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(center in image:) Justin Schuppert, of Turlock, in black, and Brad Catlett, of Denair, cheer during the demolition derby at the Stanislaus County Fair in Turlock Monday, July 14, 2014.

Stanislaus County Fair attendance up this year

The Stanislaus County Fair saw a bump in attendance this year, with nearly 239,000 people coming through the gates over its 10-day run. That’s an increase of 6 percent over the 2013 attendance numbers, fair officials said in a news release.

Sports

Another strong outing by Samardzija gives A’s bullpen a much-needed rest

Right-hander Jeff Samardzija was watching TV in his hotel room after the A’s beat the Houston Astros late Wednesday night when he happened to catch a replay of Bob Melvin’s post-game interview, in which the manager was asked about the... 34 minutes ago

Opinion

Our View: The good and bad of those rising Valley home prices

It’s great that home prices are rising, but beware of the horrible disparity between the Valley and the coast.

State

During a news conference Thursday, July 24, 2014, in Long Beach, Calif., police display photos of Gus Adams and Andrea Miller. Police said they're deciding whether to arrest an 80-year-old man who shot a fleeing, unarmed burglar--Miller--despite her telling him she was pregnant, but they have arrested the woman's accomplice--Adams--on suspicion of murder for taking part in a crime that led to her death.

Man says he shot burglar who said she was pregnant

Police said Thursday they're deciding whether to arrest an 80-year-old man who shot a fleeing, unarmed burglar despite her telling him she was pregnant, but they have arrested the woman's accomplice on suspicion of murder for taking part in a crime... 5 minutes ago

Living & Entertainment

From left, Eric Idle, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Michael Palin and Terry Jones of the comedy group Monty Python pose for photographers during a photo call in London on June 30 to promote their reunion for a series of concerts.

State screens special Monty Python reunion show

The British holy grail of comedy troupes has reunited for a limited run of shows in London and the State Theatre in Modesto is one of about 420 venues around the world that will broadcast “Monty Python Live (mostly).”

Business

Relatives of people killed while driving a GM vehicle gather at the Capitol in Washington in April. The automaker set aside $400 million to compensate crash victims.

GM: $400 million set for victims fund

General Motors estimated that it would pay victims of an ignition-switch defect about $400 million in settlements through a compensation fund administered by an outside official – although the cost could increase by $200 million depending on... 39 minutes ago

Nation & World

Air Algerie ground attendants sit behind their desk next to arrival and departure information screens at the Houari Boumediene airport near Algiers, Algeria, Thursday, July 24, 2014. An Air Algerie flight carrying 116 people from Burkina Faso to Algeria's capital disappeared from radar early Thursday over northern Mali and "probably crashed" according to the plane's owner and government officials in France and Burkina Faso.

Air Algerie jet with 116 on board crashes in Mali

An Air Algerie jetliner carrying 116 people crashed Thursday in a rainstorm over restive Mali, the third major international aviation disaster in a week. 44 minutes ago