Chris Woodyard, Author at Stocktonia News

A close-up side view of a mosquito with a slender body and long legs against a warm, blurred background.

Mosquitoes carrying West Nile virus are back in San Joaquin County, ready to bite

by Chris Woodyard • Stocktonia June 22, 2026, 9:26 a.m.June 22, 2026, 9:26 a.m.

The potentially deadly virus was detected in mosquitoes collected from Upper Jones
Tract in the San Joaquin Delta islands.

Overturned truck blocks highway lanes at night. Emergency lights from vehicles illuminate the scene, creating a tense atmosphere.

Stockton truck driver arrested in deadly hit-and-run crash on I-80

by Chris Woodyard • Stocktonia June 22, 2026, 7:47 a.m.June 22, 2026, 7:47 a.m.

People stand at a glass railing looking into an enclosure with water, trees and greenery at a zoo

Local Government

$8.5 million for mini golf? Supervisors debate cost of course next to Micke Grove Zoo that ‘looks like crap’

by Chris Woodyard • Stocktonia June 17, 2026, 10:08 a.m.June 17, 2026, 10:08 a.m.

Police cruisers parked at a curb on a tree-lined street

One was 16. The other, 53. Two people killed in separate Stockton shootings

by Chris Woodyard • Stocktonia June 16, 2026, 8:15 a.m.June 16, 2026, 8:15 a.m.

Drunk daycare operator pleads guilty to child abuse, manslaughter after baby’s death

by Chris Woodyard • Stocktonia June 12, 2026, 12:00 p.m.June 12, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

A person with a football helmet and two others with suits.

Meet the Crusaders: Stockton is getting a pro indoor Arena Football team

by Chris Woodyard • Stocktonia June 10, 2026, 7:38 a.m.June 10, 2026, 5:20 p.m.

Curved Lodi Police Department structure with geometric design and blue sky.

Skateboard-riding killer shows ‘zero remorse,’ gets 40 years in Lodi murder

by Chris Woodyard • Stocktonia June 10, 2026, 6:54 a.m.June 10, 2026, 6:55 a.m.

A modern office building with glass windows

Local Government

San Joaquin County’s old courthouse heads toward demolition

by Chris Woodyard • Stocktonia and Shaylee Navarro • Stocktonia June 9, 2026, 6:00 a.m.June 8, 2026, 7:58 p.m.

A black and white Stockton Police SUV parked on a street with visible police markings and a front grille guard.

Man found fatally shot on railroad tracks identified as Stockton resident

by Chris Woodyard • Stocktonia June 5, 2026, 12:33 p.m.June 6, 2026, 11:05 a.m.

A person in a cowboy hat standing in front of a staircase and speaking into microphones

Feds say sheriff denied ICE hold on man later accused of killing 3. He refutes it

by Chris Woodyard • Stocktonia June 4, 2026, 7:49 a.m.June 4, 2026, 7:49 a.m.