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A Northern California man at the center of one of the state’s most notorious murder-for-hire cases has died after spending more than 45 years on California’s death row. He was 76. Elaine Bunyard, who was nine months pregnant and due to give birth within days, was found dead in the garage of the San Joaquin […]

The California Medical Board is revoking the license of a rural doctor in Stanislaus County after years of investigations. The July 1 board decision against Dr. Mark Cook of Oakdale is effective July 31. The family practice physician has been ordered to pay $135,076 to reimburse the state for costs of investigation and

After a long year in the classroom, many teachers are as eager for summer as their students. Yet there will be no brain drain for Sarah Cook — and that’s just the way she wants it. She’s looking forward to teaching summer school and sharing her passion for the joy of reading with more youngsters. Before she knows it, a

Modesto-area school districts wrap up summer break with major votes on bond measures, trustee pay and student cell phone use. Reporter Atmika Iyer has spent the last two months reporting on decisions that will shape classrooms, ballots and property tax bills heading into the 2026-27 school year. Here are the key takeaw

Have you driven past a construction site and wondered what was being built? Or seen a new building with no obvious identification? The Bee is compiling a list of projects the public wants more information on, and hopes to hear from you. Submit your question in the form below, or email [email protected]. Add as mu

Stanislaus County gasoline prices averaged $5.20 per gallon in the latest weekly survey by gasbuddy.com . The July 13 figure was down 0.6 cents from a week earlier and 47.8 cents from a month ago. The cheapest of the 201 stations in the latest report was $4.69 a gallon at Marathon in Oakdale. The priciest was $5.99 at

The San Joaquin Regional Rail Commission and the city of Stockton recently celebrated the completion of the East Channel Street Streetscape and Connectivity Project . A ribbon-cutting ceremony took place on Thursday, July 9 at the Robert J. Cabral Station, 949 E. Channel St., in celebration of the infrastructure projec

SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY, CA — An individual was arrested in connection with an alleged domestic violence incident, as well as several warrants out of another county including one for attempted murder, last week. According to a press release by the California Highway Patrol, the Stockton Communications Center was notified...

A New Orleans man has traveled over 2,000 miles to help establish a fourth location of his restaurant, and the first franchised location on the West Coast, on Standiford Avenue in Modesto. Peter Nguyen founded Banh Mi Boys as a small restaurant attached to a New Orleans gas station in 2015, according to a TikTok video

A 76-year-old Stockton man died Friday while incarcerated at California State Prison, Sacramento, 45 years after he was sentenced to death for killing his pregnant wife and their unborn child. Medical staff pronounced Jerry Thomas Bunyard dead at 4:44 p.m. Friday at an outside medical facility, the California Departmen