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LocalRain kept falling in Modesto early Tuesday, dropping 0.38 of an inch of precipitation before the sky cleared. Nearly 10 inches of rain have fallen in Modesto this season, according to Modesto Irrigation District records. That's already an inch more than last year's wet season.
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Roll through a stop sign in Riverbank, and a deputy could issue you a $100 ticket. That's the cheapest fine in Stanislaus County. The same offense will cost you $221 in Turlock, Modesto or Ceres. Since summer, Riverbank deputies have been writing tickets for some traffic violations based on city codes instead of under the state Vehicle Code, which is the standard practice.
Each morning and afternoon, school bus drivers and crossing guards in Modesto end their shifts thankful when the children they are entrusted to protect make it to school and back home again, safe and sound. And that's quite an accomplishment given what many find are dangerous driving habits by inattentive parents.
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A team of burglars is making the rounds at Hughson homes. Police Chief Janet Rasmussen warned residents that several daytime burglaries have been reported.
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Five years ago, Ceres police Sgt. Howard Stevenson was nearing the end of his shift when he stopped home to kiss his wife and grab a snack. Twenty minutes later, he was dead. "I couldn't think, let alone talk," Kathy Stevenson, now 45, told The Bee recently in the family's first substantial interview coinciding with the shooting's five-year anniversary.
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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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