San Joaquin County News

Highway 12 through the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta east of Solano County and Rio Vista will be closed during the day from June 5-7. The closure is to be between 7 a.m. and 4 p.m. on those dates.

Lodi Memorial Hospital has been sued for medical malpractice by a Lodi woman seeking unspecified compensation for injuries that court papers say she received when she was a patient there last year.

Could the controversial expansion of the San Joaquin National Wildlife Refuge provide a much-needed boost for property values in San Joaquin County? According to a new study , homes located within a half-mile of a wildlife refuge and within 8 miles of an urban center are likely to see anywhere from a 4 percent to 9 percent increase in value, ... (more)

Ground spraying to control the adult mosquito population is scheduled in parts in and around Stockton and down into southern San Joaquin County, starting as early as tonight.

A 21-year-old man found shot in the head in east Stockton early Monday has died, officials said.

The recent discovery of two dead birds that tested positive for West Nile virus is an indication that mosquito season is starting earlier than usual in San Joaquin County.

Courthouse Park on El Dorado and Center Street, Stockton, CA. Buses in Oakland will leave from Oscar Grant Plaza , at 11 AM In the summer of 2010, Stockton Police and San Joaquin County Sheriffs killed James Rivera after a high speed pursuit in a residential neighborhood.

Wells Fargo Bank, for the second time since late February, has succeeded at repossessing property from Stockton for skipping bond payments in an effort to keep the city from bankruptcy.

California may have one of the worst unemployment rates in the country, but in one industry, there's more work than there are people to do it.

Hohe is a 23-year veteran in law enforcement. She began her career with the San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office in 1988 after graduating from the San Joaquin Delta College Police Academy.

Kunta Shaquille Ali Rigmaden appears in court Tuesday for a reading of the verdict in his rape and burglary trial.

As the June 5 primary election nears, thousands of Californians who rely on absentee ballots to vote could be left without a voice.

Rick Mielbrecht, an astronomy instructor at San Joaquin Delta College, watches the formation of a black hole Thursday at the Clever Planetarium.

Police say Yarborough had taken the 15-year-old and held her against her will in his vehicle.

Registrar of Voters Austin Erdman, left, talks with Secretary of State Debra Bowen during Bowen's visit Friday to the San Joaquin County Registrar of Voter's Office.

Two men and an 18-year-old woman were arrested Sunday night after an attempted home-invasion robbery in the 500 block of North Sierra Nevada Street, police said.

A 21-year-old man was on life support at a hospital Monday after being shot in the head and found on a street in east Stockton, the San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office reported.

As of Sunday at midnight, officers in San Joaquin County said they had arrested 37 people since Friday at 12:01 am.

In the race for an open seat on the San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors, candidate Rhodesia Ransom kept pace with Robert Elliott in fundraising over the last reporting period.

There were 72 bookings at the San Joaquin County Jail in the 24 hours ending at 8 a.m. Sunday.