Man will do 40 to life in gang-related killing

2 July 2008, 1:24 pm

A fight that broke out over gang graffiti and escalated into a war of words that ended in a shooting will send Daniel Joseph Martinez to prison for 40 years to life, a judge said Monday.... read more

4 Modesto men plead not guilty in cocaine case; former youth coach alleged to be supplier

2 July 2008, 5:05 am

Four Modesto men pleaded not guilty Friday in federal court to charges of cocaine distribution and conspiracy.... read more

Anti-violence Los Banos rally gets ugly when prayer turns to fighting

1 July 2008, 8:48 pm

An anti-violence rally meant to lead attendees into the healing arms of Jesus took a dramatically different path, ending with a clash between rival motorcycle gangs that sent one man to the hospital with stab ...... read more

Teen killed in murder-suicide is ID'd

1 July 2008, 12:41 pm

Merced police have identified a 17-year-old girl who was killed Sunday in an apparent murder-suicide as Eileen Her.... read more

Officials forecast bad air's return

1 July 2008, 4:34 am

The forecast calls for blue sky in the northern San Joaquin Valley through the Fourth of July, but the thick smoke that hung over the region last week could return by the weekend.... read more

Blaze guts Modesto auto body shop

30 June 2008, 8:22 pm

A fire gutted an auto body repair shop Saturday evening and slowed traffic in both directions for about an hour on South Ninth Street in Modesto, according to the Ceres Fire Department.... read more