Asparagus Festival returns for 40th year
It’s one of those times of year when familiar events start to circle back on the calendar. For many in Stockton, that includes a weekend built around food, family and local tradition. The San Joaquin Asparagus Festival is returning for its 40th year later this month at the San...
Witness comes forward after shooting involving ICE agents in Stanislaus County
New video from a witness has emerged showing an ICE shooting on a Central Valley road this week, and it's raising questions about the agent's version of what happened. The agency had said they were stopping a wanted gang member in connection with a murder investigation and opened fire after he tried to hit them with his car. But a witness, and her video...
Here’s everything we know about the Patterson ICE shooting, and what we don’t
Carlos Ivan Mendoza Hernandez, 36, was shot by Immigration and Customs Enforcemen t officers in Patterson on Tuesday morning. In the days since the shooting, a vast amount of information has been cast across multiple platforms as everyone from law enforcement and elected officials to community members and organizations tries to piece together what happened and why. Here’s what we do and don’t know...
Stockton: Man Allegedly Shot After Being Told To Move Rv
A 52-year-old man was shot in Stockton's Seaport District on Friday night after allegedly being confronted about where he parked his RV. The victim was allegedly accosted after he parked in the 2700 block of Indiana Street by a man who demanded he leave, according to the Stockton Police Department.
🎁 Freebies Up for Grabs in Stockton — From Furniture to Fill Dirt
Looking for something useful without spending a dime? Stockton neighbors are giving away all kinds of free items this week — from furniture and home goods to pets and garden materials.
Stanislaus County Deputies Arrest Wanted Suspects Hiding in Empire Home, Including Parolee at Large...
April 11, 2026 – Stanislaus County Sheriff's Department officials report that on April 3, 2026, at approximately 2:22 p.m. (1422 hours), deputies assigned to the Community Resource Unit (CRU) were conducting surveillance in Empire, in an attempt to locate a parolee at large, Jimmy Gill, a 37-year-old male. During...
Modesto police classify suspicious death as homicide, investigation underway
The Modesto Police Department is investigating the death of a 37-year-old Modesto resident who was found by a Tuolumne River boat ramp in the 700 block of Neece Drive on Thursday. What MPD originally described as a suspicious death is now officially a homicide investigation, the department posted on Facebook on Friday. MPD responded to a report around 4 p.m. Thursday. Officers...
Newman police plan distracted driving enforcement in April
NEWMAN — The Newman Police Department will conduct traffic safety operations throughout April with a focus on distracted driving, the agency announced. “Distracted driving is a contributing factor in many traffic collisions,” Sgt. Ashley Williams said in a statement. “It’s a dangerous behavior that places those who share our roadways in unnecessary danger.”
Gallo’s first Modesto home, its Founders Building, gets mural based on 1940s ad.
Ernest and Julio Gallo launched their winery in 1933 in a small building at 11th and D streets in Modesto. The brothers would grow it into the world’s largest, headquartered half a mile east on Yosemite Boulevard. The Gallo Founders Building, as it is now called, remains in company hands. The only indication of its history has been a plaque installed in 1994 along...
Modesto High, among first in state to have an ag program, gets a farm
Modesto City Schools officially opened its agricultural farm for students at Modesto High School on April 9. All Modesto high schools now offer the hands-on educational experience of raising livestock and tending to crops at an agricultural site. “This space represents a significant investment in our students and their futures,” Modesto High Principal Phuc Pham-Goulart said during her speech at a ribbon...
