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World’s largest water balloon fight? Stockton event hopes to set the record this weekend.

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By Rich Ibarra Verified
| KXJZ-FM (Sacramento, CA) Verified
Stockton hopes to break the Guinness World Record for the biggest water balloon fight this Saturday. Temperatures are expected to hit around 102 degrees, and Splash Fest organizers hope it’ll be a way to cool off while grabbing a claim to fame at the same time. DeMar Johnson is with Balloons Over Bullets, which is sponsoring the event to help stop gun violence and provide a safe space for kids. “The record that’s set right now is just under 9,000 people with 176,000 balloons,” he said.
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Aw, Nuts: Modesto minor league baseball team playing its final season

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By Rich Ibarra Verified
| KXJZ-FM (Sacramento, CA) Verified
Modesto’s minor league baseball team is playing its final season after 78 years. The city and the team could not reach home on an agreement for a long-term lease and so the team’s history is coming to an end. The current lease at John Thurman Field will expire at the end of September. The Modesto Nuts' beginnings in the city date back to 1946. The team was named the A’s, the Colts and the Reds in years gone by.
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Stanislaus County declares emergency over tomato pest

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By Rich Ibarra Verified
| KXJZ-FM (Sacramento, CA) Verified
Roughly 90% of all processed tomatoes grown in the U.S. come from California — but this year’s crop is being threatened by a tiny bug in the San Joaquin Valley. The beet leafhopper transmits a disease called curly top virus as it feeds on a variety of crops including melons, cucumbers and squash, but the main concern is tomatoes. Emergency proclamations have been declared in Kings, Kern, Fresno, Madera and Merced counties.
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