Chinese Investors Eyeing Big Lodi Wine Buy
California wine grapes have been going global for years, but judging by this group, the Chinese investment in Lodi may be about to pop.
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California wine grapes have been going global for years, but judging by this group, the Chinese investment in Lodi may be about to pop.
They're described as close, almost like best friends. That's what makes it difficult for police and loved ones to think Richard Welker would allegedly shoot and kill his roommate Arlie Druen.
In the heart of Lodi's wine region, a cardroom is calling sour grapes. The city is telling its owners to take down all signs that refer to the business as a casino, even billboards outside city limits.
A century-old bell is missing from a local elementary school. It served as a landmark at Live Oak Elementary School, but the thief will likely discover its value is more sentimental than monetary.
San Joaquin County deputies responded to a Lodi school Tuesday morning to reports of a student with a gun.
All the money Artem Smal raised from selling newspapers for a trip to Tahoe, he offered up to a complete stranger in need. Now his generosity is being rewarded.
A Lodi woman says a 14-year-old boy selling newspapers subscriptions changed her life with a simple offering she will never forget.
A toddler has died after being hit by an SUV driven by a relative, according to Lodi police.
Police arrested a Lodi man who led officers on a high-speed chase ranging from Stockton to Auburn on Saturday night.
A young family in Lodi with a new member on the way is working to rebuild after a fire destroyed almost everything they owned.
A 93-year-old woman is recovering in the hospital after she was viciously attacked and robbed in her home.
A Lodi woman is pleading for her dog back after she says someone stole it during her yard sale over the weekend.
The morning commute turned into a squishy mess in Lodi early Wednesday after a truck carrying grapes spilled its load.
City officials in Lodi say vandals have caused $50,000 in damage to parks in just six months, and that's causing some difficult decisions on what will be fixed.
An escaped inmate was shot and killed and a woman was sent to the hospital aftera high-speed chase ended in gunfire near Lodi.
Lodi's mayor is in the middle of a disturbing investigation. Cops say she's not the target - but her basement is.
A father filming a visit to the Micke Grove Zoo in Lodi with his son reacted with surprise when a snow leopard stalked and ate a squirrel that wandered into the animal's enclosure.
A Lodi woman is trying to save seven of the city's landmark trees and she's using Craigslist to do it.
A Lodi city councilman is in mourning after his son died in a river-rafting accident. The two men were in that raft together on the Truckee River on Father's Day weekend. Only one survived.
A commercial bakery in Lodi will pay $1.3 million for releasing harmful chemical vapors into the, according the the EPA.
It was Laverne Everett's sister who posted her skydiving video on YouTube to share with family from out-of-state, not knowing that Laverne would become an internet sensation.
The grass is gone and only dirt and a few trees remain. But the well kept, mostly dirt, front yard is at the center of a debate that could change the rules of what your front yard must look like if you live in Lodi.
A car hit a puppy and drove off, but who drove up next made sure she would survive.
A 20-year-old man was fatally shot on the street in Lodi on Thursday morning, according to police.
There's new scrutiny for the Sacramento Fire Department after a city audit showed there's room for improvement when it comes to ambulance response.
Republicans are struggling to find the votes to dismiss legislation that would compel President Trump to withdraw from the war with Iran.
Stephen Colbert said goodbye to "The Late Show" for the final time Thursday night as the franchise came to an end after 33 years.
The Fairfield Police Department released body camera footage of officers breaking up a fight and arresting two students at Fairfield High School on Wednesday as videos of the incident circulated on social media.
Kyle Busch's family earlier Thursday announced he had been hospitalized with a "severe illness."
The Fairfield Police Department released body camera footage of officers breaking up a fight and arresting two students at Fairfield High School on Wednesday as videos of the incident circulated on social media.
A big rig driver is accused of taking off from the scene of a crash that killed two people on Highway 99 near Lodi on Tuesday, authorities said.
There's new scrutiny for the Sacramento Fire Department after a city audit showed there's room for improvement when it comes to ambulance response.
Republicans are struggling to find the votes to dismiss legislation that would compel President Trump to withdraw from the war with Iran.
Stephen Colbert said goodbye to "The Late Show" for the final time Thursday night as the franchise came to an end after 33 years.
For music producer Derek Sample, his wife was diagnosed with stage 3 cancer the day the fires broke out. They are now displaced, even though their home survived because of the toxins that rendered their home unlivable.
Sacramento City Council candidate Jenn Chawla has condemned what she said were separate incidents of her campaign signs being vandalized with racist slurs.
A new needle exchange pilot program at the Sacramento Public Library is drawing backlash from some neighbors who say they are concerned about the safety of families and children.
Sacramento city leaders are continuing negotiations over how to close a $66 million budget deficit, with councilmembers signaling support for preserving several community programs even as difficult cuts loom ahead.
Sacramento police are investigating a stabbing that they say left a woman in critical condition Tuesday evening in South Natomas.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed an executive order aimed at preparing workers, small businesses and communities for possible job disruption from artificial intelligence.
The California Department of Transportation, better known as Caltrans, is studying whether high-speed buses could one day make trips across the state much faster.
Many Pacific Gas and Electric customers are without power on Sunday as planned de-energizations start over critical fire weather.
Forecasters issued warnings to Northern California residents about widespread gusty winds and high fire danger as well as beach hazards during the weekend.
Top gubernatorial candidates faced off in a debate hosted Thursday by CBS News California and the San Francisco Examiner.
Kyle Busch's family earlier Thursday announced he had been hospitalized with a "severe illness."
Harrison Bader hit a grand slam that capped an eight-run eighth inning and the San Francisco Giants beat the sloppy Athletics 10-1 in 25-35 mph winds.
Casey Schmitt hit two home runs and drove in three, Trevor McDonald struck out five in 6 2/3 innings, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Athletics 6-4.
Nick Kurtz homered for a third straight game, hitting a go-ahead three-run shot in the fifth inning and the Athletics beat the San Francisco Giants 5-2 on Friday night.
Jordan Walker had a solo homer and drove in the go-ahead run in the ninth inning to lead the St. Louis Cardinals to a 5-4 win over the Athletics.
Republicans are struggling to find the votes to dismiss legislation that would compel President Trump to withdraw from the war with Iran.
Officials in Monterey County are moving forward with a proposal that would ban parking near the iconic Bixby Bridge at Big Sur, amid growing safety concerns involving tourists who stop along Highway 1 to take photos.
The additions come after the ouster of dozens of immigration judges across the country by the Trump administration over the past year.
The new fund to provide payouts to those who say the legal system was "weaponized" against them raised immediate questions about its legality, implementation and enforcement.
The Department of Homeland Security is set to implement new entry restrictions beginning Thursday for foreign travelers coming to the U.S. from countries at the center of the latest Ebola outbreak.
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says risks from the Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda are "high at the national and regional levels, and low at the global level."
The cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak has docked at the Dutch port of Rotterdam for disinfection, wrapping up a troubled journey that put world health authorities on alert.
At least 80 deaths have been reported in a new Ebola disease outbreak in Congo and Uganda, authorities said.
Dr. Tracy Beth Høeg, leader of the Food and Drug Administration division responsible for regulating prescription and over-the-counter drugs, is leaving her post, a senior FDA official confirmed.
A West Park High School sophomore is celebrating the end of the school year and a second chance at life after suffering a sudden cardiac arrest during band class last month.
During the program's first year, it will be offered at about 65 to 75 hospitals that handle about a quarter of births in the state and largely serve low-income patients, Newsom's office said.
Fresh off their undefeated season and conference championship win, the women on the team are speaking out for the first time.
Finding the perfect dress isn't easy, but now, selling them could become a lot more challenging.
This weekend, Placer County is hosting its annual Sip Into Spring event, offering free or discounted tastings at more than 20 wineries along what's known as the Placer Wine Trail.
From fruits and veggies to car parts, economists project that businesses will pass along the cost of the tariffs to customers.
President Trump and Gov. Gavin Newsom have made several different claims about California gas prices. Here's what we found.
This year-long investigation provides an unprecedented look at California's one-party supermajority legislature through the eyes of grieving parents who discover how California lawmakers kill popular bills by not voting.
This year-long investigation by CBS News California investigative correspondent Julie Watts examines the many components of California's new tougher-on-crime law.
A Natomas mother demanded that her daughter be exhumed and cremated after a Sacramento cemetery moved her grave without telling the family.
The California Highway Patrol captain accused of workers' compensation fraud was the commander in charge of the fatal Mahaney Park shootout in Roseville, three officers who worked under him at the time of the shootout said.
CBS13 and the Call Kurtis consumer investigative team devised an idea on how to lower what consumers owe on their credit cards -- and it begins with a simple phone call.
No one wants to think about death. However, it's important to plan on what happens to your digital assets after you die.
After spending $18,000 on waterproof laminate floors, a Natomas couple spotted damage after the first cleaning.
More than a year after Hai Pham canceled the trial membership, he kept getting charged every month for it.
A Natomas mother demanded that her daughter be exhumed and cremated after a Sacramento cemetery moved her grave without telling the family.
Six months after a California wildfire destroyed dozens of homes in the Tuolumne County community of Chinese Camp, officials say debris removal is now complete and properties are being returned to their owners.
A man has been arrested and charged in connection with the Tiger Fire that burned 118 acres in California's Amador County last summer and forced evacuations near Pioneer.
A major home developer is rethinking how communities are built in wildfire-prone areas and the future is taking shape in El Dorado County.
San Joaquin County secured a grant aimed at helping to build a wildfire protection plan for the entire county.
More than two dozen structures were destroyed in a wildfire in the eastern Sierra Nevada mountains on Wednesday afternoon, officials said.
Their message is simple: keep showing up, keep moving and keep your heart open, because sometimes, the person who changes your life is living right across the street.
A Sacramento County dog picked up thousands of miles from home after he went missing five years ago was reunited with his family on Wednesday.
What started as a suspicious circumstances call for Rancho Cordova police ended with a newborn surprise.
A once-empty lot behind Church of the Cross in north Modesto now hosts a thriving community garden with more than 140 plots and growers from across the globe.
A Sacramento-area middle school history and English teacher is in the running to win big as America's Favorite Teacher, a title her students think she is more than worthy of being awarded.
New scrutiny for Sacramento's Fire Department after a city audit showed there's room for improvement when it comes to ambulance response.
Insurance premiums through the California FAIR Plan are expected to increase by nearly 30%.
Political analyst Gary Dietrich digs into California's primary election and the FAIR Plan rate increase.
Steve Large breaks down California's Congressional District 6 race this election season.
Here's what to know before you hit the road.