Hundreds are expected to gather Friday in a Modesto church to pray for the safe return of Assyrian Christians taken hostage this week by Islamic State militants in Syria.
The Symbiosis Gathering will return to Woodward Reservoir near Oakdale in September as the arts and music festival marks its 10-year anniversary. Similar to the 2013 festival at Woodward regional park, it will feature music, large-scale art installations, entertainment, gourmet organic food, yoga, dance classes and more. But this year’s gathering also will feel like a reunion.
Amid stubborn drought conditions, more Californians are warming to the prospect of government-imposed mandatory water rationing, according to the latest statewide Field Poll.
Billy Ocean was a perennial hit-maker in the 1980s, but then all but disappeared from the music scene. The man who sang “Caribbean Queen,” “When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going” and “Get Outta My Dreams, Get into My Car” returned in 2009 with new music and has been sharing his songs with the world ever since.
In May 2013, James Ramirez missed his junior high graduation because of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a type of cancer. Next week, the Beyer High sophomore will dive into less threatening waters when he swims for the Patriots.
A six-month investigation by the Santa Clara Police Department into an illegal gambling ring culminated in the arrests of 27 people, including five in Modesto.
About eight months before voters go to the polls, Mayor Garrad Marsh already is sitting on about $75,000 in campaign cash in his bid for a second term.
About eight months before voters go to the polls, Mayor Garrad Marsh already is sitting on about $75,000 in campaign cash in his bid for a second term.
A television series like “Fresh Off the Boat” gives an underrepresented group – Asian Americans – a place in the prime-time landscape. And, it’s funny.
In May 2013, James Ramirez missed his junior high graduation because of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a type of cancer. Next week, the Beyer High sophomore will dive into less threatening waters when he swims for the Patriots.
Modesto residents Sharlet and Romel David can only wait, hope and pray for mercy. Sharlet’s brother, Hanna Amo; his son Martin; and Martin’s wife and two young children were among those captured by the Islamic State in Syria on Monday. Hanna Amo once lived in Modesto and worked as a car salesman.
