Lathrop News

After less than seven months on the job, the fire chief of the agency that oversees the Tracy and Sharpe defense depots, abruptly resigned Monday.

Organically grown grapes and the ultimate in green packaging have been combined in the development of CalNaturale, the newest product being introduced by cutting-edge manufacturer, California Natural Products of Lathrop, CA.

The San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors unanimously adopted a $1.27 billion budget Thursday, enacting a spending plan only slightly smaller than the current year's. It will likely be just the starting point for more severe cuts handed down when the state closes its own multibillion budget gap.

A Union Pacific train hit a vehicle in Lathrop early Monday, authorities said. The crash occurred shortly after 3:30 a.m. at a crossing on McKinley Avenue.

A troubled morningA on the tracks in San Joaquin County this morning after a freight train hit a car and then blocked the track for all trains including passengers trainsA for several hours.A The problem started when a freight train hit a vehicle on the tracks in LathropA near McKinley at Lathrop Road.

St. Gertrude's Catholic Church and the Delta Blood Bank are hosting a blood drive from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday at the church, 1663 E. Main St., Stockton.

When: Today, 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Info: Sons In Retirement Inc. local Branch 103, a nonprofit club for retired men, is holding a monthly luncheon meeting to provide club members an opportunity to meet old friends; discuss issues of local and national interest; and plan participation in various scheduled activities, such as golf, bowling, fishing ...

Murphys Community-M2: 1:30 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, June 24, 384 Church Street. Information: 943-3830. Arnold Chapel in the Pines-M2: 1 to 6 p.m. Thursday, June 25, 2286 Cedar Lane.

Teens can express themselves through art as Jon Guerzon teaches them the drawing basics at the following library branches: Weston Ranch Library: 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, 1453 W. French Camp Road, Stockton.

James S. Kalfsbeek, 71, of Arbuckle, was convicted last week by a federal jury on charges of conspiracy, mail fraud, money laundering and wire fraud in connection with a fraudulent insurance scheme.

A handful of employees at the Sharpe Army Depot are being hailed as heroes after they rescued a man from a pickup truck that was resting upside down on some railroad tracks moments before it was struck by an oncoming Altamont Commuter Express train this morning.

A man was pulled from a pickup truck before it was struck by an ACE train this morning on Roth Road near South McKinley Avenue near Lathrop, San Joaquin County Sheriff's spokesman Les Garcia said.

With a 50th birthday approaching, Cupertino resident Russell Lee was starting to feel his mortality.

Some San Joaquin County agencies and cities work on computer systems that lag behind technological expectations, according to a civil grand jury report published Tuesday in the first such countywide review of its kind.

Down Syndrome Support Group holds an informal meeting from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday at Sutter Healthy Connections, 35 E. 10th St., Tracy.

In a countywide investigation, a San Joaquin County civil grand jury found only two cities - Lathrop and Escalon - were meeting or addressing expectations for Internet security, while three county organizations were operating on outdated server systems, including the Public Defender's Office and the Sheriff-Coroner's Office.

There were 64 bookings at the San Joaquin County Jail in the 24 hours ending at 8 a.m. Monday.

A fire department employee had methamphetamine in a department vehicle when he was pulled over, police said.

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WHAT IS IT about trains that fascinates us? Maybe it's the fact that trains, as romanticized in old-time movies, allow us a glimpse into an adventurous past.