The Liberty Ranch boys soccer team used Wednesday’s 8-0 victory over Union Mine to improve to 8-0 in SVC play, and 13-3-2 overall, maintaining a three-point lead over rival Galt.

Lodi will soon become the focus of a study to determine how to make the surrounding region a place to live a healthier and longer life.

Local law enforcement agencies have assured immigrants living in the region — documented or undocumented — that they will not be turned over to federal authorities in the wake of ...