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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

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

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

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

The Central Valley grows roughly a quarter of America’s food on less than one percent...

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. Sure, the weather generally remains decidedly summerlike in the Central Valley, but September prefers to ignore that. Community fall-focused festivals abound throughout

A Stanislaus County jury on Friday found an Atwater woman guilty of first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of her longtime partner inside a Ceres motel room. Jurors convicted Zella Latrice Holmes, 41, of murdering Franklin Martin, 38, on Sept. 25, 2025, inside Room 230 of the Howard Johnson on Herndon Road. The verd

Amazon is bringing drone delivery back to California. The company told the Los Angeles Times it will launch Prime Air from its distribution center in Tracy within a month, flying the MK30 to customers up to 7.5 miles (12 kilometers) away with packages of up to 5 pounds (2.3 kilograms).

Ripon Fire officials warn of higher-than-normal water flows in Stanislaus River.

Stockton boaters got good news and bad news on Friday. The good news: Dredges are on the way to Buckley Cove to clear out sediment that has made boating a dicey proposition in some spots. The built-up silt and sludge can make it particularly troublesome for those trying to keep their vessels from running aground.