ORLANDO, Fla. — In the fall of 2011, an anonymous tipster set off one of Central Florida’s largest recent drug cases by reporting Kissimmee residents dealing prescription painkillers.

Walmart’s construction delays in Galt have cost the city tens of thousands in lost sales tax.

Highway 12 from Interstate 5 to Highway 160 near Rio Vista will be closed from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. on June 4, 5 and 6.

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:

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson will join school bus drivers and school transportation officials Sunday morning in Galt for the 2013 Annual California Association of School Transportation Officials State Championship Roadeo.

It was an uphill battle, to be sure — one that Matt Fuson will always remember. In the spring of 2005, his Lodi High School baseball team needed a pair of wins to return to the postseason.

No new trips to Clovis, but plenty of accomplishments. Eight local track and field athletes competed at Friday's Sac-Joaquin Section Masters Championships in Elk Grove, and though a trip to state was not in the cards, they all left with high notes to build — or end — on.

In connection with the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg, Bear Creek Community Church will present a tapestry of the lives of a poor Irish immigrant family, a Southern farming family and two former slaves beginning their journey to freedom during a musical drama centered on the Civil War.

When I graduated, my father gave me the best advice I’ve ever had. Dad said: “You’ll get your chances. Be ready for them.”

A Lodi man accused of raping a 13-year-old girl at knifepoint in a Cherokee Lane hotel last week appeared in court Friday.

Police have released the names of two suspects they believe are responsible for a string of thefts that garnered several hundred thousand dollars in stolen property.

The Lodi News-Sentinel office will be closed Monday.

“Fall back. Way back. Go Back. More back.” Instructor Ciara Paguyo stands on the podium in the center of Bikram Yoga Lodi studio, where she is watching over a classroom of yogis in a back bend position. With her voice and chant-like instruction, she leads practitioners deeper and deeper until their sweat-beaded necks are almost parallel with the ceiling.

A 33-year-old Lodi man died Wednesday morning after being impaled by a metal bar that sliced through his windshield while driving along Interstate 580 in Livermore.

Jannell Hadnot moved on in two big ways Thursday. Before heading off to her Tokay High graduation at the University of the Pacific, the Tigers’ track star soared her way back to the state meet with another stellar showing at Elk Grove High School.

Staffing shortages, limited jail capacity and poor communication between departments are weaknesses San Joaquin County needs to address in order to reduce crime, according to the annual county Grand Jury’s public safety report released Wednesday.

The Lodi Boys & Girls Club is accepting nominations for its 2013 Lodi Community Hall of Fame.

With third-year varsity player Jessica Raybe coming off a knee injury in the preseason, Lodi Flames girls soccer coach Tim Stutz wasn’t sure where his team was going in league play.

The Lodi Police Department has been marked by frequent change and turnover in recent weeks. Decades more experience is leaving the department as its second-in-command, Capt. J.P. Badel, retires after 29 years in law enforcement.

Obaid Rehman is a soft-spoken young man with a bright future ahead of him. Independence High School’s graduation ceremony is no sweat compared to the news he is waiting for.

A lot of high-achieving high school students strive to become a doctor, but Meera Solanki wants to do more.

Students at Independence High School spend less time with their classmates in their four years of secondary education than students at any other high school in Lodi.

More than 450 Tokay High School seniors draped in purple received their diplomas on Thursday night to mark the end of their high school careers. Principal Erik Sandstrom said several times during the 90-minute ceremony at University of the Pacific how impressed he is with the Class of 2013.