TURLOCK – Police investigating an armed robbery late Wednesday afternoon attempted to stop the person suspected of the robbery who later shot themself. At about 6:00pm officers with the Turlock Police Department responded to a convenience store on the 400 block of Lander Avenue for a report of a robbery. Officers arriving in the area… Keep Reading
After more than seven years serving as CEO of the Stanislaus County Fair, Matt Cranford is leaving his position to oversee facility operations at California Exposition and State Fair. As the Stan County Fair searches for a permanent replacement, concessions manager Kim Williams will serve as interim CEO. Cranford said that the opportunities at the… Keep Reading
Modesto’s Congregation Beth Shalom celebrated the third night of Hanukkah with a public menorah lighting outside the Gallo Center for the Arts in Modesto on Tuesday. Public lightings by CBS will continue through the region and end on the 25th. Continue reading on Modesto Bee Keep Reading
Organizers of the annual count of homeless people in Stanislaus County and its nine cities are looking for 250 volunteers to help with the latest effort, which takes place Jan. 26. Volunteers will undergo training and work with members of the county’s homeless outreach and engagement team in having homeless people complete surveys. Volunteers also… Keep Reading
The gospel of “One Love” and fried chicken has landed in Modesto. Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers opens its first Modesto and Stanislaus County location Monday, Dec. 19, on Pelandale Avenue. Continue reading on The Modesto Bee Keep Reading
While league matchups won’t get underway until the new year, local wrestlers are already honing their skills at various regional tournaments. Turlock High is once again looking to earn a league title and send as many athletes as possible to Master’s and then State. Down the way at Hilmar High, the Yellowjackets are light on… Keep Reading
The doors of the Turlock Salvation Army were wide open on Friday as dozens of local motorcycle riders rolled up with bags of toys and other gifts. For the third year, Hell’s Angels and the United Motorcycle Clubs joined forced to sponsor local families, hoping to bring holiday cheer to those who are less fortunate.… Keep Reading
A Turlock man arrested on suspicion of killing a man whose body was found in a partially burned commercial building this week was released from jail after the Stanislaus County District Attorney’s Office declined to file charges. Danny Eule Stevens, 58, was booked into the Stanislaus County Jail on Tuesday but was no longer listed… Keep Reading
A local optometrist with offices in Modesto and Turlock pleaded guilty to committing $500,000 in health care fraud, according to the office of U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert. United States District Judge Jennifer Thurston will determine Dr. Carole Sachs’ sentence March 6, according to a news release from Talbert’s office. Continue reading on Modesto Bee Keep Reading
The Newman Police Department is issuing a warning to parents to pass on to their children about not picking up any bags or such things after methamphetamine was found discarded near two schools last week. “On two separate occasions over the last two weeks quantities of suspected methamphetamine were found abandoned near two different schools… Keep Reading
