California’s 2020 cantaloupe volume should be similar to last year’s 16 million 40-pound cartons, said JD Allen, manager of the Dinuba-based California Melon Research Board. Honeydew volume should mirror 2019’s 7.6 million 30-pound cartons. California growers are expected to ship about 529 million pounds of watermelons in 2020, up from 450 million pounds last year, according… Keep Reading
TURLOCK (CBS13) — Whether high school sports will get the go-ahead this fall is still unknown. As some districts debate how it would work, Turlock Unified Schools have already jumped into summer workouts, but there’s a catch. Parents have to sign a COVID-19 waiver, protecting the school from lawsuits. There have been rumblings of a… Keep Reading
Turlock mother, baby survive COVID The coronavirus outbreak has turned life upside-down for a Turlock family and threatens the same for other Stanislaus County residents as COVID-19 cases spike during the reopening pha9e in California. Read Ken Carlson’s story here. Some Modesto-area galleries, theaters opening Although California Gov. Gavin Newsom said last week that movie theaters,… Keep Reading
CALIFORNIA — Nature lovers, rejoice: Californians looking to escape the tumultuous news cycle can now find refuge in any of the 164 state parks that have reopened to the public, including parking lots. In April, Gov. Gavin Newsom temporarily closed all beaches and state parks to curb the spread of the coronavirus. Now, as the… Keep Reading
This weekend you’ll be able to raise a glass or a barbell officially again as bars, gyms and close to a dozen other industries reopen across Stanislaus County from their nearly three-month coronavirus shutdowns. While some drinking and fitness establishments in the region have already opened, thanks largely to local officials announcing they would look the… Keep Reading
Turlock Chief of Police In the past week and after our recent council meeting, it is important that I remind our community of our efforts of transparency. All of our policies, training, daily, monthly and annual reports, along with the use of force reports, are available for review on our webpage. Our policy on the… Keep Reading
MODESTO, Calif. (KTXL) — When it comes to tacos, burritos and nachos, the chefs at Taqueria Mis Compadres on Sylvan Avenue in Modesto know how to cook it up. But when it comes to state and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines on reopening amid the COVID-19 crisis, manager Nayeli Vazquez told FOX40 she and… Keep Reading
The hometown hero was on the board. As was the top high-school pitcher for an organization lacking in top-end pitching talent. Nearly ready-made college pitchers, too, were still dangling, legitimate options to step into a taxi squad as soon as this (abbreviated) season. The Giants made “a pretty easy decision,” Farhan Zaidi said, by passing… Keep Reading
TURLOCK, Calif. — What do spooky clowns do outside of Halloween? Spread joy, of course. Four-year-old Brodie was celebrating a milestone moment — the end of his cancer treatment after battling stage 3 Burkitt lymphoma since he was diagnosed in December, Yahoo Lifestyle reported. However, because of the coronavirus, Brodie was unable to revel with the traditional… Keep Reading
As businesses throughout Turlock begin to reopen with precautions during the coronavirus pandemic, one of the community’s favorite places to gather and shop returned to Main Street on Saturday with the new season of the Turlock Certified Farmers Market. The downtown market filled with locally grown produce and handcrafted goods typically opens during the first… Keep Reading
