Stockton News

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"We're actually becoming more and more confident that it will snow in Sacramento, and I think Stockton may see similar conditions," said Stefanie Henry, a Weather Service meteorologist.

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A standoff with a suspect in a central Stockton neighborhood has ended after authorities used a stun gun to subdue the man before taking him into custody, Stockton police reported.

San Joaquin Delta College students come in all varieties, but as dozens of them crowded into a small room during their lunch hour Wednesday, it was clear they had one thing in common: They were willing to save someone's life - even that of a stranger - at the simple ring of a telephone tomorrow or 20 years from now.

A suspect wanted in connection with an attempted homicide in San Jose died after being shot by authorities on Interstate 5 during a police chase Thursday in Stockton.

A portion of southbound Interstate 5 in Stockton will be shut down for hours Thursday morning due to an officer-involved shooting on the freeway.

San Joaquin County officials Wednesday made their pitch for $40 million from the state to build a new jail, replacing an aging facility known as the Honor Farm and creating space for new programs designed to keep inmates on the right side of the law after their release.

"Unwrapped Secrets," an original musical production, will be performed three times this month inside the Mamie Starr Performing Arts Center at Ronald E. McNair High School.

Randy Machado, a graduate of Ripon High School's class of 2013, is now a student at Delta College in Stockton and has been inducted into the Modesto Bee's Teen Hall of Fame.

A Stockton city councilman's home was burglarized Tuesday night while council members were being pilloried in public comments suggesting they are somehow insulated from the problems facing residents of the city.

As he wrapped up his comments late Tuesday night, Stockton Mayor Anthony Silva accused fellow council members of also releasing confidential information about a city manager candidate.

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Pope Francis recently criticized what he called "unfettered capitalism" in a text known as an apostolic exhortation.

As an elementary school student in Stockton, Calif., Sarim Chabb was shot in the leg when a gunman used an assault rifle to spray bullets at a schoolyard full of students at recess.

The residents of a home near Mariposa Road and East Eighth Street in southeast Stockton heard gunfire Tuesday night and realized their house had been struck, police reported.

A major ratings agency said Wednesday it doesn't believe a judge's decision to declare Detroit pensions a target for cuts in bankruptcy restructuring will open the flood gates to more Chapter 9 filings in Michigan.

Jazz legend Dave Brubeck died nearly a year ago, but the legacy of the University of the Pacific alumnus lives on in his music, his record on social justice and in the programs supported by the University's Brubeck Institute.

Gloria Higinia Rojas, 74, passed away peacefully at her home on November 28th, Thanksgiving Day, surrounded by loved ones.