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Modesto man identified as the person killed after 'verbal argument' Friday
MODESTO, Calif. — The Stanislaus County Sheriff's Office has identified the man killed following a confrontation as 46-year-old Bryan Tenbrink. Law enforcement says Tenbrink was fatally shot in Modesto Friday afternoon. Officials say they were called to the 400 block of Kerr Avenue just after 3 p.m. Friday on...
Renovations at Fremont Elementary in Modesto now complete, touting new safety features
MODESTO, Calif. — A Modesto area elementary school has a lot to celebrate. Construction is complete on school site renovations at Fremont Elementary School that are nearly two years in the making. The kindergarten through sixth-grade school is home to 635 students and for years, administrators and staff said...
House fire reported on San Joaquin Avenue in Denair
DENAIR, Calif. — A two-story structure fire was reported Wednesday morning on San Joaquin Avenue near Main Street in Denair, east of Turlock. Fire crews were dispatched around 4:48 a.m. It was unclear what caused the fire and no injuries have been reported. See our live traffic map for...
Family left with questions after Stanislaus County mother's drowning
NEWMAN, Calif. — Aurora Duran visited Fisherman's Bend near Newman Thursday, one of the first times since her sister Brenda Duran's body was found Saturday by volunteer diver Juan Heredia in the waters of the San Joaquin River. “I’m shaking," said Aurora. “I just can’t get Brenda’s face out...
California’s $12 billion Medicaid makeover banks on nonprofits’ buy-in
California’s Medicaid program is relying heavily on community groups to deliver new social services to vulnerable patients, such as security deposits for homeless people and air purifiers for asthma patients. The post California’s $12 billion Medicaid makeover banks on nonprofits’ buy-in appeared first on Long Beach Post.
California could see more unhealthy air days under new metric to measure air quality
SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY – California could be seeing more unhealthy air quality days, not because pollution is getting worse, but because of a new metric to measure air quality by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).The EPA is hoping it can hold everyone to a higher standard. To bring emissions across the board down. It could also allow people who live in cities like Stockton to be more aware of the air quality if it does turn harmful. The EPA has changed the air quality index. The old AQI showed if there were over 12 micrograms of particulate matter or small...
‘Please test your drugs’: Modesto police warn of sudden spike in fentanyl overdoses
(FOX40.COM) — In response to a reported spike in fentanyl overdoses over the last 24 hours, Modesto Police Department issued a public warning to be on the lookout. “Please don’t do drugs, but if you do use drugs, please test your drugs,” MPD said in a social media post. “Don’t do drugs alone, and keep […]
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