Stanislaus County commission approves annexing 300 acres on southeast side of Oakdale
The California city of Oakdale could be seeing one of its biggest expansions in years with the addition of new homes, businesses and thousands of new residents.
Family mourns loss of Los Banos husband, son after crash into aqueduct in Stanislaus...
A Los Banos family is mourning the loss of Raul and Aaron Ramirez after they crashed into an aqueduct in Stanislaus County, leaving behind Elvia and Isaac Ramirez.
Stockton councilmembers call for Bonta to investigate interim city manager
Two Stockton City Councilmembers are calling for a state investigation into the city’s interim city manager. Vice Mayor Jason Lee and Councilmember Mario Enríquez said last week that they want California Attorney General Rob Bonta to investigate interim city manager Steve Colangelo after Colangelo launched an...
Coast Guard wraps up 25-day operation to remove sunken navy ship
The last remaining piece of the HMCS Chaleur, a Cold War-era Canadian Navy minesweeper, was lifted from Little Potato Slough on Thursday morning, concluding a 25-day demolition effort by the U.S. Coast Guard and partner contractors. The operation, which began in mid-July, cleared more than 400 tons of oil-saturated...
Turlock Man Charged with Murder in Perris Homicide; Riverside Sheriff’s Office Seeks Additional Information
The Riverside Sheriff's Office has updated the public on the homicide investigation following an assault in Perris, where Giovanni Martinez, 30, was tragically pronounced dead at the scene from a gunshot wound. Raul Varela, 51, from Turlock, California, was arrested Saturday evening as the prime suspect in the...
Sinking land is driving down home values in California’s Central Valley, study shows
Sinking ground in California's Central Valley is causing property values to sink, according to a new study by UC Riverside.
Authorities Detain Man Suspected of Gunning Down Mead Valley Resident
A man suspected of gunning down a 30-year-old Mead Valley resident was being held Monday in lieu of $1 million bail. Raul Joe Varela, 51, of Turlock was arrested and booked into the Robert Presley Jail in Riverside Sunday on suspicion of murder. According to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department,...
Stockton Wins Final Home Against Modesto 6-0
STOCKTON, Calif. – The Ports (44-64, 12-30) picked up the series split in the finale against Modesto (58-50, 20-22) with a 6-0 shutout win over the Nuts in the last home game they'll ever play against the Modesto franchise. Stockton got on the board in the second with a...
Update: Driver dies following weekend crash in northern Stanislaus County
A three-vehicle collision Friday in the northern tip of Stanislaus County, at Milton Road and Highway 4, left one person dead, according to the California Highway Patrol. The crash was around noon. The Modesto Fire Department reported that Stanislaus County sheriff’s deputies arrived first and found a Jeep Compass...
Driver badly hurt in crash while racing on Highway 99 in north Modesto
One driver was arrested and another hospitalized with major injuries after racing on Highway 99 in Modesto on Sunday afternoon ended with a crash. Drivers of a Chevrolet Corvette and a ford Mustang were racing north on the highway, north of Standiford Avenue, at about 1 p.m. when the Corvette driver lost control and...
