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STOCKTON — The relationship between the Diocese of Stockton and the Daughters of the Cross, the order of nuns who arrived in Tracy in 1958 to start St. Bernard’s School, was officially severed on Wednesday.  Sister Veronica Hagen, the provincial, or leader of the England Province of the order, met with Bishop Myron Cotta to explain the order’s decision to take the three remaining nuns in Tracy — Sister Ann Britto, Sister Marlene Sylas and Sister [...]

TRACY — Clarence Marquez had made it more than halfway through the grueling climb when he saw his son’s photograph.He was exhausted, but Marquez, a Tracy Fire Department engineer, had told C.J. he’d complete the challenge for him.“I think seeing him in the stairwell was pretty hard for me,” Marquez said Wednesday. “Our family had been through a lot already and just seeing him … it gets overwhelming.“I’ve seen [...]

STOCKTON — A pedestrian on northbound Interstate 5 was killed Tuesday night after being struck by multiple unidentified vehicles north of the Pershing Avenue interchange, the California Highway Patrol reported.The pedestrian, whose name has not been released pending positive identification and notification by the San Joaquin County Coroner’s Office, was believed to be walking in or around the No. 3 lane of the freeway about 11:40 p.m. when a vehicle struck and [...]

STOCKTON — It was 1986, and Cynthia Lewis was attending that year’s Juneteenth celebration in Stockton and selling her home-baked sweet potato pies.She had no idea that one of her mouth-watering delicacies would change her life.But later that day, a man in his 50s came by. His daughter had bought one of Lewis’ pies. The man wanted to meet the baker.The man, Todd Summers, had just become the president of the Stockton/San Joaquin [...]

STOCKTON — A probation search in southeast Stockton on Wednesday afternoon resulted in the arrest of an 18-year-old man and the confiscation of multiple weapons, the Stockton Police Department reported.The search took place about 1:27 p.m. Thursday in the 1500 block of Artese Lane.[gh:iframe src="https://www.google.com/maps/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d3147.1948766058413!2d-121.26496918467807!3d37.92587757973231!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2! [...]

STOCKTON — No injuries were reported in a broad daylight shooting at a south Stockton park on Thursday afternoon with dozens of children present at the scene.Calls of the shooting were made about 4 p.m. in the 1000 block of South Stanislaus Street in the Liberty Square park.Emergency crews were seen tending to a young man as he leaned up against a palm tree.[gh:iframe src="https://www.google.com/maps/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d2161.526115365391!2d- [...]

LODI — A 14-year-old girl was nearly abducted while walking to class near Tokay High School early Wednesday and police continue to look for a male suspect.The student told authorities that about 6:30 a.m., she was walking on Scarborough and Brandywine drives, less than a mile from campus, when she saw a male walking toward her on the same side of the street.According to the report, when the two passed each other, the man grabbed her and [...]

STOCKTON — Binbin Zhuang was heading to his night job via bicycle Sunday because he had loaned his car to a friend who recently had a new baby. Zhuang never made it to work.The skilled sushi chef was the 32-year-old bicyclist killed at West March at Precissi lanes after he was struck by two vehicles, one of which stopped at the scene while the other left. Police continue to look for that vehicle and its driver.Police are investigating Zhuang’s death as a fatal hit- [...]

Sheriff’s OfficeThere were 59 bookings at the San Joaquin County Jail in the 24 hours ending at 8 a.m. Thursday. At that time, there were 1,376 people held at the jail, which has an official capacity of 1,550. When the jail is full, some inmates may be released early.Stockton PolicePursuit arrest: Jason Aurelius was arrested on suspicion of narcotic charges after being a passenger fleeing [...]

No injuries in Thursday afternoon shooting at park on South Stanislaus StreetSTOCKTON — No injuries were reported in a shooting in broad daylight at a south Stockton park on Thursday afternoon with dozens of children present.Calls of the shooting were made about 4 p.m. in the 1000 block of South Stanislaus Street in Liberty Square.Emergency crews were seen tending to a young man as he leaned against a palm tree.Dozens of Stockton [...]