Woman Hit By Big Rig On I-5 Near Stockton In Possible Suicide Attempt

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STOCKTON- Yesterday shortly after 4pm a 43 year old woman sustained major injuries after being hit by a big rig on the side of I-5 going northbound. According to a statement released by the California Highway Patrol, witnesses say the woman parked her vehicle on the shoulder just north of Eight Mile Road. While the vehicle was stopped she stood …

Governor Newsom to Halt California Death Penalty for 737 Convicted Inmates

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SACRAMENTO- Governor Newsom has announced through his office that he will stop all executions for 737 inmates on death row. This includes the gas chamber at San Quentin that has never been used. He has cited inequalities in the criminal justice system as well as called it “immoral”. As a result of multiple lawsuits, California hasn’t executed a prisoner since …

Bear Creek Track Coach Arrested

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STOCKTON- Police have announced that yesterday March 10, Khari Dobbins was arrested for having “inappropriate sexual relations with a 16-year-old female student at a residence in North Stockton”. Dobbins is 25 years old and also a track coach for Bear Creek High School of Lodi Unified School District in north Stockton. “The Stockton Police Department is encouraging people to call …

Lodi Man Shot in Head Remains In Critical Condition

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UPDATE: This is now a homicide case. LODI- On February 27th shortly after 10PM, Lodi officers responded to a shooting call on the 200 block of E Vine Street near Stockton Street. A 34 year old male victim was found with a gunshot wound to the head. He was transported to a local hospital where he remains in critical condition. …

Judge Rules Women Can Now Be Drafted For War

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Late Friday a federal judge ruled that women will now have to register for the Selective Service draft that all men in the United States are required to. This decision comes down after a lawsuit by a group called Coalition for Men, filed a lawsuit claiming only men being forced to register was discriminatory. U.S. District Judge Gray Miller ruled …

Central Valley Planned Parenthood Clinics At Risk Of Losing Federal Funding After Trump Signs Law

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President Trump has signed House Joint Resolution 43 into law. The new law takes aim primarily at Planned Parenthood and any organization that provides abortions or referrals for abortions. At stake is $286 million in federal that now expected to be redirected from women’s healthcare providers to religious groups. The funds from grants under Title X fund organizations that serve four …

Trump Wants Billions Back From California After Newsom Says High Speed Is Cancelled

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CALIFORNIA- In a Twitter war made for 2019, President Trump says the federal government will be cancelling $929 million is federal grants meant for California’s High Speed Train from San Francisco to Los Angeles. He also says he wants a return of the more than $2.5 billion already spent. Today the U.S. Department of Transportation sent a letter stating, “In …

State Senator Wants No Speed Limits On Freeways To Fight Climate Change

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SACRAMENTO- No speed limits are being proposed as a means of fighting climate change by California State Senator John Moorlach, a Republican of Orange County. He has introduced a Bill , SB319, in Sacramento that if passed by the legislature would require the Department of Transportation to build two additional traffic lanes, both northbound and southbound I- 5 and the …

Tokay High Student Escapes Kidnap Attempt In Lodi

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LODI- According to Lodi Police yesterday around 6:30AM a 14 year old girl walking to school was nearly kidnapped on Scarborough Drive and Brandywine Drive. Lodi Police have released the following statement on the incident seeking the public’s help: “The victim reported, as the two passed  each other on the sidewalk, the male suspect grabbed her and attempted to lift …

Man Shot in Face at Lodi Costco Parking Lot

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LODI- Yesterday shortly after noon Lodi Police officers responded to the 2600 block of Reynolds Ranch Parkway after calls of shots being fired in the Costco parking lot. “Initial reports indicated that two males were in an argument in the parking lot. During the argument one of the males pulled out a handgun and shot the other male. Both males …