Sheriff Jeff Dirkse said the 14 people were arrested for various prostitution-related charges. Dirkse shared the news about the bust on social media. In a Facebook post, he said the sheriff's office along with local and federal partners participated in the operation. He said 14 people were arrested for various prostitution-related charges. Victims were also… Keep Reading
Turlock Interim Fire Chief Gary Carlson plans to retire next month and the city intends to replace him with the same administrator who oversaw Ceres contracting Modesto for fire services, the firefighters union said. The hiring of Michael Botto will come after the City Council budgeted a feasibility study to examine the costs of Modesto running… Keep Reading
Hey everyone! Welcome to another episode of Local Turlock Podcast for the week of August 27th. I am here to give you some of Turlock’s latest scoops, news & stories, with 2 business highlights for the week. Sit back and relax as we open with our first story! Turlock City Council voted unanimously to transfer… Keep Reading
Just a few months ago, it seemed as if the masked lecture halls, the COVID outbreaks, the rushed pivots to online classes and the TikTok chronicling of quarantine accommodations would finally belong to another era. With the delta variant of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus surging amid the return to campus, we’re already seeing some of those… Keep Reading
Frank Saldana attended the workshop for the Mixed-Use Community Homeless Navigation Center earlier in the week. He’s the founder of the Inner City Action, operators of the Mobile Revival Family Resource Center, 555 Industrial Ave., Manteca. The 120- by- 80- foot tent structure at the former Qualex building is the site of the local homeless… Keep Reading
Modesto’s Stanislaus Union School District confronts a peculiar situation this year: School leaders have money to hire staff to help accelerate student learning, but no applicants to fill the positions. The K-8 school district hoped to bring on classified staff to address academic and social emotional needs, Superintendent Shannon Sanford said. These paraprofessionals, or instructional… Keep Reading
Turlock and Modesto school districts reported 60 and 84 COVID-19 cases, respectively, from their second week of in-person instruction. The numbers reflect a rise in cases in Stanislaus County and across the country caused by the more transmissible delta variant. Modesto City Schools’ positivity rate doubled over the first two weeks of school. The positivity… Keep Reading
Dozens of Turlock students and school employees have reported confirmed cases of COVID-19 since school began this month. The Turlock Unified School District reported 60 confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 since Aug. 11 on campus during their infectious period, which resulted in over 500 close contacts (i.e., closer than 6 feet, longer than 15 minutes,… Keep Reading
The unemployment rate in Stanislaus County dropped during the month of July and continues to be below the year-ago estimate, according to the latest numbers from the Employment Development Department. The unemployment rate in Stanislaus County in July was at 8.5 percent, down from a revised rate of 8.9 percent in June 2021. It also… Keep Reading
Now that the FDA granted full approval of the coronavirus Pfizer vaccine, will it instill confidence for more unvaccinated people in Stanislaus County to get the shots? County health officials did not release any special plans Monday for offering the fully approved vaccine to those who have sat on the fence, waiting for more evidence… Keep Reading
