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Friends and colleagues are mourning a Modesto woman whose death police are calling suspicious. Officers responding shortly after noon Tuesday to a report of a death at 1504 Coffee Villa … Click to Continue »

Fundraising for an estimated $2.5 million "inclusive playground" planned for Beyer Community Park in north Modesto is nearly a third done, and some big advances are expected in the next … Click to Continue »

Got a Toys R Us gift card? Now’s your chance to cash it in and get that duvet cover you’ve had your eye on. Home furnishings retailer Bed, Bath & … Click to Continue »

A female pedestrian was killed Tuesday night when struck by a vehicle on Tully Road in Modesto. Modesto Fire Department Engine 11 was dispatched at 10:35 p.m. to Tully at … Click to Continue »

Modesto's Effie Passero has danced her way into the Top 24 on "American Idol." The 26-year-old Downey High graduate survived both Hollywood Week and the Showcase Round to move on … Click to Continue »

The folks at downtown Modesto’s Ralston’s Goat are betting countless date nights can’t be wrong. Dinner and a show is getting an upgrade thanks to the restaurant’s Supper Club Thursday … Click to Continue »

Atwater City Council called a special meeting to be held on Tuesday, when leaders will be asked to consider appointing yet another interim city manager - the city's fourth in … Click to Continue »

After getting push back from the public, the Merced City Council on Monday scrapped a proposal to adopt decorum rules that would have controlled public comments at meetings. The council … Click to Continue »

A 19-year-old Turlock mother is behind bars after a neighbor reported to police that she found the woman's 2-year-old playing in a roadway and a younger child home alone. The … Click to Continue »

MODESTO What: Senior Day Dances When: Thursdays 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Where: Stanislaus Veterans Center Hall, Coffee Road and Sylvan Avenue Info: Dance to the Bonnie and the Boys … Click to Continue »