Archive for October 23rd, 2009

DELHI -- A 17-month-old boy was fatally attacked by his baby sitter's pit bull Friday morning, the Merced County Sheriff's Department said. »

Modesto »

WASHINGTON -- California lawmakers want the Navy to name a ship after Kenneth L. Worley, a former Modesto resident and Medal of Honor recipient in Vietnam. »

Thousands of dollars of cash poured into the nine-candidate race for four seats on the Modesto City Schools Board of Education over the past three weeks, according to campaign finance reports. »

In the three Modesto Irrigation District races, challenger Glen Wild widened his fund-raising edge over incumbent Mike Serpa, and incumbents Tom Van Groningen and Paul Warda pulled away from their rivals. »

Here are the winning horses picked Friday night for the California Lottery's Daily Derby game: »

WASHINGTON -- Attorneys for the man accused of killing Chandra Levy failed Friday in their effort to obtain DNA samples taken from former U.S. Rep. Gary Condit. »

The Northern San Joaquin Valley and foothills area is rife with stories of hauntings and ghosts. »

The Newman-Crows Landing Unified School District today is holding a special meeting to discuss English curriculum at Orestimba High School. »

Scary. Or not. It's all up to you. »

A man serving time for taking part in the killing of a witness to a $3 million computer chip robbery in1981 is a step closer to getting out of prison. »

A man who claims to be the world's fastest omelet maker will show his stuff at the 47th annual Good Egg Breakfast in Modesto. »

Authorities on Friday morning discovered a station wagon, belonging to a missing Gustine man, inside the Delta-Mendota Canal just west of Newman, according to the Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Department. »

An internal watchdog found the Homeland Security Department generally came up with a good plan for spending economic stimulus money on border projects. Agency officials told the inspector general not to go further and review whether the plans were susceptible to political influence. »

The head of a union for Fresno County sheriff’s deputies has apologized for a hard-hitting mailer that claims Fresno police are failing to keep track of registered sex offenders. Read comments »