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Beyonce joins UN's global humanitarian campaign

Thursday, August 2nd, 2012, 8:16am

Beyonce joins UN's global humanitarian campaign

NEW YORK (AP) - Beyonce is teaming with the United Nations and humanitarian aid organizations on a global campaign to encourage people around the world to get involved.

The international pop star and songwriter Diane Warren will donate a video of "I Was Here" that will be filmed in the UN General Assembly Hall in New York in front of a live audience. The video will premiere Aug. 19 on World Humanitarian Day and the UN hopes it will help the campaign reach 1 billion people.

A news release says the campaign website launched Thursday and allows people to share individual acts of good.

Beyonce says in the statement that World Humanitarian Day is a chance to work together and "this is our time to leave our mark on the world."

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Overturned big rig in Tracy brings WB I-205 to crawl

Submitted by Paul Janes, News 10 Web Producer

Tuesday, July 31st, 2012, 5:21am

TRACY, CA - The morning commute through Tracy on westbound I-205 took considerably longer on Tuesday, due to an overturned big rig that blocked all but one lane of the interstate.

According to officer Rich Wetzel of the California Highway Patrol, the truck wrecked around 1:00 a.m. near the Mountain House Parkway exit of I-205.

The driver of the truck was not injured in the crash and the contents of the truck were classified as non-hazardous according to Wetzel.

CHP and auto assistance crews were able to right the truck and open the number three lane by 3:19 a.m. The number number one and two lanes were reopened around 6:00 a.m.

Wetzel did not indicate what CHP officers believe caused the truck to overturn.

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Friday, July 27th, 2012, 11:26am

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Lathrop native Brooks agrees to contract extension with Thunder

Submitted by News10 Web Staff

Monday, July 2nd, 2012, 6:58pm

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Scott Brooks has signed a multiyear extension to return as coach of the Oklahoma City Thunder.

General manager Sam Presti announced Monday that Brooks agreed to a new contract, less than two weeks after the Thunder lost in five games to the Miami Heat in the NBA Finals.

Brooks, a native of Lathrop, attended high school at East Union in Manteca. He also served as an assistant coach under Eric Musselman on the Sacramento Kings during the 2006-07 season.

The team did not disclose terms of the contract. Other media outlets have reported the deal is for four years at more than $4 million per year.

Brooks' previous deal was allowed to expire Saturday before the sides could come to an agreement on the terms. Brooks took over the Thunder early in the 2008-09 season and has led the team to the playoffs each of the past three seasons.

A news conference with Brooks is scheduled for Tuesday.

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91 felony arrests made in San Joaquin law enforcement sweep

Submitted by Linda Park, Multimedia Web Producer

Monday, June 25th, 2012, 2:36pm

91 felony arrests made in San Joaquin law enforcement sweep

On 6/22/12, the Manteca PD Street Crimes Unit (SCU) hosted a multi-agency taskforce operation to target criminal activity with an emphasis on gang members and their associates. Chief Obligacion directed this operation in response to recent violent criminal activity in the City of Manteca.

Approximately 60 officers from the following agencies participated in the operation: Manteca PD, Stockton PD, Tracy PD, Lathrop PD, Ripon PD, San Joaquin County Sheriff's Dept, California Highway Patrol, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (Parole), and Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

Following are some of the statistics compiled over the 9 hour operation:

Probation Searches: 44

Parole Searches: 18

Field Contacts with Gang Members/Associates: 91 Felony Arrests: 9 Misdemeanor Arrests: 6 ICE Holds: 2 Parole Holds: 2

Of the people arrested, 4 were currently on parole and 6 were on probation for other crimes.

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Police car, SUV crash in Tracy

Submitted by Maneeza Iqbal on Monday, June 18th, 11:09 pm

TRACY, CA - A Tracy police car and a Chevy SUV crashed Monday evening.

The crash happened around 7:09 p.m. at the intersection of East Street and E. Eaton Avenue while the officer responded to another officer requesting cover, Tracy police Lt. Wayde Harper said.

The police car had its lights and sirens on.

Harper said the SUV had three occupants, a mother and two small children. All three complained of pain and were transported to the hospital for treatment then released.

Traffic units investigated the scene to determine who is at fault for the crash. Harper said the investigation will take a couple of weeks to complete.

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New immigration policy draws mixed feelings from immigrant families

Submitted by Leigh Paynter, News10 San Joaquin Valley Reporter

Friday, June 15th, 2012, 7:33pm

STOCKTON, CA - America calls itself the "Land of Opportunity," but advocates for Mexican-American families in the San Joaquin Valley say many young illegal immigrants are too afraid to seize any opportunity available for fear of deportation.

Inez Ruiz-Huston, chair for the Coalition of Mexican American Organizations, hopes a change in immigration policy will ease the fears of many undocumented families.

"They have the opportunity for work permits. Now they can be there and work here without the fear of tomorrow being gone," said Ruiz-Huston.

On Friday, President Obama announced a "mend" to his administration's immigration policy. The U.S. will stop deporting children who illegally immigrated to the U.S. before they turned 16 years old. Instead, they will be allowed to apply for two-year work permits if they are under age 30 and have no criminal history.

The change in immigration policy is both lauded and criticized in San Joaquin Valley.

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