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Brock Blakeley struggles with schoolwork, but making friends comes easy especially when kids such as fifth-grader Andres Guerrero of Modesto's Freedom Elementary School take the first step.
The Memorial Day program at the San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery on Sunday will honor American Indian veterans. Fresno representatives of the American Indian Veterans Association will present and retire the colors, play taps and give a special presentation.
A regional accountant for Wendys was arrested on suspicion of embezzling $80,000 from the company, authorities said.
Modesto's Class of 2013 marched into history Thursday night, with about 2,500 seniors taking bows and throwing caps across the city. For Gregori High, history was in the making as Modesto City's newest school celebrated its first graduating class in its just-finished stadium.
All three candidates for the City Council described themselves Thursday night as deeply involved in the community and capable of making tough budget choices.
A good memory served Kyle Peterson well Thursday at the Sac-Joaquin Section Masters Track and Field Championships. Peterson, an Oakdale High senior unmistakable with his red hair and chiseled muscles, brought home the Masters discus title at sunny Elk Grove High.
Stanislaus County employment growth will continue this year, but at a relatively sluggish pace compared with gains expected in Merced and San Joaquin counties, according to a new University of the Pacific forecast.
There's a place Dana Carvey attempts to visit every time he steps on stage.
I would like to know why the widening construction on Kiernan Avenue is going so slowly. Time after time when we drive on Kiernan in the early afternoon, there are no workers out there.
A man wanted for 13 years on attempted murder charges in Los Angeles was captured in Colorado after someone called police to report he was urinating on a wall outside a KFC restaurant.
Being the first female host of the Indianapolis 500 isn't as big a deal as, say, being the first black president. Or the first active gay athlete in one of the four major pro sports.