The Oakdale Irrigation District expects to reap $13.75 million selling Stanislaus River water to buyers from the Fresno area and on the Valley’s drought-scarred West Side, according to a sales agreement unanimously approved Tuesday by the OID board.
Modesto Nuts third baseman Shane Hoelscher moves into the high-rent district of John Thurman Field: the left side of the infield. Since 2005, Troy Tulowitzki, Ian Stewart, Nolan Arenado and Trevor Story have advanced to the big leagues after playing shortstop or third base for the Nuts.
A new Michigan law offers ways for certain people to access the online storehouse of memories in Facebook and Google accounts after the owner dies, but the bill sponsor says it wasn't easy to get tech companies and lawyers to agree on the rules.
This video, which shows racial overtones and gun firing, was sent to an African-American student at Central Catholic High School in Modesto, Calif. The Modesto Police Department is investigating the threat as a hate crime, according to Lt. Ivan Valencia. The face of the teen in the video has been blurred because he is a minor and has not been charged with a crime.
