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LocalA prevention program in Stanislaus County is screening elementary schoolchildren for the warning signs leading to Type 2 diabetes, a common form of diabetes that used to occur mainly in adults but is now showing up in children. It's estimated that 23.6 million Americans have diabetes, putting them at risk of kidney disease, vision problems, stroke and cardiovascular disease.
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An independent autopsy report, commissioned by Craig Prescott's family, says the 38-year-old former sheriff's deputy died from a lack of oxygen to the brain during a struggle with officers while in custody at the Stanislaus County Jail in April.
A group of young professionals is looking for a catchy new slogan to cast a more positive light on our fine burg. Here's one they probably won't pick: "Modesto: Where even your safe isn't safe." Scavengers recently managed to make off with a 6,000-pound steel, glass and concrete vault door frame from a demolition site in downtown Modesto.
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An independent autopsy report, commissioned by Craig Prescott's family, says the 38-year-old former sheriff's deputy died from a lack of oxygen to the brain during a struggle with officers while in custody at the Stanislaus County Jail in April.
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Mohamad Samir "Sam" Alsabagh, a retired 20-year Navy veteran, doesn't understand why a fellow Muslim, Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, allegedly opened fire with two handguns at Fort Hood, Texas, last week. "The media said he was an extremist Muslim. I don't know," said Alsabagh, a member of the Modesto Islamic Center's board who works as a benefits counselor for veterans.
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Their faces tell just one piece of the story. They were young and old, a range of races. They came from all corners of the county, though the majority were concentrated inside Modesto's city limit. They are the homicide victims of Stanislaus County.
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A pregnant woman who vanished. A husband convicted of killing her and their child. A story that gripped the nation.
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Times are tough. For anyone stretching dollars to pay basic expenses, we have good information for you in our "Dollars and Sense" section.
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