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• Lodi could face scorching heat, lower air quality

• County firefighters aid with blazes

• Delta given a 'warning' by accreditation group

• Regional Roundup

• Corrections

February 9th, 2010

• Middle College High School rated one of the best — and a bargain, to boot

• Lodi decathlon boasts top team in county

• Man who sparked counterfeit case pleads guilty

• Local businessman will visit Haiti to look for family

• Man who claimed to be Yosemite Sam pleads guilty to meth charge

• David Harmer seeks Republican congressional nod

• Lack of evidence in case against suspect in 'drug deal' stabbing

• Regional Roundup

February 8th, 2010

• Public Meetings

• Locals pick best, most memorable Super Bowl commercials

• Regional Roundup

February 6th, 2010

• The Home Depot hopes to join Costco at Reynolds Ranch

• Meet Larry, Curly and Moe

• Baboon business

• Regional Roundup

• Several Lodi venues let you watch the Super Bowl in style

• Lodi Library celebrates 100 years of serving the community

• Culinary craft

February 5th, 2010

• Kids, teachers help Haiti by collecting pennies for Learning Link

• Lodi, Galt students reach out to help Haiti earthquake survivors

• Tasered suspect claims he is Yosemite Sam

• Hours of sweat and work go into putting on crab feeds

• Things looking up for state's real estate

• Correction

• Regional Roundup

• Stray bullet strikes Lodi home; police suspect gang activity may be factor

February 4th, 2010

• Managers at Geweke Toyota answer questions about recall

• Lodi City Council votes to replace play structure at Century Park

• Lodi extends ban on pot shops for another year

• Mokelumne River triathlon set for June

• Family, friends to run half-marathon in memory of Galt family

February 3rd, 2010

• Correction

• Delta College trustees again collide over stipend committee

• Bad bugs, weeds are hot topics at Grape Day

• Lodi-area senators Dave Cox, Lois Wolk admit to gifts; Tom Berryhill case pending

• Lodi Unified School District president issues warning to speakers over cuts

• Galt City Council avoids budget cuts — for now

• New Lodi Memorial Hospital emergency room opens to the public without a hitch

• Regional Roundup

February 2nd, 2010

• Local business leaders say tourism, Costco, Home Depot may play roles in city's future

• Correction

• Former Lodian Erica Davis is first paraplegic woman to summit Kilimanjaro

• Regional Roundup

• No snow leopards, otters for Micke Grove

• McNerney leads in campaign cash

• Police: Train victim was a Lodi teen

• Big rig plows 7 cars

• Jumpers across California

The following stories have received the most reader comments during the last 7 days.

• Will terrorists be given Miranda warnings? (75)
• Lodi Unified School District president issues warning to speakers over cuts (64)
• President Obama's first year (45)
• Many reject the politics of 'no' (45)
• Islamic symbol in mosaic — what is all the fuss? (44)
• Writer comments on Neely column (42)
• The Home Depot hopes to join Costco at Reynolds Ranch (41)
• Time to shed the convenient sham of 'Don't ask, don't tell' policy (34)
• We need to conduct respectful conversations (30)
• Tasered suspect claims he is Yosemite Sam (25)

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Diaz lands nationally broadcast fight in Stockton

Stockton's Nick Diaz gets to step onto a national stage right in his own backyard.

The 6-foot, 170-pound lightweight will face Thomas "Wildman" Denny in the Elite Xtreme Combat "Saturday Night Fights" series on July 26 at Stockton Arena.

CBS will begin a nationwide broadcast at 9 p.m. and also showcase a middleweight title match between Robbie Lawler and Elk Grove's Scott Smith.

Tickets for the event range from $35-$700 and can be purchased at the Stockton Arena box office Tuesday-Friday (10 a.m.-6 p.m.) and Saturday (Noon-4 p.m.), by phone at (866) 373-7088 or online at stocktontickets.com.

The first live fight begins at 3:15 p.m., but a four-bout, two hour broadcast on CBS starts later and is preceeded by a three-fight, one-hour live telecast on SHOWTIME at 8 p.m.

The first Elite XC event broadcast by CBS in May had an enormour appeal across the board. On average, 4.7 million viewers stayed tuned in and the broadcast peaked at 6.5 million.

Diaz (17-7, 9 KOs, 5 submissions, 3 decisions), who has been victorious in his last two matches, most recently defeated Muhsin Corbbey at Elite XC - The Return of the King at 3:59 in the third round by TKO (punches).

Denny (26-16), who sports a red mohawk, fights out of Hesperia, Calif. and won his last bout after Malaipet Team Diamond was disqaulified at the 4:51 mark in the first round at Elite XC - ShoXC in March.

A former Tokay High student, Diaz now trains and holds classes at Pacific Coast Martial Arts in Stockton.

Phone calls placed to Diaz were not returned.