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Dick Monteith is pictured on Wednesday morning (04-16-14) in the Modesto Bee photo studio. Incumbent Dick Monteith and Modesto Councilman Dave Lopez are competing for the District 4 seat on the Stanislaus County Board of Supervisors.

Modesto councilman challenges Dick Monteith for District 4 seat on Stanislaus County board

Dick Monteith is seeking a third term on what is sometimes considered Modesto’s seat on Stanislaus County’s Board of Supervisors. His opponent, Modesto Councilman Dave Lopez, wants to re-establish the city’s leadership status and bring...

Sports

Modesto Nuts mascots Wally and Al relax during the game with the Visalia Rawhide at John Thurman Field in Modesto on Monday April 10, 2014.

Agostini: There’s plenty of Modesto Nuts mascots

The Modesto Nuts already have two nutty mascots and are adding a third.

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Oakdale resident Cheryl Wolford and a number of her neighbors found Easter eggs filled with white supremacist propaganda on their front porches Friday morning.

Our Views: We all must guard against hateful speech

What kind of scared and hateful person would put poison in an Easter egg?

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Police take a man into custody in connection with a threat to start shooting at the Los Angeles Times Building Friday night April 18, 2014. The man, believed to be in his 20s, is not an employee of The Times but works for Vxi Global Solutions, which rents office space in the building. According to witnesses, the man, who has not been identified, said he had been depressed, didn't mind killing someone and said he didn't want to go to jail. He reportedly handed one person a bag of bullets. Employees throughout the building were placed on lockdown. Those who had left were not being allowed back in until the area was cleared.

Police raid LA Times building after threat reports

Police took a man into custody Friday night inside the Los Angeles Times building after it was locked down because of a shooting threat report, the newspaper said. 9 minutes ago

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From left, Daniel and Khani Gustafson make some finishing touches on their front garden for the Modesto Garden Club Spring Garden Tour.

Modesto Garden Club holds annual Spring Garden Tour

The Modesto Garden Club’s annual Spring Garden Tour is in the Dutch Hollow neighborhood this year, but tourgoers today will see much more than tulips.

Business

In this March 2014 photo provided by the San Joaquin River National Wildlife Refuge, is a sea lion pup named Hoppie who was found at Mape's Ranch near Modesto, Calif. Workers at the central California ranch could hardly believe their eyes when they spotted a sea lion pup hopping through an almond orchard, a mile from the San Joaquin River. Hoppie is now recovering at The Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito, Calif., and is undergoing treatment for sores and getting some much-needed nourishment in hopes of returning him to the wild.

Farm Beat: Programs encourage care for wildlife

Farmers and ranchers can get help with efforts to preserve wildlife habitat, or recognition for what they already have done.

Nation & World

Displaced residents of Budge Drive in Jackson, Wyo. register with the American Red Cross on Thursday, April 10, 2014 as geologists study the hillside on East Gros Ventre Butte where the potential for a landslide called for an evacuation the night before.

Creeping landslide devouring part of Wyoming town

No one can say when the mountainside collapsing into this Wyoming resort town will give way. But it appears increasingly likely that when it does, it's going to take a piece of Jackson with it. 9 minutes ago