Modesto CA

A large chicken barn in Denair caught fire early Tuesday morning, according to the Denair Fire Department. Denair firefighters were dispatched around 6:33 a.m., along with units from Merced and Stanislaus counties, to the 400-by-100-foot commercial structure on the 1100 block of Hall Road. Crews worked to contain the...

About 2,200 customers got their power back in northwest Modesto amid the wet and windy storm Wednesday afternoon. The affected streets were generally between Standiford and Pelandale avenues, according to the Modesto Irrigation District’s online map. It reported the outage at 3:34 p.m. and fixed it before 5 p.m. The...

Frederick Wesley has been sentenced to 60 years in prison for a March 2022 crime spree that included a hotel shooting in Lodi and a home invasion in Stockton. Authorities said the incidents left one man dead and a woman critically injured. During the Stockton home invasion, Wesley forced his way into an apartment...

This year, on December 6th, Weber Point Events Center was once again the site of the City of Stockton Annual Christmas Tree Lighting event!. Every year, this event brings together families from all corners of the Stockton community. I got to experience what it was like. There were vendors, beautifully...

Stockton leaders and police officials gathered Tuesday, Dec. 23 at Sierra Vista Homes to celebrate a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new police substation. A repurposed dark gray home with white trim located at 1648 E. 12th St. is now the location for the Stockton Police Sierra Vista substation. A substation is a place...

How to find distinctive places in Modesto that nurture community connections Stories by Modesto Bee journalists, with AI summarization The curated articles share places in Modesto that cultivate community engagement. Each venue, whether a natural park, a cozy café, or a local business, serves as a space for social...

Two hours into the Modesto Gospel Mission’s Christmas event Tuesday, about 1,500 people already had received a meal and gifts. The event began at 11 a.m. and was scheduled to run until 2 p.m., but mission Chief Executive Officer Jason Conway said volunteers would continue serving until almost everyone was helped, as...

Sangar Kahn sits on the edge of his trunk in a rideshare staging lot at San Francisco International Airport. He drives for Uber and Lyft and waits here, like hundreds of other drivers, to get a ride through the airport’s virtual queue for gig-drivers. Khan lives in Modesto, but...

How many people live without shelter in Stanislaus County? And what can be learned to help service providers respond to the homelessness crisis? Stanislaus County is preparing for the 2026 Homeless Point-in-time Count and needs volunteers to conduct the annual survey . The PIT Count surveys people who experience...

(FOX40.COM) — Nearly one month after a mass shooting took the lives of four people and injured 13 others in Stockton, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Tuesday that he is sending more law enforcement to the city.• Video Above: How to report a public safety threat The law enforcement, referred to by Newsom’s office as...