A 23-year-old man placed in Tuolumne County Jail on Tuesday died Thursday in a Modesto hospital a day after falling ill and telling officials he had swallowed methamphetamine packaged in cellophane.
Some of the best of local business was honored at a lunch Wednesday celebrating The Modesto Bee’s Excellence in Business award winners. Nine organizations and one individual were recognized in the inaugural event.
Stanislaus Union, Empire, Salida and Waterford school districts train for rollout of birth to 6 early reading program educators hope will be a game changer. (Nan Austin/Austin@modbee.com)
naustin@modbee.com
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Calling on cell phones to bridge early reading divide
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Growing Oakdale silk-screen firm does award-winning work
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Flight of fancy in Turlock
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MJC 4-year respiratory degree picking first cohort
