Looking for things to do in the Modesto-area this November 2026? Check out this listing of shows, concerts, plays, family ...

Even though California’s Prop. 50 made Congressional District 13 lean more Democratic, incumbent Rep. Adam Gray’s campaign ...

Incumbent Adam Gray in House District 13 is campaigning as a moderate, despite the passage of Prop. 50 and chatter around ...

This story was originally published by Abridged. Sign up for their newsletters. Dolores Huerta, who spent decades organizing farmworkers and fighting for civil rights, died Wednesday at her home in ...

After his Republican opponent Kevin Lincoln declined multiple debate invitations, Rep. Adam Gray sat for an interview with The Modesto Focus.

Modesto Focus accountability reporter Garth Stapley's newsletter focusing on Valley politics and the 2026 election.

The planned expansion of Highway 132 in west Modesto has residents and activists worried about continued barium contamination.

Or when Jim Reape, asked to say something nice about Coelho, said she’s “loud and boisterous”? The figurative jabs and uppercuts flew for more than an hour in a recent standing-room-only debate at ...

California drivers are paying more than $6 for regular gasoline, putting a pressure on household budgets and giving some ...

Modesto Focus reporter Garth Stapley offers insights on the new LDS Modesto Temple, which is offering rate public tours ...

A group of Modesto-area women has created handmade artwork for Día de los Muertos altars across the Central Valley for 25 ...