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Stanislaus County Sheriff Asks for Public’s Help in Locating Missing 16-Year-Old Monica Ascensio, Last Seen in Turlock

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Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Office officials report that they are asking for help locating missing 16-year-old Monica Ascensio. Monica left her Turlock home Sunday morning between 3:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m. Investigators believe she may be with 26-year-old Cristian Ceja, who has multiple warrants for his arrest. They may be traveling in a gray colored Honda Element with California license plate 6MKL047. 

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Major chicken chain opens another new location in California

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A popular chicken chain recently opened another new location in California this week. Read on to learn more.

On Tuesday, August 22, 2023, the fast-casual food chain Raising Cane's celebrated the grand opening of its newest California location in Ceres, according to an event announcement that was posted on the company's Facebook page.

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Support for new moms

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Pregnancy and childbirth is an exciting time in the life of a family — but also intimidating, disconcerting and sometimes downright scary. Stephanie Hulse and Amy Houghtaling are hoping to alleviate some of the anxiety that pregnant women, new mothers and their families feel by offering their services as professional doulas.

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Four locals contract West Nile Virus

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Four Stanislaus County residents have all been confirmed to have contracted West Nile Virus (WNV) and all four have developed the fairly uncommon neurological illness, known as neuroinvasive WNV, the Stanislaus County Health Services Agency reported on August 22.

The four cases are the first human cases of the virus in the county for the year.

As of August 18, California had 31 counties with WNV activity. There were 26 cases, which does not include the four cases recently confirmed in Stanislaus County. Two cases in California have been fatal.

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For the love of mac and cheese

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Just over a year after the “I Heart Mac and Cheese” signs were installed at the shopping center at 1205 W. Monte Vista Ave. in Turlock, the fast-growing national chain officially opened their doors to the public on Monday as part of a special ribbon-cutting event alongside the Turlock Chamber of Commerce.

“It’s amazing to finally open and see all these people,” said Ben Bazar, who opened the franchise location alongside his wife, Tracy. “It’s really a dream come true. It’s turning out better than I thought.

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Local wildlife center called on to help in avian botulism outbreak

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A makeshift triage center is being set up Friday afternoon on the grounds of the Stanislaus Wildlife Care Center, just a few hundred feet from the Tuolumne River.

Executive director Donna Burt and her team, working under a pop-up canopy to fight the glaring sun, are waiting for California Department of Fish and Wildlife personnel to deliver birds from Kings County that are afflicted with avian botulism.

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Man arrested in Turlock on suspicion of poisoning ex-girlfriend

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Turlock police on Thursday arrested a man on suspicion of poisoning his ex-girlfriend.

The victim called police around 1 a.m. to report that a man she’d dated for about a year and recently broke up with had put rat poisoning in her food, makeup and marijuana, according to Turlock Police Department spokeswoman Dominique Sanchez.

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Turlock police investigating ‘antisemitic messages’ left on residents’ lawns

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 Antisemitic messages found on Turlock residents' lawns are now being investigated, according to officials.

The Turlock Police Department says the messages were found at "various households" in the northeast part of the city and cases similar to this have happened throughout California.

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Red Cross to permanently close Sonora blood bank next month

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The Sonora Red Cross Blood and Platelet Donation Center at Greenley and Sanguinetti roads will close effective Sept. 23 because it’s “among the top high-cost Red Cross Donation Centers in the country,” the nonprofit American Red Cross recently told donors in Tuolumne County.

In an email sent to donors earlier this month, the national organization said the Sonora blood bank “has struggled to collect blood products despite the best efforts of staff and dedicated donors.”

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