Modesto CA

As the end of the semester approaches Stan State students share movies and TV shows they can’t stop watching. Whether it’s a childhood favorite or a series recommended by a friend or something that fits their interests, these picks often become a way for students to relax and digress from their studies.

The Kern County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday will consider whether to declare a local emergency in response to the rapid infestation of local water facilities by the invasive golden mussel. Local agricultural water districts have already spent millions dosing their systems with various copper-based chemical treatments in an attempt...

I’ve spent most of my life in Stanislaus County — but my list of untried spots just keeps growing. When Modesto Bee reader Michael Meade suggested I check out Backwoods Burgers in Oakdale for my next On a Budget stop, I was all in. “Great burgers & sides are offered,” he wrote. Michael isn’t the only fan of Backwoods Burgers. The restaurant has become a local...

The Modesto Police Department delivered its annual Military Equipment Use Report to the City Council on Tuesday. The presentation included a request to purchase new drones, flash-bangs, tear gas canisters, pepper balls, batons and other crowd-control equipment. MPD’s current stock includes most of these items already, but it requested more to supplement or replace inventory. The agency listed 58 military-grade items...

Gustine, CA (May 8, 2026) — The Gustine City Council has moved forward with a proposed ordinance aimed at banning the sale of nitrous oxide canisters, commonly known as “whippits,” within city limits. The ordinance was introduced at the council’s April 21 meeting and would add a...

STOCKTON, Calif. — Fires broke out, and arrests were made on Friday as crews in Stockton cleared a homeless encampment along Mormon Slough near Anderson Street and Airport Way. The longtime encampment has generated complaints for years and took hours to clean up. The cleanup came a week after...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Receiving a donated ex-charter boat was a huge help for the youth organization Stockton Sea Scouts, said program director John Manov. But hauling it out for maintenance to make it safe for kids, he explained, became far more expensive than originally thought because of a new invasive species of mussel.

Mother’s Day weekend will bring higher-than-normal temperatures to much of Northern and Central California, according to the National Weather Service. Cities including Sacramento, Modesto, Chico, Redding and Stockton could see temperatures soar as high as 100 degrees , the weather service said in an X post on Friday, May 8. The weather service on Friday issued heat advisories for parts of the Sacramento...

The weather is heating up in Modesto — which means more outdoor brunches , trips to the dog park and evening walks around the neighborhood. With more pets out and about, the issue of owners not cleaning up after their animals tends to pop up. A Modesto Bee reader recently asked: What can I do if my neighbor isn’t picking up after their pet? Here’s what...

Investigators say new forensic testing at the Arroyo Grande home linked to Paul Flores’ mother has yielded “positive results” consistent with human remains — a major step in the decades‑long search for Stockton college student Kristin Smart. San Luis Obispo County Sheriff Ian Parkinson announced the development during a May 8 news conference, calling the findings “fruitful” as authorities executed a new search warrant...