Modesto CA

An overturned big rig has Highway 33 fully closed Tuesday morning, authorities say.

The Education community, along with parents, is struggling with kids’ slang, such as “6-7,” which lacks meaning and disrupts learning regularly. We have learned from our sources in the A building that the very popular slang term ‘6-7’ is being banned at several schools, including Cesar Chavez High School. Starting...

This story was originally published by The Modesto Focus. The meteoric rise in recent years of Legacy Alliance Outreach, a nonprofit once idolized by elected and civic leaders in Modesto and Stanislaus County and backed by millions of dollars in public money, stands in stark contrast to its dramatic fall.

At Chavez High School, students have been discussing a recent issue involving spicy chips. Many students have been selling snacks like Takis and other hot chips around campus, but now some students are starting to get sick after eating them. Several students said they felt stomach pain, nausea, and heartburn...

TURLOCK, Calif. — A maintenance worker was found on the ground after a car hit a house Saturday in Turlock, authorities said. Fire personnel responded to a report the car had struck a pedestrian around 10:45 a.m. on the 2200 block of East Hawkeye Avenue, according to a Turlock Fire Department news release.

STANISLAUS COUNTY, Calif. — Four people were arrested on suspicion of kidnapping and assault last week in Modesto, and the victim reported having a prior dispute with one of the suspects, authorities said. Deputies responded around 5:30 p.m. Oct. 14 to the 1100 block of Chicago Avenue for a...

(FOX40.COM) — A man was arrested after he was pulled over with more than 100 pounds of illegal fireworks in his car, according to Northern California police.• Video Above: Most commonly reported crimes in the U.S. The Lathrop Police Department said it was conducting a traffic stop at McKinley Avenue and Lathrop Road...

Balancing ambition and mental health in a culture that glorifies overwork. Walk across the University of the Pacific campus on a weekday evening, and one will see it — students hunched over laptops in the library, coffee cups multiplying like lab reports, eyes heavy but determined. We often call it dedication. Some...

A tragic escalation of an argument led to the death of a 36-year-old man in Stockton's Seaport District last Saturday morning. According to KCRA, the incident took place on the 1600 block of South Airport Way, where an exchange of words spiraled into fatal violence. Authorities responded to the situation, who later...

MERCED, Calif. (FOX26) — Community tips led to the arrest of a man who stole several pumpkins from a church. The man was identified to be 47-year-old Jose Manuel Castro from Livingston. Castro and an unidentified female stole 13 pumpkins from the St. Paul Lutheran Church & School on...