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City offers free small business seminars

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The City of Turlock will continue its commitment to assist local small businesses with two upcoming free seminars on e-commerce and media relations.

The e-commerce for small businesses workshop will be held in three seminars. The first seminar is set for 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. today and will be an introduction to e-commerce. Understanding the e-commerce landscape and e-commerce platforms and technologies will be covered.

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73 dogs rescued after animal cruelty investigation in Turlock

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 An animal cruelty investigation led to the recovery of 73 dogs, according to the Turlock Police Department.

On Sunday, the Turlock Police Department served a search warrant at three residences in the 400 block of S. First Street in Turlock for alleged animal cruelty and dogfighting. Detectives said the investigation began in early March after Turlock Animal Services expressed concerns.

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Modesto home converted to pot grow house catches fire

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 A Modesto home that had been converted into an illegal marijuana grow house caught fire early Saturday morning.

Modesto Fire crews responded to the scene near Prescott Road and Bangs Avenue and found flames shooting from the attic and roof of the home.

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Modesto just got millions in federal funds for a new 911 call center. But will it happen?

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The Modesto Police Department recently announced that $3.53 million in federal funds had been secured for its 911 Call Center Project. However, a dedicated Modesto 911 call center might not even come to exist, according to officials.

For a decade, MPD and the city of Modesto advocated for the creation of a new 911 dispatch center dedicated to taking calls specifically for Modesto.

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Fire Chief Finds Pedestrian Hit-And-Run Victim With Major Injuries

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At about 12:41am Monday, Turlock Police, Turlock Fire, and American Medical Response responded to a traffic collision with injuries in the 400 block of E. Christoffersen Parkway.

Keyes Fire Assistant Chief Heydon Bailey had come across a man down in the roadway who’d obviously been struck by a vehicle.

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Long-awaited new lights brighten nights at ball fields in Turlock park

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In a ceremony Thursday evening, the city of Turlock threw the switch on the brand-new LED lights now illuminating Pedretti Park. The ball fields at Pedretti Park are used daily from February through November for programs including city league softball, Turlock Little League, Turlock Christian School’s sports teams and more.

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Turlock police bust sophisticated black-market cannabis operation across three cities

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The Turlock Police Department's S.W.A.T. team and supporting agencies served search warrants in three cities on Tuesday following an investigation into a sophisticated illegal black-market cannabis cultivation operation.

The Special Investigations Unit began the investigation last month, which revealed multiple addresses affiliated with the target location with 5 in the sheriff’s office jurisdiction, 2 in the city of Turlock, and one in the city of Ceres.

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Local unemployment uptick continues as California ranks last in nation

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For the fifth straight month, the unemployment rates in Stanislaus and Merced counties rose, according to preliminary data provided by the State of California Employment Development Department (EDD). Additionally, the state now has the highest unemployment rate in the nation.

According to the EDD, California had an unemployment rate of 5.6%, translating to over 1,027,000 individuals without a job, with 19,400 of those people in Stanislaus County and 14,500 in Merced County.

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Where will patients go for care if this Stanislaus County specialty clinic is closed?

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Medical services such as orthopedics, neurosurgery, general surgery and diabetic management would be eliminated as the Stanislaus County Health Services Agency continues to take a smaller role in clinical services for low-income residents.

The county Board of Supervisors is being asked Tuesday to set an April 16 public hearing on proposals that would close the county’s specialty clinic in the black-glass building on McHenry Avenue, turn over the Paradise Medical Office in west Modesto to Golden Valley Health Centers and eliminate obstetrical care at the county’s McHenry Medical Office on Woodrow Avenue.

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Two Modesto men killed, three people injured in collision during Ceres police pursuit

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Two Modesto men were killed and two were seriously injured during a pursuit of a vehicle by the Ceres Police Department on Thursday night, according to a California Highway Patrol release. A Hughson resident also suffered major injuries.

Osvaldo Calles, 20, and Fernando Barajas-Reyes, 20, both were ejected from a 2016 Ford Fusion when it collided with a 2016 Ford Mustang as it entered the intersection of Keyes Road and Geer Road at about 9 p.m., according to the CHP. The area is among farmland about four miles north of downtown Turlock.

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