INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Inmates at jails in Indianapolis, Baltimore, St. Louis and Philadelphia face the nation's highest levels of sexual abuse at the hands of guards, according to a new federal report based on surveys of inmates at U.S. jails and prisons.

California newspapers have a legal right to publish the names of children who are subjected to abuse if a name is newsworthy, a Sacramento appellate court ruled Friday.

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — Newsroom employees at the Santa Barbara News-Press have voted to cut ties with the Teamsters, the union that has represented them through years of legal struggles with management over control of the newspaper.

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — Newsroom employees at the Santa Barbara News-Press have voted to cut ties with the Teamsters, the union that has represented them through years of legal struggles with management over control of the newspaper.

Mother’s Day — and HOT. This day should be gently spring-like: warm in the sun, cool in the shade, with a very soft breeze.

(BPT) - Learning that you have a disease or medical condition can be overwhelming. You need to learn more about your condition. You may get advice from all directions – from well-meaning friends and family, the Internet, magazines, newspapers and television. But in the end, you want to understand your treatment options so that you can discuss your choices with your health care provider.

(NAPSI)—The next time you consider expanding your family to include a hamster, Guinea pig, bunny or other small pet, you won’t be alone. Some 16 million U.S. families currently co-habitate with small pets, according to the American Pet Products Association National Pet Owners Survey.

(BPT) - As summer approaches, many parents are worried about the summer learning slide, and with good reason. Students who do not participate in enrichment and learning activities during the summer break can lose roughly 22 percent of the knowledge and skills they gained during the previous school year, according to the National Summer Learning Association.

Dear T2T: My parents are willing to get me an e-reader but I really don’t know which one to get. Do any of you guys have one and which one is your favorite and why is it your favorite? It would really help to hear from someone my age who has used these. — Technology Newbie

I believe that a newspaper should carry balanced reporting. That way we can be aware of what the enemy is doing. The Creators Syndicate columns carried in the Lodi News-Sentinel is an example of that premise. They have conservative writers such as John Stossel and Thomas Sowell. Other writers endorse everything Obama says. Higher taxes, more government agencies, more welfare programs — they're all for it.

Shaped by the land and climate and further molded by the economy and markets, Lodi’s agricultural landscape over the decades has evolved from grain to watermelons to grapes.

Anticipation for the annual Lockeford Picnic in May 1915 had been building for more than a month.

The Lodi News-Sentinel won seven awards, including three first-place honors, in the annual Better Newspaper Contest sponsored by the California Newspaper Publishers Association.

(StatePoint) You may not think your mom is “cool,” but is she hip when it comes to technology? If you have a tech savvy mom, skip the order on the flower bouquet and treat her right this Mother’s Day with the latest gear.   

When local barbecue guru Dave Royce goes out for barbecue, there’s one thing he looks for. It’s not on the menu or on the table. It’s usually out back, where the magic happens.

Dear Lodinews.com reader:

On April 29, we will begin a new way of offering news on Lodinews.com. It’s called “metered content.”

We've had a promotion and a new hire here, and a related reassignment of beats. Like the staff at many papers, our reporters are now stretching to handle multiple coverage areas. I guess it relfects that cliche: Doing more with less. But our staff here is passionate about journalism and very hard-working.  I'm excited about these changes and how our staff has responded.

He was known as “Honest Ben” and the “father of the Senate” in Sacramento in the late 1800s. But in Lodi, the kind-looking, bearded Benjamin F. Langford was known as the honorable gentleman who championed the tree fruit industry and helped establish a local bank and railroad.

Buddhism is a teaching for all sentient beings. There is not any discrimination at all in Buddhism.

(NAPSI)—Many people may be surprised to learn how simple it can be to design a closet system that works beautifully with their unique space.

A 14-year-old boy met a woman in need, and despite carrying just a few dollars, extended the small offering. Now people are flocking from throughout the country, wishing to do something similar for him.

In real life, Thomas Sanchez directs new business prospects for Waste Management in Lodi. In fiction, he is a police lieutenant called in to assist the FBI on an investigation.

Unemployed, nearly broke and fearing she'd be homeless within the month, Robynn Fried of Lodi was caught in a string of bad fortune and unsure when it would end.