Mexican national charged with drug trafficking and money laundering in California
SACRAMENTO, California - An indictment has been unsealed charging 41-year-old Hugo Alberto Herrera Rodriguez, a Mexican national residing unlawfully in California, with multiple drug-related offenses. The indictment, returned on June 13, 2024, accuses Herrera Rodriguez of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and he
Stockton Rockets To No. 2 As California Job Hotspots Torch The Rest Of The...
California’s job engine has quietly shifted into a new gear, and it is not just the usual coastal suspects grabbing the headlines. Fresh federal labor data released yesterday, show the state now claims four of the nation’s fastest-growing job markets: Stockton, San Jose, Fresno and Bakersfield. After a year of outsized
Feds say sheriff denied ICE hold on man later accused of killing 3. He...
San Joaquin County Sheriff Patrick Withrow is firing back against a U.S. Department of Homeland Security allegation that California’s “sanctuary politicians” released an inmate who later was charged in the killing of two women and a baby in Modesto. Withrow said Immigration and Customs Enforcement did not...
Independent probe of StanCOG supports allegations against former director
The Stanislaus Council of Governments said in a news release Wednesday that an independent investigation into its spending scandal has been completed and the results have been given to the District Attorney’s Office. The investigation by a Sacramento law firm concluded that civil grand jury allegations against former E
Here is where to watch the World Cup games in Modesto
If you couldn’t snag a ticket, don’t have cable or just want to watch the beautiful sport with other fans, here are some places in Modesto that will be playing the World Cup this spring and summer. The World Cup officially kicks off on Thursday, June 11, with two matches. Mexico faces South Africa at noon, while South
3-year-old, 2 others, rescued from Stanislaus River near Stouffer Park
(FOX40.COM) — A 3-year-old and two other people were rescued Tuesday afternoon from the Stanislaus River near Stouffer Park, according to the Ripon Consolidated Fire District. Officials said crews responded to reports of three people, including a 3-year-old, in the Stanislaus River around 4 p.m. Crews with Ripon Fire,
Ripon crews rescue parents and 3-year-old from Stanislaus River
RIPON, Calif. — A family of three, including a 3-year-old boy, was rescued from the Stanislaus River on Tuesday afternoon after becoming stranded in dangerous water conditions near Ripon, according to the Ripon Consolidated Fire District. Fire officials said crews were called to the river after the family began...
San Joaquin Sheriff responds to DHS criticism involving hold and Modesto homicide suspect
SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY, Calif — San Joaquin County Sheriff Patrick Withrow responded to criticism from the Department of Homeland Security over a deadly triple stabbing in Modesto. The comments came after DHS said in a news release that San Joaquin County refused a hold last year on a man...
A rare private island in California is for sale for $39,000
The island spans 5.6 acres and offers plenty of building opportunities.
CHP searching for fatal hit-and-run suspect
CLIPPER GAP, Calif. — The California Highway Patrol has identified the suspect in last week's deadly hit-and-run crash in Placer County. Commercial driver Robert Bell, a 60-year-old from Stockton, CA, is suspected of fleeing from the scene of a fatal crash on Interstate 80 near Clipper Gap on May 26, according to the C
