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San Joaquin County will allow farmers, ranchers into evacuated areas during emergencies
STOCKTON — The Corral Fire in San Joaquin County which burned over 14,000 acres is now the catalyst behind a program that would allow local farmers and ranchers to go into evacuated areas and take care of their livestock.The San Joaquin County Ag Commissioner said the county learned a lot from the fire that threatened homes, lives and livestock.Many local farmers and ranchers want to see this program happen quickly."This is our livelihood," Diana Conley said.Conley spoke to the San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors back on July 9 before they approved the livestock pass program."This pass is important because...
Stockton man arrested on animal cruelty charge after dog was allegedly shot with a BB gun
A Stockton man is facing animal cruelty and weapons charges after videos depicting a caged dog being shot at with a BB gun surfaced on social media, police said. Maurice Smith, 47, was arrested and booked into the San Joaquin County Jail Tuesday on suspicion of carrying a concealed firearm, carrying a loaded firearm, carrying a loaded handgun, and cruelty to animals, jail records show.
'Violence is not a solution': Stockton, San Joaquin leaders react to Trump assassination attempt
After an assassination attempt left former president and Republican nominee Donald Trump injured at a campaign rally, politicians representing Stockton and San Joaquin County from both sides of the aisle have condemned political violence. The shooting, at the rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, happened around 6:15 p.m. Saturday, according to local...
When does school start? A list of back-to-school dates for San Joaquin school districts
If the back-to-school ads and school supply drives are any indication, a new school year is on the horizon. As hard as it is to believe, many college and K-12 students across San Joaquin County will return to classrooms in roughly two weeks. Students in the Lodi Unified School District...
San Joaquin County Pearl Harbor veteran turns 100
Robert “Bob” Fernandez of Stockton celebrated his 100th birthday on July 11 with family and friends at Whirlow’s Tossed and Grilled restaurant in Stockton. Fernandez is the last Pearl Harbor survivors still living in the Stockton area. At 100, Fernandez’s memory is fading. He couldn’t believe he was 100-years old but he still...
Death notices July 19
Beverly Page, 86, died Monday. She was born in Pennsylvania on March 7, 1938, and lived in Tracy for 36 years. Fry Memorial Chapel is handling arrangements and there are no services planned at this time. Travis Anthony Pol, 28, died Monday in Oakland. He was a new resident to...
Lathrop man killed Sunday night, police say
LATHROP, Calif. — A man was killed early Sunday morning in San Joaquin County, officials said. The Lathrop Police Department was dispatched around 1:13 a.m. to a reported disturbance on Sunol Street, west of Interstate 5. Upon arriving officers found a man with life-threatening injuries. He was taken to the hospital where he died, Lathrop police said.
Illegal immigrant deported three times charged in arson fire that killed mom, two kids
An illegal immigrant who was deported three times has been charged with setting the California fire that killed a mother and her two young children, according to police. Jose Carmen Cardona, 59, was arrested Friday and charged in the June 25 camper fire in Stockton that killed 32-year-old Lisbeth Gutierrez-Salazar and her two sons — Juan Gutierrez-Salazar, 10, and Julian Cardona-Gutierrez, 7, San Joaquin County prosecutors said in a release. Police said Cardona was in a relationship with the victim. Biden admin set to launch app so migrants can bypass in-person ICE check-ins: ‘Sh-t show’ The suspect was on the run...
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