By now most of you have heard that the California Water Board just released a report called the Substitute Environmental Document (SED), which recommends that 40% of the water in the Tuolumne, Merced, and Stanislaus Rivers flow unimpaired to the Delta in order to improve the salmon habitat. A better name for the document is the SHAM Environmental Document because it is a smokescreen that hides the real reason why 40% flows are needed.

Earlier today at approximately 5 a.m., Turlock Police Department responded to a report of a shooting at 250 South Walnut Road. Upon arrival, officers found two adult victims. These victims were previously described by Turlock Police Department spokesman Officer Steve Rodrigues as one male and one female.

Police have closed off South Walnut Avenue to investigate a shooting near the Motel 6 in Turlock. Early indications suggest two victims were injured by gunfire at about 5:00 a.m. near the Motel 6 on South Walnut Avenue.

There may be potential traffic delays around Pitman High School on September 6 and September 7. Mountain View Road, Roberts Road, and the eastbound lanes of Christoffersen Parkway are being resurfaced.

Turlock Police Department released official information regarding Thursday’s major injury collision involving a person on a scooter being hit by a vehicle at the intersection of East Olive Avenue and North Palm Street. At approximately 2:49 p.m. on Thursday, a 60 year old woman was traveling southbound on East Olive Avenue as an 80 year old female made a westbound turn from North Palm Street onto East Olive Avenue. The vehicle struck the scooter, according to a press release from Turlock Police Department.

At approximately 3 p.m., Turlock police and Turlock firefighters responded to the scene of a possible collision between a vehicle and pedestrian at the corner of East Olive Avenue and North Palm. Emergency crews are currently performing CPR on a person after being allegedly struck by a white Toyota.

An Amber Alert was issued Thursday afternoon by the California Highway Patrol on behalf of the San Francisco District Attorney's Office for a missing child. The child was identified as 11 month old William Brown, an African-American infant with brown hair and eyes. He was last seen wearing gray pajamas with sharks.