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One of two Californians recently diagnosed with hantavirus pulmonary syndrome died, according to the California Department of Public Health. There has been no further details released on the ages, gender or hometowns of the infected, but officials believe they both came into contact with the rare disease at Yosemite National Park.
August 16, 2012
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Staff Reports
TURLOCK JOURNAL
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Local
Just over two weeks ago, Turlock Chamber of Commerce CEO Sharon Silva received some unexpected news – The Amgen Tour of California, one of the world's premier cycling races, had requested that Turlock apply to host the start or end of a race leg.
August 14, 2012
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Local
Army National Guard Pvt. Hector P. Cervantes has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C.
August 14, 2012
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Local
Name of business: Da Kine Smoke Shop
August 14, 2012
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Local
As the earth's population continues to grow, the demand for food escalates as well. Farmers, particularly those in Stanislaus and San Joaquin counties, are working harder than ever to meet the needs of the world as well as the needs of their own families as regulations, both federal and state, squeeze the profit out of working the land.
August 14, 2012
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BY KIM VAN METER
TURLOCK JOURNAL
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Local
Twenty-four local students were able to get the pencils, notebooks, backpacks and new clothes needed to start the school year out right, thanks to a program through Target. On Monday, each of the 24 students, selected by the Turlock Salvation Army, was awarded an $80 Target Gift Card to purchase much-needed back-to-school supplies and clothes.
August 14, 2012
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Nancy
Angel
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Local
People might be reconsidering any end of summer get-a-ways and giving new thought to carpooling, as the price of gas climbs upward.
August 14, 2012
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Sabra
Stafford
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Local
Baseball has long been a sport parents shared with their children; the Stanislaus County Department of Child Support Services is hoping the game will also raise awareness about the importance of dads and moms participating in their children's lives.
August 14, 2012
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Nancy
Angel
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Local
Pacific Gas & Electric will conduct comprehensive tests of Turlock's aging natural gas pipelines in the coming weeks, in efforts to ensure the pipeline does not fail as in the 2010 San Bruno explosion which killed eight people.
August 14, 2012
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Staff Reports
TURLOCK JOURNAL
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Local
Hundreds of Sikhs and community leaders joined together at the Turlock Sikh Temple on Friday to remember the six Sikhs killed when a white supremacist opened fire in an Oak Creek, Wis. temple on Sunday.
August 10, 2012
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Local
Marine Corps Pvt. Diana C. Yorba, daughter of Diana A. and Javier Riojas of Hughson, earned the title of United States Marine after graduating from recruit training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, S. C.
August 10, 2012
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Local
In a somber ceremony Wednesday, family, friends, fellow soldiers and the community paid their final respects to Spc. Benjamin Carlos Pleitez, the 25-year-old Turlock soldier who died July 27 while serving in Afghanistan.
August 10, 2012
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Sabra
Stafford
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Local
A high pressure system hovering over the West is causing temperatures to spike and is testing the electrical grid.
August 10, 2012
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Sabra
Stafford
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Local
A Turlock woman was involved in a chain-reaction crash in Modesto Thursday that claimed the life of an Antelope man.
August 10, 2012
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Sabra
Stafford
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Local
Smoke from a wildfire near the northern boundaries of the San Joaquin Valley air basin is impacting San Joaquin County, with potential impacts in Stanislaus and Merced counties.
August 09, 2012
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Staff Reports
TURLOCK JOURNAL
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Local
