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41-year-old man suffers multiple gunshot woundsSTOCKTON — The victim of a non-life-threatening gunshot injury showed up at an area hospital Sunday morning saying he had been shot by a man in northwest Stockton during a thwarted robbery attempt, police reported.The 41-year-old male victim sustained multiple gunshot wounds but was expected to survive. His condition was not reported.The victim told police the shooting occurred about 3:35 a. [...]

STOCKTON — Theirs was a story of true love. Married as teenagers, Joe Lor and Gina Xiong dedicated their lives to their young daughter, Kayleen. But as their Mother’s Day celebration was wrapping up last year, the unimaginable occurred.A still unidentified gunman fired through a closed front window of the south Stockton home the young family was visiting, hitting all three. Two other men inside also were struck by gunfire. Lor, 22, died at the scene; 5-year-old [...]

STOCKTON — The city is poised to take another step in bringing more development to Weston Ranch next week.The City Council is set to approve on its consent calendar a final map and subdivision agreement for the Marketplace at Weston Ranch development.Approval on Tuesday would allow development of a nearly 13-acre site between Carolyn Weston Boulevard and French Camp Slough just west of Interstate 5 to proceed after a years of dormancy.“This is a huge step [...]

A small hand-operated sod cutter stands at the entrance of the Delta Bluegrass Company’s main office on McDonald Island in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.Last year, the company, which began as a college research project of founder Ed Zuckerman, celebrated its 40th [...]

STOCKTON — A San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office K-9 unit is being credited with apprehending a man who threated authorities with a large steel bar Sunday night.Reports of a disturbance were made in the 3700 block of Dennis Avenue in west Stockton near where authorities were made aware that a resident, Eracleo Cisneros, had an outstanding felony warrant.[gh:iframe src="https://www.google.com/maps/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d3144.976759535939!2d-121.33719188467653!3d37. [...]

STOCKTON — A 23-year-old man is in custody after police say he attempted to carjack an ex-girlfriend at gunpoint.Authorities said Isaiah Williams allegedly called his ex-girlfriend Sunday afternoon and asked her to give him a ride to Hayward.When the victim arrived at the 2000 block of Fresno Avenue, Williams reportedly pointed a gun at her and tried to take the vehicle, officers said.Williams then fled the scene when the victim was able to remove the [...]

STOCKTON — With head hung low and separated from other in-custody defendants, Roy Glenn West sat before Judge Michael Coughlan on Monday afternoon in Manteca Superior Court.West, 49, raised his head only when Coughlan addressed him, asking if he understood the charges against him.It was West’s first appearance before Coughlan to face multiple charges of sexual crimes against minors.The Ripon resident was arrested at his home in the 500 block of [...]

STOCKTON — More than 750 San Joaquin County students participated in the 33rd Annual San Joaquin County Science Olympiad Competition for Division B and Division C at Ronald E. McNair High School on March 2.Students received medals and the top-scoring teams were awarded trophies during a ceremony following the competition.The top five teams in each division were:Division B (middle school)First: Wicklund Elementary, Lammersville Unified [...]

STOCKTON — The words of a 13-year-old girl, written on a successful application for a restraining order, go to the heart of the case of a Stockton youth swimming coach alleged to have committed sex crimes against his young victim.The coach, 22-year-old Shunichi Fujishima, has been in the San Joaquin County Jail since Jan. 10, with his bail at $1.875 million.Fujishima faces nine criminal counts, including the commission of lewd acts upon a child, unlawful sexual [...]

STOCKTON — Calaveras County authorities continue to investigate the disappearance of a Wilseyville veteran who was last seen seven months ago.The Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office has no new leads in locating Shannon David Scott, who was heading to a Veterans Affairs appointment in Rancho Cordova on the morning of Aug. 29, 2018, but never arrived.Two days later, Scott was reported missing by family and a Silver Alert for the 65-year-old was issued. [...]