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Meet Turlock’s Newest ‘American Idol’ Contestant. How She Got on the Show, and What’s Next

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People around the world may not know where Turlock, California is, but “American Idol” viewers now have heard the city’s name at least twice as another Central Valley native has heard “yes” from enough judges to make it on the show.

Pitman High graduate Sarah Snyder, 27, impressed pop star Katy Perry, singer-songwriter Lionel Richie and country singer Luke Bryan enough to get the “golden ticket” to Hollywood and also make it through to the showstopper performance round. The showstopper’s first part airs Easter Sunday, and part two is Monday.

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Stanislaus County to Search for Records Revealing White-Only Neighborhoods and Racism

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The grotesque language of racially restrictive covenants still appears on Stanislaus property records during home-buying transactions, even though the restrictions have been illegal for more than 50 years.

The Stanislaus County clerk-recorder’s office will search millions of records for these discriminatory covenants that restricted property ownership in white-only sections and isolated minority families in substandard segregated neighborhoods.

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Stanislaus County Coroner’s Office Looking for Families of 3 People Who Died This Year

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The Stanislaus County Coroner’s Office is looking for the families of three people who died this year.

Michael Sutherland Jr., 49, died of natural causes at his home in Modesto on Jan. 26.

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A Third of Stanislaus County Speaks Spanish, but That’s Not Reflected in Library Materials

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More than 36% of Stanislaus County residents over the age of 5 speak Spanish, according to data from the American Communities Survey and the US Census. But at the county’s public library, Spanish-language resources are hard to find, leaving people like Angelica Sanchez in a lurch.

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Missing Modesto Kid Found Safe

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MODESTO, Calif. — Law enforcement officials in Stanislaus County have ended their search for a missing kid last seen in Modesto after he was found safe.

According to the Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Office, 10-year-old Zymir Shepard was last seen wearing a green jacket, blue jeans and red shoes in West Modesto.

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Turlock Moms Nonprofit Hopes to Build Tighter Community Bond

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‘Moms’ clubs aren’t anything new to communities across the nation, but a group of Turlock mothers are taking it to the next level by turning their group into a nonprofit, service-based organization.

The Turlock Moms Club has been operating as an independently run 503(c) organization since October. The group was founded by Turlock mother Alicia Turino, who has been a member of similar clubs in other cities in years past.

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In Stanislaus, Protesters Raise Voices, Banners in Solidarity with the People of Iran

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Dozens of demonstrators on Sunday waved flags, held signs and shouted demands for democracy and human rights, hoping their voices echo in Washington and from there are carried to the land they love and the rulers they loathe.

Iranian Americans from Stanislaus County and beyond, as well as supporters, gathered in the afternoon in Turlock, at the corner of Monte Vista Avenue and Countryside Drive.

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Turlock Home Cook Cashes in on TikTok

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Marco Sanchez has always loved cooking for his family, but he never could have imagined that his at-home hobby would turn into a social media influencing career. Since posting his first video to TikTok in the summer of 2020, the Turlock resident known as Woodfire and Whiskey has amassed nearly 2 million followers on the platform — and he isn’t stopping there.

From giant steaks to lettuce wraps, Sanchez’s high-quality cooking videos feature himself, a variety of different recipes and, as his username suggests, whiskey. The U.S. Army veteran has spent the last 13 years as a cinematographer working mainly in marketing, but was able to quit his job thanks to his large internet following. 

His kitchen has now turned into a video production studio, where Sanchez makes videos viewed by his 1.7 million TikTok followers, 74,000 Instagram followers and 10,500 YouTube subscribers. Thanks to sponsorships and endorsement deals with brands and products he believes in, the full-time content creator now brings home triple the amount he was making at his previous job. 

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‘He Was Like the Dad of the 90’s’: Bay Area Fans Mourn Bob Saget at SF’s ‘Full House’ Home

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SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — Bob Saget, best known for his role as Danny Tanner on Full House, has died at the age of 65.

The cause of his death is unknown. Saget’s body was found in an Orlando area Ritz-Carlton. Detectives say there were no signs of foul play or drug use.

Full House fans in San Francisco are remembering Bob Saget at a location that has become iconic among fans, the Full House home.

“I want to cry, it’s very sad, I just saw it on the news,” says Mary Risley of San Francisco.

“It’s definitely sad news, he was like the dad of the 90s for everyone,” says Emmeline Loyola.

Sunday night, more than than 2,800 miles from where Saget was found dead, Full House and Bob Saget fans showed up to that home in San Francisco.

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Sikh Temple Outreach

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The Turlock Sikh Temple is hoping to make this winter a little warmer and more comfortable for the city’s less fortunate. Members of the temple delivered almost 200 new blankets, along with hygiene supplies for women and babies, to the Salvation Army Corps on Friday. The blankets and supplies were handed out to those in need during the Salvation Army’s weekly free breakfast on Sunday. This is the second year that the Sikh Temple has donated blankets during the holiday season.

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