Anchor & Tree has taken over the Crocker Café, serving small-batch roasts and art-inspired menu items open to the public.

Stanislaus County detectives say remains found near Knights Ferry on April 30 are being investigated as a homicide; authorities are asking the public for tips.

Deputies recovered a stolen vehicle and a loaded .38 early Thursday and arrested two men; one suspect had a no‑bail warrant, the sheriff said.

Unseasonable spring rain damaged San Joaquin County cherries; early estimates put losses near 30% and officials are weighing a disaster declaration.

Rodger Githens was convicted of attempted enticement and distributing child sexual-abuse material; sentencing is set for July 20, 2026.

City Council will vote May 5 on a Measure L‑backed pilot to pay former foster youth roughly $900 a month in a $4.8M initial phase.

A judge handed Joseph Foster more than 75 years to life for the 1992 killing of an 85-year-old Weimar man after DNA from preserved evidence linked him to the case.

A jury convicted Quentin Respers of second-degree murder in the 2022 Natomas truck-stop killing of Abrina Abraham. Sentencing is set for June 26, 2026.

Draft city budget cuts would shrink hours at the Southside Park pool and target dozens of positions, prompting neighbors to organize fundraising to keep lifeguards on duty.

Volunteers with River City Waterway Alliance say they’ve recovered more than 24,000 hypodermic needles from Sacramento creeks and rivers, highlighting a persistent hazard to people and wildlife.

A sudden spike in jet fuel has sent the cost of running California’s massive aerial firefighting fleet skyrocketing, complicating a budget built on bond and greenhouse funds.

Xavier Becerra told California doctors he isn’t pushing single‑payer right now as the California Medical Association endorsed him. The move reshapes the health‑care fight in the governor’s race.

Incumbent Malia Cohen faces Herb Morgan and Meghann Adams in a June 2 primary shaped by audits, blockchain transparency and roughly $15 billion in unclaimed property.