Modesto CA

Get the Eat. Sip. Play. newsletter in your inbox Available now: Sign up here for the best food, drink and entertainment coverage in Stanislaus County. It’s gonna be a gas. Pretty groovy, too. June marks Modesto’s annual Graffiti Summer celebration, honoring the movie “American Graffiti” and the Friday and Saturday nigh

CALIFORNIA, USA — Forward progress was stopped on a wildfire in the Avenida Central area of La Grange. According to the Tuolumne County Sheriff's Office, the fire grew to 30–40 acres near the 145000 block of Avenida Central. Evacuation warnings were issued for Buena Vista Avenida, Carmarlitta, Bandarilla,...

One upon a midnight dreary, a husband and wife envisioned a store a bit spooky and cheery. It was perhaps not that exact scenario, but Edgar Allen’s Poe’s famous poem served as inspiration for The Raven’s Perch Bookstore, Modesto’s newest bookstore and the only one downtown since 1999, when Readmore Books closed on 11t

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] . Health inspectors found major violations in early to mid-May, including a makeshift bed in the storage area of

A San Joaquin County man accused of setting a probation officer on fire has been ordered to stand trial on a slate of serious felony charges after a preliminary hearing, according to prosecutors. The move follows a July 10, 2025 attack that left a probation officer badly burned and damaged a civilian vehicle.

A man accused of shooting and killing a 69-year-old Stockton in March was arrested this week in Nevada County, officials said.

A woman was inside her Stockton home over the weekend when gunfire broke out between two people outside, leaving the residence and a few vehicles riddled with bullets, police said. The shooting happened around 8:15 p.m. Sunday in the 400 block of Caribrook Way in the Valley Oak District, according...

Gurpinder Singh, 20, of French Camp, California, was arrested yesterday in Gainesville for his alleged role in a scam to steal almost $500k in gold from an elderly woman; GPD assisted the FBI and the IRS in the investigation, and ASO Deputies assisted in the apprehension of Singh. The post Illegal alien from Californi

Less than a week into her new role on a statewide TK-12 healthcare cost working group, Modesto City Schools Superintendent Vanessa Buitragoas has proposed that the state investigate creating a single insurance pool for all California educators. In a letter to local education and policy leaders, Buitragoas wrote that ri

A 22-year-old Tracy man killed in a May multi-vehicle collision has been identified by the San Joaquin County Medical Examiner’s Office said. Joshua Franco-Magallon died in a car wreck on May 26, near the intersection of Tracy Boulevard and Grant Line Road. Witnesses from the scene reported that one of the vehicles was