Name of deputy killed in Modesto shooting released
...as authorities tried to serve an eviction notice at an apartment complex, officials said, Thursday morning, April 12, 2012 in Modesto, Calif. (The Modesto Bee, Joan Barnett Lee / AP) Police organize their efforts in heavy rain near the scene where a... People...info
Flames seen coming from Modesto standoff apartment
...Calif. (AP) â€" Large flames shot from a Modesto apartment building late Thursday where authorities said a suspect was holed up following the shooting deaths of a deputy and a civilian. Television footage shows flames pouring out of the top of a building around...info
Warrant details claims against ex-Modesto teacher
...Calif. -- A woman who has accused a former Modesto high school teacher who began a high-profile romance with a student of doing the same with her nearly 14 years ago told investigators that the teacher wooed her for several months and performed oral sex on...info
Judge orders former Modesto teacher to surrender passport
...girl about 14 years ago, has been ordered to surrender his passport while he remains free on $50,000 bail. James Hooker, 41, of Modesto first attracted national media attention when he left his wife and three daughters and quit his job to move in with an 18-year-old...info
Teen says she's 'done' with arrested Modesto teacher
...on Feb. 3 during an initial investigation. He left his wife and three daughters two weeks later and moved into an apartment in Modesto. He moved Powers out of her mother's house and into the apartment days later. He resigned his teaching position the same...info
Giants Suffer 4-2 Loss to Modesto
...work. Tanos drew a one-out walk and stole second. Then with two outs, Dickerson belted an RBI double to deep right for a 3-1 Modesto advantage. Nuts reliever Isaiah Froneberger entered the game in the top of the fifth and fired three no-hit innings out of...info
Shooting Suspect Presumed Dead After Fire In Modesto
...in a Modesto apartment complex after a man killed a Sheriff's Deputy and another person. Image Courtesy News 10. MODESTO, CA (News 10) -- A man suspected of shooting and killing a Stanislaus County sheriff's deputy and a civilian is presumed dead after a fire...info
Sheriff's Deputy among 2 dead in Modesto shooting
...Calif. (AP) - Update: Police say a fire is now out at a Modesto apartment where a suspect was holed up following the shooting deaths of a deputy and a civilian. Modesto police officer Chris Adams says the blaze was put out by firefighters shortly before 2...info
Modesto teen leaves former teacher after sex-abuse arrest
...Enochs High School student Jordan Powers, 18, left, and James Hooker, 41, a teacher who recently resigned from Enochs High School, talk about their relationship, February 28, 2012, during an interview, in Modesto, California. (Debbie Noda/Modesto Bee/MCT)...info
2 killed in Modesto standoff over eviction
...Barnett Lee / McClatchy-Tribune News Service Modesto police officers, the FBI and SWAT teams surround the building after sheriff's deputies trying to serve an eviction notice were met with gunfire. Modesto -- A sheriff's deputy and a civilian were killed Thursday...info