San Joaquin County News

Street people and the homeless have been joined in line by the working poor, students, senior citizens and families that used to consider themselves middle class.

Stanislaus County employment growth will continue this year, but at a relatively sluggish pace compared with gains expected in Merced and San Joaquin counties, according to a new University of the Pacific forecast.

Local law enforcement agencies are launching Memorial Day Weekend DUI campaigns to catch motorists driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol.

In the five months since Sons of Anarchy 's fifth season finale , I finally got into both seasons of Showtime's powerhouse Homeland and I've been utterly enthralled with BBC America's clone thriller Orphan Black .

El Concilio-Council for the Spanish Speaking and the University of California Davis Center for Health Disparities will be recipients of a Covered California Grant for $1,000,000. The Covered California grants are being awarded after a highly competitive process to applicants to outreach and educate the community about the new federal Affordable ... (more)

Synopsis: Suspect was arrested after entering the residence of his ex-girlfriend and refusing to leave during an argument over child visitation.

Those are the recommendations to local government from a group of citizens that make up San Joaquin County's 2012-13 grand jury, which released a report Wednesday on public safety in the county.

The 13th Stockton Opera Guild Kathe Underwood Scholarship Competition was held recently at the historic St.

The San Joaquin Valley's economy continues to improve, but Stanislaus and Merced counties are lagging behind in job growth, a newly released business forecast shows.

Kevin Walthers will take the reins as Allan Hancock College president beginning July 8, following official approval of his contract Tuesday night.

Even before April 27, when 8-year-old Leila Fowler was fatally stabbed in her home near Valley Springs, the Fowler family had troubles.

There were 68 bookings at the San Joaquin County Jail in the 24 hours ending at 8 a.m. Tuesday.

County officials won't make a decision on whether to expand the San Joaquin County Jail for at least another two weeks.

"Why are you wearing that?" a student will ask his or her significant other. "Why didn't you call me? Why didn't you answer my text?" Those warning signs should not be ignored, because sometimes they escalate into bigger problems, said Suzanne Schultz of the family crimes unit at the San Joaquin County District Attorney's Office.

Two men, one wearing a black mask and the other carrying a semiautomatic handgun, walked into Lathrop Liquor at 15326 Harlan Road shortly after 12:30 a.m. Monday and attacked two employees, taking an undisclosed amount of cash and cigarettes, according to the San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office.

The San Joaquin Regional Transit District rolled out the quietest pair of buses in all of Northern California on Monday.

Charges against a Lodi man accused of shooting his roommate May 17 have elevated from voluntary manslaughter to first-degree murder.

I've judged the San Joaquin County Fair's photography show a few times and there are always an overwhelming number of landscapes, seascapes and flowers but the categories that involve people tend to have the smallest number of entries.

Keri Harris is the new associate director at the Women's Center - Youth & Family Services, a newly created position to assist Chief Executive Officer Joelle Gomez.

The San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office did not submit an incident report for the 24 hours ending at 8 a.m. Sunday.