The Sacramento City Unified School District has canceled school on Monday as another major winter storm hits the region. At least six campuses in the district were without power Sunday, district officials wrote in an email to families. District officials “do not expect that power will be restored by tomorrow morning. We have been in… Keep Reading
For three and a half hours Friday, Stanislaus County sheriff’s deputies were in a standoff with a 17-year-old boy at a residential facility for youth with behavioral issues south of Turlock. The incident started around 12:30 p.m. at Aspiranet’s Excell Center on Youngstown Road. Lt. Tom Letras said the teen barricaded himself inside one of… Keep Reading
Small business owners and entrepreneurs in Turlock will have an opportunity to learn more about funding opportunities at the City of Turlock’s first ever Small Business Funding Expo on Jan. 18. The event, which is a collaborative effort between the City of Turlock, Valley Sierra Small Business Development Center, Central Valley Hispanic Chamber of Commerce… Keep Reading
When a homicide occurs in or around Modesto, a common refrain is that the city has become increasingly dangerous. People blame politicians and public policy or transplants from the Bay Area and other large cities. Some lament that Modesto “never used to be like this,” while others who’ve moved away chime in to say what… Keep Reading
The Modesto area awaited its next storm Thursday while cleaning up downed trees and other damage from the last. The National Weather Service forecast up to half an inch of rain Thursday and up to 2 feet of snow in the Sierra Nevada watershed. Continue reading on Modesto Bee Keep Reading
OMAHA — Federal regulators have ordered Union Pacific railroad to make sure a livestock producer gets the grain it needs in California to prevent millions of chickens and hundreds of thousands of cattle from starving. The U.S. Surface Transportation Board told the railroad it must improve service to Foster Farms to keep it from running… Keep Reading
The sport of boxing is alive and well in Turlock. Adrian Palacio — along with his cousin Jeff Tovar and Tom Fernandez — have been training boxers of all ages to compete in the ring at his The Truth Boxing gym in Turlock. Continue reading on Turlock Journal Keep Reading
A break on New Year’s Day from wild weather across the Modesto region is allowing flooding on roadways to subside and residents and cleanup crews to remove fallen trees and repair damage. Flooding remained a danger in some places, though. Residents who went out to East La Loma Park to enjoy the sunny Sunday were… Keep Reading
Rescue crews are searching for a motorist who was reported missing in floodwaters in south Sacramento County. Dan Quiggle, deputy fire chief for operations for Cosumnes Community Service District Fire Department, said Cosumnes and Wilton fire crews were searching for a missing motorist who was reported washed off Dillard Road near Highway 99 overnight. Continue… Keep Reading
Some Stanislaus County hospitals continued the tradition Sunday, Jan. 1, of announcing the first births of 2023. Doctors Medical Center could share only limited information about the first baby born there — just that he was born at 12:18 a.m. He weighed in at 8 pounds, 2 ounces, and measured 19.5 inches long, according to… Keep Reading
