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Website: www.deltahealthcare.orgFacebook: www.facebook.com/DeltaHealthCareHistory: Delta Health Care began providing services emphasizing Family Planning prior to 1970; the agency currently provides health and nutrition counseling , breastfeeding services, health education, WIC & outreach services to underserved families, women, children and individuals in San Joaquin County.Mission:  Delta [...]

Website: www.pixiewoods.org/History: Pixie Woods was started in 1954 through the generous support of the city of Stockton, local businesses and organizations, and numerous Stockton citizens. A generous community and annual fundraisers allows the active Board of Directors to oversee the park year-round so children can enjoy the train, boat, merry-go-round, rides, slides, water dragon and many other features.Mission: Pixie Woods [...]

STOCKTON — Negotiations on a new contract between the Lincoln Unified School District and Lincoln Unified Teachers Association continue as teachers are encouraged by the progress being made.While negotiations have been taking place over the past 10 months, both sides declared an impasse and asked a state-appointed mediator to assist in reaching an agreement, LUTA officials said Thursday.“The Lincoln Unified School Board have listened to teachers’ [...]

STOCKTON — Stockton and Lodi have joined the list of cities where emailed bomb threats have been received this week.The Stockton and Lodi Police departments said in Facebook posts several schools and businesses received the email Thursday morning, but there is no credible evidence that bombs were present at any of the locations, police said.Officer Joseph Silva, a spokesman for the department, said two schools and four businesses in Stockton received the emails.He [...]

Sheriff’s OfficeThere were 72 bookings at the San Joaquin County Jail in the 24 hours ending at 8 a.m. Thursday. At that time, there were 1,312 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 PoliceAttempted robbery: A woman was approached by a man near North Lower Sacramento Road and Highmoor Avenue at 5:10 p.m. [...]

Woman's car vandalized during noontime robberySTOCKTON — A 62-year-old woman was parked at Commercial Street and Scotts Avenue at noon Thursday when a man came out of a nearby tent and approached the car.The man opened the victim’s door, said she had his phone, and grabbed her cellphone, police said.The robber then grabbed a baseball bat and broke out the windows of the victim’s vehicle. He returned to his tent and the victim [...]

LOS ANGELES — Lawyers for President Trump want porn actress Stormy Daniels to pay them $340,000 in legal bills they claim they earned successfully defending Trump against her failed defamation claim.The attorneys are due in a Los Angeles federal courtroom Monday to make their case that they rang up big bills because of gamesmanship and aggressive tactics by attorney Michael Avenatti, who represents Daniels.Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, alleges [...]

Oils from garlic and other common herbs and medicinal plants are showing promise in the lab for treating the bacteria that causes Lyme disease, and may prove especially useful in treating those who continue to have symptoms after antibiotic treatment, Johns Hopkins University researchers have found.The findings, still in the early stages, come just after the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released data showing that tick-borne diseases such as Lyme are on the rise [...]

The astronauts were the first sent to be sent to the space station since a crewed Soyuz launch was aborted in October after a booster rocket failed to separate properly, crippling the rocket.

A new study from Villanova University found that the habit of using smartphones to message friends while still asleep — and having no memory of doing it — is a growing technology trend among adolescents and young adults.