Archive for December 12th, 2009

A Fresno stabbing victim died Saturday while in an ambulance headed to Community Regional Medical Center, police said. Read comments »

Modesto's plans to build a marquee park on the Tuolumne River received a $350,000 boost from spending bills Congress passed last week. »

Pat Dean of Sonora will lead the Yosemite Community College District board through November 2010. She has represented Area 1, which includes Tuolumne and Calaveras Counties and the eastern portion of Stanislaus County, since 2003. Desirree Abshire will serve as the board's vice chairman. She was elected to represent Area 2, which includes Riverbank... »

Holiday-themed arts and crafts were the focus at Wakefield Elementary School's "Daddy and Me" Project GROW School Readiness program in Turlock on Friday. »

Though Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" has delighted audiences as written for nearly 170 years, Playhouse Merced administrators thought they could do better. They decided to update it and rewrite it themselves and stage the new version as the group's debut performance at the Gallo Center for the Arts. Bad move. »

Writing a will is an unusual act for a couple in their mid-30s, but Karl and Marisa Heiss did not do ordinary things. »

Writing a will is an unusual act for a couple in their mid-30s, but Karl and Marisa Heiss did not do ordinary things. »

Writing a will is an unusual act for a couple in their mid-30s, but Karl and Marisa Heiss did not do ordinary things. »

Gilroy police say they have new details in the case of a 15-year-old girl who died during a sleepover at a friend's house last week. »

Families can remember children who died too young at two events tonight. »

The Modesto City Council on Monday is scheduled to vote on: »

TODAY'S DREAM: The Stanislaus County Chapter of the American Red Cross provides disaster response, preparedness training, military services, CPR/first-aid and aquatic training, first-aid stations and community outreach. »

LOS ANGELES — The National Weather Service issued a winter storm watch through this evening for the Sierra as a wet Pacific storm moved into the northern and southern halves of the state. »

A man was killed Friday when a car he was working on fell on him. Read comments »

The city of Fresno apparently has missed the chance to cast a key vote on creation of a downtown business improvement district -- even though it is the biggest property owner in the affected area. Read comments »