Leigh Paynter

News10 San Joaquin Valley Reporter

I'm the evening San Joaquin Valley reporter. I mostly cover stories in San Joaquin and Stanislaus counties.

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The invasion a Manteca neighbor never saw coming posted on Wednesday, May 1, 2013 - 7:33pm MANTECA, CA - Homeowners in a Manteca neighborhood said the invasion happened so quickly, silently and so low to the ground that they didn't see it coming until they were overrun. "Saturday... read more...
Roseville man arraigned for Facebook post posted on Saturday, January 12, 2013 - 1:02am MANTECA, CA - A Roseville taxicab driver was arraigned Friday in a Manteca courtroom, accused of making terrorist threats on a Manteca police officer; his attorney plans to argue freedom of... read more...
Hackers threaten Manteca police for Duenez death posted on Wednesday, December 26, 2012 - 8:21pm MANTECA, CA - Hackers threatened to take down the Manteca police website if they don't remove an officer from the force. The hackers posted a YouTube video calling the 2011 officer-involved... read more...
Manteca gas station: Price too high to sell gas posted on Thursday, October 4, 2012 - 7:55pm MANTECA, CA - The Kwik Serv gas station on Yosemite and Powers avenues, which just opened in August, was forced to shut off its pumps Wednesday night. "People see the price and they just... read more...
Search for Victims: 5 agencies want Shermantine posted on Tuesday, August 28, 2012 - 7:29pm MANTECA, CA - A secret law enforcement operation moved convicted serial killer Wesley Shermantine off death row temporarily on Sunday and brought him to the rural town of Linden. There,... read more...
New immigration policy draws mixed feelings from immigrant families posted on Friday, June 15, 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... read more...
PHOTOS: Man rescued from sinking house boat in Delta posted on Wednesday, February 22, 2012 - 8:45pm SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY, CA - An elderly Delta man lost not just his boat, but his home Wednesday afternoon when his boat home took on water. read more...
PHOTOS: Man rescued from sinking house boat in Delta posted on Wednesday, February 22, 2012 - 8:38pm SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY, CA - An elderly Delta man lost not just his boat, but his home Wednesday afternoon when his boat home took on water. The San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office and U.S. Coast Guard... read more...
Illegal drug manufacturing causes Tracy apartment explosion posted on Saturday, February 18, 2012 - 8:58pm TRACY, CA - The explosion was so big that it shook the surrounding apartments and tenants raced outside to see three people on fire. "It was a loud boom and the whole building shook. I know... read more...