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Turlock Lake has been closed to recreation for a year and a half, and there’s no timeline on when it might reopen. The Tuolumne River reservoir west of La Grange had provided boating, camping, picnics ...

TURLOCK (CBS13) — A 64-year-old man drowned in Turlock Lake while swimming to his children Friday morning, according to the Stanislaus County Sheriff's Office. Deputies say the man went out to the ...

REPORTER: DEPUTIES CALLED OUT TO AN EMERGENCY AT TURLOCK LAKE. >> DEPUTIES RESPONDED TO THE SCENE, AND THE 64-YEAR-OLD MALE HAD ALREADY BEEN PULLED OUT OF THE WATER AND CPR HAD BEGUN. REPORTER: HE RAN ...

Two Turlock residents were identified as those killed in a rollover crash early New Year’s Day near Turlock Lake State Recreation Area, the Stanislaus County Coroner’s Office reported. Danny Reyes, 28 ...

A fire at the Turlock Lake State Recreation Area on Wednesday, May 11, 2022, burned 55 acres and buildings and injured a firefighter, officials report. Provided by Modesto Fire Department A fire that ...

Visitors take a last look at the lake under the warm glow of the late evening sun at Turlock Lake State Recreation Area. Debbie Noda Modesto Bee file California State Parks is temporarily closing ...

REPORTER: DEPUTIES CALLED OUT TO AN EMERGENCY AT TURLOCK LAKE. >> DEPUTIES RESPONDED TO THE SCENE, AND THE 64-YEAR-OLD MALE HAD ALREADY BEEN PULLED OUT OF THE WATER AND CPR HAD BEGUN. REPORTER: HE RAN ...