Speaker offers insights to Hudson Bay impacts on SJ

Wayne Knauf never knew that he'd become a lay-expert on famous fur trapper and mountain man Jedediah Smith.

SSJID starts work on retail public benefit requirement

South San Joaquin Irrigation District is taking steps to develop a public benefits program required of all retail electrical providers in California.

Retail sales in Manteca drop 12%

A boom in retail construction, ironically, is the only bright spot in the revenue outlook for the City of Manteca as it contends with a projected deficit in excess of $11.3 million for the fiscal year starting July 1.

Prep athletes may pay $153 to play

High school students may have to pay up to $153 per sport next school year to participate in after-school athletics.

Humane Society shelter at capacity, funding down

STOCKTON - The ongoing foreclosure crisis has forced many homeowners to give up their family pet.

Ripon may keep administrator’s post vacant

RIPON – After the resignation of Director of Curriculum Lisa Bojé, the Ripon Unified School District will use a multitude of other personnel to fill the role she once occupied.

Did Lathrop miss chance to save $200K?

LATHROP - Did Lathrop City Attorney Salvador Navarrete fail to provide adequate legal advice to the City Council which would have saved the city at least $200,000 in the still ongoing Matt Browne wrongful termination case?

‘Captain Jack’ lauded for service to Manteca

It was billed as a roast.

City may take over care of landscaping

City crews could soon take over maintaining neighborhood sound wall landscaping.

Are there dollars to build a dog park?

Dogs may finally get their park if one little detail can be worked out - how to pay for it.

Junior Women, bingo benefit EU Cemetery

The Friends of the East Union Cemetery had a pleasant surprise waiting for them at the bingo fund-raiser Wednesday night at the FESM Hall sponsored by the Assyrian-Armenian Cultural Center.

Businesses may hang temporary banners for now

LATHROP - Lathrop businesses may display temporary banner signs no larger than 60 square feet to advertise their products or services for a period of 90 days within any given year, with an option to extend that time period.

A Week in Photos

Too many trucking firms in Lathrop?

LATHROP - Will one more trucking company make Lathrop "Truck Town"?

Loaded grape truck crashes on 99 ramp

Manteca firemen rescued a trucker pinned in his 18-wheel rig Wednesday afternoon after he was trapped in a roll over off of the transition ramp between eastbound Highway 120 Bypass and the northbound lanes of Highway 99.

Khattra’s 47 assists help Lancers overcome Weston Ranch

STOCKTON - East Union stumbled out of the gate Wednesday before bouncing back to defeat host Weston Ranch 16-25, 25-16, 25-16, 25-15 in Valley Oak League ...

Manteca 8th grader shares bonds with Robin Williams

It was a celebrity encounter with Robin Williams that Woodward Elementary School eighth grader Aiden Rubio used for his "Living History 2018" class project where ...

Region ranks as 13th worst for ozone woes

You might want to think twice before ignoring air quality warnings.

Police arrest 14-year-old for posting threat on Snapchat

A 14-year-old girl has been arrested by Manteca Police after posting threats that she was going to commit violent acts at the Manteca High campus.

Ruble administrator of year for Cal-HOSA

Kathy Ruble is the Cal-HOSA Administrator of the Year.

‘ZERO HOUR’ ARRIVES

The dedication of the final mural for what is believed to be the nation's only concentration of murals honoring those who fought in America ...

Biggest MPD need is more patrol officers

Traffic enforcement is a top priority for Manteca Police but that doesn't mean the city's top law enforcement officer will be pushing to ...

SEEKING HELP FOR BYPASS

Elected officials as well as public leaders from throughout San Joaquin County are in Washington, D.C., today making a pitch for up to $65 ...

Stockton lands Sacramento Kings’ G League franchise team

STOCKTON – Get ready for the Stockton Kings

Lathrop makes it easier for poor to pay parking tickets

Until recently, there was no way for somebody who was certified as indigent to set-up payment plans to clear parking tickets without posting a $15 ...

Love Manteca coming up short on volunteers

It doesn't seem like much but devoting four hours this Saturday to a variety of projects around Manteca as part of the Love Manteca ...

A ‘MODEL’ MANTECAN

It was a self-proclaimed meeting of "Reminiscing Old Geezers" who got together on Tuesday at the Manteca Museum to share memories of their late compadre ...

Sierra High’s Steve Clark earns top educator recognition

Amber Zarevich has a full plate when it comes to her schoolwork.

MORE SHOPPING FOR LATHROP

Lathrop's next significant retail development - 126,000 square feet of retail space plus a 60,000-square-foot hotel - is being pursued along Golden Valley Parkway ...

THE CHARRED RUINS

Fire investigators sifting through the charred remains Monday of the three burned-out Tesoro Apartment complex buildings that were under construction were able to determine that ...