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• Mounce, Johnson spar

• Meet the Duggars

• Local artists sought for citywide sidewalk mosaic design competition

• Rain soaks through Lodi Middle tarp, causes $100,000 in damage

• Regional Roundup

November 2nd, 2009

• Deputies name suspect in fatal Acampo shooting

November 7th, 2009

• Lodi High graduate was at Fort Hood

• Lining up for flu shots in Lodi

• Tour packs buses as birdwatchers admire Sandhill cranes

• City of Lodi staff looking into possibility of limiting number of taco trucks

• Daytime thieves targeting Lodi homes

• Lodi High School rally featured on 'Good Day Sacramento'

• Out of control

• Homicide suspect Anthony Hubbard arraigned

• Regional Roundup

• New Lodi Memorial rule to combat spread of H1N1: Visitors must be older than 16

November 6th, 2009

• Short sales make up nearly half of Lodi market

• Regional Roundup

• Lodi man accused of smuggling drugs, weapons for inmates at state prison

• 'I-5 Strangler' sentenced to 6 terms of life

• Jury convicts Acampo man of torture, assault of his girlfriend

• Young girl is 200,000th person to assemble AIDS, HIV care kit

• Woman in wheelchair struck by car

November 5th, 2009

• A lower Lodi Lake

• Streetside scarecrows

• San Joaquin County considers moratorium on new Williamson Act contracts

• Speakers address Lodi Unified School District budget shortfalls, plea to keep programs

• Armed robbers still targeting Lodi shops

• Regional Roundup

• California voters have final say over $11 billion water bond

• Weekend bus service to continue until Lodi City Council makes decision

• Paul Tebbel shines spotlight on sandhill cranes

• Your complete guide to Sandhill Crane Festival

• David Diskin is first to give an invocation under new city of Lodi policy

• Man wanted in Acampo homicide gives up to San Joaquin County Sheriff's detectives

November 4th, 2009

• Candle fire

• Rep. Jerry McNerney sets telephone town hall for Thursday

• Jason Behrmann is unanimously named Galt's city manager

• Regional Roundup

• Galt City Council argues over ordinance hiring residents

• San Joaquin County sues state over prison hospital planned for Stockton

• Big win for Allen Baroni in reclamation election

• California sends Democratic loyalist John Garamendi to Congress

• Bicycling father raising awareness of teen suicide

• Lodi City Council weighs raising fares to restore some bus service

November 3rd, 2009

• 500 attend service for Kyle Coumas

• Correction

• Galt considers ordinance that would require city contractors to hire locally

• Regional Roundup

• Have you seen a missing guide dog puppy in Lodi?

• Galt man dies after weekend Highway 12 crash

• Jason Behrmann is top candidate for Galt city manager

• Deputies name suspect in fatal Acampo shooting

• Clarification

November 2nd, 2009

• Downtown Lodi trick or treat

• Public Meetings

• Correction

• Kyle Coumas funeral today

• 27-year-old man shot to death Saturday night in front of Acampo home

• Regional Roundup

• Group investigates reports of haunting

• Sandhill Cranes Festival comes to Lodi next weekend

• Lamborghini lovers gather for show, fine wine, luncheon in Woodbridge

• Lodi's 'Biggest Loser' Christy Richesin runs 5K Halloween race

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Regional Roundup

Two rob recycling business at gunpoint

Two males robbed a Lodi recycling business at gunpoint Friday, taking cash before fleeing the scene.

Minutes after noon, the suspects entered Diaz Recycling, 548 S. Sacramento St., Lodi Police Sgt. Chris Jacobson said. They approached an employee, brandished a handgun and forced the employee into the business, which operates out of a storage shed at Tokay Street.

After forcing the employee to hand over an undisclosed amount of cash, the armed suspect fled south along the railroad tracks. Police found a black sweatshirt along the tracks but had not determined if it belonged to the suspects, Jacobson said.

The victim, who was not injured, said the suspects were young males wearing dark hooded sweatshirts. One was Hispanic and one was white, Jacobson said.

Free Election Day rides on GrapeLine bus service

Rides on Lodi's scheduled GrapeLine bus service Tuesday will be free of charge, and Dial-A-Ride will be open an hour later to accommodate Election Day voters.

Lodi's GrapeLine service operates from 6:15 a.m. to 7 p.m. weekdays. Dial-A-Ride will operate from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Election Day for those passengers who make reservations before 5 p.m. Monday by calling (209) 333-6806.

"It's our way of helping people exercise their Constitutional right to vote and, maybe, it will introduce some people to our service who will see how easy it is to use," said Transportation Manager Tiffani Fink in a statement released by the city of Lodi.

GrapeLine routes and schedules and Dial-A-Ride information are available at http://www.lodi.gov/transit/introductions.html.

For a list of polling places, visit http://www.lodi.gov/election/html/pollling_place.html.

Lodi woman gets new attorney in murder case

A Lodi woman whose murder trial was postponed after she and her attorney requested that he leave the case got a new lawyer Friday.

Amera Addi, 20, will now be represented by attorney Doug Goss, who was appointed by the court to defend her against a murder charge related to the shooting death of a grandmother.

Addi's trial had been scheduled for Nov. 21 but it was canceled Thursday after a judge granted a request that attorney Gary Hickey be relieved. He declined to comment on the reason for his departure.

Now Addi will return to court Nov. 18, where attorneys will discuss a possible trial date.

Addi is charged in the Oct. 4, 2007, shooting of Georgina Perez, 49, who was visiting her young grandson on Swain Drive in Lodi. Addi did not fire the shot but is charged because she was the driver.

No new information in case of found fire captain

Lodi police released no new information Friday on the search for a fire captain who was found Thursday evening.

Jerome "Jay" Martinez, a Stockton fire captain, was the subject of a large manhunt Thursday after he left his Lodi home that morning and never showed up at a class he was scheduled to teach in Stockton.

After a daylong search, fishermen found him at Beardsley Lake near Pinecrest. Martinez apparently had some sort of medical condition that was not life-threatening, and he was taken to a Sonora-area medical center, according to Lodi police.

Because the case involved private medical issues, Lodi police said Friday that they were not immediately releasing any further details.

CalTrans to close lane Sunday on Highway 99

The California Department of Transportation will close the right lane on southbound Highway 99 at the East Lockeford Street overcrossing to allow work crews to repair a guardrail.

The work will occur on Sunday from 5 a.m. to noon. Motorists should expect 15 minute delays and are asked to take alternate routes when possible.

4 supervisors endorse Morris for judge

Four San Joaquin County supervisors have announced their support of James Morris for judge.

Those supporting the attorney are Larry Ruhstaller, Victor Mow, Leroy Ornellas and Supervisor-elect Steve Bestolarides, who was elected in the primary election. The announcement was made Thursday by Morris' campaign.

Morris and prosecutor Phil Urie are facing off Tuesday for one seat on the superior court bench. They received the highest votes of four candidates in the primary election.