Two People Found Dead in Hughson Home  2025 – Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Office officials report that on Sunday Stanislaus Regional 911 received a call from a juvenile stating their parents were deceased Deputies responded immediately to the 1700 block of Fontana Ranch Road in Hughson deputies safely evacuated two children from the home We can confirm that one of the deceased adults is an employee of the Sheriff’s Office the Modesto Police Department and the Stanislaus County District Attorney’s Office are responding to take over the investigation No further information will be released at this time Please keep your thoughts with all of those affected by this tragic incident Source: Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Office A call to  9-1-1 on Sunday morning from a youth stating their parents were dead sent Stanislaus County Sheriff’s deputies to a home in the 1700 block of Fontana Ranch Road in Hughson They also found two children in the home and were able to take them to safety One of the adults was confirmed to be an employee of the sheriff’s office the Modesto Police Department and the Stanislaus County District Attorney’s Office is taking over the investigation This is an ongoing investigation and more information will be released at a later date “Please keep your thoughts with all of those affected by this tragic incident,” the sheriff’s office stated in a release A child’s call to 911 on Sunday morning led authorities to discover the bodies of his parents inside their Hughson home Stanislaus County Sheriff’s deputies responded to the home at 1705 Fontana Ranch Road in Hughson after the child phoned 911 at 9:28 a.m Deputies found the bodies of the boy’s parents while removing him and a sibling from the home One of the deceased was an employee of the Sheriff’s Department but there was no information as to which of the two or what their position Because Modesto Police Department officials stated that there was no threat to the community many took that to indicate the deaths were the result of a murder-suicide including newobituaries.site and Deathnotice247 reported the identity of the deceased man as Daniel Hutsell Erich Layton said his department would not be able to confirm or deny any identity The involved departments refused to release any details Please select what you would like included for printing: Copy the text below and then paste that into your favorite email application 1942 in Brockport to the late Lafayette and Besse (Behrend) Hughson Rod was the owner and operator of Rod Hughson Construction for over 25 years He raced motorcycles professionally for several years and was a lifetime member of the Crusaders Motorcycle Club in Medina referee and various other positions during his time racing and especially enjoyed taking his 1936 Pontiac to local car shows he was predeceased by his wife Rebecca (Hollink) Hughson in 2019 sister Joyce Hughson Cliff and brother William Hughson Rod's family will receive friends at the Christopher Mitchell Funeral Home 16650 State Route 31 February 3rd from 3:00-7:00pm where a time of sharing to celebrate Rod’s life will be held at 7:00 Those in attendance are encouraged to bring stories to share Interment will take place at Beechwood Cemetery in Kendall Christopher Mitchell Funeral Home - Holley Enter your phone number above to have directions sent via text This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors Hughson’s Robert McDaniel got a last-minute invite to the Elite 11 and made the most of his opportunity Robert McDaniel’s senior season at Hughson High has benefitted from all he learned last summer at the Elite 11 Quarterback Camp He’s hoping to help lead the Huskies to another CIF Sac-Joaquin Section title and perhaps a CIF state title before he embarks on his college career at the University of Arizona He and unbeaten team have a huge game Friday vs unbeaten Sonora We hope you enjoy this free story on Cal-Hi Sports.com. 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If you’re not a member, CLICK HERE The best quarterback in the 117-year history of Hughson High School was told to put his summer workout on hold Someone from “Elite 11” was trying to reach him He thought his tryout in Las Vegas for Elite 11 merely the nation’s most prestigious three-day camp for prep quarterbacks “There’s a 32-page playbook waiting for you.” he was practicing with his Hughson teammates he was being mentored by quarterbacks Cade Klubnik (Clemson) and Dillon Gabriel (Oregon) and gathering insights from Pete Carroll (a longtime friend of Elite 11 founder Andy Bark) “I was picking their brains on everything,” McDaniel said I really learned how to be a better teammate…and reaching a happy medium between being a good teammate and not being the guy no one wants to be around.” The Friday Night Lights shine bright in this corner of the world and the Trans-Valley League – Hughson’s affiliate – is arguably California’s toughest small-schools league five TVL schools have won CIF state championships tossed the ball around his backyard during his childhood His parents held him out of tackle football until eighth grade Since he was promoted to the varsity by coach Shaun King for the final two games of his freshman year The numbers midway through his senior year glow like The Strip on New Years Eve: 6,107 passing yards and 78 touchdowns against only 15 interceptions Hughson has enjoyed its share of success over the years but the McDaniel Era laps all previous runs the Huskies have captured two Sac-Joaquin Section titles and – when he was sophomore – the CIF 5-AA state title Hughson reached the Northern California final possesses the kind of talent that has made him a commit to Arizona He spins the ball with authority both in the pocket and rolling out “He goes through his progressions like you don’t often see at the high school level,” King praised It was not by coincidence that Arizona coach Brent Brennan paid a visit during Hughson’s game recently against Ripon McDaniel has taken summer school classes online so he can graduate early and be in Tucson next spring (he’ll still walk with his class in May) McDaniel is the first Power 5 QB recruit from the TVL since Hilmar’s Nate Costa (Oregon) two decades ago The Hughson star at first committed to Cal until college football leadership rotated like a huge out-of-control wheel The retirement of Alabama icon Nick Saban sparked the change Kalen DeBoer switched from Washington to Alabama Jedd Fisch relocated from Arizona to Washington and Brennan left San Jose State for the U of A McDaniel developed relationships with Brennan and his offensive coordinator Dino Babers Cal and others motored to Hughson last summer for white-board sessions with King and McDaniel Just in case McDaniel rethought his destination is virtually a finished high school product he’s tossed 16 touchdown passes and only one interception His primary targets are first rate: Max Mankins a senior from nearby Waterford who enrolled at Hughson as a freshman; and junior Bryce McDaniel Hughson trailed Ripon Christian 21-14 midway through the fourth quarter when McDaniel – on a 4th-and-13 —connected with Sumter for a 43-yard tying touchdown McDaniel found McDaniel for the dramatic 23-yard game-winner McDaniel and Sumter made their first impression on Ripon Christian sustained a drive that produced the win and a berth in the state finals (Hughson defeated Muir 9-6 for the championship) “He (McDaniel) can fit the ball catchable for me and not catchable for the defense,” Sumter said They both hoped it would be this way – Robert throwing it and Bryce catching it “Being able to know exactly where he is during each of his route is so good,” Robert said “We just kind of know what the other is going to do.” Sumter caught a 42-yard TD pass from McDaniel with 2:42 left in the game to give the Huskies a 21-17 win over Escalon which has been the perennial powerhouse in the TVL McDaniel also had 190 yards passing in the game In the most recent Cal-Hi Sports small school rankings McDaniel sometimes has felt overwhelmed over the crush of collegiate coaches and media as his cell phone buzzes like bees pollinating almond trees It is during these times that he seeks grounding and he finds it in the community around him I realized we’re still playing these games in front of my family relatives and friends on Friday night,” he said Editor’s Note: Ron Agostini had a long career as a columnist on all levels of sports at the Modesto Bee and frequently wrote about and covered high school sports He still writes regularly in retirement for the FrontRowPreps.com website Ron will be inducted into the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section Hall of Fame in the media category He was recently the grand marshal of the East Union High (Manteca) homecoming parade Find out how you can get access to more exclusive content one-of-a-kind California high school sports content Learn More Did you stop producing med/small school rankings Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" Hughson is one of the most desirable places to live in Stanislaus County George Carr reported in the annual “State of the City” address given March 26 at Samaritan Village Hughson is expected to grow from its current population of just over 7,700 to just under 10,000 residents with the build-out of the 299-lot Parkwood subdivision “Since I moved here in 1990 this city has grown by over 4,000 people which is an average of 114 people per year since,” said Carr The mayor began his speech detailing the history of Hughson beginning in 1907 and eventually being incorporated as a city in 1972 for dedicated police protection the city now contracts with the Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Department for protection and Carr said Hughson is “considered the safest city in the county.” “These individuals make sure we are safe and protected while building relationships with everyone they encounter Our deputies maintain greater than expected visibility while also educating the public on laws and regulations.” Mayor Carr reviewed improvements added in 2024 • Replacing the ADA parking on Third Street and added ADA parking on Hughson Avenue • Addition of a large monument sign on Santa Fe Avenue at Hughson Avenue • Completed on the full renovation of LeBright Park used by local youth baseball and football organizations the city has invested over $1 million installation of 2 new backstops an ADA walkway with areas to view the games at every field a new concession stand and restroom facility and the addition of new ADA parking stalls and paving of the parking lot “We are also in the process of upgrading all the streets in the city This street preservation project is being completed in three phases Phase 2 will begin next month (April 2025) This work helps Hughson extend and maintain the condition and potentially earns us the highest road scores in the county.” He said the specific improvements have been funded through grant programs federal ARPA funds and Measure L tax dollars “so the City of Hughson does not have to incur expensive loans for these improvements that would impact the citizens of Hughson.” Carr noted that his city is in the process of updating its Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition system (SCADA) which is a system of software and hardware elements to prevent disruptions in Hughson’s water and wastewater operations The next big project is the design of a new Civic Center/Public Safey Center The current City Hall and Police Services building dates back to the 1940s ”Both buildings have out lived their life spans With all the city growth over the last approximately 84 years these structures are becoming too small for daily business Currently we are looking at combining fire and police into a public safety center and relocating the library with City Hall and the community/senior center This project should benefit all the residents of Hughson well in the future.” Mayor Carr said at least one community input workshop has been held and more will be held in the future The city is also repairing or replacing sections of sidewalk on Hughson Avenue and adding street lighting and speakers to downtown “The city remains focused on its efforts in continuing to make the downtown an area where our community gathers and builds together,” Carr said The city continues to design a pedestrian walkway over the railroad tracks along Santa Fe Avenue at Whitmore Avenue saying “city staff continues to work with BNSF to finalize the design and timing of construction for this project.” The city is also hard at work on expanding parks recreation and entertainment options in Hughson and this summer will introduce the “Park after Dark series” whereby Rolland Starn Park will be kept open with the lights for families and children to enjoy after hiding from the summer heat all day The event is set for Fridays in June and July “We are very excited to bring this to our community Anthony’s Catholic Church has been brought into the city limits to allow for connection to city utilities He mentioned three new businesses which were recently added in Hughson a community Strength and conditioning gym on Whitmore Avenue; Smith Woodcraft & Design on Hughson Avenue; and Ann’s Fish n’ Chips on Third Street Several commercial and industrial projects on Hughson’s horizon include: • A two-story restaurant with rooftop bar for Agave Azul at Hughson Avenue and Third Street which was approved by the Planning Commission in October • A proposed commercial development on Whitmore Avenue at Tully Road to include a grocery store as the anchor The project is undergoing environmental review • An industrial subdivision on Tully Road at Roeding Road is also in the planning and environmental review stages for the subdivision of land into 34 one-acre industrial parcels • United Pavement and Jimenez Trucking have been approved for new development of two parcels on Tully Road a concrete batch plant (UPM) and truck repair shop (Jimenez Tires) saying prudent spending has allowed a balanced budget Revenues of $17.15 million and expenses of $17 million has left a surplus of $122,462 “The city has a healthy General Fund Reserve as well as a 33% contingency fund This allows the city to review and address any deferred maintenance issues and reserves funds to cover any unanticipated or emergency expenses that may arise we must always be financially prepared for the future.” The mayor said the City Council continues to work on many priorities including increasing transparency and public awareness; staffing assessments and development opportunities; revitalizing downtown; completing the update of the Hughson General Plan and Housing Element including annexation of industrial zoned land; maintaining streets and wastewater facilities and parks; strengthening community safety through crime prevention reduction activities; maintaining a structurally sound budget; and providing efficient government operations “The greatness of the City of Hughson is also because of all the residents Events like our annual Fruit & Nut Festival and our beloved Christmas Parade followed by the fire district’s Operation Santa where Santa Claus rides on the top of a fire truck going down every street in Hughson While the fire district completes Operation Santa the city follows behind the fire truck looking and judging all the festively decorated houses for our ‘Light Up the Town’ event It is very heartwarming seeing all the children and now dogs come out to see and interact with Santa “The City of Hughson has continued to develop and maintain many great partnerships with several local organizations The school 2+2 committee consisting of two city councilmembers and two school representatives Fire 2+2 committee consisting of two City Councilmembers and two Fire representatives Stanislaus Economic Development Action Committee and of course Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Department Through these partnerships Hughson is able to acquire funding for projects within the city so as not to tax the residents.” Carr ended his speech praising his fellow councilmembers Susana Vasquez Julie Strain and Vice Mayor Randy Crooker and adding: “I am truly blessed to have these four people as partners working for the betterment of the City of Hughson.” “But most importantly I want to thank the citizens of Hughson for putting their trust in me to help lead this great city.” A handful of track and field programs from across multiple local leagues came together on April 12 at the Hughson Vintage Invitational Denair and host Hughson were among the 23 in attendance and saw several of their student-athletes either win or set new school records Hilmar’s Lilly Brewer is continuing to rewrite the record books through her senior season and it came in one of the sport’s most gloried events taking first place over Pitman’s Sofia Martinez by .57 seconds and eclipsing Jayme Soares’ 2024 school record by .08 seconds She then claimed full victory in the finals with a time of 12.84 seconds The senior was also victorious in the day’s 200-meter dash (26.34) and the 300-meter hurdles (47.12) The record was the third Brewer has set in program history this season she finished the 300-meter hurdles in 45.15 seconds On March 7 at the Merced County Championships she set a new 200-meter mark with a time of 25.75 seconds Addie Belo and Miliana Lacey to post a 35.28 mark in the 4x100 shuttle hurdles she ran a 1:06.49 for the school’s only time in the 400-meter hurdles Brewer owns Hilmar’s top marks in the 400-meter race (58.46) and the long jump (17’ 8.5”) as well as in relay teams in the 800-meter sprint medley with Soares Kyndall Johnston and Brianna Dias (1:57.70) and the 4x400 with Soares set a school record of her own by finishing the two-mile race in 11 minutes It was nearly five seconds faster than the runner-up The junior also owns the top 3200-meter (11:41.59) mark in Yellowjackets history Mia Westmoreland and Emma Nyman also own the top 400-meter distance medley relay mark Not only are some of the area athletes incredibly fast Pitman freshman Emily Martinez won the 100-meter hurdles in 17.27 seconds Sophomore teammate Julianne Ramirez won the long jump with a heave of 15 feet Hughson senior Liliana Silva dominated the girls’ pole vault by clearing 10 feet won the pole vault competition with a leap of 12 feet which was a whole foot higher than the next closest athlete Hughson’s boys’ program won a pair of relay races on their home turf Hector Nuno-Garcia and Leland Luhdorff won in 51.19 seconds won the 4x200 relay with a time of 1:35.17 and Emily and Sofia Martinez won with a time of 51.19 seconds Pitman’s Saveena Gadri dominated in the girls’ shot put with a distance of 37 feet Her personal best gave her a nearly seven-foot cushion between her and the runner-up Hilmar freshman Milana Lacey won the girls’ 400-meter dash with a time of 1:00.14 Hughson junior Noeli Gomez-Orozco won her mile race with a time of 5:36.86 This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page Texas — Incumbent Mayor Jane Hughson won re-election and Amanda Rodriguez secured a city council seat in San Marcos according to unofficial results released Wednesday Hughson defeated challenger Juan Miguel Arredondo with 58.98% of the vote (14,128 votes) to Arredondo's 41.02% (9,825 votes) in Tuesday's general election Rodriguez won decisively with 64.16% (13,140 votes) over Maraya Dunn's 35.84% (7,341 votes) ALSO |Travis County DA José Garza wins re-election by wide margin, vows to continue reforms The Place 5 council seat will be decided in a December runoff between Lorenzo Gonzalez Voter turnout in Hays County reached 67.89% with 126,298 ballots cast among 186,021 registered voters Hughson and Rodriguez will be sworn in at a ceremony scheduled for November 18 at 5:30 p.m The Newman Warriors suffered a close loss to the Hughson Huskies in a battle that showcased their strong defense and determination The match was a thrilling contest from start to finish with both teams trading blows throughout the entire game The Warriors started off strong with a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first on a bunt single from freshman Rae Oliveros and a throwing error later in the play Orestimba’s defense kept the Huskies at bay in the top of the second who dove at second base for a hard ground ball to start a double play Hughson returned the favor in the bottom of the second when Kylie Tangney shut down the side with 3 of her 8 strikeouts of the game Hughson bats came alive in the top of the third tying the game 2-2 Orestimba quickly reclaimed their lead the next half inning with a pair of runs scoring on bunt plays The Huskies cut the lead to 4-3 in the fourth thanks to a Peyton Moring RBI single up the middle Following the freshman’s nock was another Moring who tied the game with a single in the fifth The Huskies took a 6-4 lead on an RBI single from senior Grace Leedom and a bunt single by P Wells that led to an error That set up Carne’s heroics to give the Huskies the 8-4 lead In the top of the sixth inning Hughson’s Emma Carne sent one over the right center field wall giving the Huskies an 8-4 lead scoring one run in the bottom of the sixth with two outs #9 Belany Martins answers with her own two run home run bringing the Warriors within one run at 8-7 But that would be it as the Huskies’ Presley Wells retired the side with a strike out to bring the Huskies the win The Huskies improved to 6-1 in league play and jumped to the top of the standings The Warriors dropped to 3-3 against conference opponents and down to third place The Warriors will face an 8-12 Turlock Bulldogs at Orestimba High at 4 p.m California Statewide Law Enforcement Association The California Franchise Tax Board assisted with this investigation “With the effort of state and local investigators this suspect is in custody and is facing prosecution We appreciate the effort of those who investigate this type of fraudulent activity.” Stanislaus County District Attorney Jeff Laugero announced that Lana Casey and tax evasion with special allegations of aggravated white-collar crime and taking advantage of a position of trust.  The grand jury was presented evidence over three days by the District Attorney’s Office before returning the Indictment. Shortly after the Indictment was returned investigators with the Stanislaus County District Attorney’s Office arrested Casey. Casey is currently being held in custody on $1.455 million bail with an order that she not be released on bail without first establishing a legitimate source for any bail posted The indictment relates to allegations that Casey fraudulently obtained approximately $214,000 from non-profit organizations serving the Oak Valley District Hospital in Oakdale by drafting herself and others checks from accounts belonging to the non-profit organizations. Casey is also alleged to have written checks to a mortgage company as well as a company that sold pool fencing it is alleged that after taking money from the non-profits Casey went on to take money from trusts associated with Carolyn W Reynolds. A thorough forensic audit by the California Franchise Tax Board determined that Casey has $1.453 million in unreported income between 2018 and 2021 and determined that approximately $1,211 million of that income was embezzled It is also alleged that Casey illegally laundered the money by conducting transactions through financial institutions and felony tax evasion. Under state and federal law individuals must pay money on earnings whether lawfully or unlawfully obtained.  This case was investigated by the Stanislaus County District Attorney’s Bureau of Investigation and the San Joaquin County District Attorney’s Bureau of Investigation Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page.