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Ceres bans homeless camps near ‘critical infrastructure.’ What is City Council’s next step?

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Starting in mid-January, Ceres will ban camping and the storing of personal property within 25 feet of what it deems critical infrastructure, joining other cities that have passed similar ordinances in response to the homelessness crisis.

The question the City Council still has to answer is what constitutes critical infrastructure.

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High-Speed Chase in Stanislaus County Sparks Debate on Police Pursuit Policies

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A high-speed chase in Stanislaus County recently ended dramatically with law enforcement deploying a PIT (Pursuit Intervention Technique) maneuver to stop a fleeing suspect's vehicle. The pursuit, which took place late on a Tuesday morning, came to a close near Yosemite Boulevard and Kerr Avenue, not far from Modesto's heart. The suspect in question, 31-year-old Modesto resident Roberto Daniel Acosta, faced a harrowing conclusion to the chase when his vehicle crashed into a fence.

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6 displaced after vehicle crashes into Turlock home, fire department says

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Six people were displaced after a vehicle crashed into a home in Turlock on Monday night, according to the fire department.

The crash happened around 7:30 p.m. at Glennwood and Willert drives.

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Christmas Eve fight leads to gunshots: Two critically wounded in tragic holiday altercation

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In the early hours of December 24, 2023, at approximately 9:30 a.m., Modesto Police Patrol Officers responded to a distressing report of a shooting in the vicinity of Prescott and Mt Vernon.

A critical situation left two adults with gunshot wounds.

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Shows haul in over $2M for charity in 2023

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It was somewhere around 2011 when veteran Iowa trucker Eldon “Eldie” Jaeger woke up with an idea. “We had lost our daughter Brenda to cancer. She fought it for fourteen and a half years. All I could think was if someone before had not done something for cancer, we wouldn't have had her nearly that long." 

What if he could put together a nice custom truck? What if he took that truck around the country and sold raffle tickets on it for cancer research? 

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Stanislaus gets $13 million more for delayed ACE rail line. Another commute option is here

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New state grants will help expand the Altamont Corridor Express into Stanislaus County, as well as a vanpool program already serving commuters.

The allocations, totaling $16. 2 million, were finalized Dec. 13 by the Stanislaus Council of Governments. It is made up of county supervisors and city council members and oversees transportation funding.

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Local kids get behind-the-scenes look at one of Santa’s workshops, better known as an Amazon fulfillment center

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The holiday season is a busy time at Turlock’s MCE1 Amazon fulfillment center.

Just before the start of the holiday rush, five employees at the Fulkerth Road facility had the opportunity to bring their kids — seven in all — into the plant and give them a firsthand look at how their parents help Santa fulfill his yearly duties.

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Volunteers sought for annual homeless count

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Every winter volunteers scour Turlock helping officials to get a physical census of the number of homeless individuals and families in the city as part of a countywide point-in-time count.

The annual count data helps determine the scope of homelessness in each city and the county as a whole, define existing resources, and identify any gaps in services. The Stanislaus Community System of Care, which oversees the count, is looking for a few hundred local volunteers to aid in this effort.

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Homicide suspect arrested in Modesto. Second with ties to region remains at large

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A woman has been arrested in Modesto in connection with a 2021 shooting death in Hollister.

Rebecca Nunez, 28, was arrested when a high-risk search warrant was served at an apartment in a complex on the 100 block of East Orangeburg Avenue, near McHenry Avenue. The warrant was served Thursday by the San Benito Sheriff’s Office with assistance from the San Benito County Probation Department and the Modesto and Ceres police departments.

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