Modesto CA

Modesto City Schools trustees could soon see a major increase in pay. The school board recently voted 5-2 to give themselves monthly stipends of $3,000, up from $765. The proposed change, if approved on a second reading, would boost their compensation by more than 290%. The increase was made possible...

MANTECA, Calif — An Antioch man was arrested in connection with Manteca "bank jugging" cases totaling more than $78,000 in losses. Manteca police said the arrest came after officers launched a surveillance operation at a Wells Fargo bank on North Main Street after a series of thefts tied to bank jugging incidents datin

The South San Joaquin County Fire Authority has ended incident command for the Medline Industries warehouse fire in Tracy, shifting responsibility for the burned site back to Medline and its environmental response partner, Clean Harbors, as cleanup and recovery move forward. The transfer took effect at 8 a.m. Wednesday

Firefighters report 100% containment of a vegetation blaze that broke out east of Modesto Reservoir on Thursday afternoon. The Rushing Fire near the 1900 block of Crabtree Road has burned about 11 acres, the Cal Fire Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit reports. Five engines, one bulldozer and 53 personnel members are assigned to t

The San Joaquin County Medical Examiner’s Office identified Narcissa Nicole Frye-Brown as the 30-year-old Santa Rosa woman killed in a Stockton Burger King parking lot this week. Frye-Brown died in a fatal shooting Monday, June 15 at the restaurant located in the 600 block of West Martin Luther King Boulevard. Police s

The Stockton Police Department released video Thursday of an officer shooting a man wielding an ax in early May.

LIVINGSTON, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) After eight weeks of being on the run, the suspect accused of shooting and killing a man in Livingston was arrested on Wednesday, police said. Police identified the suspect as Andres Madrigal Jr. On April 19 at around 12:45 p.m., officers were dispatched to the 2100 block of Alameda Court

The Modesto City Schools Board of Education officially passed its all-day cellphone ban for students of all grade levels. The action was taken during the board’s June 8 meeting, and the ban will go into effect for the 2026-27 school year. It includes cell phones, smartwatches and headphones. The ban, introduced in late

The Stanislaus County Coroner’s Office has identified the man killed in a rollover crash at a Modesto boat business last week as Qui Huynh, 61, of Modesto. Huynh died after a single-vehicle crash shortly before 5 a.m. Friday at Bob’s Marine near the intersection of East Briggsmore Avenue and Oakdale Road. According to

Cleanup efforts continue at the Medline warehouse site in Tracy after a massive fire last week destroyed the 1-million-square-foot facility, leaving widespread debris and damage throughout the area. Officials released a list of chemicals stored at the facility, warning that ash and debris may contain hazardous material