State public health officials on Sunday ordered Sonoma County bars without food service to close and put a halt to indoor dining service as well as visits to museums and entertainment centers, marking the latest and most significant regression for the county into pandemic prohibitions with the coronavirus resurgent in the community and deepening its… Keep Reading
No longer shy about challenging scofflaw businesses, two Sacramento-area counties now say they will fine or suspend permits of businesses that resist coronavirus safety measures. The threat of fining or shutting down recalcitrant businesses is one that most local governments in California have been loathe to take, fearing it would stir anger among constituent businesses who believe… Keep Reading
After it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in May, JCPenney warned it would have to close about 30% of its 846 stores. Since then, the department store chain has made several announcements about which stores it plans to close. Liquidation sales have begun at most of these stores, and for the most part, all sales are final… Keep Reading
MODESTO (CBS13) — Firefighters say an early morning fire at a pallet yard went to four-alarms on Friday. The scene is along the 1700 block of Reliance Street in Modesto. Modesto Fire says the incident, which started just before 3:30 a.m., prompted a four-alarm response. Firefighters from Modesto, Ceres, Turlock and the Stanislaus Consolidated Fire… Keep Reading
CALIFORNIA, USA — California fairs are trying to rally a campaign for state funding so they can survive into 2021. Revenue streams have been dried up for months, and with reopening walk backs in some counties, some have largely given up hope that any large events will come about this year to recoup losses. “I don’t see… Keep Reading
Former Stanislaus County Fire Warden Russ Richards, who served Stanislaus County in numerous ways through the fire service, was given a fitting tribute from the firefighting community in the wake of his passing. Richards was 77 when he passed away on June 26. Firefighters from around the county and beyond made a procession by Richards’… Keep Reading
Alyce Silva of Turlock was selected as the 2020 Dairy Princess for the California Milk Advisory Board’s District 6 in a virtual crowning event held June 20. Silva is the daughter of David and Nelia Silva of Turlock. She is a 2019 graduate of Turlock High School. She is a full-time student at Modesto Junior… Keep Reading
Despite kicking off socially-distanced practices just over a month ago, any hope that local youth still held for a summer baseball season was recently erased when all three of Turlock’s Little League organizations canceled their plans to play. Turlock National Little League and Turlock National Little League Softball announced on June 1 that their respective… Keep Reading
TURLOCK (CBS13) — A Turlock man has been sentenced to more than two years in prison for pointing a powerful laser at a Stanislaus County Sheriff helicopter. The incident happened back in October 2017. According to the district attorney’s office, a sheriff’s office helicopter was hit five to six times by a green laser. Due… Keep Reading
A firefighter returned to duty after a large branch struck his helmet Sunday afternoon, the Turlock Fire Department reported. The unidentified firefighter was part of the response to a debris fire in a back yard on the 800 block of Fifth Street at about 4:50 p.m., a news release said. The flames destroyed a metal… Keep Reading
