Modesto CA

MODESTO, CA — During a graveyard shift patrol on Interstate 5, officers with the California Highway Patrol’s Modesto Area (CHP) office initiated a traffic stop on a vehicle for an observed traffic violation in Stanislaus County. During the course of the stop, officers conducted an inspection of the...

On what would have been Stockton native Dustin DeWitt’s 22nd birthday, family and friends gathered on July 30 for a celebration of life to remember the young man who was killed five months ago. DeWitt, a well-known and beloved member of the Stockton community, was fatally stabbed on March 2, near Downtown Commons (DOCO

MODESTO, CA — Over the past several months, the Modesto Police Department’s Special Crimes Unit conducted a series of investigations stemming from CyberTip reports submitted by the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC). The operation was carried out in coordination with the Oakdale Police Department

The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) released a report on an upcoming threat to the state’s water infrastructure: golden mussels. In October 2024, the invasive bivalve mollusc was first found at a water quality station in Stockton. The species poses a threat to California water infrastructure by clogging

(FOX40.COM) — A drunk driver was arrested Monday morning in Stanislaus County driving well below the speed limit in the fast lane, the California Highway Patrol said. Officers stopped a vehicle traveling 40 MPH in the left lane of Interstate 5, where the posted speed limit is 70 MPH. The driver told officers he was hea

Early in the morning on July 31, 2026, California Highway Patrol dispatch issued a regional “Be On the Lookout” broadcast for a vehicle linked to a series of thefts spanning Alameda, Merced, and Stanislaus counties. Officers assigned to the CHP Modesto Area office located the matching vehicle traveling...

Modesto officials have received initial contact from NorthPoint Development, a leading developer of data centers in the nation. NorthPoint’s name is associated with the former FMC plant site in Modesto and the company has inquired about putting a data center at that location, at 1200 Graphics Drive. According to Facebo

The attorney for a man charged in the 2019 disappearance of a pregnant teenager from Amador County will seek bail for his client during a September hearing. Joshua Martinez, who was indicted in February by a San Joaquin County grand jury for the murder of 16-year-old Victoria Marquina , was arrested on March 12 by the

TRACY, Calif — Students in the Tracy Unified School District returned to school Monday with new rules restricting cellphone use in classrooms. Starting this school year, the district is implementing a phone-free classroom policy in accordance with a new state law that took effect last month. School district cellphone..

(FOX40.COM) — Two people were shot Saturday night in Stanislaus County and a suspect has been arrested, officials said. Around 7:20 p.m. on Aug 1, deputies with the Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to the Woodward Reservoir in Oakdale after a physical fight was reported involving several people. One p