TURLOCK, Calif. — A Turlock family is refusing to let the coronavirus and business restrictions dampen their ambitions. The Yonan family announced that they’ll be transforming their new event venue into a drive-in movie theater amid state coronavirus restrictions. Dubbed the GO Drive-In, the theater is expected to start up in late August and play older movies like… Keep Reading
The Stanislaus County Fair has been canceled due to the pandemic, but the produce that was set to be featured is going to good use. Olivia visited Turlock to learn how one youth group is helping out the community during these uncertain times. Continue Reading on Fox 40 Keep Reading
MODESTO (CBS13) – Stanislaus County officials report that in 2019 homelessness in the county increased by 9.6 percent or 184 people. There are a total of 2,107 people, including 207 children, who experienced homelessness in Stanislaus County from January 2018 to January 2019, according to a statement issued Monday by Stanislaus County officials. The majority… Keep Reading
Candidate filing has closed for most local races in the Nov. 3 election in Stanislaus County, but some remain open because incumbents are not running. The unsettled contests include city councils in Modesto, Turlock and a few other cities, plus some of the boards governing schools and other functions. Under state law, the filing period… Keep Reading
As hair salons and barbershops remain closed for indoor cuts, a few intrepid Central Valley stylists are taking their clippers into the great outdoors instead. After being shut down again last month because of the continued spike in COVID-19 infections in Stanislaus County, salon owners were given the green light to cut hair outside — with safety… Keep Reading
A second rally organized by Back the Badge California, a group founded by a Stanislaus County native, was held in Modesto on Sunday morning. Its first was held in late June in Turlock. The rally was scheduled to last until noon. By 10 a.m., the end of its first hour, easily a couple of hundred… Keep Reading
VENTURA, Calif. (AP) – Ventura County leaders have approved the use of restraining orders and other enforcement actions against individuals and businesses who refuse to comply with local and state health orders to control the spread of the coronavirus. The decision at a special meeting Tuesday of the Board of Supervisors gave County Counsel Leroy… Keep Reading
A former Turlock Unified School District assistant superintendent is suing the district, alleging he was forced out of his job and back into teaching last year, which then allowed a former board member to take his top management position. Mike Trainor — who has been with the school district since 1993 and now teaches physical… Keep Reading
The Goblirsch brothers, Clinton and Derrick, aren’t worrying about what they can’t control leading up to the start of the 2019-20 football campaign. The California Interscholastic Federation, the governing body for high school athletics in the state, delayed the start of the season for four-plus months on July 20 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “We’d… Keep Reading
Food trucks have been hot — both figuratively and literally, given this is summer in the Central Valley — for a while now. But thanks to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, they’re hotter than ever. Demand for mobile food vendors across the valley has skyrocketed as they partner with local breweries and bars to allow them… Keep Reading
