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A mallard drake lands on the lake at Donnelly Park. The drought is putting a strain on Valley wetlands.

Jeff Jardine: Migratory birds might want to duck San Joaquin Valley this fall

A pair of emails suggests its a lousy time to be a duck or goose in California. Also, a church plans a benefit to cover expenses for the family of an ill child. 3 hours ago

Sports

Five errors in fifth inning prove costly for Modesto Nuts

Nuts left-hander Ryan Carpenter didn’t have his best stuff Sunday night in the series finale against the Inland Empire 66ers, but he battled and kept his teammates in the game.

Opinion

District Attorney Larry D. Morse II has recused his office from a murder case that involves his son.

Our View: Merced DA had to step aside in name of justice

Murders of three teens at an Atwater party cries out for justice 15 months after it happened 2 hours ago

State

Police officers stand near a crime scene on Monday, July 28, 2014, in New York. A California man who skipped town after being accused of molesting a child was killed and three law enforcement officers trying to arrest him were wounded in a daytime shootout inside a small, narrow New York City smoke shop, officials said Monday.

Abuse suspect dead; 2 marshals, NY policeman hurt

A California man who skipped town after being accused of molesting a boy was killed and three law enforcement officers trying to arrest him were wounded in a daytime shootout inside a small smoke shop in one of New York's most bustling neighborhoods... 15 minutes ago

Living & Entertainment

Black Jack Rockin Blues Band singer Kent Gonzales performs during the drug awareness event, "Just Say No, Battle of the Bands", at the Modesto Elks Lodge in Modesto Calif., on Sunday July 27, 2014.

Battle of the Bands

The Modesto Elks Lodge teamed up Sunday with the Stanislaus County’s Sheriff’s Department and Behavioral Health and Recovery Services to offer kids and their parents a palatable “just say no” message regarding drug, alcohol...

Business

Max Blecher, attorney for Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling, leaves the Los Angeles County Courthouse for the noon break in the Clippers-Sterling trial in Los Angeles. Closing arguments are underway in the trial to determine whether the estranged wife of Donald Sterling can sell the Los Angeles Clippers to former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer for $2 billion. The arguments Monday follow days of testimony involving Shelly Sterling's removal of her husband from the family trust that owns the team after doctors found him to be mentally incapacitated.

NBA, Clippers eager for Sterling out, Ballmer in

The NBA and the Los Angeles Clippers are ready to move on, even if Donald Sterling wants to keep fighting. 15 minutes ago

Nation & World

Kumba Conde cries as members of Red Cross arrive with the body of her sister, Marie, 14, who died from Ebola, for burial in Koundony, Guinea, July 9, 2014. Health workers in Guinea are now battling two enemies: the unprecedented Ebola epidemic, which has killed more than 672 people in four countries since it was detected in March, and fear, which has produced growing hostility toward outside help.

Health workers put at risk as Ebola virus and fear spread

Early this month at a hospital in Sierra Leone, Dr. Daniel Bausch and another physician found themselves alone in a ward with 55 patients infected with the deadly Ebola virus. 24 minutes ago