Strategies for persuading Latino residents to participate in the 2010 Census were discussed Monday by a group focused on getting a complete count of all Stanislaus County residents.

It was difficult to pick Tyler Goslinga out of the crowd in junior high. He was 6 feet tall, but nothing spectacular on the basketball court. That all changed in the summer between his seventh and eighth grade. He lost weight, worked on his shot, improved his footwork and became the go-to player in eighth grade. He's up to 6-8 and he is one of the Stanislaus District's top inside players.

A Stanislaus County deputy is expected to be released from an area hospital this morning after he suffered injuries when his squad car went off the road and crashed into a fire hydrant early this morning in South Modesto.

They say the Central Valley has year-round cycling weather. But what about all that darkness? And the downpours? What about those temperatures in the 30s at dawn and dusk, when it's so cold it numbs your nose and freezes your toes? To survive from, say, November to April, cyclists have to learn to roll with the conditions.