Stockton CA

With his team trailing by 11 points late in the third quarter and about to go down by even more, Turlock High cornerback Jeremy Garcia had a feeling. It was an inclination of what play Tracy was going to run. And it was an instinct that changed the game. Garcia jumped the route, intercepted a Tracy pass and returned...

Wishing to take a momentary break from the warmth of late summer here in Modesto, my wife and I recently traveled on a short vacation to one of our classic getaways – Mendocino, a small town tucked away far up the northern California coast. The wild coastline, highly weather-eroded and scoured by the Pacific Ocean’s...

MODESTO, Calif. – The Ports evened up the series with the Nuts at two games apiece with a 2-1 win in 10 innings on Friday night at John Thurman Field. It was Stockton’s turn to have an eighth-inning rally fuel a comeback, as they had trailed 1-0 since the bottom of the first before scratching across a run in the...

TRACY, Calif. — Stanislaus State is exploring a new campus in San Joaquin County, just outside Tracy. The university, which currently has a main campus in Turlock and a satellite campus in Stockton, began talks this week with developers behind the proposed 1,500-acre Pacific Gateway project. The site is located near...

The Central Catholic Raiders visit the St. Mary's Rams in the annual Holy Bowl rivalry game.

A structure fire in Oakdale spread to nearby brush on Friday, burning through more than nine acres of land, according to the Modesto Fire Department. Firefighters with MFD’s fifth battalion were called at about 1 p.m. to a fire at a detached shop on River Road. The fire spread to two additional structures and ignited...

A new seed library inside the Cesar Chavez Library in downtown Stockton is drawing attention as it offers residents more than just books. Families can now check out free seeds — ranging from fruits and vegetables to herbs and flowers — all neatly organized and ready to plant.The program, located on the library’s...

Metropolitan Water District partners with rice growers on two Delta islands. Projects address land subsidence and provide bird habitats. $20 million in state funding supports restoration efforts. New leases bring long-term revenue and ecological benefits. Thursday, August 28, 2025 — The Metropolitan Water District of...

Little Manila Rising hosted its 4th annual Youth Convention in person at San Joaquin Delta College last Saturday. This year’s theme was “Rooted in the Mud: Tending the Soil of our Community.”. Bianette Perez, Youth Programs Director at LMR, said the theme was chosen to highlight Stockton’s history...

A man was convicted this week in connection with the 2023 second-degree murder of an Amazon semi-truck driver that occurred on a freeway in Lathrop. Andrew Watson was found guilty of the second-degree murder of 37-year-old Ilkhom Shodiev, the San Joaquin County District Attorney’s Office said Wednesday. Shodiev, of...