IF YOU HAVE tried to bake a cake recently, you might have had a hard time finding eggs. The empty shelves are a sign of the devastating impact of avian influenza, H5N1 or HPAI, on commercial poultry flocks in California.The …
A nurse practitioner in Stockton is being sued by the U.S. Department of Justice for allegedly running a nationwide scheme to sell illegal opioid prescriptions for cash, acting U.S. Attorney Michele Beckwith announced this week. Joan Rubinger is accused of …
Stockton City Manager Harry Black resigned on Thursday amid a contentious standoff with the City Council as he faced criticism from a council member who accused him of creating a hostile work environment.Black was given a raise when his contract …
STOCKTON SAW A sharp increase in its number of homicides last year, finishing 2024 with a New Year’s Eve fatal shooting that contributed to the third-highest tally in the past decade.The city ended the year with 54 people dying at …
A FRESH COAT of paint and brand-new facilities are coming to the nearly 20-year-old home of the Stockton Ports.The Stockton City Council has unanimously approved approximately $6.1 million in renovations for Stockton Ballpark to comply with Major League Baseball standards …
THE HOUSING MARKET is sending mixed messages about whether greater Stockton will be a great place to buy or sell a home in 2025.On the positive side, one of the major real estate websites, Realtor.com, is moderately bullish about Stockton. …
AS BIRD FLU takes it toll around the nation, San Joaquin County has jumped to the forefront, with the U.S. Department of Agriculture reporting the virus has spread to 627,800 commercial egg-laying chickens.The disclosure underscores how quickly the highly pathogenic …
FOR SURGEONS, USING San Joaquin General Hospital’s newest robot is like “playing a virtual reality game in which everything is in 3D,” the hospital says. “Your hands are the instruments.”The roughly $3 million Da Vinci 5 Surgical System — an …
GRANT KIRKPATRICK, STOCKTON’S Environmental and Sustainability Officer, updated the Stockton City Council at a meeting earlier this month about Stockton Rising, a multimillion dollar project aimed at improving the environment and sustainability in Stockton.Stockton Rising is a group of projects …
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS wants county outreach workers to find out whether unhoused people “have roots” in San Joaquin County before offering them services — and to relocate those they determine aren’t from here.In a unanimous vote, supervisors directed county …
A free ferry that provides a critical link in state Highway 84 across the Sacramento River between Rio Vista and Ryer Island is out of commission again, this time because of unexpected engine problems.Caltrans, which is responsible for the ferry’s …
Stockton officials are preparing to break ground this week on upcoming improvements to the city’s animal shelter.A ceremony will take place at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Animal Shelter facility at 1575 S. Lincoln St., city officials said. The public …
