Five stories Turlock residents should read this month. Here’s what to know

From city employee pay to property damage complaints over fiber-optic installation, several stories made headlines in Turlock this month. Here’s a roundup of what happened.

Here are the key stories:

• Turlock’s highest-paid city employees all work in its police or fire departments. The police chief earned nearly $395,000 in total compensation last year, while the median total compensation for a city employee was $120,330.

• Animal rights group Direct Action Everywhere protested at Meyenberg Goat Milk’s Turlock plant after four people were charged with felonies for allegedly removing two sick baby goats from supplier Vera Goat Dairy in Kings County. The activists say the goats needed immediate medical care, while authorities found the animal cruelty complaints unfounded.

• A GoFundMe page was created for Carson Souza, 19, a Turlock teenager killed March 31 when his SUV left northbound Highway 99 and struck a tree. The fund had raised $40,765 as of April 20.

• Turlock-founded Silva Injury Law earned a Webby Award nomination for its “Office”-style mockumentary YouTube videos, competing against Jimmy Kimmel and Keke Palmer in the Scripted Video & Film category.

• The city of Turlock ramped up oversight of fiber-optic installation by Race Communications after residents reported property damage, incomplete restoration and work outside approved areas. The city has directed the company to take corrective action and threatened to suspend work if issues continue.