2 Cats Test Positive For Coronavirus

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NEW YORK- The first two documented cases on pets testing positive for COVID-19 in the United States has been confirmed by the Center for Disease Control. Federal officials with the CDC issued the following statement today: Washington, D.C. April 22, 2020 – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National …

“They failed us”. A Look Inside The Warehouse With Nearly 60 Cases Of COVID-19

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TRACY- After we broke the story last week that as many as 50 people at the Safeway Distribution warehouse in Tracy were infected with coronavirus, today Governor Newsom confirmed one fact there have been 51 confirmed cases. Now our sources report 6 additional cases today including a union business agent. After it was made public that employees were being infected …

Cases of Coronavirus Confirmed At Safeway

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TRACY- Sources who work at the distribution center for Safeway in Tracy has reported to us that 9 of there co workers have tested positive for COVID-19 and several more are being monitored. Today a spokesperson for Safeway confirmed there are in fact employees who have tested positive but gave no details as for as how many. They also announced …

Governor Newsom Says 56% or 25.5 Million People In California Will Be Infected By Coronavirus

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SACRAMENTO- Gavin Newsom has sent a letter to President Donald Trump requesting the immediate deployment of the USNS Mercy Hospital Ship to the Port of Los Angeles through September 1, 2020, to “help decompress the state’s health care delivery system in Los Angeles in response to COVID-19”. In the letter published here, Newsom says he projects 56% of California or …

Average Gas Prices in California More than $4

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CALIFORNIA- According to recent data published by AAA the average gas price for a gallon in California has exceeded $4 a gallon, about 30 cents higher than the same time last year. When compared to the rest of the nation, California’s prices are much higher. Last year voters passed Prop 6, a gas tax initiative to add onto the other …

Mosquitos Known to Carry Zika Virus Found in Central Valley

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STOCKTON- Earlier this month the Mosquito and Vector Control departments for San Joaquin and Stanislaus Counties announced they’ve discovered Aedes mosquitoes for the first time. The announcement comes with the concern for public health since the insects are known to carry the Zika virus. According to the Mayo Clinic Zika is, “A disease caused by Zika virus that’s spread through …

Child Rapist May Be in Stanislaus County

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STANISLAUS COUNTY- ? COMMUNITY ALERT ?: Kenneth Lawson, convicted of sodomizing two infants, is at large and believed to be in Stanislaus County. The Dept of Corrections issues a warrant for his arrest on April 16 after it is believed he cut his GOS ankle monitor off in Fresno. Lawson is described as white, 6’2”, 175 lbs, and is considered …

The National Weather Service Issues Alert for the Central Valley ?

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The NWS hasn’t issued an alert for possible hottest weather conditions this upcoming weekend for the Central Valley. Event: Special Weather Statement Alert: …Hottest temperatures so far this season possible over the  weekend…  Strong high pressure centered over the Desert Southwest is  forecast to build northwestward this weekend bringing potentially  the hottest weather so far this summer to inland areas …

Stockton’s Fire Chief Charged With Crime in Turlock

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TURLOCK- The Stanislaus County District Attorney has filed a misdemeanor domestic violence battery charge against Stockton Fire Chief Erik Anthony Newman. He was arrested last month on June 20th for assaulting a woman he lived in Turlock. According to the charges Newman inflicted “corporal injury resulting in a traumatic condition” on his girlfriend. In June Newman was arrested at the …