If you hear a low-flying plane, it’s most likely an effort to combat mosquitos.
The Turlock Mosquito Abatement District has been conducting aerial spraying in Ceres, Turlock, Denair and Newman.
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Finance publication MONEY has released its 2023 college ratings and once again named Stanislaus State among the “Best Colleges in America.”
Using a new star rating system that replaces its traditional numerical ranking, MONEY gave Stanislaus State 4.5 out of 5 stars, which places the University among the top third of the 736 four-year public and private colleges from across the nation that made the cut.
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Jessica’s House founding director Erin Nelson and the nonprofit’s director of outreach and education Colleen E. Montague will be sharing their insights in operating the successful grief support organization in a new book.
Jessica’s House was established in Turlock in 2012 to provide grief support for local children and families. The book, which is expected to be released by Baker Books in the spring of 2025, will include perspectives from Nelson regarding her personal losses.
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A Turlock man faces up to 30 years in prison after being found guilty of killing a driver after speeding through an intersection and leaving the scene.
According to the Stanislaus County District Attorney’s Office, a jury found 41-year-old Daniel Allen Coats guilty of killing 55-year-old Jose Manuel Mora. Coats was charged with gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, hit and run, and driving on a suspended license.
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The Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after a woman was shot and killed in south Modesto.
Officials said 34-year-old Natasha Irizarry, of Ceres, died from her injuries despite lifesaving efforts.
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The Stanislaus County Fair kicked off Friday evening with music, plenty of food, carnival rides and a water-skiing squirrel.
You can rack up quite the bill at this annual 10-day summer event, but with rising gas prices , inflation and everyday bills, you may be looking to save money any way you can — while still having fun.
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On Thursday, July 6th, 2023, at 7:54 pm, the Turlock Police Department was dispatched to a reported suspicious person at Kohl’s, 2751 Countryside Dr, Turlock, who loss prevention recognized as a known shoplifter and believed to be shoplifting again.
As officers were responding, they were informed that loss prevention had identified the woman as Anatasia Laughlin, 25, of Modesto.
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One week before the opening of the 2023 Stanislaus County Fair and new Fair CEO Kimberly Williams said that everything is running smoothly.
While this will be Williams’ first Fair season as CEO, she has spent the past 10 years as operations manager and then another eight years at various positions at the Stanislaus County Fair, so she is a veteran of the hustle and bustle that goes into getting the fairgrounds ready to welcome the more than 200,000 visitors expected during the Fair’s 10-day run.
Healthcare workers plan on picketing outside of 12 Tenet Healthcare facilities to call for additional support in their workplace beginning on Jul. 11.
Two of those centers are in our local area including Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center in San Luis Obispo and Twin Cities Community Hospital in Templeton.
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The State of California’s Employee Development Department released its month labor report this week, and the statistics show that unemployment rates in the region had little movement during the month of May. It comes as California and the United States have seen slight rises in unemployment rates.
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