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(FOX40.COM) — The man suspected of perpetrating a series of shootings in and around Stockton in 2021 and 2022 has been found competent to stand trial by a jury, the San Joaquin County District Attorney Ron Freitas announced Wednesday. Wesley Brownlee is charged with six counts of first-degree murder and one count of attempted murder. […]

Stanislaus County Sheriff’s vehicle John Holland/[email protected] death of a man found in his Denair home more than a week ago is being investigated as suspicious, the Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Office reports.Just before 8 a.m. Oct. 20, deputies were dispatched to the 3000 block of Sandling Avenue regarding suspicious circumstances at a residence, Sgt. Clarisa Villaseñor told The Bee in an email Wednesday morning.Deputies found the front door open and did a protective sweep to check for

For decades, Dolores Huerta made appearances across the Northern San Joaquin Valley, from standing alongside workers at labor demonstrations to encouraging students at college ceremonies. The civil rights activist and co-founder of the United Farm Workers died Wednesday, Oct. 28, at age 96 . Huerta, who grew up in Stockton , spent much of her life advocating for farmworkers, women and other communities. Her work frequently brought her to Modesto and neighboring cities. Photographs preserved in T

San Joaquin County District Attorney's Office confirmed Wednesday that its Bureau of Investigations Political Corruption Unit had detained Stockton city councilmember Brando Villapudua.

New businesses are coming to north Modesto thanks to entrepreneur Bobby Ismail. ​He is developing a suite of businesses along Dale Road in the rapidly expanding area around Kaiser Permanente’s Modesto Medical Center. Drivers may have noticed large banners go up along the fenced area announcing the arrival of Drybar and Zalata Café . Ismail is also bringing two other fitness businesses to the development: FS8 Pilates studio and F45 Training. Ismail has a background in health and fitness, co-ownin

Farmworker and labor movement icon Dolores Huerta has died at 96, her family says. Huerta co-founded the Stockton, California, chapter of the Community Service Organization (CSO) in 1955 and later the Agricultural Workers Association. She co-founded the National Farm Workers Association in 1962. The UFW formed from the movement three...

A citizens group and environmental advocates have filed a lawsuit challenging the Riverbank City Council decision approving the 2,400-home River Walk development. The lawsuit filed Friday in Stanislaus Superior Court alleges the Sept. 22 council decision violated city planning policies and Water Code provisions and was based on a deficient environmental review. The plaintiffs, including Central Valley Concerned Citizens, Friends of the Swainson’s Hawk, Dr. J. Gammon and Annabel Gammon, are askin

Californians are challenging police drone expansions due to privacy concerns. The debates focus on warrantless surveillance and corporate influence, with cities like San Francisco and Sonoma County at the forefront.

The death penalty case against a Stockton man accused of killing a Lodi couple and their son during a home invasion robbery will be pushed back, a San Joaquin County Superior Court judge ruled Monday. Steven Anthony Guerrero, 27, faces three counts of first-degree murder in the killings of Joe...

A man is facing a murder charge following a deadly collision in the parking lot of a new Costco store in Camarillo. Authorities identify the suspect as Abba Avrohom Bryski, an Agoura Hills resident accused of intentionally striking Nicholas Lang, a 28-year-old from Modesto, with his vehicle. Lang was working in the parking lot at the time, painting stripes on the pavement. Prosecutors have not disclosed what led up to the fatal incident or what may have prompted the alleged attack. In addition t