The toll might not have been as bad if extra engines had been pre-positioned much closer to the most fire-prone areas, former ...

A crash involving two vehicles was reported on Standiford Avenue at McHenry Avenue in Modesto on Friday afternoon.

On Friday, city officials welcomed seven new fire department emergency communications dispatchers during a graduation ceremony at the safety complex on Carew Street.

(Maryville) -- Maryville's longest-tenured city manager has accepted a new position on the West Coast.