Indicted Concord homebuilders say $5,000 stuffed in coffee mug wasn’t bribe
The $5,000 that one of DeNova Homes’ founders allegedly stuffed inside a blood-orange coffee mug and handed to an Antioch City Council member was not a bribe, but a “legitimate” campaign contribution, the developer’s attorneys have argued in new court filings. That is the claim advanced...
Black businesses unite in showcase
On Feb. 21. Black Students Union hosted the third annual event of Black Businesses Unite in Danner Hall. The event highlighted small business products, services and artists in the community. From music, clothing, artwork, sweet treats, financial advice, health, skin care and wellness were featured. Many businesses...
Commentary: Black History Month preserves, protects and promotes Black culture
Negro: The word was once printed on Census records and in school textbooks, used to identify Black Americans from the 18th century through the mid-1960s. But as the concept of identity evolved, so did the culture surrounding it. What was once a label assigned during eras of segregation and restriction...
Small animal skills tested for 4-H’ers
Newman 4-H members recently participated in Small Animal Skills at the County Ag. Center on Cornucopia Way in Modesto. The event was facilitated and organized by the Stanislaus County Small Animal Committee and hosted 4-H and FFA members from Stanislaus and Merced County. Olivia Casey and Emily Drumonde served as...
3 men found dead inside vehicle in San Joaquin County
(FOX40.COM) — Three men were found unresponsive inside a vehicle in South Stockton on Sunday morning, according to the Stockton Police Department. Stockton police said shortly after 10 a.m., officers and medical personnel responded to the area of Union Street and Scotts Avenue after receiving a report of multiple...
Softball Blanks Saint Martin’s on Day Two of NorCal Crossover
TRACY, Calif. - The California State University San Bernardino softball team split a pair of non-conference contests on their second and final day at the NorCal Crossover Saturday afternoon at the Tracy Sports Complex. CSUSB opened the day with a 5-0 shutout of Saint Martin's, before falling 5-2 to Biola...
Man arrested for kidnapping girl, Stockton police say
(FOX40.COM) — A 43-year-old man was arrested for kidnapping a girl on Saturday, according to the Stockton Police Department. SPD said that around 3 p.m., a girl was in the 400 Block of North Pilgrim Street in the Park District when a man drove up next to her, brandished a gun and demanded she get in […]
Ongoing investigation after Stockton stabbing incident leaves man injured
(FOX40.COM) — A 36-year-old man was treated at an area hospital after being stabbed during an altercation at an undisclosed location on early Sunday morning, according to the Stockton Police Department. Stockton police said that the victim sustained a non-life-threatening stab wound and sought medical treatment on...
Oakdale police arrest hit-and-run, theft suspects following pursuit
(FOX40.COM) — The Oakdale Police Department arrested hit-and-run and theft suspects after they led officers on a pursuit, OPD said. Police said that officers attempted a traffic stop around 9:45 a.m. on Feb. 26 on a truck suspected of a hit and run and the theft of car parts from the night before. The driver did […]
Greenhouse gas fees may shore up Delta levees
Dicey levee stability — a longtime core argument to build a Delta tunnel to help assure water deliveries to 27 million Californians in the aftermath of a catastrophic seismic event — is being targeted in new legislation. And it does things that the Delta Tunnel project doesn’t do....
