‘Laugh, play, and grow closer as a community’: National Night Out events return to...
National Night Out events are back this August in Stockton. Events will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 5 at Yosemite Street Village, Banner Island Ballpark and First Baptist Church Stockton. National Night Out is an annual community-building event that "promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie to...
Ceres police seek help identifying suspect after July 4th explosion injures several
Police in Ceres are seeking help identifying a suspect after an explosion damaged a vehicle and injured several occupants on July 4.
Stockton Unified starts new school year with focus on ‘whole child, whole family and...
After nine weeks of summer break, nearly 40,000 students at 55 schools in the Stockton Unified School District returned to class on Thursday. Though school was scheduled to start at 8 a.m., families began arriving at Spanos Elementary School in south Stockton as early as 7:30. "This is going to be a fantastic year....
Lodi man indicted by federal grand jury for unlawful possession of machine gun, unlawful...
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A federal grand jury Thursday indicted 26-year-old Jashanpreet Singh of Lodi on firearms offenses, including the unlawful possession of a machine gun. The charges were announced by Acting U.S. Attorney Kimberly A. Sanchez. Singh, the founder of the "Punjabi Devils" Motorcycle Club in Stockton,...
Three San Joaquin Valley hospitals earn rankings among best regional hospitals in the U.S.
Three hospitals in the San Joaquin Valley – two in Fresno, one in Modesto – have received places among the rankings of best regional hospitals in the nation by U.S. News & World Report. The rankings, announced on July 29, recognize Community Regional Medical Center in downtown Fresno,...
Brentwood Man Arrested for Crimes Against Children
Ty Leighton, of Brentwood, for arranging to meet a 13-year-old minor with the intent to engage in lewd and lascivious acts, among other related charges. As part of a week-long operation led by the Contra Costa County Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force hosted by the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office...
Lipman Family Farms Expands Fresh-Cut Operations
Lipman Family Farms, an Immokalee, Fla.-based vertically integrated supplier of fresh tomatoes and vegetables, has opened its newest fresh-cut facility in Manteca, Calif. Specializing in sliced tomatoes, the new facility marks the company’s eighth fresh-cut operation across North America. Lipman says the new facility...
Tracy PD Investigates Fatal Solo Vehicle DUI Crash
On July 29, 2025, around 11:20 pm, Tracy Police Department officers responded to a report of a solo vehicle crash in the 2700 block of Holly Dr. Upon arrival, officers contacted an adult male (not believed to be a Tracy resident) involved in the crash. After conducting a DUI investigation, the male was arrested on...
Stockton City Council rewrites device rules one year after Grand Jury report
In a reversal of a policy born from scandal, the Stockton City Council unanimously approved the use of City-issued tablets with limited functions in closed sessions meetings, easing a ban reinforced last year following a grand jury probe into a “damaging leak.”. The 7–0 vote adopted amendments to a...
Modesto Focus: Good News is on the Way
Last Thursday, a small but lively crowd gathered in downtown Modesto to celebrate the coming launch of The Modesto Focus, an online newspaper that will offer a new model for local news coverage of Stanislaus County and nearby. Long considered a “news desert,” the northern San Joaquin Valley has wanted for truly local...