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The theme of Saturday's Fourth of July parade in downtown Modesto was "Celebrate the Past, Present and Future," and it struck a chord with Melanie Brunner's family as they watched the parade from lawn chairs near 11th and I streets.
After years in safe hands in a few cities, statue from St. Stanislaus' early days is back with the church.
It was among Modesto's premier restaurants for two decades, but the former Mallard's Restaurant is about to be demolished. In its place, a CVS drugstore will be built. Yes, another drugstore is coming to the corner of McHenry and Briggsmore avenues.
There's nothing new about rap artists inviting controversy by glamorizing a thug lifestyle, with the most successful among them claiming ties to street gangs even as they move into mansions and get airplay on mainstream radio or music television.
The Seasons wants to bring late-night alfresco ambience to Modesto's dining and drinking scene. The McHenry Avenue banquet hall and events center, formerly the Elks Lodge, is expanding to include a large outdoor bar and grill on its front lawn.
In Iran, people protesting an allegedly rigged election have been shot in the streets. The government is threatening to treat even peaceful protesters like traitors. So why would anyone want to go there? Benny Koochoie wants to play basketball. He's convinced that pursuing his dream in Iran is his only path to a professional career.
A bankruptcy judge has ruled that General Motors Corp. can sell the bulk of its assets to a new company, potentially clearing the way for the automaker to quickly emerge from bankruptcy protection.
Melinda Walk needs her Canadian customers back - so much so that she's willing to give them full value for their currency at her convenience store-gas station just over the U.S.-Canadian border, even at a loss of 12 cents on the dollar.
After years in safe hands in a few cities, statue from St. Stanislaus' early days is back with the church.
Michael Jackson's family wants a judge to delay designating two men listed in the pop superstar's will as temporary administrators of his estate so that they can look deeper into his affairs, a person close to the family said Sunday.
Having read budget articles in The Bee and having attended council meetings for months, I felt that the agreements reached with three employee associations to take at least 96 hours of unpaid time, to no raises or increases for a year, and to some increases in their health insurance costs were in the true spirit of cooperation.
Two orange lobsters that look as though they've just emerged from a steamer pot are definitely alive and pinching in Maine.
Emotions are running high on Lake Oroville this Fourth of July among more than 800 boat owners who have received eviction notices.