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STOCKTON — Authorities were called to investigate the city’s 16th homicide of the year after a man was found dead Saturday at a north Stockton apartment complex.Officers responded to the report of a person shot in the 200 block of East Bianchi Road at 4:04 p.m.At the scene, they discovered the victim and medics pronounced him deceased, making him the third homicide victim this month, police said.[gh:iframe src="https://www.google.com/maps/embed?pb=!1m18! [...]

Just as the Earth experiences earthquakes, the moon has its own version, according to a NASA the study published Monday in the journal Nature Geoscience. And that's not all — apparently these moonquakes are caused by the moon shrinking. But what effect does this have on Earth? Not much, according to research. [gh:blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data- [...]

STOCKTON — Authorities were kept busy over several violent hours across Stockton on Monday and early Tuesday as two people were shot and another was stabbed in unrelated incidents.According to police, the first reported shooting occurred at about 5:49 p.m. Monday in the 100 block of Gateway Court just south of East March Lane, when an officer at the location heard gunshots.The only evidence of the shooting was a vehicle in the area that was found by the officer to have [...]

STOCKTON — There aren’t many institutions more aptly named than Jackets Corner.The food stand that has served Franklin High and the neighboring community for more than 50 years is one of those blink-and-you’ll-miss-it kinds of places from its location in a corner of a house on Miner Avenue near an entrance to the school.Owner Francine Lange said she will miss the young people who have visited her stand for sandwiches, burgers, hot dogs, hot links, drinks, [...]

STOCKTON — Officials at Stockton Metropolitan Airport are hoping to add more flights and destinations outside California in the near future.Russell Stark and Ron Elliott, the airport director and deputy director, respectively, were recently in Washington, D.C., as part of the annual One Voice delegation to promote vital transportation needs to California’s representatives in Congress and federal agencies.Stark and Elliott met with Federal Aviation Administration [...]

STOCKTON — Wes Rhea and his team at Visit Stockton were ready Tuesday afternoon for a well-deserved nap.Months of planning went into hosting Stage 3 of the 14th annual Amgen Tour of California professional cycling race. And after a 4 a.m. start to a whirlwind day of activity, a warm bed and comfy pillow sounded mighty good to Visit Stockton’s chief executive officer. [...]

STOCKTON — A 22-year-old man was found guilty of first- and second-degree murder in the slaying of a Stockton couple found shot outside of a Charter Way bar in June 2017.On Tuesday, a jury found Carlos Hernandez responsible for the deaths of 30-year-old Danya Ahumada-Carrillo and 38-year-old Jose Gonzalez, according to the San Joaquin County District Attorney’s Office.Additionally, Hernandez was also convicted of being personally armed with a firearm and of two [...]

Sheriff’s OfficeThere were 66 bookings at the San Joaquin County Jail in the 24 hours ending at 8 a.m. Tuesday. At that time, there were 1,390 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: An elderly man was approached by four men ranging from 35-60 years old at about 11 a.m. Monday in the area [...]

STOCKTON — Terrified families fled their homes early Tuesday when they discovered a pallet yard next door on fire, recalling the devastating pallet fire from two years ago just blocks away that decimated or severely damaged five homes, left two residents injured and destroyed seven cars.Tuesday’s fire at Central Pallets, 1881 E. Market St., next door to St. Gertrude’s Catholic Church on East Main, started sometime before 5 a.m. when it was discovered by [...]

MEDFORD, ORE. — A man and woman from Stockton were arrested last week by police in Medford, Oregon, on suspicion of transporting a 15-year-old runaway girl from Modesto into prostitution.Authorities were alerted at about 5:13 a.m. Friday that the girl was at a motel. The girl had reportedly been missing from her Modesto home since April 29.Officers responded to the motel and determined the missing girl was likely in a particular room. The occupants inside were initially [...]