San Joaquin County

Ray Halsell, 64, was last seen leaving the agency's San Jose office Thursday afternoon. His disappearance prompted about 40 friends, relatives and co-workers of the 15-year VTA veteran to organize a search that lasted into Saturday.  

Fundraising event to raise funds for cancer research  

Oakland office's slow handling of veterans' claims stirs call for reform  

Oakland facility keeps some former troops waiting nearly a year for benefits.  

PLEASANTON -- Workers at a city recycling center found a human skull -- believed to be Native American remains -- while separating recyclable materials on a conveyor belt Friday morning, police said.  

A motorcyclist from Lodi died when he tried to pass a Honda in a no-passing zone on state Highway 12 in Solano County on Saturday evening, a California Highway Patrol officer said.  

Robert Cathey, a reserve police officer for San Francisco, was at home playing football in February with his younger brother when he heard a man down the street screaming for help. Cathey immediately ran down the street and saw a man emerge from a backyard holding his lifeless child.  

Animal shelter tops list of projects for available $7.2 million  

Thirteen Seeno family members donate money to campaign of Nevada Sen. Harry Reid during same week of FBI probe, while congressional candidate Ricky Gill and his family continue to deal with fallout from business ties to disgraced Silver State lobbyist Harvey Whittemore.  

An increased police presence in an area plagued by vehicle burglaries wound up netting two suspects who authorities say were caught in the act Friday.Tracy police arrested 18-year-old Christian Ochoa of Stockton and a 17-year-old boy as they tried to flee in a car about 8:50 a.  

A federal court has temporarily shut down a debt collection agency with East Bay connections that had callers pose as cops to scare thousands of consumers nationwide into paying back more than $5 million in payday loans they had never taken out or had already paid off.  

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A 71-year-old Novato man who died after a jump near Lodi last week was a leader among skydivers around the country who are pushing the age limits of the sport, his wife and several acquaintances said.  

A Stockton man suspected of robbing six banks, including four in the East Bay, was arrested during a traffic stop in Sacramento, authorities said.Sacramento County Sheriff's Office deputies took 22-year-old Jeremy Morton into custody Sunday, according to a news release from Stockton police.  

An alert citizen who saw the getaway vehicle helped police catch up to two men who they say robbed a bank in Tracy on Wednesday morning.Police arrested 42-year-old George Beesley of Martinez and 40-year-old Leroy Colbert of Fresno after pulling over the SUV that one of them was driving shortly  

The healthiest place to live in California is upscale Marin County, followed by Santa Clara County in the No. 2 spot. San Mateo and Santa Cruz counties also made the top 10 list, while other Bay Area counties fell in the average range.  

LIVERMORE -- A 24-year-old Manteca woman was killed in a crash on Interstate 580 Monday afternoon when she was broadsided after swerving to avoid a car that was pulling on from the shoulder, according to the California Highway Patrol.  

More than 3,100 arrested nationwide in federal Operation Cross Check  

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Health coverage for thousands of low-income adults at stake  

Rising star to compete for state title April 19  

Opposition to governor's plan to gut the program may actually strengthen it, as amendments to education bill allow more students to enroll and ensures funding for the program.  

At a price tag of about $4 million, the Sixth Street entrance to historical downtown Tracy is getting a modern-day roundabout and plaza area, but some residents fear added traffic problems.  

TRACY -- Detectives have arrested a 16-year-old Stockton boy in connection with a deadly gang-related shooting last month, police said.The teen is the second person arrested in the Feb.  

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Lauded by Oprah in first appearance at a public event since her kidnapping, Dugard receives Inspiration Award at event to honor women of leadership, strength and courage.  

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Sandra Cantu, kidnapped and slain in 2009, would have turned 11 on Thursday. But, instead of celebrating with their little girl, her relatives spent the day with the Tracy community, celebrating the lives of other children in the memory of Sandra.  

SACRAMENTO -- Convicted serial killer Wesley Shermantine wrote a letter to FOX40 from San Quentin's death row.In the letter, dated March 1, Shermantine says that fellow "Speed Freak Killer" Loren Herzog trained an apprentice and taught him how to kill and get away with it.  

Tattoos of skulls, flames, satanic imagery and vulgarity covered the body of once-convicted serial killer Loren Herzog, who hanged himself Jan. 16, possibly fearing he would soon be returned to prison.  

TRACY -- A 28-year-old man injured in a drive-by shooting last month has died, and a 19-year-old arrested in connection with the incident will now be charged with murder, police said Friday.  

Three people arrested Tuesday after a freeway chase near the Interstate 880 corridor may be linked to dozens of armed robberies at convenience and liquor stores throughout the Bay Area, authorities said.  

STOCKTON -- San Joaquin County Sheriff Steve Moore has asked the FBI to help in the investigation for more human remains left behind by serial killers Loren Herzog and Wesley Shermantine.  

Convicted California serial killer Wesley Shermantine says he knows where additional victims are buried, while also apologizing for taking years to reveal where he disposed of the bodies of two of his victims.