After six months of searching, the Ceres police on Wednesday afternoon found a toddler who was abducted by his father last year. Two-year-old Kayden was found safe; living with his … Click to Continue »
Read More »Modesto man charged with repeatedly raping Merced teen
A 38-year-old Modesto man with a lengthy arrest record raped a 17-year-old Merced girl numerous times over two days earlier this month, according to Merced Police Department reports. Devon T. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Modesto man wanted in south Merced homicide case
An 18-year-old Modesto man wanted in connection with a Merced homicide slipped through a police perimeter Wednesday and remains on the run. A murder warrant has been issued for Joseph … Click to Continue »
Read More »Vatican-Sponsored Event Draws World Faith Leaders To Modesto
Faith leaders from all over the world have traveled to Modesto this week for a meeting dedicated to social justice. FM89’s Kerry Klein says it’s the first event of its kind in the U.S. It’s called the World Meeting of Popular Movements, and it’s convened by The Vatican–though Pope Francis …
Read More »Vatican-led meeting in Modesto tackles walls and social justice
Cardinal Peter Turkson, prefect of the Vatican’s department for Integral Human Development, gave the keynote address for the World Meeting of Popular Movements, which has bought roughly 600 people from various faiths and secular organizations to the campus of Central Catholic High School through Sunday. (Andy Alfaro/aalfaro@modbee.com … Click to …
Read More »Vatican-led meeting in Modesto tackles walls and social justice
A four-day global social justice meeting in Modesto got off to a rousing start Thursday night, with a cardinal from the Vatican exhorting attendees to be agents of change when … Click to Continue »
Read More »Six displaced by fire at Modesto mobile home park
When Oscar Goodwin and his granddaughter returned from shopping early Thursday afternoon, he saw some of the first smoke from the fire that would destroy his home. His wife, daughter … Click to Continue »
Read More »Modesto man jailed in groping of seven girls in south Modesto
Through an undercover operation, Stanislaus County sheriff’s deputies on Thursday morning arrested a Modesto man on suspicion of sexual battery. Richard Garcia, 34, is accused of groping seven girls ages … Click to Continue »
Read More »Coroner searching for family of Modesto woman who died last month
The Stanislaus County Coroner’s Office is looking for the family of a woman who died at Modesto Post Acute Center last month. Irmgard Miller, 83, died on Dec. 22. Family … Click to Continue »
Read More »Wet Seal locations in Modesto, Merced among closures
Another retailer is shutting its doors. Wet Seal, which operates stores in Vintage Faire Mall in Modesto and at the Merced Mall, will close all of its stores. According to … Click to Continue »
Read More »Mom whose daughters say disappeared long ago shows up in Modesto
The search for Shelly Suzanne Jennings is over. The 53-year-old Modesto woman, missing from her family for 23 years, stepped off of a bus in Modesto where she was greeted … Click to Continue »
Read More »UC Merced business incubator is looking at branching into Atwater, Modesto
New funding could help the UC Merced Venture Lab expand not only in Merced but also into Atwater and Modesto, the university announced Tuesday. Each of the 10 University of … Click to Continue »
Read More »Modesto driver hurt, Chowchilla passenger killed in Briggsmore crash
A Chowchilla woman died from injuries suffered in a crash Sunday night on East Briggsmore Avenue. Nichole Martinez, 36, was a passenger in a Chevy Corvette driven by Modesto resident … Click to Continue »
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