Heat wave, fatal crash, ICE shooting case and baseball playoffs: Today’s top stories

Stanislaus County is bracing for a dramatic temperature swing this week, while local authorities continue investigating a deadly Modesto crash and a Patterson man shot by ICE agents pleads not guilty. Here’s a roundup of Monday’s top stories from the Modesto area.

Here are the key stories:

• Heat wave incoming: Temperatures will jump more than 30 degrees by Sunday, climbing from a high of 66 on Monday to 98 by week’s end, according to the National Weather Service.

• Pedestrian identified: The Stanislaus County Coroner’s Office identified Arquel Rogers, 34, of Modesto as the pedestrian killed Saturday night when he was struck by multiple vehicles on West Hatch Road, Modesto police reported.

• ICE shooting case: Carlos Ivan Mendoza Hernandez, who was shot seven times by immigration agents in Patterson, pleaded not guilty Monday in Sacramento federal court to two counts of assaulting a federal officer and one count of destruction of government property and could face up to 50 years if convicted.

• Baseball playoffs set: The CIF Sac-Joaquin Section released its 2026 baseball playoff brackets, with 17 Stanislaus District teams advancing to the postseason starting Wednesday, May 6, across Divisions I through VII.