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Student hit by car outside Modesto high school
MODESTO, Calif. — A student was struck by a car Thursday morning outside a Modesto high school. The collision happened around 7:50 a.m. at Grace M. Davis High School. EMS were dispatched to the scene and minor injuries were reported, the Modesto Police Department said. It was unclear what...
Turlock police release body camera video of officers shooting suspect holding up plastic
TURLOCK, Calif. — The Turlock Police Department released body camera video Thursday of an incident that began as a report of a suspicious person and ended with an officer shooting the suspect. On the video, officers are heard saying the suspect had a weapon before he appears to raise...
Modesto man given triple life sentence for 2011 killings
(FOX40.COM) — A Modesto man is facing a triple life sentence for the “execution style murders” of a family of three in 2011, according to the Stanislaus County District Attorney’s Office. Chris Douangham, 29, will also not have the possibility of parole and face an additional 50 years to life sentence for “gun use enhancements.” […]
Bloody mattress in burned van: Why Scott Peterson wants new DNA tests
MODESTO, Calif. (Court TV) — There’s more movement in Scott Peterson‘s bid for a new trial. Earlier this week, Peterson’s attorneys filed a response to the Stanislaus County District Attorney’s opposition to their request that certain items undergo DNA testing. The Los Angeles Innocence Project, which took on Peterson’s case back in January, insists their... Read more » Fore more crime and trial news coverage, visit Court TV
Reports of person assaulted with injuries on West Rumble Road in Modesto
MODESTO, Calif. — A person was reportedly injured in an assault on West Rumble Road near Tully Road in Modesto on Monday afternoon. Police responded to reports of a male person assaulted with a baseball bat at the 1200 block of West Rumble Road at approximately 5:40 p.m. It...
National Fentanyl Awareness Day: Victims of drug overdose memorialized at mall in Modesto
MODESTO, Calif. — Stanislaus County officials are raising awareness of fentanyl-related deaths at Vintage Faire Mall in Modesto. 213 empty chairs were placed in the mall over the weekend to commemorate all victims lost to drug overdoses or poisonings in the county in 2023. From 5 to 8 p.m.,...
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