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A Turlock man was sentenced on Wednesday to 51 years to life in prison for the murder of his neighbor in 2016, according to the Stanislaus County District Attorney.
Officials said 37-year-old Ricardo Rios killed Pedro Ruiz by stabbing him over 100 times, later dumping his body in an orchard.
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There were a couple of fires of note in the region as temperatures are rising this season.
There was a 20 by 20 ft. vegetation fire near the south entrance of the Calaveras County Fairgrounds in Angels Camp on Sunday afternoon shortly before one o’clock. The forward progress was quickly stopped. The cause was not immediately released.
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Four people died in suspected fentanyl overdoses in four different areas of Modesto. And it all happened in a 12-hour period.
“When we have this number of deaths in such a short period, we don’t think that that’s just some random anomaly; we know that there’s something which has suddenly changed,” said Patrick Hogan, deputy district attorney for Stanislaus County.
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A local Walmart had expired baby formula on its shelves and a Modesto bar had mold in its ice machine.
These were some of the violations observed during health inspections in Stanislaus County in late April.
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The area’s lakes, rivers and streams will pose a tempting relief to the rising temperatures but emergency responders are warning that a quick dip could have hidden dangers for swimmers.
On Monday, Merced County Sheriff Vern Warnke issued an order to close the Merced River and San Joaquin River for recreational use. The order comes in the wake of two recent drownings and affects all access areas throughout Merced County.
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A Modesto Jack in the Box employee is recovering from wounds they received during a stabbing on Monday morning, according to the Modesto Police Department.
Sometime around 11 a.m., calls came in about an assault at the fast food restaurant after an encounter between an employee and an unknown person, police said.
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A California family is grieving a mother who drowned after jumping into a river to help her 11-year-old daughter.
Searchers recovered the body of 30-year-old Brenda Duran from the San Joaquin River on Saturday.
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The Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Office has identified the man killed following a confrontation as 46-year-old Bryan Tenbrink.
Law enforcement says Tenbrink was fatally shot in Modesto Friday afternoon.
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A car crash early Thursday morning on Golden State Blvd near the 2800 block led to possible injuries. The incident occurred around 7:26 a.m., involving at least one vehicle.
Emergency services were called to the scene promptly. Reports confirmed at least one person was trapped inside a vehicle. The cause of the crash remains unknown.
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Police have now released the body camera footage of an April incident in Turlock where officers shot a suspect.
The incident happened April 10 along the 900 block of Vermont Avenue.
Officers had responded to a report of a suspicious person looking into vehicles. That suspect – later identified as 37-year-old Turlock resident Corey Pollard – then ran when an officer tried to approach him, police say.
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