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Pennsylvania's highest court says the names of 11 Roman Catholic clergy cited in a grand jury report on sexual abuse of children can't be made public.

The 41st president's remains will be in the Capitol rotunda for three days of mourning and praise by the political elite and everyday citizens alike.

STOCKTON — The San Joaquin County Coroner’s Office has identified the 69-year-old woman who died Friday in a vehicle crash in north Stockton.Ava Gardner died hours after she was involved in a single-vehicle crash about 5:07 p.m. Friday in the area of March Lane and Pershing Avenue, according to Stockton police.Police said she crashed into a street sign. When officers arrived, Gardner was found inside the vehicle.According to the report, Gardner was taken to [...]

Sheriff’s OfficeThere were 52 bookings at the San Joaquin County Jail in the 24 hours ending at 8 a.m. Monday. At that time, there were 1,321 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 PoliceRobbery: Four 15-year-old boys went to Holiday Park in the 600 block of Elaine Drive about 2:30 p.m. Sunday where two of [...]

Transient arrested after woman reports kidnappingSTOCKTON — A transient was arrested on suspicion of kidnapping after a woman reported she was forced to go with the man to his homeless camp on the Calaveras River and undergo several days of assaults until she escaped Monday morning, police reported.The victim and the alleged perpetrator apparently had been in a dating relationship, according to police.The 37-year-old woman told police she was [...]

Website: www.lovestreasure.comHistory: Love’s Treasure Ministry has been helping people within our community get back on their feet with donations of household goods and appliances free of charge for more than 10 years.Mission: Our mission is in the service of Jesus Christ, and we try to be examples in our lives by giving to others in need, free of charge. We are in need of household goods and appliances, along with [...]

Website: www.stockton209cares.orgHistory: Stockton 209 Cares has been helping the community since 2014 and has been a local nonprofit since 2016.Mission: To help those in poverty, including the homeless, and provide food, clothing and other assistance for those low-income families in need. We partner with various local community organizations to better assist each individual cause, from public feedings for the homeless to [...]

STOCKTON — Hearings in the embezzlement case of former Stockton Mayor Anthony Silva and in the case of a couple whose infant twins have been missing for one year were postponed Monday morning.The case involving Silva and his associate, Sharon Simas, had been scheduled for a hearing in Judge Charlotte Orcutt’s courtroom, but the judge was unavailable, according to Silva’s attorney, Allen Sawyer.The hearing was pushed back until Dec. 17, at which time a [...]

Residents nervous about aftershocks were still grappling with damage that closed public buildings and schools, clogged roads and knocked homes off foundations.

STOCKTON — Citing a prosecutorial error, a judge has dismissed the grand jury indictment of a former county school board trustee accused of receiving up to $63,000 in stipends and health benefits during a period when he was ineligible to serve because he was living outside the district he was elected to represent.Judge Bob McNatt issued the ruling Monday morning at a hearing in the case of attorney Mark Thiel, the long-time San Joaquin County Office of Education board member [...]