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RANCHO CORDOVA, Calif. — A man dead after two cars crashed last week in Rancho Cordova has been identified. Malakai Robert Piper, 21, of Turlock, was identified by the Sacramento County Coroner’s Office as the man who died after the crash around Tuesday afternoon in the area of Prairie City and White Rock roads.

15-year-old Aaron Ramirez was traveling with his father, Raul Ramirez, last Tuesday, August 5, when their SUV veered off northbound Interstate 5 and plunged into the California Aqueduct.

STOCKTON, Calif. — A man police believed to be a burglary suspect who died last week in Stockton after appearing to fall down an elevator shaft has been identified. Gabriel Hensley, 22, of Stockton, died after he was found in the elevator shaft with severe injuries early Tuesday, Aug. 5 along the 600 block of North...

WOODBRIDGE, Calif. — Four people who died after a vehicle submerged last week in San Joaquin County have been identified. According to the San Joaquin County Medical Examiner's Office, the four who died after a vehicle went underwater early Aug. 4 in the area of Eight Mile Road were:

PATTERSON, Calif. — Jack Black was spotted at a Jack in the Box over in Stanislaus County Monday afternoon. Black has been the star of multiple blockbuster movies including Kung Fu Panda, Minecraft, Nacho Libre, Tropic Thunder and Jumanji. And recently, he was the main attraction at a Patterson Jack in the Box.

(FOX40.COM) — A 26-year-old man from Citrus Heights and a 28-year-old woman from Richmond were injured in a crash that was allegedly a result of street racing in Modesto, according to the California Highway Patrol. CHP said officers responded to reports of a crash around 1:05 p.m. on Highway 99, north of Beckwith...

Residents of the Diablo Grande housing development in the foothills west of Modesto hope a possible water sale could keep water flowing to their own homes, but they need buy-in from the Kern County Water Agency. For its part, KCWA hasn’t said yes. But it hasn’t said no.

On Monday, August 11, 2025, at 12:32 am, Turlock Police Officer Arroyo got out with an occupied suspicious vehicle on N Tegner Rd near Atherstone Rd. Officer Arroyo made contact with and identified the vehicle’s two occupants, including passenger Anna Juarez, 47, of Turlock. When Officer Arroyo had her dispatcher run...

SAN JOAQUIN CO.: SUPES TO ESTABLISH COMMITTEE STUDYING COUNTYS COMMEMORATIVE FLAG POLICY

In the Spotlight is a Modesto Bee series that digs into the high-profile local issues that readers care most about. Story idea? Email [email protected] . There are certain streets in Stanislaus County that, without needing to be named, residents know they can find a plethora of food trucks lined up ready to take their...