Record housing sales for Manteca?

Manteca is 27 days away from setting two housing market records – one for the most homes sold overall and the other for the most previously owned homes closing escrow.

Manteca lights up official Christmas evergreen

The ear-to-ear smile on the face of Inessa Villanueva could have been the first true sign of the holiday season.

Lathrop kicks off holiday season with family event

LATHROP – The Lathrop Community Center was standing room only. The sea of faces, many of them multigenerational families led by grandparents, were all smiling for a good reason.

Holiday happenings in Manteca, Lathrop and Ripon

ODDS & ENDS

Twilight parade on Saturday

Get ready to rock Saturday at 5 p.m. in downtown Manteca.

Four big draws may bring 3M visitors to Manteca in ‘10

A decade ago Manteca's then fledgling Manteca Convention & Visitors Bureau had to "generate reasons why" people should visit Manteca.

Manteca Tree of Lights

Brenna McLeary had a good reason to support Hospice of San Joaquin's annual "Manteca Tree of Lights" on Wednesday evening.

Turkeys R Us needs help for 1,060 families for Christmas meals

The push is now underway to help make sure 1,300 struggling families in Manteca, Ripon, and Lathrop have a turkey or a ham on their Christmas table.

Volunteers needed for tonight’s Lathrop Christmas tree lighting program

LATHROP – Volunteers are being sought to help at the annual Christmas tree-lighting ceremony to be held tonight starting at 6:30 p.m. in the Manuel Valverde Park.

Lathrop police, firefighters join forces for food drive Saturday

LATHROP – They are usually on the forefront, fighting fires and taking a bite out of crime.

One cited, one taken to hospital after Yosemite-Union collision

Three cars tangled up in an intersection collision at 11:22 a.m. Wednesday that sent one woman to an area hospital and another was cited for not having a driver's license.

Braata, Façade bands performing Friday in Plea for Peace concert

Braata, a Manteca reggae rock band, and Facade, a progressive rock band, will be sharing their original music at the Plea for Peace Center in Stockton this Friday, Dec. 4, at 8 p.m.

Fish study threatens water supply

An unprecedented fourth consecutive drought year in modern times that is threatening California may not be as disastrous for the South County as a federal fish study.

Growling during Lathrop council meeting prompts police inquiry

LATHROP – Lathrop resident J. Chaka Santos just found out that growling at someone at a council meeting could land you into trouble with the law.

Ripon firefighters get called often to Stanislaus River

Dennis Bitters would rather not see you.

THE DEL WEBB EFFECT

Spreckels Sugar in the 1950s paid its employees one week in $2 bills.

Del Webb residents spend disposable income

They come in waves.

Del Webb residents embrace clubs, volunteerism

Hundreds of cancer patients at Kaiser Permanente hospital in Manteca have been the recipients of love and comfort from a handful of women at the Woodbridge at Del Webb community in Manteca.

Fredricks ends 45 years as Sadie’s stylist

Everything comes in cycles for Karla Fredricks.

KID AT HEART

Anthony Thomas doesn't shy away from the label, or begrudge those that gawk and needle him with questions down at the skate park.

Twitter takes down fake MPD account

The picture was familiar to anybody who had followed the local news within the last week – the bullet-ridden Ford Explorer used in the failed getaway attempt by the Bank of the West robbers that ended with three people dead in North Stockton.

West Vile virus gaining in San Joaquin County

The West Nile Virus is more prevalent in San Joaquin County now than it was at this time last year.

She specializes in photographing autistic kids

Henry is an autistic and energetic child.

$50K reward for bank heist info

STOCKTON (AP) - Authorities are offering a $50,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of a fourth suspect in connection with a bank robbery that spun into a police chase and deadly shootout.

Water: Outlook not good

A streak of sub-90 degree days has Public Works Director Mike Houghton concerned.

THEY SAVED HER LIFE

Six-year-old Emily Hum dropped by Manteca's Union Road fire station Wednesday to meet some special guys - firefighters and medics who saved her life.

Gas station owner at odds with city

LATHROP – Dalwinder Dhoot can't dispute the fact that Lathrop voters overwhelmingly supported a one-cent sales tax increase in 2012 – to the tune of more than 77 percent.

Carnival helps fund recreation scholarships

LATHROP – All that Lathrop Mayor Sonny Dhaliwal wanted to do was bring some family entertainment to town.

Manteca scores with BLD

The Big League Dreams sports complex is heading into the home stretch of its eighth full season and it is still scoring big for Manteca.