New research shows that some 13.5 million adults in the U.S. could not identify a single symptom of a heart attack – not even that chest pains are an obvious sign of a cardiac event. The study was ...

Dr. Sean Richey was presented an award by Region 7 president, Jeff Winfield for Secondary Principal of the Year award at the ACSA Region Awards. Photo Contributed Riverbank Unified Board of Trustees ...

Congress is considering a bill to address problems with the patent protections afforded to American drug firms. Though well-intentioned, this bill would hamstring firms’ ability to create new ...

People who live in compact homes or apartments may find space is at a premium during regular times of the year. When the holidays arrive, decorations, trees and presents can make homes seem even more ...

An ability to focus pays myriad dividends. Individuals can try various strategies to improve their concentration skills and reap the rewards that such improvement provides. Distractions have never ...

Despite the annual chatter about New Year’s resolutions, many of us give up by February and only a few stay the course for a whole year. But still millions of Americans hold the course and continue to ...

The California Highway Patrol (CHP) received a grant from the Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) to help promote safe driving behaviors for teens. The Teen Distracted Driving (TDD) II grant announcement ...

The California State Senate adjourned the first year of the 2021-22 legislative session having made monumental strides for Californians and historic investments in climate change, wildfire, drought, ...

Although the food giveaway at St. Frances of Rome Church started off quite slowly the volunteers were all smiles waiting patiently for those in need to pick up some food. VIRGINIA STILL/THE NEWS The ...

The Modesto Nuts organization has officially released its 2020 Community Impact Report. The report covers the 2020 fiscal year and discloses the Nuts contributions of community related programs.

All the indicators suggest that we are in for a long, hot summer and that’s not good news for senior citizens. What could be better than a sunny summer day, with gentle breezes keeping temperatures ...

Maritza Garcia (19:24), Gina Arnold (20:16), and Bianca Melchor (20:44) finished second, fourth and sixth respectively at the Legion Park course in Modesto. Asia Harrison ran 11th in 21:30; Angelica ...