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LocalFaculty at California State University, Stanislaus, overwhelmingly supported a no-confidence vote against President Ham Shirvani. Results of the weeklong voting were released Friday — 91 percent voted no confidence in Shirvani's performance.
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When buying tickets online for arts and entertainment events, pay attention to who is doing the selling.
A group of young professionals is looking for a catchy new slogan to cast a more positive light on our fine burg. Here's one they probably won't pick: "Modesto: Where even your safe isn't safe." Scavengers recently managed to make off with a 6,000-pound steel, glass and concrete vault door frame from a demolition site in downtown Modesto.
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An autopsy report commissioned by Craig Prescott's family says the 38-year-old former sheriff's deputy died from a lack of oxygen to the brain during a struggle with jailers in April while in custody at the Stanislaus County Jail. Prescott's family on Friday provided a copy of the autopsy report to The Bee. The independent autopsy was conducted April 15 by Dr. David Posey of Glenoaks Pathology Medical Group in Southern California.
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Mohamad Samir "Sam" Alsabagh, a retired 20-year Navy veteran, doesn't understand why a fellow Muslim, Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, allegedly opened fire with two handguns at Fort Hood, Texas, last week. "The media said he was an extremist Muslim. I don't know," said Alsabagh, a member of the Modesto Islamic Center's board who works as a benefits counselor for veterans.
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Their faces tell just one piece of the story. They were young and old, a range of races. They came from all corners of the county, though the majority were concentrated inside Modesto's city limit. They are the homicide victims of Stanislaus County.
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A pregnant woman who vanished. A husband convicted of killing her and their child. A story that gripped the nation.
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Times are tough. For anyone stretching dollars to pay basic expenses, we have good information for you in our "Dollars and Sense" section.
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