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Carl Lasiter, a control operator for Turlock Mosquito Abatement takes a sample from an outdoor pool on W. Main Street in Turlock, Ca. on Tuesday (04-22-14). This pool currently has no mosquito larvae.

San Joaquin Valley trying to stop mosquito problem early

The finding last month of a dead bird that tested positive for West Nile Virus proves that activitiy is starting earlier than usual in the area this year, officials say. They hope that people will be vigilant about draining away any standing water...

Sports

Orestimba High School pitcher Tanner Pruett in game against Waterford, April 21, 2014.

Unbeaten Pruett has Orestimba in contention for Trans-Valley League title

Orestimba High pitcher Tanner Pruett, a 5-11, 145-pound southpaw, is a perfect 6-0 with a 0.58 earned run average this season. In 48 2/3 innings, he’s struck out 75, walked just nine and yielded just 22 hits. He’s thrown two no-hitters...

Opinion

Our View: Decision retires one inequality tool; we have others

Laws that guarantee every citizen’s right to an equal chance always will be necessary in our nation or any nation that makes the rights of the minority equal to those of the majority. The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that Michigan voters have...

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FILE - In this Dec. 23, 2013 file photo, a woman using a phone walks past Apple's logo near its retail outlet in Beijing. Apple reports quarterly earnings on Wednesday, April 23, 2014.

Apple increases stock buyback, will split stock

Apple is doling out more of its cash to shareholders and preparing to split its stock for the first time in nine years in an attempt to win back investors fretting about the iPhone maker's slowing sales growth and pace of innovation. 3 minutes ago

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Turlock High club inspires students to explore medicine

The teenage years are tumultuous. Amid the stresses of friendships, academics, extracurriculars and more, young people often feel pressure to figure out their lives right now. What gets lost in the process is the freedom to explore and the ability...

Business

FILE - In this March 16, 2011 file photo, steam escapes from Exelon Corp.'s nuclear plant in Byron, Ill. Safer investments like utilities, gold and government bonds were supposed to flop in 2014 as investors pulled out their money and put it into higher risk, higher growth stocks that benefit from a pickup in the economy. But instead of fading, “safe haven” investments are among the year’s best performers.

Last year's deadbeats do best as stocks stall

Financial markets rarely stick to the script, and this year is no different. 7 minutes ago

Nation & World

FILE - In this Aug. 28, 2013 file photo, a horse-drawn carriage stands in front of the Peace Palace, seat of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, Netherlands, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2013. The tiny Pacific nation of the Marshall Islands that was used for dozens of U.S. nuclear tests after World War II is taking on the United States and the world’s eight other nuclear-armed nations with an unprecedented lawsuit demanding that they meet their obligations toward disarmament and accusing them of 'flagrant violations' of international law. The suit was filed on Thursday, April 24, 2014 at the ICJ.

Tiny Pacific nation sues 9 nuclear-armed powers

The tiny Pacific nation of the Marshall Islands is taking on the United States and the world's eight other nuclear-armed nations with an unprecedented lawsuit demanding that they meet their obligations toward disarmament and accusing them of "flagrant... 7 minutes ago