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Stanislaus County sees sharp increase in opioid deaths The opioid epidemic, already a problem in the region, was made worse over the previous year, with Stanislaus County recording an increase of overdose deaths from opioids. In 2020, Stanislaus County recorded 132 total deaths from overdose, which is an increase of 59 percent from 2019, according to the Stanislaus County Health Services Agency. Of the 132 overdose deaths, 78 were opioid related. White residents continue to expe...

2002 Hughson killer freed because of COVID policy, governors Brown & Newsom Stanislaus County District Attorney Birgit Fladager announced Tuesday that convicted killer and Mexican national Miguel Angel Zavala Vigas, 37, is being released from prison early due to the state’s policy relating to the coronavirus pandemic. Fladager has confirmed that there is an immigration hold on Vigas and that he should be deported to Mexico immediately upon release. Vigas was convicted of fatal...