Stockton News

The memories of the night at Cal Expo 32 years ago aren't crystal clear, but Jay Springsteen does recall one thing in particular.

Melanie Norton traveled from Stockton, California to Palm Springs to stay in her twin brother's home and to begin grieving his death.

The rules make it illegal for Californians to water down sidewalks or driveways, to allow runoff from their lawns, to wash their cars with free-running hoses, and to use potable water in fountains or decorative water features.

After spending Tuesday in Northern California driving a Stockton veteran to and from his doctor's appointment at the Department of Veterans Affairs medical campus in Palo Alto, Rep. Jerry McNerney, D-Stockton, returned to Washington where, on Wednesday, he introduced legislation that would allow construction to begin on 10 VA medical facilities ... (more)

Arlene was born in Hayward, California to Arnold and Agnes Morris on August 31, 1923.

Two boys talking near Van Buren Elementary School around 9:35 p.m. Tuesday were robbed at gunpoint of their cell phones and a duffel bag, police reported.

Gunfire erupted late Tuesday resulting in a motorist being shot at and a house being struck in the Conway Homes neighborhood of southwest Stockton, police reported.

Members and friends of the Rotary Club of Stockton held a wreath laying ceremony on Memorial Day honoring World War II veterans who served their country overseas and on the home front during World War II.

When you've got farmers and fishermen, cities and environmentalists all in the same room, plotting the future of the Mokelumne River, the discussion is not always going to be pleasant.

State Sen. Cathleen Galgiani, D-Stockton, successfully requested an audit of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to ensure it hasn't run afoul of pension-reform law to stop "double-dipping" from retired public employees.

Police are asking for the public's help in solving a case involving an elderly man who remained hospitalized in serious condition Tuesday nearly two weeks after he was attacked while working as a city parking lot attendant in downtown Stockton.

A bankruptcy judge, wading into the volatile issue of public pensions in California, suggested today that Stockton workers' pensions could be reduced to facilitate the bankrupt city's financial reorganization.

The gang suspect who became widely talked about because of his mug shot is now in federal custody.

The judge in Stockton, California's bankruptcy on Tuesday ruled that the city has collateral worth $4.052 million with which it could pay holdout creditor Franklin Templeton, dismissing the city's contention its collateral was worthless.

Stockton returns to federal bankruptcy court in about two hours. After passing through the metal detectors to enter the Robert T. Matsui Federal Courthouse in Sacramento, the first thing visitors see is a public art display.

Retired University of the Pacific Professor Robert Benedetti cites some reasons he believes the city of Stockton ended up in bankruptcy.

Ernest D. Giuseponi, 86, of Stockton, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, July 1, 2014, with his family by his side.

Three Stockton police officers were ceremoniously promoted Monday to supervisorial and management positions within a department that Chief Eric Jones said he was immensely proud of.

And the first-time event's problems were considerable. A partial list of what went wrong, according to sources with the 2nd District Agricultural Association, the fairgrounds administrative staff and the state fire marshal: Agenda: Two items of new business listed The complaints are aimed at promoter Michael Allen of Los Angeles-based Next Level ... (more)

According to the California Highway Patrol, Jamie Sauce, 32, of Stockton, California was driving a 1996 Chevrolet Astro van southbound on Highway 395 south of the Secret Valley rest area near Ravendale.