Tracy News

The focus on two men accused of killing a Tracy woman in August shifted Thursday from their status as a married couple to the bloody murder scene they're charged with leaving behind.

TRACY, Calif. a " Authorities are trying to determine who beat a 72-year-old man to death in his Tracy home.The body of Clayton 'Cotton' Riggins was found Tuesday after a neighbor reported that he hadn't been seen for days.

Tara Tinsley's biggest concern is the high heels. Otherwise, the Tracy-based singer-songwriter and former motorcycle racer is ready to boost her self-esteem, experience a totally unnatural environment and have some fun at the Miss California USA competition - a preliminary to Miss Universe 2010 - this weekend in Rancho Mirage.

They can enhance neighborhoods, produce economical and healthy food for residents, be a base for social interactions and contribute to self-reliance. Community gardens are popping up throughout the nation, and Tracy is joining the trend.

Tracy homicide investigators are trying to find out what led up to the death of a 72- year-old man.

Tracy police on Wednesday asked for the public's help to solve the slaying of a 72-year-old man.

Police are investigating the homicide of a 72-year-old man, whose body was found today after a neighbor reported he had not been seen in recent days.

The Tracy Police Department - stretched during 2009 by a string of intense, high-profile crimes - is ending the year with the prospect of cutting 201/2 positions from its work force of roughly 151 employees.

Steve Abercrombie, center, the Tracy police Drug Abuse Resistance Education officer; Tony Washington, left; and Kay Ruhstaller attend the recent Action on Behalf of Children Awards in Stockton.

Donna Matthew was shaking and nervous when she squeezed the trigger of her first handgun.

Decorated Christmas trees can be seen in the windows of Tracy shops and businesses as part of the preparations for the 15th anniversary of the Festival of Trees, which is sponsored by the Tracy Hospital Foundation and set for Friday through Nov.

Mercedes Silveira decorated an altar with a pink backdrop, Disney characters, flowers and angel figures.

Dozens of the city's homeless head to Dr. Powers and Lincoln neighborhood parks every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday for the only meal they will eat on those days.

A somber ceremony Wednesday marked another heart-rending milestone for Tracy: The name of the first Tracy soldier to die in Afghanistan was added to the War Memorial wall.

Two more women have been arrested in connection with the shooting last month at the Amore's Italian Restaurant in Tracy that killed one man and injured six others.

STOCKTON, Calif. a " A Tracy plastic surgeon accused of molesting dozens of patients, many while unconscious, has pleaded not guilty to 64 felony sex charges.Forty-seven-year-old Peter Chi entered the plea Monday in San Joaquin County Superior Court.Authorities say Chi inappropriately touched more than 30 female patients, including a 15-year-old ...

A San Joaquin County judge has refused to drop torture charges against two of the suspects accused of torturing a 16-year-old boy who said he was beaten, burned and denied food at a Tracy home before escaping last year.

People of all ages are showing up at San Joaquin County's seven hospital emergency rooms with influenza symptoms, an unusual phenomenon related entirely to the new H1N1 virus that has landed 146 residents in the hospital and claimed six lives so far.

A man was fishing with a group of friends on a boat along Old River when he suddenly had a heart attack, fell overboard and died Monday afternoon, said Deputy Chief Fred Mandin of Lathrop-Manteca Fire Rescue.

Layoffs and early resignations are closer to realization at City Hall as the council Tuesday voted on an initial downsizing step and reviewed the city manager's proposal to reorganize, reduce services and cut dozens of jobs.