Stockton News

Sabrina Brown, Claudette Ward and Tamika Centers are charged along with Chante Taylor of Reno with conspiracy to file false claims against the federal government.

Home Thyme, a kitchenware and home decor store on the Miracle Mile, is teaming up with Mile Wine Company to host a cooking class at 11 a.m. Saturday at the shop at 2111 Pacific Ave in Stockton.

Assistance League of Stockton has been selected as an official partner of Payless Gives TM Shoes for 4 Kids, an annual giving program from Payless Shoe Source.

Matthew Steven Jones, a 20-year-old man known as the "Carmichael Creeper" and the "Boogey Man," has been sentenced to life in prison without possibility of parole for breaking into homes and molesting children.

The American Cancer Society Discovery Shop is accepting donations of furniture, decor, garden equipment and fixtures, baskets, kitchen items and fine cookbooks for our Home and Garden event to be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 12 and from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 13 at the American Cancer Society Discovery Shop, 207 E. Alpine, Stockton.

Yes, another wild turkey has taken up residence in Stockton. Jones caught him with her smart phone while waiting at a light on one of the busiest stretches of Pacific Avenue.

A man was said to have been walking along the street, only to be hit by a car that kept on driving.

The name of the victim has not been released. The driver, 48, was arrested. His name also has not been released.

Stockton: The San Joaquin Bar Association will host the free legal clinic from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m., March 26 at the Law Library, located at 20 N. Sutter Street in downtown Stockton.

After towing a vehicle from a north Stockton traffic stop because the driver was found to be unlicensed, a search of the vehicle turned up a loaded handgun Thursday evening, police reported.

City Manager Kurt Wilson and Police Chief Eric Jones shared their vision Thursday night of a city working hard to shed the twin stigmas of financial instability and violent crime.

A California appeals court has reversed the murder conviction of a Stockton man charged with the beating death of a 48-year-old woman on grounds the defendant had ineffective representation.

Partners in the fair are Assemblywoman Susan Talamantes Eggman, D-Stockton; the San Joaquin County Office of Education; Kuhtz Diehl Insurance and Financial Services LLC; and SEIU-UHW.

The Port of Stockton is the new home of the Google Barge after the vessel was forced to move from the San Francisco Bay.

Recent rains have delayed a planned weekend closure of the offramp from Interstate 5 to Monte Diablo Avenue in Stockton, according to the Department of Transportation.

Martin, the 68-year-old comedian, actor, author, playwright, film producer, director and "Saturday Night Live" alum, is touring with the Steep Canyon Rangers, a bluegrass group from Brevard, N.C. Martin has written, directed, acted in and/or produced 72 films and appeared as a part of 24 TV shows, written a best-selling memoir and 17 screen plays, ... (more)

From the observation point at Pardee Lake in the foothills east of Stockton, this is the view looking north on Wednesday.

Authorities are asking citizens to call police if they have information pertaining to two men who were recently arrested on suspicion of robbery and weapons possession with gang enhancements.

It seems the mysterious Google barge is about to be on the move, but the question remains: Where is it going? It appeared the barge was bound for Stockton, which has made no secret that they'd welcome it with open arms.

A few hours into his visit to Stockton, Parma, Italy-native Marco Speroni already noticed differences between the Sister Cities.