Chemicals including neurotoxin set ablaze in massive California warehouse fire
The blaze ignited in a massive medical supply warehouse in Tracy.
As California’s Wine Industry Struggles, Some Lodi Grape Growers Pivot to New Crops
This story was originally published in the Lodi News-Sentinel and has been edited for KQED. At the Mohr-Fry Ranch, just south of the Central Valley city of Lodi, peacocks roamed through one vineyard on a blindingly sunny spring day. Mohrgan Fry strolled through her family’s ranch, pointing a manicured pink nail at rows
Modesto City Schools adds traveling farmers market to summer free lunch program
The free summer lunches are available on weekdays, while the market is Wednesdays only.
Grass Fire Destroys Mobile Home in French Camp and One Family Has Lost Everything
Wind Pushed the Flames Straight Toward Their Home in French Camp and Nobody Saw It Coming A family went about […] This article originally appeared on BuildLikeNew.com — visit us for more home security guides.
Can I report my Modesto neighbor for blasting loud music? What city rules say
From barking dogs to clucking chickens , Modesto has rules designed to keep neighborhood noise from becoming a nuisance. A Modesto Bee reader recently asked: When can I report my neighbor for playing loud music? “My neighbor has this belief that he could play his music as loud as he wants because it's not 10 p.m. at ni
California troopers catch semi truck doing 70 m.p.h in ‘fast lane’ with suspended Motor...
The California Highway Patrol (CHP) impounded a semi truck that was caught exceeding the state’s speed limit for commercial vehicles. According to CHP’s Modesto Division, a commercial vehicle enforcement officer spotted a semi truck “traveling in the fast lane southbound SR-99 near Hammett Road at 70 m.p.h.” The troope
Modesto gang member indicted by federal grand jury for being a felon in possession...
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The United States Department of Justice says that a federal grand jury on Thursday returned an indictment charging a Modesto man with being a felon in possession of ammunition. According to the Department of Justice, 28-year-old Bendrelle Williams of Modesto was found to be in possession of...
Immigrant truck driver to stand trial in California freeway crash that killed 2
Manvir Singh, the truck driver accused of causing a multi-vehicle crash on Highway 99 near Lodi that killed two people in May , will stand trial in the fatal wreck, a San Joaquin Superior Court judge ruled Thursday. Singh, 24, has been held in San Joaquin County custody on vehicular manslaughter charges since the May 1
Suspect arrested after attempted kidnapping in Stockton, police say
(FOX40.COM) — A 24-year-old man was arrested for attempting to kidnap a woman early Thursday morning, according to the Stockton Police Department. SPD said officers responded to reports of a kidnapping around 12:14 a.m. in the 1600 Block of Tyrol Lane in the Lakeview District. The investigation determined that a 36-yea
20-year-old spent years volunteering in Stanislaus County, now faces murder charge
Zachariah Knobel was 7 years old when he started a food drive with his 4-year-old sister. The year was 2013, and the idea came when the pair looked at the back of a Cheerios box that read, “One in six Americans are food insecure.” Now 20, Zachariah Knobel is making headlines for a very different reason: He is charged w
