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Ceres teachers honored as finalists for ‘Teacher of the Year’

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Two Ceres Unified School District teachers and one employed by the Hughson Unified School District were honored as finalists as 2023 Stanislaus County Teachers of the Year at a May 2 luncheon held at Modesto’s Doubletree Hotel.

Kristina Hart, a teacher at Hidahl Elementary School in Ceres, was one of three finalists in the elementary (K-3) grade level category.

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License plate-reading cameras will watch for stolen vehicles in Turlock. Here’s where

in Community/crime/News

The Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Department and Turlock are entering an agreement to use automated license-plate readers at six locations in the city.

Turlock will join an automated reader system that’s used in cities that contract for sheriff’s service, including Hughson, Patterson and Waterford.

Continue reading on Modesto Bee

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Fentanyl claimed the life of a Stanislaus County girl. Her sister keeps her memory alive

in Community/Health/News

Isabella Marie Vivo would light up every room, was funny and energetic, family members said. She was a cheerleader for youth sports, played volleyball in middle school and sang the national anthem before Waterford High basketball games.

But tragedy struck Aug. 24, 2021, when the 14-year-old gathered with friends and they experimented with drugs. She became one of the 5,722 Californians who died that year from fentanyl poisoning.

Continue reading on Newsbreak

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Firefighters finish patient’s yardwork

in Community/News/People

 Firefighters in Turlock traded in hoses and ladders for a lawn mower and a leaf blower Friday morning.

In a Facebook post, the Turlock Fire Department said that crews responded to a house after someone had a medical emergency while doing yardwork.

Continue reading on  ABC10

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Pair Of Weekend Fires

There were a couple of fires of note in the region as temperatures are rising this season. There was a

Two arrested during traffic stop early Thursday morning

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On Thursday, May 4th, 2023, at 12:18 am, a Turlock Police officer near the intersection of Geer Rd and E Tuolumne Rd, Turlock, observed a man driving a vehicle with a headlight out, so he made a traffic stop on him.

The officer made contact with and identified the vehicle’s two occupants, driver Hector Cardenas, 22, of Turlock, and passenger Diego Ornelas, 23, of Turlock.

Continue reading on turlockareanews.com

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Drunk driver arrested after being involved in two collisions with parked vehicles Sunday night

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On Sunday, April 30th, 2023, at 8:25 pm, the Turlock Police Department was dispatched to a reported vehicle collision that had just occurred in front of a residence in the 300 block of Lander Ave, Turlock.

When officers arrived on scene, they found three vehicles involved. The first was a white 2009 Dodge Challenger, the second was a black 2007 Chevrolet Silverado, and the third was a black 2020 Acura ILX.

Continue reading on turlockareanews.com

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‘We still have hope’ | Family of kidnapped Modesto woman hopeful for return

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 It’s been over two years since a Modesto mother and her kids were kidnapped outside of Richy's Mini Mart in Modesto. Officials say it happened at gunpoint by someone they knew, and while the kids were later dropped off safely, the mom, Susana Torres, is still missing.

“She was a very happy and outgoing person,” said Yazmin Cruz, a cousin of Torres. “Mainly, she just loves being around the family, just spending time with us.”

Continue reading on ABC10

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$4.2M worth of drugs seized, 7 arrested in major Merced County bust

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California’s law enforcement has helped seize $4.2 million in drugs.

Last month—in Merced County during two different traffic stops, the California Highway Patrol seized 40 pounds of fentanyl and 104 pounds of meth.

During these incidents, a total of seven people were arrested.

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Barricaded man arrested after domestic violence call in Turlock

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The Turlock Police Department said an area with police activity Tuesday morning is now safe.

Officers say they were responding to a domestic violence incident in the 1300 block of Shady Lane when a man barricaded himself.

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Showing Turlock the Love

in Community/Events/News

A group of local broistas (the term for those who serve coffee and other drinks at Dutch Bros Coffee) put down their coffee beans and blenders on Saturday and picked up paint brushes to renovate a home on Vermont Avenue that is used by the We Care Program of Turlock as transitioning housing for those who were homeless.

They were just a few of the approximately 500 volunteers who dispersed across town to do good on Saturday as part of the Love Turlock event.

Continue reading on Turlock Journal

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Seniors helping seniors

A group of Covenant Living of Turlock residents volunteered their time on Tuesday afternoon to make care packages for area

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