Modesto police arrested four people and seized about $27,000 in cash during an undercover enforcement operation targeting illegal gambling and smoke shop violations at several businesses across the ...

During the operation, minors working under direct supervision of law enforcement attempted to purchase alcohol from 12 licensed retail businesses in Modesto.

District officials said he worked as a paraprofessional at La Loma Junior High and as a football and basketball coach at Downey High School.

A staff member at La Loma Junior High School accused of sexually exploiting minors pleaded not guilty Thursday and was ordered held on $550,000 bail following his arraignment in Stanislaus County ...

If a mandated reporter has reasonable suspicion of a child being abused or exploited, it is their duty to inform local law enforcement or CPS.

Editor's note: The Modesto Bee uses the legal definition of homicide to mean the slaying or killing of one person by another. By that definition, it includes officer-involved deaths, of which there ...

Looking over the Modesto arch as the sun sets behind the Diablo Range in January 2024. Andy Alfaro aalfaro@modbee.com Editor’s note: The Modesto Bee uses the legal definition of homicide to mean the ...