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In Yosemite National Park, the spine-country of grandeur and extremes where people often mark time by natural events such as "the year of the big flood," this is the year of the weird winter.
The owner of a Shetland pony that ran wild in Modesto came to claim him Friday. The frightened creature sent Modesto police on a slow-speed pursuit for more than a mile Thursday afternoon.
Three years of home price stability. That's pretty much what Stanislaus County has had since 2009. Unfortunately for homeowners, prices have stabilized at a depressingly low level.
A new Walmart Neighborhood Market grocery store is coming to Modesto. The smaller-scale, grocery-oriented Wal-Mart store appears to be headed into the empty anchor spot in a shopping center at the corner of Coffee Road and Orangeburg Avenue.
Beard Elementary's principal walked up to the assembly podium, nervous about giving a speech her first day on the job. But Makena Ebster, 8, carried it off with aplomb. "Miss Ebster's" first day as principal was also her last. Friday's title was a one-day honor granted to the top two fund-raisers from the school's jog-a-thon.
The Oakand Raiders confirmed what everyone pretty much already knew ... that Denver Broncos defensive coordinator was hired as their new head coach. What does this mean for the Raiders? The Silver and Black Blog tells all.
A new Walmart Neighborhood Market grocery store is coming to Modesto. The smaller-scale, grocery-oriented Wal-Mart store appears to be headed into the empty anchor spot in a shopping center at the corner of Coffee Road and Orangeburg Avenue.
He's an actor, director, producer, writer and even a photographer, yet Antonio Banderas defines his career with a single word. "I like the word 'eclecticism' a lot to define my career as an actor. I like to visit many genres, many styles and diverse characters."
I have tried for three months to get an estimate of fares on the high speed rail, only to get e-mails from the High Speed Rail Authority of upcoming sessions in towns more than 100 miles away. I don't think they want us to know what this will really cost or how much this program will lose.
A jury has convicted a New York prison inmate of falsely filing tax returns seeking $890 million in refunds.
The Screen Actors Guild national board of directors has voted to approve a plan to merge with the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists.