Modesto NewsLocal news for Modesto, CA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Scrap metal bills in works- June 29, 2008 A new law that's in the works here would ban cash sales for scrap metal and impose other restrictions on the metal recycling trade.http://www.topix.net/city/modesto-ca/2008/06/scrap-metal-bills-in-works?fromrss=1 Porter trial update: 'Frank was pretty special to me'- June 28, 2008 Five days after elderly rancher Frank Craig drowned, former pastor Howard "Doug" Porter sat down with two detectives who had questions about two suspicious wrecks involving both men, according to an audio tape ...http://www.topix.net/city/modesto-ca/2008/06/porter-trial-update-frank-was-pretty-special-... Hundreds of fires sparked by rare lightning storm- June 27, 2008 In less than a day, an electrical storm unleashed nearly 8,000 lightning strikes that set more than 800 wildfires across Northern California - a rare example of "dry lightning" that brought little or no rain ...http://www.topix.net/city/modesto-ca/2008/06/hundreds-of-fires-sparked-by-rare-lightning-s... Modesto Couple Fatality- June 26, 2008 CA) -- A Modesto husband and wife are dead after a motorcycle crash near Strawberry in Tuolumne County Monday afternoon.http://www.topix.net/city/modesto-ca/2008/06/modesto-couple-fatality?fromrss=1 Teaching Not Preaching In CA Bible Belt- June 25, 2008 Modesto, Calif., is home to the only school district in the country that requires the teaching of world religions to high school students.http://www.topix.net/city/modesto-ca/2008/06/teaching-not-preaching-in-ca-bible-belt?fromr... Mother Forced Into Trunk; Suspect Sought- June 24, 2008 A woman was forced into the trunk of her car by an unknown man early Tuesday morning, Modesto police said.http://www.topix.net/city/modesto-ca/2008/06/mother-forced-into-trunk-suspect-sought?fromr... ModBee Job Cuts- June 23, 2008 CA) -- The McClatchy Company, publisher of "The Modesto Bee," announced a ten-percent across-the-board cut in its workforce Monday.http://www.topix.net/city/modesto-ca/2008/06/modbee-job-cuts?fromrss=1 Stanislaus jobless rate climbs in May- June 22, 2008 Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Jun. 21--In a season when Stanislaus County normally can count on job growth, unemployment is growing this year.http://www.topix.net/city/modesto-ca/2008/06/stanislaus-jobless-rate-climbs-in-may?fromrss... Modesto Emergency Landing- June 21, 2008 CA) -- A United Express flight bound for Los Angeles from Modesto made an emergency landing in Bakersfield Monday morning after the cockpit and passenger compartment were filled by smoke.http://www.topix.net/city/modesto-ca/2008/06/modesto-emergency-landing?fromrss=1 Toddler's skull fractured in beating by father- June 20, 2008 Blunt force trauma to the head and face resulting in multiple skull fractures contributed to the death of the 2-year-old boy killed by his father on a dark country road Saturday.http://www.topix.net/city/modesto-ca/2008/06/toddlers-skull-fractured-in-beating-by-father... |