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Martin Nunez & Tony Palisoc: Hogan Spartans '85 Brotherhood at the Lake. Laughter, old stories, and lifelong bonds as the Class of 1985 reunites at Michael Dondi Reyes' birthday celebration. There is a specific kind of laughter that only comes from brothers who have known each other for over four...

The first week of March saw four incidents, including an act of larceny (1), disturbance (1), traffic stop (1) and verbal disturbance (1). The larceny occurred on campus at the Student Rec Center and is now closed. This incident occurred on Tuesday, March 3, at 5:32 p.m. The disturbance took...

Gas prices continue to climb and are affecting local co-ops, including one that packages and markets beans out of California.

Instead of Uber or Lyft, Barbara Lewis Jensen calls the bus. She phones Turlock Transit a few days in advance to schedule a ride. The day of, she gets a text with an estimated time when the green bus will be outside her door. She said the estimates have been pretty on target. “I would much rather pay $2.50 than $40,”...

More than 100 community members arrived at the Stockton Unified School District board meeting this week to support KIPP Public Schools during a public hearing to determine the fate of their petition to establish a new high school in Stockton. Itzel Velazquez, a 9th grader at KIPP High School, which...

March 11, 2026 – Oleg Arreola, 28, of Modesto, was sentenced on Monday by U.S. District Judge Troy L. Nunley. to 11 years and three months in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm in connection with a drug and firearm trafficking conspiracy in Stanislaus County, U.S. Attorney Eric Grant announced.

Del Monte's planned closure of its Modesto fruit cannery next month is raising concerns not just for workers, but for peach growers across Northern California who relied on the facility to process their crops.

At the end of 2025, I conducted a poll series where you, readers, determined the best coffee shop, pizza place, taco truck, hangout spot, catering company and home kitchen in Stanislaus County. I informed you that the series was going to lead to a community-style event. After much consideration, it was determined...

STANISLAUS COUNTY, CA — Detectives with the Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Office Human Exploitation and Trafficking (H.E.A.T.) Task Force have arrested 36-year-old Joshua Talmon of Jamestown following an investigation into suspected commercialized sex trafficking. The investigation began on March 3, 2026, and involved...

Reno Police Chief Kathryn Nance, a former Stockton deputy police chief, is on administrative leave as part of an investigation into alleged violations of department policies, according to Reno city officials. Reno Mayor Hillary Schieve announced Tuesday in a press conference that Nance and five members of her...