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STOCKTON — What would you do with $20,000? That’s a scenario that may soon become real for Matthew Tate, a special-education teacher at Sierra High School, who is one of five finalists selected for the All-Star Teacher of the Year award presented by NBC Sports Bay Area.Voting is underway and runs until June 1. The winner will be presented with the award money to be used towards improving their classroom.“I was really excited,” [...]

STOCKTON — Police are investigating the homicide of a gunshot victim who drove himself to the Kaiser Permanente facility on West Lane on Wednesday afternoon.The 27-year-old man was transported to a hospital, where he died from his injuries.Police at this time do not have a motive, any suspect information, or a location where the shooting took place.But according to police radio transmissions, the victim suffered a gunshot wound to the leg, possibly during an [...]

STOCKTON — Mayor Michael Tubbs on Wednesday evening said the 125 residents receiving guaranteed basic income payments are no different from anybody else.“It’s not some other (people). It’s not some ‘them’ ” he said. “It’s us. It’s folks who are contributing, who are producing, who have value, who have dignity, who for a variety of reasons … aren’t being able to self-actualize and be a part of this [...]

STOCKTON — Police have made an arrest in connection to the Feb. 24 double slaying of two boys as they rode bicycles in north Stockton, authorities announced late Wednesday.Officers and detectives arrested a 15-year-old male in the killings of 14-year-old Nicholas Sihalath of Stockton and 15-year-old Advan Vang of Sacramento as they were riding their bikes just after midnight in the 7000 block of Montauban Avenue in north Stockton.The arrest took place in northeast [...]

British police on Thursday hauled a bearded and shouting Julian Assange from the Ecuadorian Embassy where he was holed up for nearly seven years, and the U.S. charged the WikiLeaks founder with conspiring with former Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning to get their hands on government secrets.

STOCKTON — The festive three-day event that draws thousands of people to the Wat Dhammararam Buddhist Temple in Stockton every year starts Friday.The Choul Chnam Thmey, or "enter the new year," celebration is the temple’s most attended event of the year and draws in revelers from across the state.People can join the celebration at the Wat Dhammararam Buddhist Temple, 3732 [...]

STOCKTON — University of the Pacific ranked fourth among the top five schools with the highest percentage of campus-owned vehicles that are 100 percent electric, according to a survey by the Environment America Research and Policy Center.Pacific checked in at 73.9 percent behind No. 1 Ringling College of Art and Design in Florida at 85.4 percent, California State University, San Marcos, at 78.9 and Rice University in Texas at 75.8. Harvey Mudd College in Claremont was fifth at [...]

MODESTO — A man suspected of being in the country illegally has pleaded not guilty to killing a Newman police officer during a traffic stop in a case that rekindled a debate over California’s sanctuary law that limits law enforcement’s cooperation with federal immigration authorities.An attorney for Paulo Virgen Mendoza entered the not guilty plea to a murder charge in Stanislaus Superior Court, the Modesto Bee reported Thursday. Mendoza is charged with fatally [...]

STOCKTON — John Muir has been gone for more than a century, but the naturalist/writer/Sierra Club founder will be honored, quoted and even present — in the form of actor Lee Stetson — during University of the Pacific’s John Muir Celebration, open to the public.A film, guest speakers, live performance and informational vendor booths on environmental issues are on the docket, but the real cause of celebration is the permanent placing of the Muir papers in the [...]

Sheriff’s OfficeThere were 68 bookings at the San Joaquin County Jail in the 24 hours ending at 8 a.m. Thursday. At that time, there were 1,371 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 PoliceWeapons arrest: Cesar Lopez, 26, and Gustavo Morales, 25, were arrested on suspicion of weapons charges after officers found [...]