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TurlockCityNews.com is an online newspaper based in Turlock, California. It is Turlock's only daily, locally-owned newspaper.

TurlockCityNews.com was founded in 2005 by David "DJ" Fransen, a Turlock native, in response to the Turlock Journal's decision to stop daily publication.

The newspaper reached about 8,000 readers per month at its founding, growing to 16,000 monthly readers by 2012. As of February 2014, TurlockCityNews.com had grown to become Turlock's most popular news source, serving more than 270,000 readers per month.

Fransen continues to own and publish TurlockCityNews.com. Alex Cantatore has served as the Editor of TurlockCityNews.com since Jan. 21, 2013.

TurlockCityNews.com's work has been recognized by U.S. Rep. Jeff Denham, the Turlock Irrigation District , and the Stanislaus County Economic Development and Workforce Alliance. Its reporting has been cited by KXTV's News 10 program and The Modesto Bee, among others.

In February 2014, TurlockCityNews.com announced a partnership with The Signal, California State University, Stanislaus's independent, student-run newspaper. The partnership is intended to bring more campus news to the Turlock community, and vice versa. .