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The Modesto City Council could take a final vote Tuesday night on new speed limits for many streets. They would be just 15 mph on about 80 stretches near schools. The change reflects an emphasis on pedestrian safety in Modesto and elsewhere. The school zones, enforced when students are present, are now mostly 25 mph. T

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. Modesto’s George Lucas has come out of retirement to join a movie franchise aside from his own — and in a very different way. The director/producer of the “Star Wars” em

An armed suspect was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries after being shot by deputies during a traffic stop Tuesday morning, according to the San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office.

Life is a little easier for truckers, commuters and other drivers who navigate the interchange between state routes 99 and 120 in Manteca. The two-year, $50 million construction project to unsnarl connections between the two major thoroughfares is complete. The project — overseen by the San Joaquin Council of Governmen

You know a New York-style pizza is good when someone who moved to Modesto from Long Island says it reminds him of home. When my colleague Dean J. Condoleo named pepperoni pizza from Sacred Slice as one of his favorite things to eat in the area, he said it is the closest thing he’s found in Modesto to a true New York sl

(FOX40.COM) — The Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Office is asking for more witnesses to come forward after an assault in South Modesto that has now been classified as a homicide. Deputies say they responded to multiple reports of gunfire around 3:30 p.m. Sunday near Ninth Street and River Road. The incident was initially

Deborah Finley, 50, of Lodi, Calif., says her weight started to worry her during the early days of COVID. That's when she noticed a lot of the people who were on ventilators or dying had something in common: obesity. "It was a scary time," she says. As a single mom,...

The San Joaquin County Mosquito & Vector Control District is inviting the community to roll up a sleeve for a lifesaving cause during National Mosquito Control Awareness Week. In partnership with the American Red Cross, the District will host a community blood drive on Thursday, June 25, 2026, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p

San Andreas, CA…On June 20, 2026, at about 1:30 p.m., a Calaveras County Sheriff’s Deputy contacted the driver of a stalled vehicle on Highway 12 east of Toyon. During the contact, the deputy observed suspected illegal narcotics inside the vehicle and detained the driver. The driver admitted the substance was fentanyl,

Two new Stanislaus County graduates, Sabrina Toor of Modesto High and Kate Cooper of Hughson High, were named semifinalists for the U.S. Presidential Scholars program. Established in 1964, the program honors some of the nation’s most distinguished graduating high school seniors. This year, 627 students were named semif