Modesto CA

Almonds and walnuts powered San Joaquin County to a strong 6.4% increase in total farm production last year while grape and cherry growers dealt with setbacks, Agricultural Commissioner Kamal Bagri reports. The value of the county’s output totaled $3.4 billion, marking a turnaround from the previous year when the value

The official first day of autumn has come and gone. Now the harvest moon — the first full moon of fall — can be spotted in the sky above California. Will stargazers across the Golden State be able to catch a glimpse of September’s full moon? Here’s what forecasters say: When is the full moon in September 2026? Septembe

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] . Employees at a popular Modesto restaurant were observed having bad handwashing practices after a complaint pro

A crash between a sedan and a dump truck near Tracy on Friday left one person dead.

Businesses hosting soft openings and grand openings, when both days are equally advertised, baffles me so much that I have long-considered writing a story about it. Hobby Lobby in Riverbank, in my opinion, did a soft opening the right way when it started letting customers in without saying a word. Hobby Lobby, in the C

(FOX40.COM) — Four members of a white supremacist prison gang were convicted of crimes connected to a violent assault at the Stanislaus County Public Safety Center in Ceres, officials announced Friday. According to the Stanislaus County District Attorney’s office, the four men, not identified by the district attorney’s

(FOX40.COM) — Three people in Stanislaus County were arrested after officers found them in possession of a stolen vehicle and stolen power tools, the California High Patrol announced Thursday. Recently, CHP officers found a stolen vehicle near Sutter and Rouse avenues in the Rouse area, an unincorporated community outs

Police say the driver who died had left the scene of another crash near Highway 99 just minutes earlier.

Stockton misappropriated over $3 million in public funds to covertly purchase surveillance technology, mislabeling the project as an "Animal Shelter Study" in city records. A $3.15 million Stockton contract amendment funding drone and surveillance technology was labeled "Animal Shelter Study" in the city's accounting s

For one November morning, one of Stockton’s most popular park lakes is about to become a whole lot more crowded beneath the surface. 2,000 pounds of rainbow trout will be planted in the 10-acre lake at Shumway Oak Grove Regional Park ahead of the Annual Trout Bout on Saturday, November 21, setting the stage for a morni