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STOCKTON — How much of Washington, D.C., could you fit into 72 hours?There’s the Lincoln Memorial, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery for starters. Ten of Lillaana Fortier-Brigham’s seventh- and eighth-grade students from Hazelton Elementary School did just that and more, soaking up our nation’s history like sponges.In late April, the students, along with Fortier-Brigham and a few adult chaperones, embarked on the trip [...]

STOCKTON — Four people were in a car leaving a home in Weston Ranch early Sunday morning when they were shot at by three armed men following a fight, and one of the passengers in the car was struck by a bullet, police reported.The woman driving the car then headed to a nearby hospital where the injured passenger was treated for a non-life-threatening gunshot wound, according to the report. His condition was not provided.The confrontation occurred about 2:10 a.m. in [...]

Sheriff’s OfficeThere were 71 bookings at the San Joaquin County Jail in the 24 hours ending at 8 a.m. Sunday. At that time, there were 1,398 people held at the jail, which has an official capacity of 1,550. When the jail is full, some inmates may be released early.Burglary arrest, Lodi: After seeking the public’s help in locating Ryan Gier in connection to a string of burglaries, deputies followed up on investigative leads [...]

Man wounded during argument, undergoes surgerySTOCKTON — A man is in stable condition after being shot during an argument Sunday morning outside a business in northwest Stockton, police reported.The argument between two males occurred about 9:25 a.m. in the parking lot of a business in the 3500 block of West Hammer Lane, just west of Interstate 5. It is unknown what the two were arguing about.After the shooting, the gunman fled east on Hammer [...]

STOCKTON — There is no happy ending to this story.What there is is some hope that justice will prevail and a killer will be apprehended, helping to begin the healing process for those who knew and loved Joe Lor, his wife, Gina Xiong, and their 5-year-old daughter, Kayleen.It was on Mother’s Day 2018 that Joe and Gina, both 22, and Kayleen were shot to death in a family member’s south Stockton home by someone from outside the residence who remains [...]

As summer approaches and our lest favorite bugs start to emerge, here's something to keep in mind: Wasps are capable of thinking logically, according to a study by the University of Michigan. The research showed that wasps can use a form of reasoning known as transitive inference to "use known relationships to infer unknown relationships. [...]

MADERA – A Stockton man was killed and two others were injured in a high speed collision in the south Central Valley over the weekend.According to the California Highway Patrol, a 2004 Chevrolet Malibu was traveling north on Highway 99 at high speed near the State Route 152 interchange at 6:20 a.m. Sunday.The driver, later identified as 19-year-old Clinton Jordan of Stockton, lost control of the vehicle as he tried to merge onto westbound SR 152, the CHP said.The [...]

FRENCH CAMP — Sheriff’s deputies credited witnesses with helping them nab a suspected catalytic converter thief.William Frank Miles, 46, was booked into San Joaquin County Jail about 10:25 p.m. Saturday on one felony charge suspecting him of grand theft and two misdemeanors suspecting him of tampering with a vehicle and possessing controlled substance paraphernalia.The witnesses provided deputies with “great suspect and vehicle information,” [...]

STOCKTON — A police traffic stop last week in east Stockton led to two arrests and the discovery and seizure of two illegal weapons.Community Response Team officers made the traffic stop for unspecified reasons Thursday afternoon at East Marsh and South Filbert streets, one block north of East Main Street, and allegedly saw a loaded AR variant pistol sitting in plain view in the center console of the vehicle, police reported.[gh:iframe src="https://www.google. [...]

FRENCH CAMP — A woman with two unrestrained young children in her car crashed into the back of a San Joaquin County sheriff’s patrol vehicle Sunday evening, pushing it into another sheriff’s vehicle. She was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence, according to the Sheriff’s Office.The chain-reaction crash occurred on West Hospital Road at South El Dorado Street about 7:20 p.m.A sheriff’s detective and deputy were in the [...]