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Sheriff’s OfficeThere were 67 bookings at the San Joaquin County Jail in the 24 hours ending at 8 a.m. Friday. At that time, there were 1,352 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 PoliceRobbery arrest: Officers arrested Tyquon Worthen 19, and Aunestee Harbor, 18, on suspicion of robbery and conspiracy near [...]

Body found near roadway during welfare checkSTOCKTON — San Joaquin County Sheriff’s deputies responded to the area of Inspiration Drive and the Highway 99 Frontage Road at 5:19 p.m. Thursday to conduct a welfare check.When deputies arrived, a resident told them he moved a bicycle out of the roadway and noticed a body that appeared to be deceased on the side of the road, police said.The bike had major damage, and deputies believe [...]

STOCKTON — Another project helmed by Visionary Home Builders of California has been given a new breath.The Stockton City Council on Tuesday voted 6-0 to issue multifamily housing revenue bonds by the California Statewide Communities Development Authority totaling as much as $20 million. The bonds, which will not be a city debt or obligate the city, will be used by Visionary to partially finance the Hunter Street Apartments project, located at 804 North Hunter St.The [...]

OCALA, Fla. -- Tuesday’s Ocala City Council meeting ended with Council President Mary Sue Rich suggesting Mayor Kent Guinn may, indeed, belong to the Ku Klux Klan and questioned whether he even deserves the office after his approval of a proclamation recognizing Confederate Memorial Day.While Guinn presented the proclamation at the beginning of the meeting, it wasn’t until the council members’ comment time at the end of the meeting that Rich voiced her [...]

Forced to take a chamber music course to complete their music degrees at Oberlin Conservatory of Music, violinist Daniel Ching and cello player Joshua Gindele sought each other out to form a quartet“We chose each other because we knew we would take it seriously, be vested in it,” Gindele said.The decision proved life altering for Gindele.“If my career opportunity was only an orchestra job, I probably wouldn’t have gone any further,” [...]

Sentencing delayed in death of former Chavez High studentSTOCKTON — The sentencing of a 21-year-old woman arrested in connection with last year’s slaying of 20-year-old Christopher Combs has been pushed back to April 29.Kayla Woodard, who was to have been sentenced Tuesday morning, originally was charged with murder. But court documents show the murder charge against Woodard was “dismissed upon the motion of prosecutor in the [...]

Sheriff’s OfficeThere were 62 bookings at the San Joaquin County Jail in the 24 hours ending at 8 a.m. Wednesday. At that time, there were 1,355 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 man was driving near Airport Way and Clay Street at 10 a.m. Wednesday when another man entered his car [...]

Gunfire erupts during robberySTOCKTON — Detectives are searching for two masked men who tried to rob Doug’s El Dorado Drugs at gunpoint Wednesday morning.Police said the armed men entered the business, located at 2005 E. Mariposa Road, at 9:47 a.m.An employee armed himself after seeing the robbers enter the store and fired two shots at them, police said. The robbers then fled, but not before firing about seven shots at a second [...]

On Tuesday, rain and some isolated hail fell on parts of the Lodi area.That had some growers feeling a little anxious throughout the day.Fortunately, farmers interviewed for this article said their crops were not damaged by Tuesday’s weather system, which reportedly dropped .04 inches of rain in Thornton and .51 inches in Victor. The hail reportedly was spotty and centered in the city of Lodi away from vineyards and orchards.“I haven’t heard anything, [...]

STOCKTON — Some Stockton City Council members on Tuesday said enforcing a levy on new housing units to pay for city services is not making housing affordable.The council voted 4-3 to establish a community facilities district and authorize the levy of a special tax within the district to offset project service and maintenance costs.Councilmembers Sol Jobrack, Christina Fugazi and Jesús Andrade all dissented, arguing a new special tax is only adding more costs for [...]