HACKENSACK, N.J. — Two sons of the founders of Sugar Hill Records, the pioneering Englewood, N.J., rap music label, were spared prison terms on Thursday for failing to file federal income tax returns during a period in which they and a third brother owed nearly $1.3 million to Uncle Sam.

LA PUENTE, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles County prosecutors say three former La Puente High School soccer players have been convicted and sentenced in the violent sexual hazing of fellow students last year.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A University of California, Berkeley, law school graduate has taken a plea deal in the beheading of an exotic bird last October at a Las Vegas Strip resort, officials said Thursday.

Sheriff Gary Kuntz of Calaveras County vowed Monday evening that he and his officers will hunt down and capture the man suspected of killing 8-year-old Leila Fowler in her home over the weekend.

Police arrested a 13-year-old student at Walter J. Katnich Community Day School in south Lodi for possessing a gun on campus Tuesday morning, according to the San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office.

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U.S. Marshals arrested a suspect wanted on suspicion of shooting a Lodi man in the face in 2011.

It took only about an hour Wednesday for a San Joaquin County jury to hold Richard Dale Evans and the Lodi Unified School District civilly liable for the sexual molestation of a special-needs student on a school bus.

It's not rare for strong-willed principals to collide with campus journalism students or advisers, especially when those journalists are doing their job.

(StatePoint) Do you lay awake at night wondering if you’ll have enough money to pay the bills, let alone retire? Could you pay the bills at $170 to $350 daily if you or your spouse were disabled? Do you have an extra $100,000 a year for this care?

Monday marked a changing of the guard, with Leroy Ornellas ending his second and final term on the Board of Supervisors and Tracy resident Bob Elliott taking his place.

When Galt police were involved in a high-speed pursuit last month that ended in a crash off Highway 99, a new computer-aided dispatch system allowed responding officers to locate the accident more efficiently.

Galt elementary school administrators and teachers have a spirit of cooperation and innovation that is paying off — literally.

The San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office released the total number of arrests and confiscations from the two day Safe Holiday Operation this week.

The first round of an ambitious sweep that included Lodi police officers netted 34 arrests, 22 guns and about five pounds of marijuana this week.

Teacher evaluations in Lodi Unified School District are of the tried-and-true style, but changes may be coming.

A judge has rejected Lodi Unified School District's request to dismiss a lawsuit relating to the molestation of a special-needs student by a bus driver.

When he found out there was a methadone clinic opening in Lodi, a 49-year-old man who says methadone helped him kick his decades-long heroin habit hoped he could start going there.

Great weather, a well-manicured course and enthusiastic golfers made for a winning combination at the 10th annual Project SAVE golf tournament held earlier this week in Sacramento County. Nearly 100 golfers participated.

I wanted to take a few moments to reintroduce myself and give everyone an update on the Lodi Police Department's recent efforts in combating the gang violence that has affected our city over the last year.

Five candidates square off for the two available seats on the Galt City Council.

The following is a list of public meetings in the Lodi and Galt areas this week:

A Lodi man who aimed a laser at a helicopter in May is now on probation after paying a fine and serving some jail time.

Charles Brill, 52, spent three days in jail after he pointed a green laser beam at a California Highway Patrol aircraft. At the time, Brill said he meant no harm, and only liked to see the sparkle of the laser on the metal of the aircraft.

Galt police were involved in two identity theft incidents on Monday, police said.

Lodi police officers arrested 10 subjects on warrants and suspicion of drug paraphernalia and gun possession Wednesday in a sweep of two hotels.