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The San Joaquin Valley has made some strides in cleaning the air but continues to rank among the most polluted areas for ozone and soot in California, according to a … Click to Continue »

Rumors that there would be a school shooting on campus during planned participation in the National School Walkout on Friday led Turlock High's administration to postpone the final event of … Click to Continue »

"No more silence, end gun violence!" rang off the walls outside Enochs High School in northeast Modesto on Friday. Students exercised their free-speech rights — probably to the point of … Click to Continue »

MODESTO What: Dry Creek Trails Love Modesto Clean-up When: Saturday, 9 a.m. to noon Where: Monterosso Park (Scenic Drive/Coffee Road intersection) Info: Dry Creek Trails hosts a clean up event … Click to Continue »

A baby boy born in Modesto on Friday morning will have an interesting birth story to share. According to a post on the Modesto California Highway Patrol's Facebook page, a … Click to Continue »

Friday is April 20, or 4/20. That's the numerical code for marijuana's high holiday, a homage to pot's enduring appeal and universal slang for smoking. Festivities are planned worldwide, culminating … Click to Continue »

A 29-year-old Ceres man was hospitalized after suffering major injuries in a single-vehicle crash late Thursday several miles east of Waterford. Chaz Allen Janes was taken by ambulance to Memorial … Click to Continue »

California State University will not raise tuition at its 23 campuses for the 2018-19 academic year as officials had proposed, Chancellor Timothy White said. White said the country's largest university … Click to Continue »

A 15-year-old student in Atwater was arrested Thursday for posting a threatening video on social media, according to police. An Atwater Valley Community School student told a school resource officer … Click to Continue »

The murder trial of a prominent Modesto attorney and two co-defendants got underway this week, more than a year after they were released from custody during the longest preliminary hearing … Click to Continue »