Folk band Watson & Willis perform at porch #11 at 906 Stanford during Porchfest in Modesto California on May 20, 2018.

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Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry celebrates after scoring against the Houston Rockets during the second half of Game 3 of the NBA basketball Western Conference Finals in Oakland, Calif., Sunday, May 20, 2018.

Curry comes alive to score 35, Warriors rout Rockets by 41

Stephen Curry got his groove back to score 35 points with five 3-pointers, and the Golden State Warriors made a second-half statement to beat the Rockets 126-85 for a 2-1 lead in the Western Conference finals.

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About 100 people gathered at a home on Edgebrook Drive during the 2017 Porchfest to listen to the Steel Drum Band. The event returns May 20.

Modesto homeowners are transforming their front yards into concert stages. Here's why

Porchfest is set to return to the LaLoma, College and Graceada neighborhoods in Modesto on Sunday, May 20.

Rodney Atkins pulling into Gallo Center; more on the Modesto arts scene

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Stanislaus Sheriff Adam Christianson sits to the right of President Donald Trump during a roundtable on immigration policy in California.

Sheriff proud of his moments – ‘seated next to’ – Trump.

Stanislaus County Sheriff Adam Christianson wants everyone to know he and President Donald Trump spent some quality moments together. If you missed it on TV or on modbee.com, he reminded his Twitter followers no fewer than 14 times with the phrase, “I was seated next to POTUS…”

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Modesto plans to extend the Virginia Corridor bike and walking trail farther north to cross Standiford Avenue and connect with the east-west Hetch Hetchy trail at Wesson Ranch Park. The city will build a bridge or tunnel at the Standiford junction pictured here Tuesday.

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Modesto lines up funds to extend Virginia Corridor across Standiford

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Videographer Henry Ortlip and production assistant Kaytie Leonard interview a student at Denair High School for an upcoming documentary.

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