With all of the traditional Fourth of July celebrations cancelled due to restrictions relating to the coronavirus pandemic, you’re on your own this year to celebrate the 244th birthday of America’s independence. The popular Stanislaus County Fourth of July Parade in downtown Modesto has been cancelled by the Modesto Kiwanis Club because of state and… Keep Reading
As California continues to see COVID-19 cases rising, Gov. Gavin Newsom and the California Department of Public Health ordered a host of businesses to halt operations across multiple counties, including Stanislaus. The new orders apply to counties that have been on the county monitoring list for three consecutive days or more. It applies to indoor… Keep Reading
TURLOCK, Calif. — After nearly 10 years, the Stanislaus State University greenhouse finally smells of rotting vegetables, and, for biology professors on Tuesday, that was the smell of victory. A near decade of work went into caring for and raising Stanislaus State's corpse lily, a flower best known for the horrendous odor it spreads when it blooms. “Me, personally,… Keep Reading
The City of Turlock has been awarded a $5.5 million grant from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (C.A.R.E.S.) Act to support Turlock Transit operations during the COVID-19 public health emergency. The funding was actually $6.4 million and was for the Turlock Urbanized Area, which includes part of Merced County. The City had a… Keep Reading
San Diego County ordered all bars, wineries and breweries that do not serve food to close by the end of the month, officials announced Monday. “We will be closing all bars, wineries and breweries in San Diego County that do not have a license to serve food,” Supervisor Nathan Fletcher said. The order goes into… Keep Reading
Stanislaus County leaders didn’t take any steps Monday to follow through with a state recommendation Sunday to close bars as a way to reduce the spread of coronavirus. Top state officials didn’t do anything Monday to make the order mandatory in this county. And no one was sure what effect bar closures would have on… Keep Reading
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sunday ordered bars that have opened in seven California counties, including Los Angeles, to immediately close and urged bars in eight other counties to do the same, saying the coronavirus was rapidly spreading in those parts of the state and that bar settings create a higher risk… Keep Reading
STANISLAUS COUNTY, Calif. — Nearly 40% of Stanislaus County's current coronavirus cases were reported in the past two weeks, and, now they have some pressure from the state to consider backtracking on their reopening. On Sunday, Governor Gavin Newsom ordered a handful of counties to close their bars. That included Stanislaus County's neighbor to the north, San Joaquin County.… Keep Reading
STANISLAUS COUNTY (CBS SF) – An ongoing vegetation fire in Stanislaus County has burned through 300 acres as of Thursday morning, Cal Fire reports. The Diablo Fire, as it is being called, was reported around 12:15 a.m. Thursday morning, in the area of Del Puerto Canyon and Diablo Grande, several miles west of the town… Keep Reading
A rally to show support for law enforcement is scheduled in Turlock on Saturday morning in the wake of local protests against police brutality. Jacob Shockley, the organizer of the Back the Badge event, said he hopes the rally at the intersection of Geer Road and Monte Vista Avenue uplifts officers who honor oaths to protect people. “I think… Keep Reading
