MODESTO – House Resolution 1, dubbed the Big Beautiful Bill by President Donald Trump, is projected to cost Stanislaus County millions of dollars and interrupt key Health and Human Services programs, ...

Three candidates vying to be the next Merced County Superintendent of Schools spotlighted their similar experience in local education at a Wednesday night forum. The superintendent position will be on ...

John Milton was an amateur. The 17th century British intellect that penned the epic 10,000 line poem “Paradise Lost” chronicling man’s fall from grace was a lightweight compared to the California ...

Orestimba High sophomore Israel Ramirez jumps over a hurdle in the boys varsity 110-meter hurdles event during the Stanislaus County Championships at Riverbank High School on Friday, March 13, 2026.

Blue Diamond Growers, the world’s largest almond cooperative, released its 2026 almond crop estimate Friday at 2.69 billion pounds, falling between a total estimated range of 2.675 to 2.72 billion ...

Earlier this spring, an excavator maneuvered through the rolling hills of eastern Merced County, stacking almond trees removed by farmer Rosie Burroughs. During the past couple years, Burroughs ...

California is experiencing an increase in cases of whooping cough (also known as pertussis), a highly contagious bacterial disease that can be spread though coughing and can cause severe illness, ...

Sometimes the sweetest small‑town stories begin quietly, with a walk, a few worried glances and a little bird on the ground.