Stockton News

An employee was forced to open a safe and then tied up during a robbery Friday morning in north Stockton, police said.

A woman on trial for beating her 4-year-old stepdaughter to death was sentenced Friday after taking a last-minute plea deal as her trial drew to an end.

The 14th Stockton Opera Guild Kathe Underwood Scholarship Competition was held recently at the historic St. John's Church in Stockton.

They've lost their homes, their means of support and maybe much more, but the homeless who lined up Friday morning for coffee or hot chocolate and other treats have not lost their faith.

The child's mother, Maria Romero, 32, of Atwater was driving a 2000 Isuzu sport utility vehicle at 12:45 p.m. when it collided for unknown reasons with a 2012 Toyota sedan.

Authorities arrested a man on suspicion of gun possession Wednesday after conducting a probation search at his home in central Stockton, police said.

The San Joaquin County African American Chamber of Commerce is hosting a physical fitness mixer from 5 to 7 p.m. April 25 at In-Shape Health City Health Club, 4555 N. Pershing Ave. in Stockton.

A homicide suspect has barricaded himself inside a home just south of Victory Park in central Stockton since late Thursday night, putting the neighborhood on alert and one area school on lockdown, the San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office reported.

One former Franklin High School student is dead and another is being held in a Seattle jail on suspicion of homicide in the death of his girlfriend.

Carol A. Flory, devout Christian and beloved mother, quietly went to be with our Lord and Savior this past April 13, 2014.

Vicki was born in Independence, Missouri and lived most of her life in Stockton.

A comatose 10-month-old girl is not expected to survive and her foster father is facing the possibility of life in prison after being arrested on suspicion of child abuse Thursday, authorities said.

Patches of blue peek through the vast canopy of gray as Rick Stelzriede turns a key in the ignition and points his bow toward open water.

"I felt campaigning, asking for money, knocking on doors was hard enough," Tubbs said.

A second suspect has been identified in the kidnapping and robbery of a Ripon man when he showed up to an arranged meeting to purchase high-end sneakers from a person he met on Facebook, according to police.

Police are asking for the public's assistance in locating one of two suspects who kidnapped a Ripon man and robbed him at gunpoint after making contact with him on Facebook, authorities said.

The Leadership Stockton Class of 2014 is proud to announce the completion of their R&R for Fremont Park Project! They will be holding a ribbon cutting Thursday, April 24th, 12:30pm at Fremont Park, 302 E. Fremont St.! The Ribbon cutting will be in conjunction with the El Concilio new location ribbon cutting/open house.

Adult males pay young kids to get in line and obtain enough bobbleheads to fill a couple of shopping bags with plastic statues of players with wiggly heads.

Of the 1,300 young men and women who signed up for a physical agility test and written exam Wednesday at the San Joaquin County Fairgrounds, that's the educated estimate of the number of hopeful applicants who someday could earn the badge of a Stockton police officer.

If a voter hasn't heard much about Gary Hickey, they won't see a campaign pitch from him in the sample ballot booklet, either.