Brian Edwards has been driving for 25 years without an accident. That may not seem all that impressive, until you learn that Edwards is a delivery driver for the United Parcel Service, putting in up to 140 miles per day on the road.
Transportation leaders want to launch a beautification effort along Highway 99 throughout Stanislaus County, particularly in Modesto, Ceres and Turlock.
Gallo Glass Co. of Modesto illegally put dust contaminated with dangerous metals into wine bottles, although wine drinkers aren’t exposed to harm, California’s top prosecutor says in a lawsuit.
In another sign that the new housing market is recovering, the Modesto Planning Commission tonight will consider a request to divide nearly 34 acres in Village I into 186 single-family lots.
The creator and executive producer of the new ABC drama series “American Crime,” John Ridley, spoke with The Modesto Bee about his new show. The series, which follows the families of the victims and the accused in the aftermath of a violent crime in the city, is one of the first to use Modesto exclusively as its backdrop. But aside from some scene-setting shots, the show was not filmed in Modesto.
About eight months before voters go to the polls, Mayor Garrad Marsh already is sitting on about $75,000 in campaign cash in his bid for a second term.
Employees at the American Medical Response billing center in Salida will continue working on borrowed time, but their employer is firm about closing the office in mid-August, according to recent letters to Stanislaus County’s Board of Supervisors. Centrex Revenue Solutions notified the county that another 66 employees will lose their jobs when the operation comes to an end in August. They include medical records employees, billing assistants, quality assurance specialists, a mail room clerk and supervisors who were not included in previous layoff notices.
