Fuel Reduction Project Helped Slow Turkey Fire
Wallace, CA — CAL Fire and the East Bay Municipal Utilities District (EBMUD) are highlighting how a recent vegetation management project near the South Shore Camanche area helped in the suppression of the Turkey Fire. The revised size estimate of the fire that started on Wednesday afternoon is 46...
Stockton City Council declares Gun Violence Awareness Month
Stockton City Council proclaimed June 2026 as Gun Violence Awareness Month this week, recognizing victims, survivors and the community groups working to reduce gun violence across the city. The declaration, presented during Tuesday’s council meeting, honors lives lost to gun violence and recognizes outreach workers, vi
College Grads vs. AI; Lodi Vineyards Pivot to New Crops; Fresno Students Head to...
Listen to this and more in-depth storytelling by subscribing to The California Report Magazine podcast. What Do California’s Recent College Grads Think About AI?. Over the past few weeks, several college commencement speakers who praised artificial intelligence were booed by graduates. As these graduates enter an uncer
Short police chase in Stockton ends in crash
(FOX40.COM) — A police chase in Stockton ended in a crash Thursday evening, the Stockton Police Department said. According to police, officers attempted to pull over a vehicle near North Center Street and East Rose Street around 4 p.m. on Thursday but the driver failed to yield. Police briefly followed the car before i
Stockton animal shelter suspends adoptions until early June after outbreak of ‘strep zoo’
The Stockton Animal Shelter has paused adoptions and stray intakes after confirming a case of Streptococcus zooepidemicus, commonly called strep zoo. Officials acted quickly to contain the bacterial infection, which can spread rapidly in crowded shelter environments. The temporary closure runs through early June, with
Fatal rollover crash at Modesto boat business early Friday
Modesto police and fire personnel responded to a fatal single-car rollover crash at Briggsmore Avenue and Oakdale Road shortly before 5 a.m. Friday. A Modesto Police Department statement says the car was traveling east on Briggsmore when it left the road and struck several boulders and boats before landing upside dow
Stanislaus County inspectors find grimy bathroom with ‘heavily stained’ toilet
In our Reality Check stories, Modesto Bee journalists deliver fast facts about the issues that matter to local residents to hold officials and institutions accountable. Read more. Story idea? [email protected] . In mid-May, Stanislaus County health inspectors observed violations at area food facilities including grimy ba
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.

















