October 2022 and is charged in the shooting deaths of six men: Juan Vazquez Serrano, 40; Paul Yaw, 35; Salvador Debude

Two juveniles were arrested Sunday after officers alleged they fled from a stolen vehicle during a short pursuit in Stockton. Officers tried to stop the occupied stolen vehicle at 1:42 p.m. near Bianchi Road and West Lane in the Valley Oak District, but the driver refused to halt, the Stockton Police Department alleged

Delicias Aly is opening its first brick-and-mortar restaurant at 3801 Yosemite Blvd, Suite C, in Modesto, with owner Bertha Aguilar confirming to What Now Sacramento that the restaurant is targeting an October opening. Aguilar said the restaurant will serve traditional Mexican food, with a menu built around birria, men

A 24-year-old man was wounded in a shooting over the weekend in Stockton after he and another man drove to the area to confront people over a dispute, police said. The shooting was reported at 10:08 p.m. Saturday in the 800 block of Astor Drive in the Valley Oak District. The two men, ages 24 and 31, were driving in th

Diesel prices continue to hit record highs, with the national average climbing above %6/gallon for the first time last week. In California, diesel is now nearly $8/gallon. Joe Antonini’s blue and white trucks have crisscrossed the Central Valley for decades. They haul tomatoes, almonds, olives and other crops to local

Temperatures last week were well above average, with high temps for Fresno and much of the Central Valley reaching into the triple digits Wednesday and Thursday. Now, as cooler temps in the 80s rush in out of the north with a persistent autumnal breeze, you may begin to truly feel like fall is in the air — even if ther

Mayor Christina Fugazi doubled down in a Saturday town hall in calling for the city charter to be updated. “The things that we’re dealing with in 2026 need to be updated,” Fugazi said during the event at Troke branch library. “We can’t be working on things that haven’t been updated since 1907”

Most days, he wakes at 3 a.m. to drive to work at his uncle’s farm in Tracy. He picked cherries in the spring, cabbage in the summer. After clocking out, he’d dash off to finish classes at Delta College. He recently began coursework at Stanislaus State, working toward a degree in social sciences.

Temperatures heated up last week, but expect a bit of relief, according to the National Weather Service. The weather service forecast shows highs in the 80s Sunday and Monday, with some winds. Then it should be no warmer than the low 90s the rest of the week. Here’s a look at the forecast, as of Saturday afternoon. Not