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MODESTO What: MJC Positive Speaker Series When: Thursday, 6 p.m. Where: Modesto Junior College West Campus, 2201 Blue Gum Ave. Info: The Modesto Junior College Office of Campus Life and … Click to Continue »

Detectives have identified and arrested a man suspected of stabbing a woman leaving a Modesto doughnut shop a few months ago. Thomas Kelley, 24, was taken into custody Tuesday at … Click to Continue »

A Finnish Border Patrol agent assists a fawn on March 20, 2018, that became stranded on a patch of ice in Finland's Inkoo archipelago. … Click to Continue »

An amended lawsuit against Stanislaus County in the shooting of a Modesto woman last year by a sheriff's deputy says her death was the result of "complete defiance and contradiction … Click to Continue »

A Sonora police case looks like the outline of a case study in how not to steal a car. About 5:30 Tuesday morning, officers went to the area of South … Click to Continue »

She's going to Hollywood, and then some. Modesto native Effie Passero impressed the "American Idol" judges enough to earn a unanimous ticket to Hollywood Week, the next step in the … Click to Continue »

The first day of spring looked a lot more like winter in the Northern San Joaquin Valley, with wet, blustery conditions. Downtown Modesto recorded 0.11 inches of rain by 5 … Click to Continue »

Residents in Stanislaus County should not assume the flu season has passed. In general, the county Health Services Agency has noticed a decrease in flu activity, but another strain of … Click to Continue »

Work has begun to restore the wading pool and splash pad at Modesto’s Graceada Park. The project is spearheaded by Modesto couple Katie and Jake Barber, who took it on … Click to Continue »

Community Hospice joins the global art project Before I Die to encourage thinking about what matters most in life and begin end-of-life decision-making. Deke Farrow/jfarrow@modbee.com … Click to Continue »