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The Oakdale Irrigation District Board of Directors held its Tuesday, December 9, 2025 meeting at its Oakdale headquarters. Keeping track of the time spent by announcing it with each vote is something rare and somewhat unique for OID. They also take a short break about halfway through the meeting. Whether for indoor...

Calling all fairy tale fans! Thanks to Opera Modesto, we’re giving away 4 tickets to each winner for TWO super special events!. 📅 Friday, January 16th | 🕕 6:00 – 8:30 PM (Doors at 5:30 PM) 📍 State Theatre | 🎟 Tickets: $17. Step...

Superintendent Amy Peterman often can be found in elementary school libraries, picture book in hand, reading to classes of students. Peterman launched the Ceres Unified School District Reads Superintendent’s Book Club last year. Her efforts to expose children to a love of reading paid off with students reading and...

(FOX40.COM) — A court hearing that was supposed to move a high-profile sex crimes case forward resulted in another delay Tuesday at the Stanislaus County Courthouse. James Hooker, 55, a former Modesto City Schools teacher, was back in court for what was supposed to be a setting for a preliminary hearing. Instead, it...

On November 29, 2025, it was the day of a child’s birthday party, and what they didn’t know was that this simple gathering in celebration of a young child being born would result in 4 deaths and one of the most tragic mass shootings in the Stockton area in multiple years. This mass shooting resulted in 4 deaths,...

Stockton residents came to the last city council meeting of the year with heavy hearts, continuing to grieve and remember the lives lost of the precious children in their community.

Have you ever taken a bite of something and started shaking your head because you can’t believe it’s as good as it is? I experienced that when I tried a cheesesteak sandwich and a smash burger inside a gas station, of all places, on Tuesday afternoon. With a coffee shop and two dining options inside, Shell on Oakdale...

Residents attended the Stockton City Council meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 9, to denounce the council's bickering and demand action on gun violence following a mass shooting at a toddler's birthday party that left three children and one adult dead. The Nov. 29 shooting at the Monkey Space banquet hall killed four people:...

In the early hours of a quiet Sunday morning in Stockton, a shooting disrupted the silence, resulting in the death of a young man and injuries to a woman. The Stockton Police Department responded to a distressing call around 1:20 a.m. on the 300 block of South Wilson Way, as reported by ABC10.

Get the Eat. Sip. Play. newsletter in your inbox Available now: Sign up here for the best food, drink and entertainment coverage in Stanislaus County. The new Dos Rios Arts & Cultural District in Modesto has been awarded $10,000 for its selection as one of California’s 10 new state-designated cultural districts by...