San Joaquin County Task Force Arrest Two Suspects During Major Drug Bust in Stockton;...
Major Drug, Firearms & Explosives Seizure in Stockton. October 13, 2026 – San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office officials report that on October 8, 2026, the Delta RATT Task Force, with assistance from the San Joaquin County Metro Task Force and CHP Valley Division K-9 personnel, executed a residential search warrant in the 3300 block of Isabella Lane in Stockton as part of an auto theft investigation.
California Turns More Green Waste into Compost with Expanded Republic Services Organics Facility
Republic Services opened its newly expanded compost facility at Forward Landfill in San Joaquin County, CA, turning more organic material into compost used throughout California’s agricultural heartland. With additional processing space and upgraded infrastructure, the facility provides increased capacity to recycle food scraps and yard waste from homes and businesses. The project is part of Republic Services’ growing network of organics facilities in California, helping support the state’s robu
Felony arrests follow Stockton drug and auto theft investigation
(FOX40.COM) — Two people were arrested for multiple felony charges related to narcotics possession for sale, firearms, explosives and auto theft on Thursday in Stockton, officials said. Deputies with the San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office, along with officers from the California Highway Patrol, executed a search warrant on a property in the 3300 block of […]
California winery puts 3,500 acres up for sale amid industry struggles and trade wars
California’s wine industry is facing mounting pressure as changing consumer habits and weaker demand leave growers and producers searching for ways to stay afloat. Now, one established wine company is…
PAQ Opens Reimagined Food 4 Less In Manteca, CA
PAQ Inc., the 100 percent employee-owned company operating Food 4 Less and Rancho San Miguel Markets stores in California, has opened its 26th store and 18th Food 4 Less at 2301 W. Atherton Drive in Manteca, the company’s second in the city. The store debuts what PAQ calls its...
Calls to banish Flock license plate cameras are ‘crap,’ San Joaquin County sheriff says
While controversy over Flock license plate cameras has grown amid mounting privacy fears, San Joaquin County’s sheriff is publicly praising the technology. The automated license plate readers are “the best tool we have in law enforcement,” and calls to get rid of them out of worries over public surveillance are “crap,” Sheriff Patrick Withrow said in his monthly address, shared online.
Woman jumps from car to escape kidnapper in Stockton
(FOX40.COM) — A woman escaped her kidnapper by jumping from a car in Stockton last night, police say. A 41-year-old woman was in the area of Airport Way and Jackson Street in the Park District when she agreed to a ride to a store from the suspect, according to the Stockton Police Department. But as […]
Coroner ID’s 3rd person killed in fiery crash on Hwy 58
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Kern County Coroner’s Office identified a third person killed in a crash on Highway 58 near Malaga Road in late September. Coroner officials identified Luis Alfonso Sanchez, 46, of Oakdale as a driver in one of the vehicles in the crash reported on Sept. 28 at about 10:25 a.m. Coroner […]
Stockton: 3 Womens Homes, Vehicles Hit By Gunfire
Three women discovered their homes and vehicles had been struck by gunfire over the weekend in Stockton, according to police. The women, ages 37, 40 and 46, heard several gunshots outside their homes in the 4300 block of Manchester Avenue in the Lakeview District shortly after midnight on Saturday, the Stockton Police Department said on social media.
Officials investigate fire in residential area of Oakdale
(FOX40.COM) — Law enforcement and fire officials are investigating a fire in Oakdale on Sunday afternoon, police said. The Oakdale Police Department announced that a fire near North Willowood Drive and West F Street — a residential community — prompted an investigation by police and the Modesto Fire Department. Police said that more information will […]

















