The bodies of a man and woman found in their home Wednesday in Merced have been identified as William Cisneros, 82, and Maria Cisneros, 43. »
Archive for October 2nd, 2009
Flu shot clinics begin next week
Friday, October 2nd, 2009
Stanislaus County residents who don't have private insurance can get a vaccination for seasonal flu at low-cost clinics starting Monday. »
Modesto cold case headed to trial
Friday, October 2nd, 2009
A judge said Friday that a 10-time convicted felon must stand trial in one of Stanislaus County's oldest cold cases: the murder of 81-year-old Florence Millard in 1976. »
Ex-teachers plead no contest in attempted seduction case
Friday, October 2nd, 2009
Two former Turlock Christian Schools teachers pleaded no contest Friday in Stanislaus County Superior Court to felony charges after being accused of trying to arrange group sex with a 16-year-old student by cell phone. »
Car careens off SoCal freeway, crashes
Friday, October 2nd, 2009
Officials say a car careened off a Southern California freeway and crashed into a building, breaking a gas main that caught fire and destroyed the structure. »
Auto Theft Suspect
Friday, October 2nd, 2009
One person was arrested on suspicion of auto theft in Stanislaus County from Sept. 23 through Wednesday. »
UC Merced earns environmental nod
Friday, October 2nd, 2009
Gov. Schwarzenegger announced that the University of California at Merced earned the Governor's Environmental and Economic Leadership Award. UC Merced was one of 15 recipients honored this week. »
Walks to school scheduled
Friday, October 2nd, 2009
About 2,500 students from Fairview, El Vista, Franklin, Hughson, Shackelford, Alberta Martone, Empire, Bret Harte and Orville Wright elementary schools will be walking to school this month along with parents, teachers and community leaders. In 2008, more than 1,900 students participated. »
Stanislaus DA wins three-strikes sentence
Friday, October 2nd, 2009
Among recent sentences announced by the Stanislaus County district attorney's office: »
Fire destroys Modesto trailer full of gymnastics equipment
Friday, October 2nd, 2009
Fire roared through a trailer next to a gymnastics school in an industrial area of Modesto early this morning, the fire department reported. »
Setting It Straight
Friday, October 2nd, 2009
The insurance fraud case against Modesto chiropractor Wilmer Origel resulted in a hung jury, and San Joaquin County prosecutors opted not to retry him. Incorrect information appeared in a headline Friday on Page B-1. »
Yesteryears
Friday, October 2nd, 2009
100 YEARS AGO: The 14th Street School was completed and school days commenced for another year in Modesto. The 17th Street School was not completed, and the overflow of students met at the Presbyterian church at 14th and I and the Baptist church on 13th between J and K. »
One Fresno neighborhood left behind
Friday, October 2nd, 2009
Five years ago, top City Hall officials gathered in front of the southwest Fresno home of Andrew and Alice Guardado and portrayed the couple as the perfect example of why the city desperately needed No Neighborhood Left Behind. Read comments »
Big charge dismissed in tattooed-boy case
Friday, October 2nd, 2009
A judge on Friday dismissed charges of aggravated mayhem against two Fresno men who are accused of inking a gang tattoo on a 7-year-old boy, sparing them possible life sentences. Read comments »