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Are machines the answer to cheaper, higher quality homes? Ripon company bets on it

Fully automated home framing is coming to the Central Valley, which could mean big savings for home buyers and builders in the future. The new Ripon-based business Entekra specializes in … Click to Continue »

 

Family got out but two dogs were trapped inside as Modesto Fire Department arrived

Two dogs were rescued from a house fire in central Modesto early Saturday morning. Just before 6 a.m., the Modesto Fire Department was dispatched to a call for a house … Click to Continue »

 

Bacharach, Oswalt, 98 Degrees: Gallo Center's upcoming season packed with star power

When the Gallo Center for the Arts opened in 2007, it was with much fanfare, but also a sizable debt of $14 million. But that's so $12 million ago. Today, … Click to Continue »

 

Meetings, club events in and around Modesto (05/26/18)

MODESTO What: Leadership Modesto When: Deadline: Thursday Where: Online Info: Leadership Modesto, a program of the Modesto Chamber of Commerce, is now accepting applications for its 2018-19 class. The program … Click to Continue »

 

'Chilling cries for help': Family of Modesto man who died in custody demands answers

Seeking information on the death of a Modesto man early this month after a fight with deputies, a family has filed a claim against Stanislaus County and the Sheriff's Department, … Click to Continue »

 

Dodging Deportation: 2 women – one fearful, the other fierce – wait for the knock

Gloria Sanchez keeps a close eye on the large living room window with a wide view of the front yard of her Modesto home. Fear is what motivates her constant … Click to Continue »

 

Dodging Deportation: When ICE comes calling, this Stanislaus County group jumps into action

The fear of deportation has intensified the past two years for undocumented immigrants living in Stanislaus County and throughout the Northern San Joaquin Valley, advocates say. A construction worker returning … Click to Continue »

 

Four, including baby, injured in Tully Road crash in Modesto

Four people, including an infant, were taken to hospitals for treatment after a crash at the intersection of Tully Road and Mount Vernon Drive on Thursday night, according to the … Click to Continue »

 

Oakdale lightning strike sets trees, mobile home on fire

A lightning strike early Friday morning in Oakdale ignited a fire in several Italian cypress trees. The flames spread to nearby vegetation and then to a mobile home. In the … Click to Continue »

 

Another Merced County candidate claims he was left off of the ballot unjustly

A write-in candidate for the 12th State Senate district has threatened to sue Merced County saying elections office bureaucracy kept him off the ballot, but the registrar says he failed … Click to Continue »

 

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