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Hundreds of high school students in Oakdale, California, staged a protest in opposition of Gov. Gavin Newsom (D)’s mask mandate last week. Some students were sequestered inside a gym at one of the schools, according to footage that was posted to social media. A video circulating on social media last week showed California high school students in a gym not wearing masks. “Oakdale CA students throughout the district are refusing to wear masks. High schoolers have been sent to the gym and filled it with more unmasked students on their way,” read one tweet from an account that shared the...

Getting reports that after hundreds protested against school mask mandates yesterday, today, @OakdaleJUSD barricaded any student not properly wearing a mask in the gym and refused to turn on the heat. Police were called for a wellness check and police turned on the heat.

A New York grocery store owner is facing boycott threats because he offered a 20% discount to Trump supporters – even after he said he would honor the deal for Biden backers, too. The Fresh Food Supermarket in Oakdale, N.Y., advertised the offer on Facebook Wednesday with a graphic that said customers could get a discount if they mentioned their support for President Trump at checkout. Beer was excluded. The store’s owner, Jose Colon, a Dominican Republic native who is now a U.S. citizen, said he received immediate blowback, as social media users threatened to boycott and make calls to...

<p>The Stanislaus County Sheriffs Department says no charges will be filed against a homeowner who shot and wounded an intruder.</p> <p>The incident began when Modesto Police spotted a stolen car driven Albert Liberini of Modesto. A high speed pursuit ended in Riverbank when officers deemed it too dangerous to continue.</p>

OAKDALE, Minn. - Authorities suspect arson in an early morning fire at the Mormon temple in the St. Paul suburb of Oakdale. Smoke and fire were reported in the front entry of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints temple shortly before 3 a.m...

OAKDALE, Minn. (WCCO) An Oakdale family and their neighbors fear for their safety after two car bombs went off on the same day. They exploded in the driveway on the 2700 block of Grenada Avenue. Police are now asking for your help to find out who's behind this. "I was just waking up in the middle of the night with an earth shattering bang and it was definitely an explosion," said the victim's neighbor Stacie Demer. Demer and her family were asleep in the early morning hours when a bomb went off in their neighbors driveway. "It was incredibly strong....

OAKDALE, Calif. -- The Hershey's chocolate plant in Oakdale will be shut down, officials said Monday. The closure, which will take place in phases and will mean the loss of up to 600 jobs, is set to be complete by February 2008. The plant is a key part of life for many in this Stanislaus County town of 17,500. The community hosts a chocolate festival on the third weekend in May each year. The first products to cease production at the Oakdale plant will be Hershey's kisses with almonds and Hershey's syrup. Both product lines will be transferred to the...