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Carla Strong, of Modesto, and one of the founders of Riverbank Cares by the Food Donations box. She hopes that in the future Riverbank Cares will continue in the spring.

Monday Q&A: Small group works hard to show that Riverbank Cares

Carla Strong, a founder of Riverbank Cares and manager of Westamerica Bank, is not above dressing as a turkey on the hunt for another type turkey – a frozen one for Christmas food boxes. She did just that the Saturday before Thanksgiving for ...

Sports

Chuck Hayes traded to Toronto as part of Kings' seven-player deal

SACRAMENTO _ Former Modesto Christian star Chuck Hayes will play in Toronto as part of a multi-player trade by the Sacramento Kings Sunday. The Kings took a bold step away from the frugal ways of the last ownership group by agreeing to acquire forward... 54 minutes ago

Opinion

A pothole is seen in the middle of the 100 block of Kelley Street in July.

Our View: California roads are rough, but money to fix them getting scarce

Californians of a certain age love their Mustangs, as Ford Motor Co. surely understood when it unveiled the 50th-anniversary edition of the iconic muscle car last week.

State

San Luis Reservoir with the Diablo range in Gustine in November.

Federal officials study enlarging San Luis Reservoir

Water levels appear frighteningly low at the San Luis Reservoir, but water officials assure that is relatively normal this time of year. In fact, government researchers have just completed a study about expanding the reservoir, which they say would...

Living & Entertainment

Recipient of the 2013 Kennedy Center Honors opera singer Martina Arroyo, left, leaves a reception honoring the 2013 Kennedy Center Honors honorees, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2013.

Billy Joel, 4 others receive Kennedy Center Honors

The "Piano Man" who became one of the world's best-selling artists of all time with such hits as "Just the Way You Are," "Uptown Girl" and "Allentown" was awarded the nation's highest honor Sunday for influencing American culture through the arts. 25 minutes ago

Business

Stiles Custom Metal workers weld custom door frames together and grind off excess metal at the Ceres warehouse Friday morning (12-06-13), helping to fulfill a lucrative international contract of 3,000 doors and frames for a new subway line in Hong Kong. The contract is expected to keep employees at the Ceres metal shop busy for the next two years.

Ceres manufacturer lands $2M contract building doors, frames for Hong Kong subway extension

During its 40 years in business, Stiles Custom Metal Inc. has weathered many ups and downs in the metal door manufacturing industry. But the Great Recession, which halted construction projects across the United States, proved particularly painful...

Nation & World

In this Oct. 15, 2013 file photo, Matthew Hurtado talks about The Snuggle House in downtown Madison, Wis. Customers at Madison’s new Snuggle House can snuggle with professional cuddlers for $60 an hour. Supporters say the business helps people relax through non-sexual touch. But city officials suspect the Snuggle House may be a thinly veiled brothel and cuddling will lead to sexual assault. Hurtado’s past is raising red flags; he has filed for bankruptcy twice, written a book about a sex addict meeting a supernatural being and according to city attorneys has worked as a stripper. Hurtado

No hugs allowed? Madison targets pro cuddlers

Wisconsin's ultra-liberal capital city is a place where just about anything goes, from street parties to naked bike rides. But city officials say a business is pushing even Madison's boundaries by offering, of all things, hugs.

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