The cow kicked hard, and fast, straight into Luis Alberto Echeverría’s chest. It was 2008, and Echeverría said he was prepping the cow for milking at the dairy farm he worked at in Turlock, California, east of San Francisco. The cow’s kick left him unconscious. “When I came to, one of my co-workers was standing over… Keep Reading
A California sheriff’s deputy who collapsed during a 2013 SWAT tryout never regained consciousness — and succumbed to his injuries six years later, authorities said. Carlos Cammon, 35, died at a local rehab facility late Friday, the Association of Orange County Deputy Sheriffs announced on Facebook. Cammon was 29 years old and a six-year veteran of… Keep Reading
De La Salle remained firmly atop the latest Bay Area Preps HQ Top 25 rankings despite losing to St. Thomas Aquinas 24-14 on Friday. St. Thomas entered the game ranked No. 1 nationally by USA Today and De La Salle still has not lost to a Northern California team north of the Fresno area in 28 years.… Keep Reading
The rebuilding of the Stanislaus State women’s volleyball team is taking shape. The rest of the California Collegiate Athletic Association is taking notice. In the preseason coaches’ poll, the Warriors were picked to finish second behind Stan Francisco State. Stanislaus State, 16-11 overall, 9-9 in the CCAA last season, reached the conference tournament but lost… Keep Reading
"I felt it" reports: (132.4 km WSW from epicenter) [Map] / not felt: Did not feel it or hear it or see it. Was in my basement workshop and didn't have any idea that there was an earthquake until I got off later and checked my notifications. Lol Coworkers on the ground floor also did not… Keep Reading
The unemployment rate in Stanislaus County increased by the slightest margin in July according to the latest report from the Employment Development Department. Stanislaus County had an unemployment rate of 6.6 percent in July, up from a revised rate of 6.5 percent in June, the EDD reported. The July rate was below the year-ago estimate… Keep Reading
A man behind a planned ‘Straight Pride’ event in California provoked laughter at a meeting when he referred to the organizers as a ‘totally peaceful racist group.’ Don Grundmann addressed a Modesto City Council meeting on Wednesday about his plans to hold a ‘Straight Pride’ rally on August 24. He chastened council-member Kristi Ah You,… Keep Reading
(UC ANR) — Last May, a Turlock almond grower noticed nearly all the nuts on a row of trees in his orchard had fallen to the ground. “It looked like we shook this row,” he said. “I was scared. I thought the whole orchard was going to go.” He called UC Cooperative Extension. UCCE Integrated Pest Management… Keep Reading
Local businessman Matt Swanson will take his agricultural expertise to the state level after recently being appointed to the California Water Commission. Gov. Gavin Newsom announced last week that Swanson, 51, has been appointed to a four-year term on the CWC — a position which requires Senate confirmation. Members are generally chosen for their expertise related… Keep Reading
A video of California high school students giving Nazi salutes while singing a Nazi song emerged on Monday, marking the second time that Orange County teenagers making anti-Semitic actions have come to light in 2019. The video, first reported on by The Daily Beast, shows student-athletes from Pacifica High School extending their arms in Nazi salutes while singing along to a Nazi war chant. According… Keep Reading
