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Man driving on Pacific Avenue shot in chestSTOCKTON — A motorist was shot in the chest Saturday afternoon while driving southbound on Pacific Avenue at West March Lane, police reported.The man, who was not identified, was transported to an area hospital where he was treated for non-life-threatening injuries. He is expected to survive.The shooting occurred about 3:50 p.m. An unknown occupant of another vehicle reportedly fired at the victim [...]

STOCKTON — In one corner, there was music, dancing and corned beef. In another, kosher hot dogs, falafel , children being children and rum almond chocolate torte.After 46 years, the dozens of families that make Temple Israel’s annual Jewish Food Fair possible have achieved the perfect balance of traditional Jewish cuisine and inviting activities to keep the community coming back for more.It didn’t hurt that the weather cooperated, with a gentle [...]

STOCKTON — Red Robin Gourmet Burgers & Brews in north Stockton closed Friday for good.The Stockton restaurant at the corner of Pacific and West Yokuts avenues in the Sherwood Mall parking lot that entered the Stockton market to great fanfare just over three years ago was one of 10 restaurants that its Colorado-based parent company shuttered due to falling revenues.It joins a continuing list of major chain restaurants that have abandoned the Stockton market, [...]

STOCKTON — San Joaquin County Sheriff's Deputies arrested a suspected carjacker Sunday morning in east Stockton.The suspect, 28-year-old Sayam Bounmy, is in custody at the county jail.According to the Sheriff's Office, a deputy was flagged down and informed Sunday morning that an attempted carjacking had just occurred and the suspect was still in the area.The crime occurred at a carwash near Waterloo Road and Filbert Street.[gh:iframe src="https://www. [...]

STOCKTON — Mariah Lopez didn’t know she had classmates that were homeless.But, then again, none of her peers knew that a year ago the 16-year-old Cesar Chavez High School student and her family had no place of their own.“Last year, we were homeless,” said Jeannie Yang, who is Mariah’s mom. “We were staying from place to place and she was going to Chavez and no one knew.“I think it was a shock to her to find out that there [...]

Sheriff’s OfficeThere were 49 bookings at the San Joaquin County Jail in the 24 hours ending at 8 a.m. Monday. At that time, there were 1,449 people held at the jail, which has an official capacity of 1,550. When the jail is full, some inmates may be released early.Attempted carjacking arrest, Stockton: Monday morning, a man pulled out a firearm at a carwash near Waterloo Road and North Filbert Street and attempted to carjack a [...]

STOCKTON — Don Bott wants to make one thing clear: he’s not retiring anytime soon.For three decades, Bott has been a well-known and popular presence at Stagg High School, and 27 of those years have been spent as advisor to the award-winning work done by student journalists at the Stagg Line newspaper.In that time span, Bott can only guess how many students he’s taught — possibly thousands. Former students have become colleagues and a [...]

ARNOLD — A motorist who evaded being stopped by a Calaveras County sheriff’s deputy Sunday morning was observed allegedly throwing a dog out of the driver’s window while being pursued. The dog was OK and the driver eventually was arrested, the Sheriff’s Office reported.The incident began about 9:30 a.m. when a deputy observed an unspecified minor traffic infraction on Mandel Road near White Pines and attempted a vehicle enforcement stop with lights and [...]

STOCKTON — A 19-year-old man is in San Joaquin County Jail in lieu of more than $5 million bail after it is alleged he fled from a traffic stop when Stockton police observed a firearm in his vehicle, according to authorities.The man, identified as Ben Nicholas Ropers, was driving at East March Lane near West Lane about 12:20 a.m. Monday when officers conducted a traffic stop for unspecified reasons.After seeing the firearm, the officers started giving Ropers [...]

STOCKTON — While some might say it gave away too many steak fries, Stockton’s Red Robin hamburger restaurant that closed Friday was the victim of an urgent turnaround effort to reverse the falling fortunes of its parent company.“The Stockton Red Robin location was underperforming and, as a result, the company made the difficult decision to permanently close this location,” Kevin Caulfield, spokesman for Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Inc. of Greenwood [...]