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FRENCH CAMP — Facing an end-of-the-year deadline to have all patients moved out of its 87-year-old Depression-era Towers Building, San Joaquin General Hospital is anticipating the opening this summer of its new $41 million Acute Care Patient Wing.Construction began in 2017 just south of the county-run medical center’s main entrance and is about 90 percent complete, according to David Culberson, the hospital’s chief executive officer.“Final [...]

STOCKTON — A candidate for a doctoral degree at University of the Pacific has filed a $4 million lawsuit against a now-retired research librarian and the school, claiming sexual abuse by the librarian, and alleging there was a two-year delay between when the university learned of the student’s assertions and when it opened an investigation.According to the 17-page [...]

FRENCH CAMP — San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office deputies are investigating the death of an inmate who was found unresponsive in his cell this week.Blong Thao, 31, was found in his San Joaquin County Jail cell about 11:30 a.m. Tuesday. Life-saving measures were performed by paramedics, but Thao was pronounced dead at the scene, the Sheriff’s Office said.Thao was arrested by Stockton police officers on Dec. 4 after allegedly striking several vehicles [...]

STOCKTON — A Stockton father has been arrested on suspicion of child abuse in connection with the November death of his 4-year-old daughter.Detectives with the Stockton Police Department’s Family Crimes Unit arrested Kevin Carames Sr., 39, on Wednesday.His daughter Serenity Moore died on Nov. 25 at the University of California, Davis Medical Center in Sacramento from severe injuries.On Nov. 27, detectives arrested Zulma Chavez-Ventura, 21, on [...]

Tracy Citizens Academy in MarchTRACY — The Tracy Police Department is hosting its 25th Annual Citizens Academy on March 20. The academy is a nine-week course designed to offer the community an inside look at the department’s structure, resources and personnel.There is no cost to attend the program.The academy will meet every Wednesday between March 20 and May 15 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Graduation will be on May 15.Applicants must [...]

SAN FRANCISCO — Rain and snow falling across California have forced the closure of a major freeway, snarled commutes and triggered deadly wrecks on slick roads Wednesday as wildfire-ravished communities braced for dangerous mudslides and mountain residents faced a “potentially life-threatening” blizzard.A series of storms have hit this week, and the latest one could be the strongest in Northern California.“A powerful Pacific storm will hammer the [...]

STOCKTON — Pretty, charming homes drew Miguel Guillen and Julie Contreras into the Yosemite Village district in central Stockton.“They’re not cookie-cutter homes,” said Guillen, who bought a house in the area this past March.The abundance of trees, historic storefronts and picturesque front doors, too, had the character each was looking for in a neighborhood, but still, they have a big vision for the community’s future.Guillen and [...]

Sheriff’s OfficeThere were 65 bookings at the San Joaquin County Jail in the 24 hours ending at 8 a.m. Sunday. At that time, there were 1,316 people held at the jail, which has an official capacity of 1,550. When the jail is full, some inmates may be released early.Mail theft, burglary arrests (north county): Deputies with the assistance of Lodi police officers [...]

Suspicious device notdangerous after allSTOCKTON — A suspicious device initially thought to be explosive was discovered Saturday evening on the floor of a restroom in a commercial area of north Stockton, resulting in the deployment of the bomb squad to render the device safe, police reported.Upon arrival after 6 p.m. in the 6000 block of Pacific Avenue, just north of West Swain Road, the Explosive Ordnance Disposal team [...]

Recipients of Susan B. Anthony Award announcedCleona Levaughn Cash, Erin Guy Castillo, Donna DeMartino, Connie Fox, Pam Mallett-Jones, Nancy Ahlberg Mellor, Nancy Jane Pozar, Jacqueline Denese Stewart, Barbara St. Urbain and June R. Wallace are this year’s recipients of the 2019 Susan B. Anthony Award honoring San Joaquin county women of achievement.Sponsored by the San Joaquin County Commission on the Status of Women, the 44th annual awards banquet will [...]