The Modesto Bee
- Wildfire season makes fast start. Is it a sign of more trouble?
Monday - 06/25/2018 - 08:04 PMCould the wildfires that broke out over the weekend — burning more than 13,000 acres and forcing thousands to leave their homes — be a sign of more to come … Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Turlock woman spotted a hole in her closet. Police are looking for a peeping landlord
Monday - 06/25/2018 - 06:57 PMPolice are looking for the landlord of a small apartment building in Turlock after a tenant reported the man was trying to spy on her in her bedroom. The man, … Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Robbery turns deadly after suspect killed during high-speed chase near Murphys
Monday - 06/25/2018 - 01:25 PMOne man is dead and at least one person was badly hurt during what authorities are calling "an organized and pre-planned" robbery outside Murphys. Four suspects have been arrested and, … Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Sonora man missing since Thursday found dead on property near his home
Sunday - 06/24/2018 - 10:37 PMA Sonora man last seen at his home Thursday morning was found dead near an adjacent property, the Tuolumne County Sheriff's Office reported Sunday afternoon. No foul play is suspected.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Biofuel facility coming to Riverbank at former ammo plant
Saturday - 06/23/2018 - 07:01 PMAdvanced fuels producer Aemetis is building an ethanol plant similar to their Keyes facility. The new Riverbank plant will use orchard wood to produce fuel ethanol. … Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Modesto has more ways than ever to get groceries without ever touching a cart
Saturday - 06/23/2018 - 06:55 PMGrocery shopping hasn’t changed much for hundreds of years — go to the store, browse the aisles, select your items, pay at checkout, go back home — until now. A … Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Car fuel from trees? Cutting-edge plant coming to Riverbank
Saturday - 06/23/2018 - 06:42 PMSometime next year, a first-of-its-kind biofuel plant three miles north of Modesto will begin turning old almond and walnut trees into transportation fuel. The intriguing process should keep growers from … Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Your loved one dies. The prison leaves a voicemail
Friday - 06/22/2018 - 06:55 AMThis story is a collaboration between McClatchy and The Marshall Project, a nonprofit news organization that covers criminal justice in the U.S. Early one morning in April 2016, Linda Reza … Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Brief confusion over report of woman stuck in 'courthouse' elevator in downtown Modesto
Friday - 06/22/2018 - 08:00 PMIn a power failure that does not appear heat-related, a woman was stuck for about 30 minutes in an elevator of the City Tower building downtown, which houses Merrill Lynch … Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Meetings, club events in and around Modesto (06/23/18)
Friday - 06/22/2018 - 07:22 PMMODESTO What: California Audio Roots Project When: Saturday, 2 to 4 p.m. Where: Modesto Library, 1500 I St. Info: The Friends of the Modesto Library and Modesto Sound invite the … Click to Continue »
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- Same homeless people keep getting arrested. What city, county want to do to fix it.
Monday - 06/25/2018 - 07:36 PMA proposed initiative would combine the resources of Stanislaus County and Modesto in providing assistance to severely distressed homeless people. More than 50 leaders from the public and private sector … Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - How a Ceres cop determined a stolen-car report was bogus
Monday - 06/25/2018 - 04:54 PMIn the wee hours Saturday, Ceres police responded to a report of a hit-and-run crash on Jupiter Court. A parked vehicle and a fence had been struck, and three people … Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Fire in west Modesto displaces 4 adults, causes estimated $85,000 in damage
Monday - 06/25/2018 - 12:19 AMA two-alarm fire at a home in west Modesto displaced four adults and caused an estimated $85,000 worth of damage on Sunday night. Nobody was injured. At about 6:15 p.m., … Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Two fires in foothills keep crews busy; Tuolumne County blaze 25 percent contained
Sunday - 06/24/2018 - 05:28 PMTwo brush fires in the Sierra foothills forced the evacuation of some residents and kept firefighters busy on an already hot Sunday afternoon. The 120-acre Flat fire on Tuolumne County … Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Modesto-area people served in World War II and later. State Assembly took notice
Saturday - 06/23/2018 - 07:01 PMThe state Assembly presented Veteran of the Year awards to Modesto-area people who served in World War II, Afghanistan and conflicts in between. Each member could choose a veteran from … Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Meetings, club events in and around Modesto (06/23/18)
Saturday - 06/23/2018 - 06:18 PMMODESTO What: Identity Theft Presentation When: Monday, June 25, 6 p.m. Where: Modesto Church of the Brethren, 2301 Woodland Ave., Modesto Info: Woodland West Community Neighborhood will host the Modesto … Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - South Modesto sky blackened by smoke, Ceres Fire Department contains fire that threatens homes
Friday - 06/22/2018 - 11:44 PMCeres firefighters work a fire that destroyed a backyard structure and a couple vehicles on Lombardo Avenue in south Modesto. … Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Search under way for Sonora man missing since Thursday morning
Friday - 06/22/2018 - 08:50 PMA Sonora man last seen at his home Thursday morning about 9:15 has been reported missing by his family, the Tuolumne County Sheriff's Office says. The vehicle, wallet and cell … Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - What's that floral scent over Turlock farm? How to catch this harvest at its height
Friday - 06/22/2018 - 07:43 PMThe fragrant scent of fresh-cut lavender fills the air at a farm in Turlock where the annual harvest is underway. The fields of purple and green across Pageo Lavender Farm, … Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Hot, dry and windy — it's a dangerous combo for the weekend
Friday - 06/22/2018 - 03:12 PMThe forecast for the next few days: sunny, very hot, and a bit windy. The daily high temperatures predicted for Modesto — near 102 Friday, 104 Saturday and 101 Sunday … Click to Continue »
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- Meetings, club events in and around Modesto (06/26/18)
Monday - 06/25/2018 - 07:50 PMMODESTO What: League of Women Voters - Lunch & Learn Program When: Thursday, noon Where: Ridgeway's Restaurant & Lounge, 2401 E Orangeburg Ave. Info: This month's topic is, "Dealing with … Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Meetings, club events in and around Modesto (06/25/18)
Monday - 06/25/2018 - 04:06 PMMODESTO What: Veterans Advisory Commission When: Monday, 5:30 p.m. Where: Stanislaus Veteran’s Center, 3500 Coffee Road, Suite 15 Info: The commission represents veterans in Stanislaus County by advising the Board … Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - 2 killed, several injured in Merced County head-on crash, CHP says
Sunday - 06/24/2018 - 10:36 PMTwo people were killed and multiple injured in a head-on collision on Highway 59 near Canton Road south of Merced about 5:20 p.m. Sunday, June 24, 2018, according to the California Highway Patrol.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Body found in water along Stanislaus River at Riverbank's Jacob Myers Park
Sunday - 06/24/2018 - 01:16 AMA body was found in the water near Jacob Myers Park in Riverbank on Saturday afternoon, according to the Stanislaus County Sheriff's Department. The Sheriff's Department received a call just … Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Golden Valley bringing healthcare to Modesto's homeless
Saturday - 06/23/2018 - 03:08 PMGolden Valley Health Centers has started a program that brings healthcare to homeless people, including providing basic care and driving them to doctors' appointments. … Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Golden Valley bringing healthcare to Modesto's homeless
Saturday - 06/23/2018 - 06:32 PMAmber Hamby made an appointment Thursday to see a doctor for the first time in about three years. And she needs to see one. The 18-year-old — who is living … Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Valley residents are unhealthy, study says. Here's how educators plan to change that
Friday - 06/22/2018 - 08:57 PMAssemblyman Adam Gray told a gathering of health, education and business professionals Friday the San Joaquin Valley is in need of more medical professionals. "It's one of the fastest growing, … Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Fly high above Pageo Lavender Farm in Turlock
Friday - 06/22/2018 - 03:50 PMWatch drone video from Pageo Lavender Farm on Golf Link Road in Turlock. The lavender harvest starts at the end of May and lasts into the early summer, according to co-owner George Kapor.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Have to go to DMV and dread the long wait? New service in Modesto could save your day
Friday - 06/22/2018 - 07:45 PMGoing to the Department of Motor Vehicles office in Modesto is always the same experience for David Metcalf. Stand in line, get a ticket and sit in a waiting area … Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Amazon delivery driver carjacked in east Modesto
Friday - 06/22/2018 - 02:11 PMModesto Police are searching for a man who carjacked an Amazon delivery driver in east Modesto on Friday morning. The carjacking occurred at Floyd Avenue and Marina Avenue, just east … Click to Continue »
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