MODESTO - The 12th annual Family Fun Night returns to the Apostolic Jubilee Center for two nights this year.  The event is a combination of family fun events and games, as well as a community resource fair. The goal of the event is to build relationships and provide information and educate members of the community on various resources available. There will be bounce houses for children, student performances, free haircuts, snow cones, food and games and more. There will also be giveaways and raffle prizes such as backpacks for first through eighth grade students, as well as bicycles and laptop prizes.…

TURLOCK - Police are investigating a homicide after a man was found shot dead in a home. Shortly before 11:30am, police were called to a trailer home on the 100 block of Almond Avenue after a citizen reported a person who appeared deceased. Officers arrived and located a 50 year old man identified as Daniel Russell. Authorities say Russell was shot at least one time. ADVERTISEMENT - ARTICLE CONTINUED BELOW (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Detectives interviewed witnesses and gathered evidence at the scene, and believe the victim was shot and killed several hours before being discovered. Authorities say the shooting was not random…

TUOLUMNE COUNTY - An aircraft low on fuel made an emergency landing on Highway 49 Sunday afternoon. Sheriff Officials say the Boeing Biplane took off from the Columbia Airport around 4:45pm. They received a call shortly before 5:30pm reporting the plane having to make an emergency landing because of low fuel. ADVERTISEMENT - ARTICLE CONTINUED BELOW (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The airplane safely made an emergency landing on Highway 49 near the Stevenot Bridge. There were no vehicles on the highway at the time, and no one was injured. Officers with the California Highway Patrol responded to close the road while the pilot…

CERES - Authorities are asking for the public's help in identifying the driver of a vehicle that fled the scene of a fatal collision Friday. Shortly after 6:00pm, authorities say a 27 year old Ceres man was riding a BMX style bicycle in the area of Service and Moffett Roads. The bicyclist was struck by dark gray or black colored crew cab GMC Sierra, believed to be a 2014 or 2015 model. ADVERTISEMENT - ARTICLE CONTINUED BELOW (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The bicyclist died from his injuries. Authorities say the pickup was last seen traveling westbound after the collision before turning north onto…

MERCED - Authorities are conducting a death investigation after the discovery of a deceased man in a creek Saturday afternoon. Shortly before 3:00pm police were called to the area of West 16th Street and Highway 59 for the report of a person floating in the creek. Early reports indicate a pedestrian was walking in the area and noticed an odor before finding the body. Arriving police officers located a deceased man who has not been identified. Detectives responded to investigate the incident. Officials with the Merced County Coroner will continue the investigation to determine the man's identity and cause of death.…

TRACY - Police investigated a shooting that claimed one life and injured four others Thursday evening. Police responded to the end of West 6th Street in Tracy for a report of a shooting. First responders located a juvenile suffering from at least one gunshot wound who was pronounced deceased. Four other victims arrived at a hospital suffering from injuries, but those were considered non-life threatening. ADVERTISEMENT - ARTICLE CONTINUED BELOW (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Lieutenant Terry Miller with the Tracy Police Department said the incident began as an altercation near railroad property that carried into the street. The cirumstances of the altercation and…

WATERFORD - Emergency crews responded to a report of a fire Wednesday afternoon. The Fire was reported on the 12000 block of Hernandez Avenue at about 5:30pm. Early reports indicated dark smoke from behind a structure. Fire spread to a second structure, and a call for a second alarm was made. ADVERTISEMENT - ARTICLE CONTINUED BELOW (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); An ambulance was also requested to the scene, but neighbors reported no one was inside the home. Firefighters quickly stopped the flames from spreading any further as more resources responded to the scene. No details on the cause of the fire were available…

MODESTO - Authorities with the Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Office investigated a suspicious death Monday morning. Fire and EMS personnel were called to an apartment on Imperial Avenue for a medical call indicating a person down in the home. When they arrived they located an adult woman who had obvious signs of death. Detectives responded and took over the investigation. No identification of the woman or cause of death was released Monday, however the incident was said to be suspicious in nature. ADVERTISEMENT - ARTICLE CONTINUED BELOW