Modesto CA

After two decades, high-octane open-wheel racing makes its long-awaited return to the legendary Stockton 99 Speedway with the Johnny Brazil Memorial on Saturday, August 23. The spotlight event features the Speed Tour Supermodified Series, bringing back the thunder of single-seater rockets to Stockton’s quarter-mile...

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. Turlock Community Theatre will rock classic style thanks to a just-added show featuring hall of fame band Cheap Trick. Known for a string of hits from the 1970s to the...

A motorist freed himself after crashing into a semi truck and getting impaled on a chain link fence on Tuesday morning. The accident happened on August 19th at about 5 a.m. near Modesto, California. According to Fox 40, a car was traveling on South 9th Street when it crashed into the back of a semi […] The post...

While Merced and Stanislaus counties continue to grapple with homelessness, the Westside communities of Newman and Gustine reported some of the lowest numbers in the region during the 2025 Point-in-Time Count. Conducted in January and released in June, the federally mandated survey found four individuals experiencing...

A truck driver from the California city of Stockton is at the center of a major case getting national attention, and now Florida officials are flying to the West Coast to take him back.

A man was found shot outside the city of Gustine on Wednesday night.

Residents in Gustine, Santa Nella, Los Banos, and Dos Palos now have a new way to get around town without relying on a personal vehicle, thanks to the launch of an on-demand micro bus service designed to make local travel more flexible and accessible. The Micro Bus service, which began...

The Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Office has refused to join a new computer-assisted 911 dispatch platform and in 30 days will revert to more basic communications in dispatching deputies to emergencies, according to an update to county supervisors Tuesday. Based on what was said, sheriff’s personnel will use radios and...

In a move that drew sharp lines between executive compensation and frontline equity, Supervisor Channce A. Condit stood alone in opposition to a sweeping salary increase approved by the Stanislaus County Board of Supervisors on August 5. The measure, which passed 4–1, authorizes an 11% pay raise over three years...

TRACY, Calif. — The Tracy Police Department has unveiled its newest crime-fighting tool: a "Real Time Information Center" designed to give officers faster access to critical data. Law enforcement leaders from across the region gathered Tuesday for a demonstration of the new hub, which connects more than 113 cameras,...