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Woman from Murphys missing

Fri, 24 May 2013 22:36 EST

SAN ANDREAS - The Calaveras County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help in locating a missing 75-year-old Murphys woman who was last seen Thursday in Walnut Creek.

Brave worker foils armed robbers

Fri, 24 May 2013 22:33 EST

STOCKTON - Armed men tried to rob a south Stockton business Thursday night, but a quick-thinking employee turned the tables and helped police apprehend the criminals, authorities said.

Lammersville Unified awarded $30M

Fri, 24 May 2013 22:32 EST

TRACY - Lammersville Unified has been awarded more than 5 percent of the $520 million the State Allocation Board handed out this week for shovel-ready school construction projects.

State fish survey finds mercury levels down

Fri, 24 May 2013 22:31 EST

Fish caught from rivers and streams are generally safer to eat than fish taken from lakes.

1st mosquitoes of year with West Nile in S.J.

Fri, 24 May 2013 22:30 EST

STOCKTON - The first mosquitoes to test positive for West Nile virus this year have been discovered along the southern border of San Joaquin County, in ZIP codes 95337 and 95366, according to the San Joaquin County Mosquito and Vector Control District.

Three sentenced for trafficking prostitutes from Mexico

Fri, 24 May 2013 22:29 EST

SACRAMENTO - Three men were sentenced Friday on criminal charges for trafficking women from Mexico to be used as prostitutes in five Northern California cities, including Stockton.

Inmate suspect in slaying of prison cellmate

Fri, 24 May 2013 22:28 EST

A man imprisoned for the attempted murder of a San Joaquin County prosecutor is now under investigation for the death of a fellow inmate at California State Prison, Corcoran.

Decades of filling vital role

Fri, 24 May 2013 22:25 EST

STOCKTON - The beds were tidy, if plain. The roof was adequate, if not ornamented. The shelter and adjacent health center, which usually house some of Stockton's downtrodden, opened their doors Friday to Rep. Jerry McNerney, D-Stockton, Stockton Police...

Remains may be from 1990 cold case

Fri, 24 May 2013 22:25 EST

STOCKTON - A new lead on an old case led investigators to a home in Manteca, where authorities spent hours Thursday digging up what may be the remains of a woman who disappeared in 1990, police said.

Paid leave for Linden schools chief

Fri, 24 May 2013 22:24 EST

LINDEN - Linden Unified School District Superintendent Michael Gonzales was placed on paid administrative leave Thursday night, roughly two hours after the last Linden High graduate crossed the stage to mark the end of the 2012-13 school year.

Delta commission opposed to tunnels

Fri, 24 May 2013 22:23 EST

A small state commission sent a big message to its boss late Thursday, voting to oppose the governor's twin tunnels plan even before it has been formally proposed.

911 briefs -- Published May 25, 2013

Fri, 24 May 2013 22:22 EST

STOCKTON - Armed men tried to rob a south Stockton business Thursday night, but a quick-thinking employee turned the tables and helped police apprehend the criminals, authorities said.

911 calls -- Published May 25, 2013

Fri, 24 May 2013 22:20 EST

There were 55 bookings at the San Joaquin County Jail in the 24 hours ending at 8 a.m. Friday. At that time, there were 1,417 people held at the jail, which has an official capacity of 1,411. When the jail is full, some inmates may be released early.

Graduation: Sierra High School

Fri, 24 May 2013 22:18 EST

Sierra High School

Graduation: Lathrop High School

Fri, 24 May 2013 22:17 EST

Lathrop High School

Graduation: Ronald E. McNair High School

Fri, 24 May 2013 22:16 EST

Ronald E. McNair High School

The bus stops here

Fri, 24 May 2013 22:10 EST

STOCKTON - Transit officials are preparing to reduce bus service in Stockton by up to 30 percent, a move that could eliminate some neighborhood routes and get rid of all weekend service in a city that has already seen cut after cut to its transit system...

Area deaths -- Published May 25, 2013

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:02 EST

The following deaths have been reported in the last 24-48 hours.