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MoBand season, fatal shooting, MJC baseball, federal bill impact: Today’s top stories

By Edited by Carlos Virgen based on original reporting by Bee journalists and summarized using AI.

May 6, 2026 7:00 PM

Modesto’s Jedediah Strange-Tregear connects for a base hit as part of the five-run third inning in the Northern California Regional playoff game with Reedley at Modesto Junior College in Modesto, Friday, May 1, 2026. Modesto won the game 6-5. Andy Alfaro aalfaro@modbee.com

Modesto residents are tracking a fatal shooting investigation, a historic baseball season and major changes coming to safety-net programs. Here’s a quick look at the must-read stories across the city:

Modesto police are investigating a fatal shooting near Ellison and Lancey drives that killed a man Tuesday night around 8:40 p.m., with detectives calling it an isolated incident.
Modesto JC baseball captured its first Big 8 Conference championship in school history with a 32-11 record and now faces Santa Rosa JC in the NorCal Super Regionals starting Thursday.
The federal “Big Beautiful Bill” could affect more than 100,000 Stanislaus County residents through CalFresh and Medi-Cal restrictions, costing the county $8 million to $12 million next fiscal year to rebuild an indigent health program.
The Modesto Band of Stanislaus County, or MoBand, kicks off its 107th season with a “Celebrate” theme. The concert series at Graceada Park’s Mancini Bowl runs six Thursdays from June 4 through July 9, with audience dress-up themes each week.

This report was produced with the assistance of a proprietary tool powered by artificial intelligence based on our own originally reported, written and published content. Before publishing, Bee journalists reviewed this content in compliance with McClatchy Media’s AI policy.

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