A traffic collision was reported on State Route 132 near Paradise Road near Modesto on Thursday afternoon.
Officials received reports of at least one person injured in the crash.
Continue reading on KCRA.com
Fifteen people were arrested and $16 million worth of illegal drugs were seized during a massive cartel bust in Southern California.
The operation, nicknamed “Hotline Bling,” was a multi-agency investigation targeting a Sinaloa drug trafficking network operating in the Inland Empire.
Continue reading on NewsBreak
Stanislaus Surgical Hospital of Modesto notified the county last week that the hospital is likely to close April 30 for an undetermined time, due to a federal agency decision to remove it from the Medicare program.
Maria Munoz, human resources director for Stanislaus Surgical, informed Stanislaus County’s chief executive office that almost 200 employee layoffs are anticipated. The hospital said it was aggressively challenging the decision by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), which said the hospital failed to comply with nine conditions of participation in Medicare.
Continue reading on NewsBreak
Several environmental groups asked San Francisco on Tuesday to reduce its diversion of Tuolumne River water.
They said chinook salmon and other wildlife suffer from the current operations, especially the river stretch in and near Modesto.
Continue reading on Modesto Bee
California’s real estate market is one of the most expensive in the country and some markets in the state continue to be “extremely overpriced,” according to an analysis of housing market data.
Sacramento ranked as one of the state’s top 10 most overpriced markets with the listing price for a single-family home averaging at $580,804.
Continue reading on NewsBreak
A 17-year-old male from Turlock was arrested Monday in an April 16 shooting that killed one person and wounded another.
When the Turlock Police Department investigation identified the alleged gunman, he already was in custody at the Stanislaus County Juvenile Detention Center on an unrelated case, according to a news release. Detectives rebooked the teen on charges of murder and attempted murder.
Continue reading on Modesto Bee
Trash bags and food items stored on the ground created a breeding ground for flies at a Turlock chicken wing restaurant, and black mold was spotted at a Modesto boba shop during health inspection in early April.
The majority of the 2,400 permitted food service establishments in the county receive two unannounced routine food safety inspections per year, according to the Department of Environmental Resources . The website says inspection reports are scanned weekly.
Continue reading on NewsBreak
A crash was reported on Coffee Road in Modesto.
It was reported at the intersection of Coffee Road and Lucern Avenue.
Continue reading on KCRA.com
An investigation into an alleged food truck construction business ends with the owner behind bars, and at least 28 victims losing nearly $1 million in cash.
Investigators tell me it took them close to a year to build this case against 28-year-old Fernando Ochoa, the suspect who allegedly scammed over two dozen people.
Investigators say they wouldn't put this case in front of a judge unless they felt certain about it.
Continue reading on CBS Sacramento
Deputies have recovered the body of a 27-year-old man who was swimming at Woodward Reservoir on Sunday afternoon, the Stanislaus County Sheriff's Office said.
Deputies responded to the area of Mountain View Point at Woodward Reservoir for a swimmer who was seen struggling and in distress shortly before 2 p.m.
Continue reading on NewsBreak
