Bystanders perform CPR on crash victim in Modesto
MODESTO, Calif. — Bystanders performed CPR on a crash victim Saturday morning in Modesto, authorities said. A male victim was ejected from his vehicle around 7:50 a.m. at the intersection of Pelandale Avenue and Prescott Road after two vehicles collided, according to a Modesto Fire Department news release. The...
Stockton man killed in Country Club Boulevard shooting identified
A 36-year-old man fatally shot last week in Stockton has been identified as Maurice Banks, the San Joaquin County Medical Examiner's Office announced Monday. Police said Banks, of Stockton, was in the area of Country Club Boulevard and Clipper Lane when an unknown person shot him. Banks was taken to a hospital, where...
Four Suspects Arrested for Assault and Kidnapping After Man Attacked Outside His Modesto Home...
October 26, 2025 – Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Office officials report that on October 14, 2025, at approximately 5:30 p.m., deputies with the Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 1100 block of Chicago Ave in Modesto following a report of a male victim being assaulted by multiple individuals.
The Week in Zinfandel (10/20/25)
Welcome to the latest installment of The Week in Zinfandel. If I missed your post or story please send me a link and I will be sure to include it next week. Allison Champion writes Lodi’s San Joaquin Series Soil – Exploring the Jahant, Cosumnes River and Alta Mesa Viticultural Areas.
Search of felon’s home near Modesto school turns up loaded guns, explosive devices
Loaded firearms, two explosive devices and ammunition were seized from a felon’s house across the street from Somerset Middle School last week, Modesto police reported. The Modesto Police Department Narcotics Enforcement Team served a search warrant Oct. 20 on a home on the 1000 block of Floyd Ave. The team, which...
Stockton: Head Of Local Head Start Program Arrested For Alleged Embezzlement
A San Joaquin County woman was arrested for allegedly embezzling funds from a Head Start program she ran, the Sheriff's Office said. An investigation was opened into Cecilia Edith Warren, executive director at Creative Child Care Inc., in September 2024. The organization had revenues over $12 million in 2024 and has...
80 Years of Raymus Homes: A Q&A with Toni and Bob Raymus
Raymus Homes has been building in California’s Central Valley since 1945, when founder Antone Raymus began constructing Manteca’s first neighborhoods. Today, the family-run company has built nearly 6,000 homes across more than 100 neighborhoods, with over 18,000 people calling a Raymus home their own. Now led by...
Mission: Possible
When fourth grader Luke Gutierrez was assigned Mission Soledad for his California mission project—which is a rite of passage for many schoolchildren in the state—he quickly ran into a problem. There were no clear architectural plans, few reliable images, and no accurate scale references to work from. Fortunately for...
Stockton, CA – Two-Vehicle Collision on I-5 N/Turner Rd Off-Ramp Causes Injuries
Stockton, CA (October 26, 2025) – A traffic collision on northbound Interstate 5 near the Turner Road off-ramp left multiple people injured on Sunday evening, October 26. The California Highway Patrol reported that a gray Nissan Altima and a white sedan collided under unclear circumstances. First responders arrived...
Man shot and killed during argument in Stockton
(FOX40.COM) — The Stockton Police Department is investigating a homicide after a man was shot and killed on Friday night in the Seaport District. Video Above: Homicide investigation begins after missing man’s remains were found along the Sacramento River A 36-year-old man was involved in an argument with the suspect...
