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Healthcare workers plan pickets at Tenet Healthcare centers starting July 11

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Healthcare workers plan on picketing outside of 12 Tenet Healthcare facilities to call for additional support in their workplace beginning on Jul. 11.

Two of those centers are in our local area including Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center in San Luis Obispo and Twin Cities Community Hospital in Templeton.

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Local unemployment rates in Stanislaus County remain stagnant

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The State of California’s Employee Development Department released its month labor report this week, and the statistics show that unemployment rates in the region had little movement during the month of May. It comes as California and the United States have seen slight rises in unemployment rates.

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Modesto Fire crews respond to 274 calls for service in 24 hours

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The Fourth of July had Modesto fire crews running from Modesto and Ceres to Salida and Oakdale.

According to the Modesto Fire Department, crews responded to 274 calls for service between 7 a.m. on July 4 to 7 a.m. on July 5. 

The calls for service included 65 fires, eight structure/building fires, 41 vegetation fires and 16 trash fires.

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2 people shot multiple times in Merced, police say

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 An investigation is underway after two people were shot in Merced late Monday night.

Police say it happened before midnight at West 27th Street and K Street.

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Missing teen found dead in Yosemite Lake, deputies say

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The search for a teen who went missing at Lake Yosemite has come to an end Tuesday evening after they were found dead, according to the Merced County Sheriff’s Office.

Deputies say around 4:17 p.m. they were notified of a missing teenager who was last seen swimming in the water at the pier of the lake.

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Man dies after successful suicide attempt with gun Saturday evening

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On Saturday, July 1st, 2023, at 7:58 pm, the Turlock Police Department, Stanislaus State Police Department, Turlock Fire Department, and American Medical Response were dispatched to a reported suicidal person at a residence in the 2700 block of Ball Ct, Turlock, who had just shot himself after being involved in a disturbance with his girlfriend.

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Man lying down in the roadway arrested on PRCS flash Friday night

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On Friday, June 30th, 2023, at 11:29 pm, the Turlock Police Department was dispatched to a reported disturbance near the intersection of E Hawkeye Ave and Colorado Ave, Turlock, for a man walking down the middle of the street taking his clothes off and swinging his belt and hands around.

When officers arrived in the area, they found and contacted Ismael Hernandez, 36, of Turlock, who was lying down in the roadway in front of a residence in the 1500 block of E Hawkeye Ave.

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Turlock woman loses everything in apartment fire while caring for grandchildren

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For Patricia Escalante, caring for her grandchildren is nothing new. But after a tragic apartment fire in Turlock took everything they had, she's trying to stay strong while in very unfamiliar territory.

"It ruined everything destroyed everything. We were lucky to get out alive," said Escalante.

Escalante said she noticed the fire coming from her granddaughter's room and felt the heat radiating off the floor.

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Modesto water bills could rise about 20% over five years. How do nearby cities compare?

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The city of Modesto has kicked off the process of raising water rates by 4.5% annually over five years.

An average home’s monthly bill would go from $67.13 now to $83.66 in 2028 if the proposal goes through, a staff report said. Businesses would have roughly similar hikes.

Under state law, the proposal would die if a majority of customers file protests at or before an Aug. 22 hearing before the City Council.

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Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency awarded $8.9 million state grant

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The Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency announced Wednesday it was one of four regional groundwater management agencies to receive grant funding from the California Department of Conservation.

The four agencies received a total of $35 million in grant funding. Pajaro Valley’s share is $8.89 million and it will go toward various projects aiming to achieve sustainable groundwater resources, flood risk reduction, environmental restoration and community access, according to a news release by the Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency.

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