Grant money from the federal Department of Homeland Security funneled into San Joaquin County bought 800 chemical suits for police officers in May, thousands of pairs of one-time use gloves in June and 80 sets of firefighter splash-guard coveralls in July.

Soon after hijackers obliterated the World Trade Center towers eight years ago, Marin County received more than $100,000 in surveillance equipment to keep its water treatment system safe from a terrorist attack.

Cottage Bakery's manufacturing area is filled with baking bread and surveillance cameras.

In the desolate, windblown Montezuma Hills just behind the bustling urban sprawl of the East Bay, a solitary man practices an ancient occupation which has changed little in thousands of years.

In the desolate, windblown Montezuma Hills just behind the bustling urban sprawl of the East Bay, a solitary man practices an ancient occupation which has changed little in thousands of years.

The war in Iraq hits close to home for both of the candidates in the race for the U.S. House of Representatives district covering Lodi.

Will the city of Lodi be required to start closing streets throughout town, all in the name of Homeland Security?

As word quickly spread Thursday that four bombs in London had killed nearly 40 people and injured hundreds, local and state officials learned that domestic terror alerts had increased.

A year after a $1 million emergency vehicle arrived at the San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office, there is one slight problem: It's too heavy to legally drive on California roads.

The Lodi Police Department, with the help of multiple law enforcement agencies, made nearly 50 arrests during a recent parole/probation sweep, said Sgt. William Alexander of the Lodi Police Department.

This past week, the U.S. tourism industry got a nice boost when President Barack Obama signed into law the first-ever travel promotion and communication program.

Did you know that more than 20 working groups are now busy inside the commerce department creating policy for implementation of the Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP)?

Regarding the column by Wade Heath in the April 5 edition of the Lodi News-Sentinel, I would like to point out the glaring inaccuracy in his opening paragraph.

Due to financial concerns, the San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors postponed a decision to send three sheriff's department personnel to Ohio to have a $1 million command vehicle repaired so that it meets California's vehicle weight limit.

Promises, promises — when Congress debates immigration legislation, it promises the moon. But in the end, it delivers nothing. With today’s Gang of Eight amnesty in full-blown congressional discussions, empty vows about interior enforcement, securing the border and putting immigrants at the back of the line are distractions thrown out to appease a skeptical public.

A dozen people were arrested in the Lodi and Stockton areas last week during an immigration sweep by federal officials aimed at finding people who violated judges' orders to leave the United States.

The Obama administration has once again laid out the welcome mat for illegal aliens. Last week's White House announcement that aliens will have a "public advocate" is the latest in a long series of White House actions to comfort aliens. In June, the Department of Homeland Security began the unconstitutional process of pardoning 300,000 deportable aliens. Now, those who remain and have not yet been pardoned have an official, taxpayer-funded, go-to administration advocate.

Some Livermore scientists have developed a fast way to test for hoof-and-mouth disease and six other look-alike diseases in livestock.

It seemed impossible that John C. Mattman could fail. But a mere seven months after his company went public in 2006 and began selling shares boasting that its success was assured, the unthinkable happened.

Beyond terrorism’s life and limb costs are the cold, hard dollar sums.

With the national homeland security threat level raised to orange for the past few weeks, the nation has a wary eye out for suspicious behavior.

With the national homeland security threat level raised to orange for the past few weeks, the nation has a wary eye out for suspicious behavior.

The Department of Homeland Security posted in an announcement online on Monday that they would be issuing "unlawful presence waivers" to illegal immigrants in order to stop them from being deported. The catch is that the illegal aliens will need to prove they have a family member who is a legal American citizen in order to qualify for the waiver.

Five months after they were barred from returning to the United States despite being citizens, Hamid Hayat's uncle and cousin returned to their Lodi home Monday.

Five months after they were barred from returning to the United States despite being citizens, Hamid Hayat's uncle and cousin returned to their Lodi home Monday.