For two decades, the Breakthrough Project has hosted an annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration of Unity at local churches, attracting dozens of attendees and showcasing the writing talents of local students.

Clay Sayler, who shaped the look of Lodi for six decades and was affectionately known as the “Mayor of Sacramento Street,” died on Monday at the age of 80. Sayler had been in declining health while battling Alzheimer’s and had recently suffered a stroke.

The number of people admitted to hospitals with COVID-19 has dropped slightly this past week, but county officials caution residents it’s not a cause to let your guard down.

56,484 total confirmed cases in San Joaquin County, including 5,618 in city of Lodi/rural Lodi, 266 in Woodbridge, 211 in Lockeford, 449 in Acampo, 56 in rural Galt, and 51 in Thornton. There have been 748 deaths, including 111 in Lodi's two ZIP codes. 48,355 may have recovered; there were 7…

It is a wintry morning at the river’s edge, and a man wearing a black baseball cap is on his knees.

Janelie Sanchez described her father Job as a caring, friendly and funny man. The 52-year-old owner of the Casa Mexicana restaurant at 1110 W. Kettleman Lane has been known to help raise funds for local schools, as well as help those in the community with medical bills.

In the era of pandemic lockdowns, a Lodi man has found a way to explore the world — his high-altitude balloon set out Sunday on an around-the-globe adventure.

As COVID-19 cases continue to rise in San Joaquin County, three different sectors of Lodi’s economy have experienced outbreaks forcing temporary closures.

As the number of COVID-19 deaths in San Joaquin County eclipsed 700 this week, officials say there is enough space in the medical examiner’s office to conduct autopsies and store bodies.

51,523 total confirmed cases in San Joaquin County, including 5,199 in city of Lodi/rural Lodi, 246 in Woodbridge, 203 in Lockeford, 413 in Acampo, 55 in rural Galt, and 44 in Thornton. There have been 712 deaths, including 104 in Lodi's two ZIP codes. 43,968 may have recovered; there were 6…

STOCKTON — Dr. Maggie Park, San Joaquin County’s Public Health Officer, told supervisors on Tuesday that of the 210 COVID-19 outbreaks reported since the pandemic began in March, only five have been traced to restaurants or bars.

Dozens of Lodians joined a nationwide effort to support President Donald Trump on Wednesday by staging a “Stop the Steal” rally and decry the results of the Nov. 3 election.

Over the last few weeks, Adventist Health Lodi Memorial intensive care unit director Sarah Taylor said the atmosphere in her department has been bleak.

Lodi Police Department officers began 2021 by investigating a shooting on the city’s east side.

46,562 total confirmed cases in San Joaquin County, including 4,680 in city of Lodi/rural Lodi, 224 in Woodbridge, 190 in Lockeford, 359 in Acampo, 47 in rural Galt, and 39 in Thornton. There have been 561 deaths. 41,658 may have recovered; there were 4,237 active cases. On Monday, 340 patie…

One thing is certain: 2020 has been a year like none other.

The founder of one of the most prominent eye care groups in Northern California has died at the age of 86.

Chris Smith and Nancy Mitchell said their mother Gwin Paden was considered a “force of nature” around Lodi.

It’s 2:30 a.m. and the phone rings.

As COVID-19 vaccines become available for frontline workers across California, members of the general public are unsure when and how they will be able to receive their doses.

State health officials on Tuesday said intensive care unit capacity in the San Joaquin Valley does not look like it will return to more than 15% in four weeks, so the region will remain under a stay-at-home order for the time being.