Stanislaus County, CA — Containment is growing on a trio of lightning complex fires, two of which have each burned over 350,000 acres. The SCU Complex Fire is 365,772 acres and 25-percent contained. It is located in the Bay Area and Central Valley. The series of lightning fires, grouped as one incident, is burning throughout… Keep Reading
Stanislaus County on Tuesday reported about $3.6 billion in gross farm income last year, up slightly from 2018. The report is a reminder of agriculture’s strength amid a COVID-19 pandemic that has made a mess of the 2020 economy in general. Almonds once again were the top-grossing farm product in 2019, followed by milk, chickens, cattle… Keep Reading
Vietnam veteran and Turlock resident John Haggstrom has been cooking dinners in the American Legion Hall’s kitchen for 50 years, but none have been more important to the organization than those he’s hosting these days to raise funds during the coronavirus pandemic. Turlock’s American Legion Rex Ish Post 88 is a haven for local veterans… Keep Reading
While smokey air and raining ash are the only ramifications of statewide fires suffered in Turlock over the past week, local business owners have taken it upon themselves to help the Salvation Army feed evacuees. As the MOC Fire burns in Tuolumne County, evacuees settled into Mariposa hotels in recent days and anxiously awaited news… Keep Reading
School districts in Stanislaus County have a lot of work to do before any reopen elementary schools for classroom instruction during the coronavirus pandemic. First, an adjusted rate of infection in the county has to fall to a level where districts are eligible for waivers to reopen elementary schools for kindergarten to sixth grade students… Keep Reading
TURLOCK, Calif. — Stanislaus County officials confirmed at least eight inmates were held at the Candlewood Suites in Turlock as part of California's "Project Hope." Project Hope is a state-funded program for inmates being released from prison during the coronavirus pandemic. It allows both state parolees and those released on Post Release Community Supervision (PRCS) to quarantine or… Keep Reading
FULLERTON (CBSLA) — Orange County was removed on Sunday from the state watch list about areas of concern in California during the coronavirus pandemic. Officials reported 153 new coronavirus cases and one additional death on Sunday, bringing the countywide total to 45,954 cumulative cases and 897 deaths. Orange County’s positivity rate is 5.4%, below the state’s… Keep Reading
UPDATE, 7:45 A.M.: CREWS AT SCU LIGHTNING COMPLEX COULD GET BREAK Unlike Sunday, More moderate weather conditions this afternoon – more humidity and cooler temperatures – could give those fighting the SCU Lightning Complex, which includes the Canyon Zone Fire in and around Stanislaus County’s Del Puerto Canyon, the break they need. The fire grew overnight… Keep Reading
FRESNO, Calif. — A federal grand jury returned a three-count indictment on Thursday against Eleno Fernandez-Garcia, 36, a native and citizen of Mexico, charging him with conspiring to manufacture, distribute, and possess with intent to distribute marijuana, manufacturing marijuana, and damaging public lands and natural resources, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced. According to court… Keep Reading
New evacuation orders and warnings have been issued to Santa Clara County at 3 p.m. Thursday in response to the cluster of at least 20 fires blazing in five counties, dubbed the SCU Lightning Complex fires. Areas that were under an evacuation warning Wednesday night are now under an evacuation order and include: -East of… Keep Reading
