California wants to slash the allowable levels in drinking water for two “forever chemical” compounds, immediately prompting agencies supplying water to 2.5 million residents in Orange County to remove a fifth of their wells from service. The State Water Resources Control board Thursday said it planned to dramatically lower its response levels for perfluorooctanoic acid… Keep Reading
Cal State Long Beach Professor Rashida Crutchfield began focusing on homelessness and food insecurity among college students more than a decade ago. Back then, she worked at Covenant House of California, a non-profit in Hollywood that provides housing and other support to homeless young adults. Now, Crutchfield is a leading researcher on the lack of basic… Keep Reading
Los Angeles County Department of Public Health officials Wednesday confirmed measles cases in four residents after an unimmunized international traveler visited the area. “For those who are not protected, measles is a highly contagious and potentially severe disease that initially causes fever, cough, red, watery eyes and, finally, a rash,” Los Angeles County Health Officer… Keep Reading
Hughson High School took second place as a team in the 40th annual Stanislaus County Academic Decathlon on Saturday, coming in behind Oakdale High and ahead of Enochs High. Hailed as the biggest academic event for local high schools, the decathlon is a two-day series of tests, speeches and interviews featuring this year’s theme, “In… Keep Reading
TURLOCK, Calif., Feb. 4, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Legacy Health Endowment (LHE) has released a parent's guide to social media called PARENTS – What You Wish You Knew: A Quick Guide to the Basics of Social Media (and the Potential Risks for Children and Teens). The guide aims to help parents and guardians truly understand their children's social media usage, as well… Keep Reading
If you didn’t get your fill of Soarin’ Over California last summer you’ll get another chance to hang glide over Napa Valley, Monterey Bay and Redwood Creek when the classic version of the flight simulator ride returns to Disney California Adventure for another limited-time run. Soarin’ Over California will return Feb. 28 to April 21… Keep Reading
TURLOCK, Calif. (KTXL) - A California kindergartner aims to spread happiness - and plans to start in his family’s front yard. “Get to write a note and then you get to put it in here. And we get the key, put it in, unlock it and take it out then the wish comes true,” said Levi… Keep Reading
Correctional officers confiscated hundreds of gallons of homemade alcohol from inmates at a California jail ahead of a Super Bowl party they were allegedly planning. The Alameda County Sheriff's Office said the "illegally made jail house alcohol" had been found during a search at Santa Rita Jail in Dublin, California on Saturday. Inmates at the… Keep Reading
All times in U.S. eastern standard time The number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus worldwide is now 14,557, most of which are in China, according to World Health Organization (WHO) data. The death toll has risen to at least 304. A 44-year-old man in the Philippines died of the virus on Saturday, making him… Keep Reading
Mayor Pete Buttigieg is visiting Turlock, but why? Santa Fe Bridge, Ten Pin Fun Center, Deadwood's, Oak Manor, and more! https://traffic.libsyn.com/localturlock/LocalTurlock_20200131.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSS Keep Reading
