Swamp rats, troublesome rodents typically known as nutria in Louisiana, are causing problems in central California, threatening to damage levees, disrupt the state’s water supply and knock an area river delta ecosystem out of balance, according to the Los Angeles Times. The report says that California’s “reliance on expansive waterways connected to the Sacramento-San Joaquin River… Keep Reading
Pitman High alumnus Justin Jones is taking over the duties for the Pride boys water polo program and he has his eyes set on the future. Last year was arguably the program’s best season ever and this year looks to be headed in the same direction. “A lot of the guys from last season really… Keep Reading
Federal authorities on Tuesday said they had launched a domestic terrorism investigation into the shooting at the Gilroy Garlic Festival after officials discovered the gunman had a list of other potential targets. Among the targets were religious organizations, courthouses, federal buildings and political institutions involving both the Republican and Democratic parties, FBI special agent in… Keep Reading
On May 24, we started the discussion with Turlock stakeholders, including our residents and taxpayers, on the need to balance our budget, do business differently and put Turlock back on sound fiscal ground. Our immediate job was to stop deficit spending. City Manager Lawton and his staff launched an open budget discussion process on how… Keep Reading
A gay California man whose mother is one of the co-organizers of a controversial “straight pride” event is speaking out against her plans. Matthew Mason of Turlock, California, is urging the city of Modesto to reject a permit for the Stanislaus County Straight Pride Parade/Event, which was submitted last month by a group calling itself… Keep Reading
The faded, creased photograph shows a 13-year-old Vallie Brown smiling shyly as she pulls back her hair in the back of a large van. She is wearing a white one-piece swimsuit and at first glance, she looks like she’s coming back from a sun-soaked day at the beach. Looking at the picture of Brown, few… Keep Reading
A mosquito that can spread Zika virus is now a confirmed resident of Stanislaus County and will require annual monitoring and a commitment of resources to keep it in check. Early Friday morning, the East Side Mosquito Abatement District sprayed a 450-acre area of east Modesto for Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, which are able to transmit… Keep Reading
Yuba County sheriff’s deputies trekked winding, bumpy, dirt roads in the foothills earlier this week to seize over 1,000 illegally cultivated cannabis plants and levy $4 million in fines. The department’s Marijuana Eradication Team Yuba, or METYu, has been conducting fly overs of the hills that entice growers, small and large, from over the state… Keep Reading
With tens of thousands of homeless people living on the streets, Los Angeles officials have increasingly found themselves as the subject of criticism for what many Angelenos see as a failure to keep up with a problem that seems to be getting worse. But across the country, L.A. isn’t considered to be a failure. To… Keep Reading
LAKE COUNTY — A report issued this week by internet connectivity tracking website BroadbandNow shows more California residents have affordable access to wired broadband internet than in most states. The report, called “The State of Broadband in America,” begins with Federal Communications Commission data showing where broadband connections are offered by providers across the country,… Keep Reading
