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STOCKTON — Viola Dinkins’ journey to resilience took many years and a supportive network of people.Convinced she had no self-worth, Dinkins plunged into a life of drugs when she was 19. She would later turn to prostitution to pay for her addiction and it was then that she ended up in the hands of a man who kept her in Oakland, abused her and pimped her out for his gain.The 38-year-old Dinkins shared her story of survival, at times her voice breaking, with the [...]

Sheriff’s OfficeThere were 58 bookings at the San Joaquin County Jail in the 24 hours ending at 8 a.m. Friday. At that time, there were 1,288 people held at the jail, which has a total capacity of 1,550. When the jail is full, some inmates may be released early.Stockton PoliceBurglary: Officers responded to the report of a broken window in the 4900 block of Claremont Avenue at 2:03 a.m. Friday. After [...]

Robbers threaten to stab employeesSTOCKTON — Two men entered a business in the 700 block of West Eighth Street at 7:40 p.m. Thursday and attempted to purchase some items.When a clerk opened the cash register, both men jumped over the counter and ordered the employees to get on the floor, police said.The men then told the employees to open all the registers or they would stab them. When the employees complied, the robbers grabbed an unknown [...]

STOCKTON — Stephen Bentley has spent the past couple of years building and fixing bicycles for people in need.But for the fourth time, someone has broken into his repair shop, devastating the donation-based organization.On Thursday morning, Bentley, a deacon at St. John the Evangelist Episcopal Church, arrived at the Helping Urban Bicyclist storefront at 131 E. Miner St. in downtown Stockton to find one of the glass doors shattered. All the glass was nearly gone and the [...]

DAVIS — Natalie Corona was a rising star in her Police Department with a sparkling smile and a huge heart who had followed in her father’s footsteps and became an officer, fulfilling a lifelong dream just a few months ago when her dad pinned the badge on her uniform.On Friday, her father and a stunned community mourned the 22-year-old who was shot and killed on duty while responding to a multivehicle crash in the small college town of Davis.“She’s [...]

• Buford: Teela S. Miller-Buford and Brandon R. Buford, a son, Croix LeBeau, Jan. 7.• Gerolaga IV: Vanessa Liset Garza and Tony Ramon Gerolaga III, a son, Tony Ramos, Jan. 6.• Gomez: Patricia Garcia and Anthony Gomez, a son, Andrew Isaiah, Jan. 6.• Jimenez: Lesbia Salguero de Jimenez and Christian Jimenez-Lopez, a son, Gabino Alejandro, Jan. 8.• Kong: Chantha Sam and Allen Kong, a daughter, Ellie Yiting, Jan. 10.• [...]

A dedicated group of paddlers training for a race spawned from a 2,000-year-old Chinese legend. A gumshoe who would rather be sailing than solving cases. A tugboat engineer who has captured the beauty he finds in the sides of ships he moves through the water. Startling photos of sunsets and aerial views of the 1,000-mile waterway in our backyard called the Delta.Capturing the quirky stories and unique beauty of that waterway is the mission of photographer Rich Turner, who has launched [...]

STOCKTON — The family of a 9-year-old girl who was killed last March after being hit by a car in Weston Ranch has filed a lawsuit against various entities and individuals, including the city, Manteca Unified School District and neighbors.The complaint, which was filed in October, alleges August Knodt Elementary School fourth-grader Brianna Moua was killed as a result of the defendants’ negligence. It lists the defendants as the city of Stockton, Pacific Gas and Electric, [...]

Class for families of those with mental illnessSan Joaquin County’s branch of the National Alliance on Mental Illness offers its next free course, Family to Family Class Education Program, beginning Saturday.Aimed at family, partners, friends and significant others of adults living with mental illness, the course runs from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. for six consecutive Saturdays. There is a lunch break.For registration and more information, contact Mary Ellen [...]

After I wrote about participating in the women’s march in San Jose the day after the most offensive president toward women I’ve ever seen was inaugurated in 2017, a reader sent an email saying she wished she could have gone to a march.Her circumstances didn’t allow for it, but she wanted to do something in Stockton with other like-minded women.Now, she can.The first Stockton’s Women’s March is Saturday, beginning at 9 a.m. at Eden Park [...]