Oakdale closes out first half with a Wes Burford touchdown. Woodcreek leads the Sac-Joaquin Section D-III championship game 28-22. | The Modesto Bee

It’s rare for a football team to score 52 points, have a player rush for five touchdowns and still lose the game, but that was Oakdale’s fate Friday in the Sac-Joaquin Section Division III championship against Woodcreek. Read story and see photos at modbee.com, link in bio Story and video Quinton Hamilton | The Modesto Bee

Construction will begin in January, at long last, on the new Seventh Street Bridge over the Tuolumne River. The final step was an $85.2 million contact approved unanimously by the Stanislaus County Board of Supervisors. The project will be completed in late 2027 or early 2028. Read full story by John Holland at Modbee.com...link in bio. 📸Andy Alfaro | The Modesto Bee

Modesto pho restaurant Saigon has opened a new location in Ceres. Saigon 2 opened at 2531 E. Whitmore Ave. in the Dollar General shopping center on Jan. 2. Story by Dominique Williams Visuals: Andy Alfaro Link in bio | The Modesto Bee

Modesto City Schools combined high school marching band performs in Modesto’s Veterans Day parade. 🎥Andy Alfaro | The Modesto Bee