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68 Year Old Modesto Man Perished in Motorcycle vs Big Rig Collision on Hwy 120 |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 09/08/2020 03:56 PM
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Jamestown, CA...On September 5, 2020, at approximately 11:50AM a 68-year-old male from Modesto, CA stopped his 1999 Harley Davidson Motorcycle on the north shoulder of eastbound State Route 120, west of Green Springs Road to assist a disabled motorcycle. After assisting the disabled motorcycle, the rider started his motorcycle and entered the eastbound lanes of State Route 120. At that same time, 63-year-old Erik Roen of Knights Ferry, CA was driving his 2012 Kenworth Big Rig, while pulling a flatbed trailer carrying a bulldozer, eastbound on State Route 120, west of Green Springs Road in the #2 lane. The motorcycle rider traveled into the #2 lane directly in front of the Big Rig. As a result, the front of the Big Rig crashed into the motorcycle.
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Forest Service Officials Confirm One Fatality, One Injury on August Complex August Complex Wildfire |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 09/01/2020 02:07 PM
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Willows, CA...USDA Forest Service officials on the Mendocino National Forest are deeply saddened to confirm the death of a firefighter on the August Complex. Two additional firefighters were involved in the accident. The firefighters were working on the Tatham Fire within the August Complex on Monday, Aug. 31, 2020 when the vehicle accident occurred. A second injured firefighter is receiving medical attention for burns to their hand and arm, while the third firefighter involved received no injuries.
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Patrick Rueda, 50 Passed Away in Motorcycle Accident on Hwy 26 |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 08/31/2020 11:20 AM
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Mokelumne Hill, CA...On August 29, 2020, at approximately 1138 hours, the Stockton Communications Center received a call of a traffic collision involving a solo motorcycle on State Route 26, near Sport Hill Road in the Mokelumne Hill area. Officers from the California Highway Patrol (CHP) San Andreas Area Office responded to the scene and discovered a deceased male motorcycle rider.
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Senate Republican Leader Grove on Passing of Former Republican Senator Tom Berryhill |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 08/30/2020 03:35 PM
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Sacramento, CA...Senate Republican Leader Shannon Grove (R-Bakersfield) released the following statement on the recent passing of former Republican Senator Tom Berryhill: "I am saddened to learn about the passing of my friend Tom Berryhill who was a true statesman, a small business owner, and a farmer from Calaveras County. Business and farm groups considered Tom a friend and staunch supporter as did many on both sides of the political spectrum.
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Senator Andreas Borgeas on the Passing of Senator Tom Berryhill |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 08/30/2020 03:41 PM
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Sacramento, CA...Senator Andreas Borgeas (R-Fresno) issued the following statement upon learning of the solemn news of Senator Tom Berryhill's passing: "Our community has lost a giant. Tom Berryhill led a dedicated life of service to his community both in the California Legislature and the Stanislaus County Board of Supervisors," said Senator Borgeas. "Tom was my mentor and imparted the importance of respect, civility and collegiality in California politics. My wife Anna and I would like to express our deepest condolences to the Berryhill family as they endure this difficult time."
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Remembering Chadwick Boseman, 1977-2020 |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 08/29/2020 10:58 AM
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Burbank, CA...Actor Chadwick Boseman, star of Marvel Studios’ groundbreaking film Black Panther, has passed away at the age of 43. “We are all heartbroken by the tragic loss of Chadwick Boseman—an extraordinary talent, and one of the most gentle and giving souls I have ever met,” said Robert A. Iger, Executive Chairman and Chairman of the Board, The Walt Disney Company. “He brought enormous strength, dignity and depth to his groundbreaking role of Black Panther; shattering myths and stereotypes, becoming a long-awaited hero to millions around the world, and inspiring us all to dream bigger and demand more than the status quo. We mourn all that he was, as well as everything he was destined to become. For his friends and millions of fans, his absence from the screen is only eclipsed by his absence from our lives. All of us at Disney send our prayers and heartfelt condolences to his family.”
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Frederick Eugene Evans 1935 - 2020 |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 08/25/2020 06:01 PM
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Valley Springs, CA...Frederick Eugene Evans age 84 past away on July 20 2020 at Mark Twain Saint Joseph Hospital of natural causes . He was born May 24 1936 in a tar paper shack at his grand parents farm on the Moseley Prairie in Oklahoma out side of Siloam Springs AR. to Leslie B. Evans & Mildred C. Evans as there first child. Frederick spent his early life going to school, working the family farm and doing odd jobs every thing from bucking hay to picking cherries. He said he was good at bucking hay but very bad at picking cherries. During droughts his father would pack up the family and move to were ever there was work, which eventually led him to Ceres Ca. where he graduated high school in 1953.
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Donald McNeal 1948 - 2020 |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 08/23/2020 07:50 AM
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Arnold, CA...Donald McNeal passed away on July 31, 2020, after a short battle with cancer. He is survived by his brother-in-law John Coppolo (Judy, deceased), and nieces, Catherine Rossetto (Chris) and Jennifer Stetson (Dave). He is also survived by his ex-wife and good friend, Patricia Roma, and her nieces, Ursula Roma and Axie Roma, nephews, Chip Roma and Gian Roma, and grandnephew, Paolo Roma.
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Darren Vernon Jones 1965 - 2020 |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 08/22/2020 11:58 AM
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Angels Camp, CA...Darren Vernon Jones of Angels Camp passed away on 08/06/2020. He was born in Oakdale, CA to Mary Louise Smith Jones and Lester Vernon Jones. Darren is survived by his wife Brenda, his son Tim Jones, his mother Mary Louise Jones Ardito, all of Angels Camp; his son Travis Rankin of Georgia, and his brother Brian Jones (Terrie) of Carson City, NV.
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Pilot Killed in Helicopter Crash Fighting the Hills Fire |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 08/19/2020 04:25 PM
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Coalinga, CA...This morning a Call When Needed (CWN) helicopter crashed while fighting a wildfire in western Fresno County. The Bell UH-1H helicopter was on a water dropping mission on the Hills Fire, approximately 9 miles south of the City of Coalinga. Air and ground resources responded immediately to the crash site. The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office SAR team was requested to the area of S. Lost Hills Road and Sutter Ave. in Coalinga. The pilot was the only person aboard the helicopter and did not survive the incident.
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