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Two brush fires in the Sierra foothills forced the evacuation of some residents and kept firefighters busy on an already hot Sunday afternoon. The 120-acre Flat fire on Tuolumne County … Click to Continue »

A body was found in the water near Jacob Myers Park in Riverbank on Saturday afternoon, according to the Stanislaus County Sheriff's Department. The Sheriff's Department received a call just … Click to Continue »

Advanced fuels producer Aemetis is building an ethanol plant similar to their Keyes facility. The new Riverbank plant will use orchard wood to produce fuel ethanol. … Click to Continue »

Golden Valley Health Centers has started a program that brings healthcare to homeless people, including providing basic care and driving them to doctors' appointments. … Click to Continue »

The state Assembly presented Veteran of the Year awards to Modesto-area people who served in World War II, Afghanistan and conflicts in between. Each member could choose a veteran from … Click to Continue »

Grocery shopping hasn’t changed much for hundreds of years — go to the store, browse the aisles, select your items, pay at checkout, go back home — until now. A … Click to Continue »

MODESTO What: Identity Theft Presentation When: Monday, June 25, 6 p.m. Where: Modesto Church of the Brethren, 2301 Woodland Ave., Modesto Info: Woodland West Community Neighborhood will host the Modesto … Click to Continue »

Amber Hamby made an appointment Thursday to see a doctor for the first time in about three years. And she needs to see one. The 18-year-old — who is living … Click to Continue »

Sometime next year, a first-of-its-kind biofuel plant three miles north of Modesto will begin turning old almond and walnut trees into transportation fuel. The intriguing process should keep growers from … Click to Continue »

Assemblyman Adam Gray told a gathering of health, education and business professionals Friday the San Joaquin Valley is in need of more medical professionals. "It's one of the fastest growing, … Click to Continue »