Wine drinkers have spoken! What they are saying is they love many of Lodi’s wines, from blends to Zins. At the Consumer Wine Awards Competition in April, Lodi-area winery took home awards given by everyday wine drinkers. The awards include these platinum- and gold-winning wines from the Lodi appelation;

Have you ever noticed that the words "new and improved" often turn out to be neither? Most of us have been consumers long enough to lower our expectations when we read an advertisement suggesting that some product has been improved upon. In our most cynical moments, we might even roll our eyes in disgust as we realize the only thing "new and improved" about this product is the price.

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.

We combed through our coverage from 2012 and came up with some top quotes of the year.

I enjoyed the Lodi Association of Realtors annual luncheon at the River Mill in French Camp last week — lots of fun moments.

(NewsUSA) - Gainesville, Fl. isn't just home to the renowned University of Florida, it's a vacation destination for many. Between the charming downtown with Spanish moss-draped trees, sprawling state parks and quaint towns with a small-town feel, the Gainesville region is a great escape all year round.

The Lodi Association of Realtors installed Sheri Aguilar of Grupe Real Estate’s Lodi office as its 2013 president.

News-Sentinel staff share their wish lists for Christmas.

Mayor JoAnne Mounce announced that the city of Lodi has received another grant to combat gang violence at the State of the City luncheon on Tuesday afternoon.

(BPT) - Whether it’s mustard, accordions or angels, Wisconsinites have a unique way of taking a hobby and turning it into an exhibit hall. The state is home to an eclectic mix of museums that go beyond the ordinary and are the product of a passionate person with a vision so strong that erecting a museum is quite simply the most reasonable option. Both entertaining and educational, the following Wisconsin museums offer an out-of-the-box perspective to visitors.

Some of the water that meanders down from the Sierra Foothills in the Mokelumne River will soon be dripping out of some local taps once the new city of Lodi Surface Water Treatment Plant comes online, likely later this month.

One hundred years ago this month, Clements lost a pioneer. Stillman L. Magee was a shipbuilder from Maine. He was a gold miner, store owner, sawmill owner, politician, newspaper publisher, flour mill operator, rancher and businessman who left his mark on the community.

Weldon B. Cooke, grandson of Lockeford founder Dr. Dean Jewett Locke, had a short but courageous life.

You don’t have to say “I’m bored!” Start a summer bucket list. Here are some ideas to get you started:

The Delta: The wind is playing havoc on the fishing this past week on the Sacramento River. Trollers are working the West Bank, Dairy, mouth of the Old Sac and Steamboat. Most fish are running 5-9 pounds with an occasional fish in the teens, and lots of shakers. P-Line Angry Eyes and Predators are the baits of choice.

Woodbridge is a small town that blends the river that defines the Lodi area, old and new homes, the region’s wine country and a bundle of historical buildings in the town’s business area a short distance north of Lodi’s General Mills plant.

Take a drive east on Highway 88 out of Lodi. Keep your eyes open as you wind through vineyards and cattle pastures. Before you’ve gone 10 miles, you’ll encounter the quaint unincorporated community of Clements.

Are your kids out for summer break? Have grandchildren visiting from out of town? This family friendly area has you covered.

Lodi city officials and several members of the public received their first look at the new surface water treatment plant currently under construction near Turner Road and Mills Avenue on Tuesday.

Marlene Strand was a woman on a mission. She wanted to find the house in which her maternal grandparents lived in the late 1800s, in a small village in what is now the Ukraine.

The red bricks of the Old Sugar Mill glow between the curving river and seemingly endless vineyards on a recent rainy afternoon. The golden sunlight peaking through dark clouds hits the stories of window panes that wink to passersby. From the road, the historic mill seems lonely between fields of dry brush, a few blackberry bushes and acres of vineyards. There is an eeriness in seeing the old building, with its broken windows and scraps of concrete on the ground.

The Woodbridge Wilderness Area, which was open one weekend a month on a trial basis in 2011, will be open to the public two weeks a month this year.

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

During the past year, fireworks were sold for the first time in Lodi, gang violence became a growing concern, local residents demanded more access to the Mokelumne River and school officials were accused of changing grades to get students into a local college program.