John Holland

Modesto

Agriculture and Business Reporter at The Modesto Bee

Agriculture and business reporter @modbee and https://t.co/QbCpMBKKde

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Hundreds of volunteer slots remain open at Love Modesto and nearby events

2 days ago | modbee.com | John Holland

Residents can still sign up for Love Modesto 2025 and 13 allied events in Stanislaus County. The annual day of service will be Saturday, April 26, at hundreds of sites. Volunteers will spruce up parks and schools, show support to seniors and veterans, and aid refugees and foster kids, among other efforts. The largest gathering, Love Modesto, will kick off at 7 a.m. with a pancake breakfast and other activities in front of the Gallo Center for the Arts.
Oakdale woman has first court hearing on charge of murdering daughter in DUI crash

1 week ago | modbee.com | John Holland

Juliette Acosta of Oakdale declined to enter a plea Tuesday to murder and other charges involving her young daughter’s death in a crash. Acosta, 26, is charged with murder, drunk driving and other counts in the March 9 death of Reagan Herrin, 4. The arraignment was postponed to May 7 at the request of defense attorney Gil Somera. Acosta wore a jail uniform with red and white stripes and had her wrists shackled in her brief first appearance in Stanislaus Superior Court.
Stanislaus DA: Mother left crash scene, was bathing, with child still ‘in peril’

1 week ago | modbee.com | John Holland

A drunk driver was located taking a bath while her daughter “remained in peril” at the scene of a March crash that ultimately claimed the 4-year-old’s life, the Stanislaus County District Attorney’s Office alleges. In a news release Friday afternoon, District Attorney Jeff Laugero announced that Juliette Marie Acosta, 26, of Oakdale, has been charged with the murder of her daughter, Reagan Herrin. The crash was the night of March 8, into an irrigation canal along Canal Bank Road near Hickman.
CA mom arrested fleeing murder charge in DUI crash that killed her child, DA says

1 week ago | sacbee.com | John Holland

An Oakdale woman found in San Francisco while trying to flee arrest now faces a murder charge in the March 8 canal crash that killed her 4-year-old daughter, the Stanislaus County District Attorney’s Office reported Friday. Juliette Marie Acosta, 26, initially was charged with felony drunk driving in the death of Reagan Herrin. The new charge was announced Friday by the DA’s Office.
Boaters in Stanislaus and beyond can take these steps against invasive mussels

1 week ago | modbee.com | John Holland

Boaters in Stanislaus County and beyond can join the battle against a new invasive creature. The golden mussel can disrupt native wildlife and clog water infrastructure and boat engines, state officials said. It was first detected near the Port of Stockton in December. Most other sightings also have been in or near the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, but one was as far south as Kings County.
Families can paddle, fish and bike along Tuolumne River at free Modesto RecFest

2 weeks ago | modbee.com | John Holland

Modesto RecFest is back for a fifth year on the Tuolumne River stretch near downtown. The free event will run from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, April 12, mainly between the Ninth Street and Highway 99 bridges. The Tuolumne River Trust and numerous partners put on RecFest to showcase this under-visited area. It is part of a seven-mile regional park between Mitchell and Carpenter roads. RecFest attendees can walk or bike the trails and try their hand at fishing and bird-watching.
Families can paddle, fish and bike along Tuolumne River at free Modesto RecFest

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | John Holland

Modesto RecFest is back for a fifth year on the Tuolumne River stretch near downtown. The free event will run from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, April 12, mainly between the Ninth Street and Highway 99 bridges. The Tuolumne River Trust and numerous partners put on RecFest to showcase this undervisited area. It is part of a seven-mile regional park between Mitchell and Carpenter roads. Kayaking on Dry Creek during Modesto RecFest at Gateway Park in Modesto, Calif., Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023.
Ceres grocery managers tell how they aided teen who fled alleged abusive home

3 weeks ago | modbee.com | John Holland

David Avila and Rebecca Renard put aside their grocery manager duties to aid a Ceres teenager fleeing alleged abuse Wednesday. Police said the autistic 15-year-old boy ran naked and with his wrists bound into Cost Less Foods on Hatch Road at about 1:45 p.m. March 26. Avila said Thursday that they determined the youth he was not a threat and persuaded him to remain in Aisle 16 until officers arrived. “Once he was calmed down, we got him a raincoat to cover himself up,” the manager said.
Teen with autism found running streets of Ceres, nude and with wrists bound

4 weeks ago | modbee.com | John Holland

The discovery of an autistic 15-year-old boy running nude, with his wrists bound, on Wednesday afternoon led to the arrest of his mother, Ceres police report. She and two others face charges of child abuse and neglect. At about 1:40 p.m. Wednesday, officers from the Ceres Police Department responded to reports of the youth running near Hatch Road and Richland Avenue. They located the teen at the Cost Less grocery store.
CHP arrests driver accused of injuring pedestrian in south Modesto and fleeing

4 weeks ago | modbee.com | John Holland

The California Highway Patrol arrested a Modesto woman accused of leaving the scene of a crash that injured a pedestrian. Magali Sevilla, 24, faces a felony hit-and-run charge, the CHP said in a news release Wednesday, March 26. It said Cheryl Spangler, 48, of Modesto suffered major injuries when struck March 18 on South Seventh Street south of Blankenburg Avenue. Sevilla was arrested Tuesday but was no longer in the Stanislaus County jail online booking log as of Wednesday.