LOS ANGELES — A magnitude 5.7 temblor Thursday night was the largest earthquake to shake California since 2008 and has generated curiosity from seismologists.

Larry John Hubbard, 65, of Galt, died May 10. He was born April 26, 1948 in Vallejo.

Memorial Day ceremonies to honor those who gave the ultimate sacrifice will be held at several locations in the Lodi area on Monday. Here is the schedule:

SACRAMENTO - Three men were sentenced Friday on criminal charges for trafficking women from Mexico to be used as prostitutes in five Northern California cities, including Stockton.

Excited shouts of "it's coming, it's coming" went up from a crowd of students at Whitney Avenue Elementary School as a Sacramento County sheriff's helicopter came in for a landing onto the baseball field.

Marvin ‘Butch’ Abedlt

A celebration of the life of Marvin “Butch” Albert Abeldt, 92, of Lodi, who died May 16, will be held at 11 a.m. today in the Chapel of Flowers at Cherokee Memorial Park, Highway 99 at E. Harney Lane.

An earthquake has struck Northern California's Plumas County with a preliminary magnitude of 5.7. It was felt throughout the Sacramento area.

1. Sacramento Music Festival anniversary celebration

From exclusive Marin to tony Malibu, young food activists are sparking the renaissance of an old fraternal order – the California Grange.

California Highway Patrol investigators are hoping witnesses will come forward after a Sacramento-area man was impaled by a metal pipe that came crashing through his car windshield as he drove on Interstate 580 Wednesday morning.

Jo A. Lonam, a world traveler and scholar who helped establish interior design as a field of study at California State University, Sacramento, died May 12 of cancer, friends said. She was 81.

Californians with disabilities and groups supporting them gathered at the Capitol today a daylong push to make their voices heard and to lobby for restoration of past budget cuts affecting them.

The Woodbridge Municipal Advisory Council, meeting Thursday night, will discuss efforts to bring a Bookmobile to Woodbridge, road safety improvements, trespassing on irrigation canals and other topics.

The senses are a driving force for many, and none are more demanding than the sense of taste. It is the driving force that compels the young and young-at-heart to seek out new and exciting ways to satisfy their culinary desires. And Lodi and its neighboring areas are willing to oblige.

Local museums are where curiousity meets a vast wealth of knowledge. Whether visitors want to uncover the agriculture roots of the area, enjoy interactive science and wildlife exhibits, or even crave some football history during the offseason, at least one of these Central Valley museums can provide that information.

With clear Sierra streams flowing through the foothills, man-made reservoirs that stretch for miles and the meandering waters of the Delta nearby, Lodi is an angler’s dream.

San Joaquin Fair

The Great American Little Town, also known as Galt, in Sacramento County is growing up.

At first glance, Locke seems like any one of the dozens of tiny towns nestled among the sloughs in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta. Just off of River Road, faded storefronts line Main Street. Cats wander down alleys and along the sidewalks, and birds swoop down to peck at the ground in the openings between buildings. Like many other places in the Delta, it’s not a ghost town, yet it’s far removed from the hustle and bustle of city life.

Whether it’s coming up with a new creation for a food truck, adding a Mexican flair or adding a twist to comfort foods, culinary talents abound in Lodi. Some area chefs are self-taught, while others have learned on the job.

If you missed it Sunday, go on the Internet and read the Sacramento Bee's investigative piece on construction problems on the new East span of the Bay Bridge.

The following students graduated from Azusa Pacific University in December:

Marvin Albert "Butch" Abeldt , 92, of Lodi, died May 16. He was born March 5, 1921 in Tampa, Kan.

In the last half a dozen years, Arcohe Union Elementary School District has lost more than a quarter of its students due to declining enrollment.

A California agency on Thursday unanimously adopted a broad, long-range plan to manage the ailing Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta.