Nearly 50-year-old California grocery chain to close its final stores, 117 jobs affected
A longtime California grocery chain is preparing to disappear from its hometown after nearly five decades in business. The company has announced plans that will affect two remaining stores and…
A serious cooldown to end summer – how low will temps slide across California?
Get ready: The most comfy temperatures in months are on the doorstep of much of northern and central California. Between Monday and Tuesday, a trough of lower pressure air through the upper atmosphere will unlock an early taste of fall across the Central Valley, Bay Area and western U.S. A trough refers to this area of
Stockton police investigating fatal shooting of 24-year-old father
Police in Stockton are asking for the public’s help in gathering information on the fatal shooting of a 24-year-old man on Friday night. The victim was identified in local news reports as Miguel Tambriz Sohom, who was killed near his home on South Sierra Nevada Street in south Stockton.
Man shot in Stockton after suspect fires at vehicle
(FOX40.COM) — A man was shot after a suspect opened fire at his vehicle in Stockton, police said. At around 9:30 p.m. Friday, the Stockton Police Department responded to reports of a shooting in the 3100 block of East Main Street in the city’s Park District. According to police, the 18-year-old victim was waiting in […
Fire burns 6 apartments in Modesto, causing a power outage
(FOX40.COM) — Several homes at a Modesto apartment complex are without power after a fire damaged six units Sunday morning. The Modesto Fire Department responded to a fire at an apartment complex on Oakdale Road south of Floyd Avenue. Flames damaged six units, and the Modesto Irrigation District shut off power to 16 un
Early harvest arrives in Lodi; and a farewell to a local legend
Pre‑dawn darkness lifted into a cool, bright morning as harvest crews fanned out across Lodi. At Mohr‑Fry Ranches, workers were already picking Sauvignon Blanc in the chill of daybreak. Minutes later, a pickup rolled in with about two tons of bright green grapes from Jerry and Bruce Fry’s vineyard on West Lane and Arms
District director and his staff are the scourge of Stanislaus County mosquitoes
Inside Look is a Modesto Bee series where we take readers behind the scenes at restaurants, new businesses, local landmarks and news stories. Every mosquito in Stanislaus County has one common enemy: J. Wakoli Wekesa, director of the East Side Mosquito Abatement District. Just off of Santa Fe Avenue in Modesto, his sma
Ceres Chase Suspect Rams Patrol Car, Hits 90 MPH Before K9 Sulley Finds Him
A 35-year-old man is facing a stack of felony charges after allegedly ramming a marked Ceres police vehicle, leading deputies on a pursuit that topped 90 mph, and then bailing out of a stolen Chevrolet Camaro to run into a nearby home. Robert Edmonson was ultimately taken into custody with help from a sheriff's patrol
California Pair Sentenced to 7 Years in State Prison for Armed Point Pleasant Home...
Two California residents have been sentenced to seven years in New Jersey State Prison for their roles in an armed home burglary in Point Pleasant Borough, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced. Jaheim Wilson, 24, and Oleyah Brown, 22, both of Stockton, California, were sentenced Friday in connection w
Fresno’s Farms Automated Faster Than Jobs Could Return—Stockton and Modesto Show What That Means...
The Central Valley grows roughly a quarter of America’s food on less than one percent...
