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Teenager suspected of shooting, killing 19-year-old in Turlock
(FOX40.COM) — Turlock officers arrested a 17-year-old boy in connection to a shooting that left a 19-year-old man dead and another injured. The Turlock Police Department said the 17-year-old was arrested Monday following an investigation of a homicide that occurred on April 16 in the area of Wayside Drive between Kenwood and Olive Avenues. The […]
Gov. Newsom announces first California state park in a decade on Earth Day
STANISLAUS COUNTY — On Earth Day, California Governor Gavin Newsom was joined by other state officials and activists to announce the newest state park – and the first since 2014 – in Stanislaus County.The state park will be called Dos Rios. It sits right between the Tuolomne and San Joaquin rivers, just 8 miles outside of Modesto, and will also act as a flood plain. Dos Rios came about after some nonprofits felt the area would make a great conservation spot. The governor and the California State Parks Department agreed.Governor Gavin Newsom helped plant a tree with first partner...
San Francisco man dies while swimming in California reservoir
STANISLAUS COUNTY - Deputies have recovered the body of a 24-year-old man who was swimming at Woodward Reservoir on Sunday afternoon, the Stanislaus County Sheriff's Office said.Deputies responded to the area of Mountain View Point at Woodward Reservoir for a swimmer who was seen struggling and in distress shortly before 2 p.m.Investigators believe the man was trying to swim from the shore of Mountain View Point to Area A. The sheriff's office says the man is believed to have drowned about 45-feet from the shore. Just after 5 p.m., deputies said they had recovered the man's body.The Stanislaus County Special Vehicle Operations Unit and Dive Team handled the incident.According to the Stanislaus County Sheriff's Office, the man has been identified as 24-year-old San Francisco resident Oscar Rafael Coello-Flores. Woodward Reservoir is about 72 miles southeast of Sacramento and about 28 miles east of Stockton.
Amid financial issues high-speed rail moving ahead
Lea este articulo en español aquí. The California High Speed Rail Authority continues to face funding challenges with CEO Brian Kelly testifying to the Senate Transportation Committee the agency is “several billion dollars short” to make progress on the Central Valley segment. That 171-mile segment connects Merced and Bakersfield.
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