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• Around the Region (06/10/17)

  09-06-2017 23:49
  
  MODESTO What: Downtown Music Series When: Saturday, 7:30 p.m. Where: First United Methodist Church Chapel, 850 16th St., Modesto, CA Info: The Downtown Music Series Presents, Bradley Bascon Violin Concert. … Click to Continue »
  
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• How tight times require big changes for Modesto Gospel Mission, Salvation Army Corps

  09-06-2017 23:48
  
  The Salvation Army Corps Modesto Citadel and the Modesto Gospel Mission have been in the same boat the past several years – growth in cost of providing services rising at … Click to Continue »
  
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• Never too late: 71-year-old great grandmother earns her GED

  09-06-2017 23:46
  
  A Wisconsin woman with 43 great grandchildren has finally earned her GED.
  
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• Stanislaus County survey asks residents for opinion on Laura’s Law

  09-06-2017 23:33
  
  Stanislaus County is conducting an online survey, asking residents for their opinion on the proposal to adopt Laura’s Law. The state law would allow the county to seek court-ordered outpatient … Click to Continue »
  
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• Prosecutor: Montana congressional race winner will plead guilty to assaulting reporter

  09-06-2017 23:32
  
  The Montana congressional race winner Greg Gianforte will plead guilty to assaulting reporter, according to prosecutors.
  
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• More than 200 birds seized in Indianapolis cockfighting bust

  09-06-2017 23:27
  
  Authorities say they seized more than 200 birds from an Indianapolis home as part of a cockfighting investigation
  
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• How members of congress reacted to the Comey hearing

  09-06-2017 23:22
  
  Some senators felt that Comey dug himself deeper, while others thought that his testimony put Trump in hot water.
  
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• Dog killed during Nevada County homicide suspect's arrest

  09-06-2017 23:21
  
  Investigators:Suspect took victim's vehicle, dog as he left for Nevada
  
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• Mississippi girl helps deliver baby brother

  09-06-2017 23:16
  
  A 12-year-old girl helped deliver her new baby brother this week
  
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• Family Justice Center provides safe haven for abuse victims

  09-06-2017 23:12
  
  The Family Justice Center provides safe haven and a wealth of resources for victims of abuse and domestic violence.
  
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• Kansas man indicted for hate crimes in deadly bar shooting

  09-06-2017 23:08
  
  The indictment accuses Adam Purinton, 52, of Olathe, of shooting and killing Srinivas Kuchibhotla because of his 'actual and perceived race, color, religion and national origin.'
  
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• Authorities investigating Iowa officer for anti-Islam posts

  09-06-2017 23:08
  
  He reportedly called the religion an "evil ideology"
  
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• Albuquerque Tops Modesto as U.S. Car-Theft Capital: Chart

  09-06-2017 23:07
  Albuquerque, New Mexico, surpassed Modesto, California, to become the U.S. metropolitan area with the highest per-capita rate of vehicle thefts last year, according to a report Thursday from the National Insurance Crime Bureau. Modesto fell to fourth behind Pueblo, Colorado, at second and Bakersfield, California, at third.
  
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• House, Senate investigators seek Trump tapes, Comey memos

  09-06-2017 23:01
  
  The House requested Comey and the White House provide the records, including tapes if they exist, by June 23.
  
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• Body found in Colorado believed to be missing 10-year-old

  09-06-2017 23:00
  
  Police believe they have found the body of a 10-year-old girl who went missing during a heavy rainstorm north of Denver
  
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• Nadal just 1 step away from 'La Decima' in Paris

  09-06-2017 22:59
  
  According to his longtime coach, Rafael Nadal did not play very well in his French Open semifinal.
  
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• Famous Set Piece From 'Spaceballs' Movie to be Auctioned Off

  09-06-2017 22:46
  
  The Schwartz is strong with this item.
  
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• FBI agents now in Ripon address everything from terrorism to white-collar crime

  09-06-2017 22:38
  
  Threats to our nation from within and without aren’t declining, and the Northern San Joaquin Valley and foothills are no exception, an FBI official said Friday. And a recently opened … Click to Continue »
  
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• Search for missing kayaker at Lake Tahoe suspended

  09-06-2017 22:35
  
  Man hasn't been seen or heard from in 24 hours, El Dorado County Sheriff's Office says
  
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• Mitt Romney spoke to Hillary Clinton about secretary of state job under Trump

  09-06-2017 22:33
  
  Mitt Romney said Friday he was serious enough about becoming President Donald Trump's secretary of state that he spoke to Hillary Clinton about the post.
  
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• Pennsylvania supermarket killer detailed his plans online

  09-06-2017 22:32
  
  According to authorities in Pennsylvania, a gunman who killed three coworkers and himself, detailed his plans online
  
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• Governors break ground on US Olympic museum in Colorado

  09-06-2017 22:26
  
  Attending the ceremony were Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper and former Ohio Gov. Dick Celeste.
  
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• Woman with infant robbed at gunpoint in Connecticut

  09-06-2017 22:24
  
  The woman had an infant with her when the man pulled the gun and demanded her valuables
  
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• Here's how astronauts drink coffee in space

  09-06-2017 22:11
  
  NASA astronaut Jack Fischer demonstrates how to drink the popular beverage in space.
  
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• President Bill Clinton's former home heavily damaged in fire

  09-06-2017 22:07
  
  President Bill Clinton's former home in Arkansas has been significantly damaged in a fire
  
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• Inmate kills self at Madera County jail

  09-06-2017 21:51
  
  A man has killed himself in the Madera County jail, the Madera County Sheriff’s Department said. Benjamin V. Garcia, 21, of Madera, used a bedsheet to hang himself May 31. … Click to Continue »
  
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• The guy who played Barney has finally been revealed

  09-06-2017 21:40
  
  David Joyner went from working in IT to playing the big purple dino!
  
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• CNN dumps Reza Aslan after he called Trump a 'piece of s---'

  09-06-2017 21:36
  
  CNN has dumped author Reza Aslan less than a week after he profanely referred to President Donald Trump in a tweet
  
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• Trump: '100 percent' willing to testify under oath on Comey claims

  09-06-2017 21:33
  
  Trump also twice declined to confirm the existence of White House recordings of the conversations.
  
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• Attorney: Oakland warehouse fire defendant in near mental breakdown

  09-06-2017 21:33
  
  Derick Almena appeared in court on Thursday but did not enter a plea.
  
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• Food company recalls chicken products due to undeclared allergens

  09-06-2017 21:28
  
  No adverse reactions have been reported.
  
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• Doctor pleads no contest to killing Yale physician

  09-06-2017 21:25
  
  A doctor charged with killing a Yale University physician over a workplace dispute has pleaded no contest
  
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• Need a distraction? The Powerball jackpot is ginormous

  09-06-2017 21:12
  
  The pot reached an estimated $435 million after Wednesday's game, which was the 19th straight drawing without a jackpot winner.
  
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• Documents: Former Adventureland entertainers face sex charges

  09-06-2017 21:03
  
  Court documents detail an enticement case that led to charges for two former Adventureland Park entertainers.
  
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• Kayaker disappears near Lake Tahoe, deputies say

  09-06-2017 20:54
  
  Man hasn't been seen or heard from in 24 hours, El Dorado County Sheriff's Office says
  
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• Rex Tillerson calls on Arab nations to ease blockade on Qatar

  09-06-2017 20:46
  
  Tillerson says the blockade is hindering U.S. military efforts and the campaign against the Islamic State group.
  
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• Fossil discovery rewrites human history

  09-06-2017 20:42
  
  Human fossils discovered in Morocco dramatically revise the setting and era of the origins of our species.
  
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• National Spelling Bee champ Ananya Vinay finally gets homecoming celebration at Fugman

  09-06-2017 20:37
  
  For a brief moment Friday, everything was back to normal at Fugman Elementary School in northeast Fresno. After nearly a week and many miles away, Ananya Vinay was back for … Click to Continue »
  
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• Tulsa police serving mental-health order fatally shoot man

  09-06-2017 20:29
  
  Authorities in Tulsa say police officers fatally shot a man while trying to serve a pickup order for a mental health issue.
  
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• Nebraska medical center closes doors after years of serving community

  09-06-2017 20:26
  
  The last staff at Creighton University Medical Center in Nebraska gathered around the nurse’s desk Friday morning to hear the last call come over the radio.
  
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• Roman Polanski sex victim expected to ask judge to drop case

  09-06-2017 20:19
  
  Samantha Geimer has long asked US authorities to stop pursuing filmmaker Roman Polanski for having sex with her in 1977.
  
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• Canvassers charged in fake, fraudulent voter registrations

  09-06-2017 20:19
  
  Twelve employees of a voter mobilization group are facing criminal charges accusing them of submitting fraudulent or fake voter registration applications in Indiana last year.
  
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• Sacramento365's top 10 weekend events to check out 06.09.17

  09-06-2017 20:15
  
  Click through to see the events happening this weekend in Sacramento
  
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• Dad saves son from ‘dry drowning’ after reading about 4-year-old’s tragic death

  09-06-2017 20:10
  
  Doctors said the 2-year-old would not have made it through the night if his father had not brought him in
  
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• Rare albino or Risso's dolphin and lunging blue whale spotted off Monterey

  09-06-2017 20:08
  
  Trips aboard the Princess Monterey Whale Watching boat The Greatland thrilled watchers this week, with sightings of lunging whales and dolphins. … Click to Continue »
  
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• Emmy-nominated actress Glenne Headly dies at 62

  09-06-2017 20:03
  
  Her filmography includes "Dick Tracy" and "Mr. Holland's Opus."
  
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• Why is yawning contagious?

  09-06-2017 19:51
  
  Sixty to 70 percent of people who see another person yawn in real life or in a photo will do the same.
  
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• McDonald's introduces gay pride fries in rainbow boxes

  09-06-2017 19:36
  
  McDonald's is getting into the gay pride spirit
  
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• Trump: US infrastructure will be 'envy of the world' again

  09-06-2017 18:48
  
  The president visited the Department of Transportation during the culmination of "infrastructure week."
  
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• Caught on camera: Woman distracted by cellphone falls down cellar door

  09-06-2017 18:46
  
  Her son says that there's more to it than cautionary tale of being distracted by your phone, though.
  
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