Modesto, CA – Two-Vehicle Injury Crash on I-5/Fink Rd.
Modesto, CA (January 12, 2026) – A two-vehicle injury collision on I-5 North near the Fink Road off-ramp resulted in emergency medical response after one vehicle left the roadway and entered an orchard, according to the California Highway Patrol. The crash occurred in Stanislaus County and involved a white sedan and...
Stockton Mayor, Vice Mayor clash over City Manager review placed on agenda
STOCKTON, Calif — A public rift between Stockton Mayor Christina Fugazi and Vice Mayor Jason Lee has emerged over the placement of a performance evaluation for newly hired City Manager Johnny Ford on an upcoming City Council agenda. In a social media post, Fugazi said she had received “numerous...
Modesto-area MLK events feature local justice advocates and Malcolm X’s daughter
Modesto-area observances of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday will begin Saturday with an expert on past Black struggles. They will finish three weeks later with a talk by Malcolm X’s daughter and an award for noted local educator Odessa Johnson. King was born Jan. 15, 1929, in Atlanta and assassinated April...
Modesto Irrigation District director faces heat over alleged misuse of water
A Modesto Irrigation District director has faced intense scrutiny over the last several months for allegedly stealing or misusing the district’s canal water. The allegations against Larry Byrd resulted in an investigation that the district launched last September. The backstory: Byrd had been accused during the...
Stockton driver killed in Sunday solo crash that left five others injured identified
A driver killed in a solo vehicle collision Sunday night in Stockton, that injured five others including a teen, was identified Monday by the San Joaquin County Medical Examiner's Office. Andre Dieon Carter, 33 of Stockton, was identified as the driver who died in a solo crash on Navy Drive and Fresno Avenue over the...
Iconic department store closes 2 popular stores in California
Macy's is shuttering its location in West Valley Mall, Tracy, California, amid a slew of closures scheduled for 2026
Pacheco Panthers Cheer Team Competes at Regional Competition in Antioch
Los Banos, CA (January 12, 2026) — The Pacheco Panthers Cheer Team competed in the United Spirit Association (USA) of Northern California Regional III Varsity Spirit Competition at Deer Valley High School in Antioch this past weekend. The event brought together cheer teams from across Northern California, giving...
Tony Noceti reflects on recovery after near-fatal crash on Highway 88
STOCKTON, Calif. — Tony Noceti has spent decades giving back to the Stockton community. For the past eight weeks, the businessman and event coordinator has been focused on something new: surviving. With his health improving, Noceti, 66, is now speaking publicly about the crash that nearly took his life.
A “very rare” Navy ship is being rebuilt for 2026, and it’s a big...
A “very rare” Navy ship that once hunted mines in the Pacific is being rebuilt in an unlikely place: the Port of Stockton in California’s Central Valley. The USS Lucid, a Cold War era minesweeper, is undergoing a major restoration that aims to turn the wooden-hulled vessel into a fully interpreted museum ship in time...
Charges filed against 2 women after CHP finds over 100 pounds of meth in...
(FOX40.COM) — San Joaquin County District Attorney Ron Freitas announced that his office filed charges against two women after a traffic stop led to the discovery of over 100 pounds of meth. Video Above: More than 2,300 pounds of meth is found hidden in celery at Georgia farmers market (2024) Officials said that on...

















