Top stories today: New ballpark name, storm damage, Thai restaurant expands, more

A busy news day in Stanislaus County brought a major announcement for Modesto baseball, a homicide investigation near Oakdale and storm damage across the region. Here’s a roundup of some of the big local stories today.

Here are today’s key stories:

• New ballpark name: The Modesto Roadsters signed a 10-year, multimillion-dollar naming rights deal with fraternal financial services company Modern Woodmen, renaming the longtime ballpark Modern Woodmen Field. Opening day is May 19.

• Homicide reward: A $1,000 reward is being offered for information leading to an arrest after a body was found April 14 near Adams Gravel Plant Road and Highway 108 outside Oakdale. The victim has not been identified.

• Storm damage: Tuesday’s thunderstorms flooded part of Highway 99 between the Kiernan and Pelandale avenue interchanges and a lightning strike on a Riverside Drive redwood tree damaged two southeast Modesto homes.

• Nursing program expansion: Stanislaus County supervisors approved increasing funding for a summer nursing externship program with Modesto Junior College from $200,000 to $283,192, extending the agreement through Sept. 1, 2027.

• Thaiburi expands: The popular Modesto Thai restaurant opened a second location at 811 W. Hawkeye Ave. in Turlock, open Wednesday through Monday from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.