Monday, May 5th, 2025
Good morning, Modesto. Here's your local news at a glance for Monday, the 5th of May.
ACCIDENTS NEWS
- ➤ The California Highway Patrol closed part of McGowan Parkway between Olivehurst Avenue and Deaton Drive after a car crashed into a power pole and brought down a power line on May 4 — officials have not estimated when the road will reopen — and commuters are using alternate routes. FOX40
CRIME NEWS
- ➤ Turlock Police Department is looking for 44-year-old Kelsy Ramos, reported missing on May 2 after a family member saw her in Newman at 10:30 a.m., later seen driving near Fulkerth Road and Countryside Drive in Turlock, with her white 2017 Nissan Versa spotted in Fresno at 3:23 p.m.—detectives ask anyone with information to call Detective Urban. FOX40
- ➤ Two people were found dead in a home on Sunday morning after a juvenile called 911 to report their parents' death, and deputies evacuated children and examined the scene at the 1700 block of Fontana Ranch Road in Hughson — confirming one victim was a sheriff’s employee. FOX40
TODAY'S FOOD FOR THOUGHT
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