SACRAMENTO — A federal judge on Tuesday overturned the 2006 conviction of a Lodi man accused of plotting an attack in the United States after attending a terrorist training camp in Pakistan. Federal prosecutors were reviewing the decision and did not immediately say whether they will seek to retry Hamid...
Bakersfield Californian Newspaper Sold to Canadian Publisher
After 122 years of family ownership, the Bakersfield Californian has been sold to a Canadian publisher, the newspaper announced. The Harrell-Fritts family said in a message to readers on Sunday that Sound News Media, a new company run by publisher Steven Malkowich, has purchased the Californian and its corporate entity,...
Stockton School Newspaper Will Run Story on Student Working in Porn
STOCKTON — The Lodi Unified School District has decided to allow a high school newspaper to publish a profile of an 18-year-old student who works in the porn industry. The district won't stop the story from running Friday in the Bear Creek High School paper, the Stockton Record reported Thursday. The paper's...