SEATTLE — The Interstate 5 Skagit River bridge will open Wednesday morning, in what Gov. Jay Inslee called great news for the state of Washington.

Hundreds of students at Clayton B. Wire Elementary gathered on the softball field Thursday for the last goodbye of the Sacramento City Unified School District campus.

FRENCH CAMP - One of two boys who escaped from the Camp Peterson juvenile detention facility in French Camp on Thursday evening died after being found unresponsive in a nearby field, authorities said.

A 16-year-old is dead and another juvenile is on the run after deputies said both escaped from a San Joaquin County juvenile justice center Thursday night.

FRENCH CAMP – One of two boys who escaped from the Camp Peterson juvenile detention facility in French Camp on Thursday evening died after being found unresponsive in a nearby field, authorities said.

FRENCH CAMP – One of two boys who escaped from the Camp Peterson juvenile detention facility in French Camp on Thursday evening died after being found unresponsive in a nearby field, authorities said.

At Sunday’s Lodi Academy graduation, Principal Harley Peterson introduced senior Lauren Wallace by saying that her parents also graduated from Lodi Academy.

The Galt Joint Union Elementary School District has hired Judi Hayes as the new Lake Canyon Elementary School principal. She replaces Suzanne Souligny, who is retiring at the end of this school year.

Favorite place to eat: Fiori’s Butcher Shoppe and Deli (400 W. Lodi Ave.). The food is great and you always see people you know.

The Lodi Vintage Giants swept Fairfield, 15-5 and 9-0, last weekend at Zupo Field.

The Lodi Vintage Giants swept Tracy in a doubleheader on Sunday.

The Lodi Vintage Giants swept another doubleheader at home on Sunday, pounding Benicia 10-2 and 11-1 to bring their record to 10-1.

Gladys Peterson

A memorial service for Gladys Hope Peterson, 91, of Lodi, who died March 7, will be held at 2 p.m. today at Lodi Funeral Home, 725 S. Fairmont Ave. Internment will be held in the Chapel of Flowers at Cherokee Memorial Park.

St. Patrick's Day is the day when everyone can be Irish. It's the day when the luck of the Irish abounds, leprechauns and their pots of gold are hiding just out of reach, and green beer flows everywhere. It's the day when you wear green, eat corned beef and cabbage and celebrate with friends.

Lois Sanders

A memorial service for Lois A. Sanders, 94, of Lodi, who died March 7, will be held today at the Latter-day Saints chapel, 1510 W. Century Blvd., Lodi. Visitation will be held from 9:30 to 10:15 a.m. today in the chapel. Internment will be held at Memory Gardens Cemetery, 2011 Arnold Industrial Way, Concord.

Gladys Peterson

A memorial service for Gladys Hope Peterson, 91, of Lodi, who died March 7, will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Lodi Funeral Home, 725 S. Fairmont Ave. Internment will be held in the Chapel of Flowers at Cherokee Memorial Park.

The Lodi Vintage Giants baseball team swept Benicia over the weekend, winning 6-2 and 8-2.

It's official, and it's not good news for thirsty Californians: January and February have been the driest on record.

You could say McCaffrey Middle School went to the birds on Saturday. But that would mean leaving out live bats, slithering snakes and a whole wild animal show. 

Bella Vista Winter Classic TOC Qualifier