Woman missing after dune buggy crashes into Merced County canal, CHP says
A woman is missing and a Modesto man has been arrested following a crash into a Merced County canal around midnight Wednesday.
Authorities say Stockton family were key distributers in heroin operation supplying Yuba-Sutter region
YUBA COUNTY, Calif. — Three Stockton residents have pleaded guilty in a drug trafficking case stemming from a multi-agency investigation led by the Yuba County Sheriff’s Office and the Drug Enforcement Administration, authorities said. Officials said the investigation targeted a heroin trafficking operation that...
Lodi man dies in Amador County bicycle crash
AMADOR COUNTY, Calif. — A 78-year-old bicyclist from Lodi died after being hit by a car in Amador County, according to the California Highway Patrol. The crash happened around 3:10 p.m. on Jan. 19 at Buena Vista Road and Camanche Parkway North. CHP reported that a 2005 Toyota Corolla...
Two Suspects Charged for 3 Murders Outside an Oakland Liquor Store
OAKLAND, CA — Homicide detectives arrested two suspects in connection with three fatal. shootings outside an Oakland liquor store. Angelo L. Pharr, 37 of Stockton, was arrested on January 27, and Darrell G. Tatmon, 40, of Oakland was arrested on January 22. Pharr and Tatmon are each charged with...
Invasive mussels infest California waterways
SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY – Since the non-native golden mussel was first discovered in October 2024 in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, the potentially pipe-clogging mollusk has spread as far south as Riverside County. Invasive pest management experts acknowledge eradication is likely impossible. They say the goal now...
Famed comic to bring her iconic TV character to a show at Modesto’s Gallo...
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. Comedienne Vicki Lawrence brings her most famous character from “The Carol Burnett Show,” Mama, to a show at the Gallo Center for the Arts in Modesto. Music and art...
Restaurant in Modesto’s Roseburg Square opening soon. Here’s what to expect
I have to be honest, readers. I judged a book by its cover and I was wrong. As a Ripon resident, Manteca and Modesto are pretty much equidistant. So I frequent both cities to shop and eat, and I knew about Pho Island in Manteca long before I found out another location is opening in Modesto. I had never visited the...
Stockton Flea Market shooting: Incident being ruled as self-defense case
(FOX40.COM) — The Stockton Flea Market shooting that left two men dead and a woman injured is being ruled as a self-defense case. Video Above: Two dead and one injured after shooting near Stockton Flea Market The Stockton Police Department responded to reports of a shooting around noon on Jan. 18 along the 2500 block...
Stockton mayor leaves council meeting mid-session before controversial item is tabled
Mayor Christina Fugazi left the dais midway through Tuesday’s Stockton City Council meetin g after moving public comment to the end of the session and before the council could table a controversial proposal to re-establish the Charter Review Ad-Hoc Committee . At the start of the meeting, Fugazi said she would move...
Man calling himself ‘Yimp-God’ convicted of human trafficking in Stanislaus County
(FOX40.COM) — A man who self-proclaimed himself as a human trafficker was convicted of two counts of attempted human trafficking. Video Above: San Joaquin County District Attorney’s Office hosts event to recognize Human Trafficking Awareness Month The Stanislaus County District Attorney announced that 27-year-old...
