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Former Manteca resident returns home for concerts

Katie Byrd arrived in Nashville knowing the cross-country move was a Hail Mary. The songstress began dazzling crowds as a child in Missouri, where'd she win multiple talent shows and awards. The former Manteca and Ripon resident even flirted with a career in the country music capital of the world. But she was young – and without many contacts or much of a plan. Byrd returned to Nashville in March of 2012 a stronger, more ...

April 20, 2013 | James Burns | NEWS


Magazine cover features Mantecan’s photo

How many ways can you photograph a sunflower? The cover of this issue shows one perspective.

April 20, 2013 | | NEWS


Could West Texas inferno happen here?

LATHROP – The image of a West Texas fertilizer plant exploding Wednesday night startled a nation already on-edge after the terrorist bombing of the Boston Marathon earlier this week.

April 19, 2013 | Jason Campbell | NEWS


THAT’S THE TICKET

It takes reserve Manteca Police officer Eugene Estrella less than 30 steps to chase down a purse snatcher while on-duty.

April 19, 2013 | Jason Campbell | NEWS


BMX track reopens with Strider track

Municipal staff cut through the red tape to allow the Spreckels Park BMX track to reopen Thursday with the Strider track intact.

April 19, 2013 | Dennis Wyatt | NEWS


GETTING IN SHAPE

He looks like a miniature version of the Hulk, minus, of course, the green skin. Broad shoulders. Big arms. A square jaw. It's hard to imagine Alex Avila, Manteca's traveling personal trainer and a former Sierra High football standout, as a heavy child. But he was. Avila says he was 6 when he first took control of his body, laying the framework for a life in physical fitness. Back then, he had high hopes of ...

April 18, 2013 | James Burns | NEWS


Remove ‘bumps’ & BMX track reopens

Removing a series of "bumps" that max out at two feet in height will allow the re-opening of the Spreckels Park BMX track that was chained off Monday by the City of Manteca.

April 17, 2013 | Dennis Wyatt | NEWS


Scholars debate roles of constitution, government

The panel discussion between Mike Winther and Steven Routh was supposed to center on the Second Amendment.

April 17, 2013 | Jason Campbell | NEWS


Dairy princess touts benefits of milk

Annalicia Machado-Luis wears a crown and sash and rides atop sleek convertibles, waving and smiling to scores of people from Sacramento to Turlock.

April 17, 2013 | James Burns | NEWS


Manteca Garden Tour features 6 gardens

Six residential gardens in Manteca will be showcased in the 2013 Manteca Garden Tour which will be held on Saturday, May 11, the day before Mother's Day.

April 17, 2013 | Rose Albano-Risso | NEWS


MOMS fundraiser helps help children in foster care

The Manteca-Lathrop MOMS Club is coming to the aid of the children of the Agape Villages Foster Family of Manteca.

April 17, 2013 | Rose Albano-Risso | NEWS


Ripon runner finished ahead of explosions

Armando Ibarra-Espinoza had just arrived at a friend's house in a suburb outside of Boston when his cell phone began to chirp.

April 16, 2013 | James Burns | NEWS


City locks kids out of BMX track

Mayor Willie Weatherford believes it is a classic case of making a mountain out of a molehill.

April 16, 2013 | Dennis Wyatt | NEWS


$7K plus in taxes bringing carnival to Lathrop in May

LATHROP – There are few things as All-American as the old-fashioned carnival and the fun that comes with it.

April 16, 2013 | Jason Campbell | NEWS


Doctors starts 6-month remodeling of ER room

Doctors Hospital of Manteca staffers were working together Monday to create a smooth transition in moving the emergency room waiting area from the rear of the hospital to the front lobby as part of a nearly $1 million remodeling effort to upgrade the facility.

April 16, 2013 | Glenn Kahl | NEWS


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Lathrop Police conducting bicycle rodeo on Saturday

LATHROP – Bicycle safety is no laughing matter.

May 14, 2013 | Jason Campbell | NEWS


CREDITING OTHERS

By DENNIS WYATT

May 13, 2013 | Dennis Wyatt | NEWS


SJ Valley air is cleaner but . . .

By DENNIS WYATT

May 13, 2013 | Dennis Wyatt | NEWS


Was Fourth Amendment compromised in Boston?

By JASON CAMPBELL

May 13, 2013 | Jason Campbell | NEWS


They deal with the bad guys

Odds are you've never met Albert Garcia.

May 11, 2013 | Dennis Wyatt | NEWS


Carnival Lathrop bankrolled with $7,000 in tax dollars is now underway

LATHROP – Steven Gascon doesn't mind the fact that the City of Lathrop shelled out $4,000 to rent the space in the Target parking lot for a weekend carnival.

May 11, 2013 | Jason Campbell | NEWS


Manteca part of ‘Today in America’ video

"Manteca: A hidden gem to live, work and play."

May 11, 2013 | | NEWS


Single moms do what they have to do for kids

WATERFORD – Rebekah DelSanto did what she had to do in the best interest of her daughter.

May 11, 2013 | Jason Campbell | NEWS


12-mile back-up on Highway 99

Highway 99 traffic was backed up for nearly nine hours Thursday from a big rig that rolled on its side blocking all northbound lanes shortly before 7 a.m.

May 10, 2013 | Glenn Kahl | NEWS


‘SURVIVE THEY DID’

It is seen as a "Miracle on Judith Court" Tuesday afternoon that is responsible for two brothers, 6, and 2, being rescued by a neighbor who jumped into her pool to save the youngsters she said appeared lifeless, floating on the top of the water.

May 10, 2013 | Glenn Kahl | NEWS


110 workers using interest free city loans for computers

Thirty percent of Manteca's 330 municipal workers take advantage of the city's interest-free loan program to secure computers for their personal use.

May 10, 2013 | Dennis Wyatt | NEWS


Working mom enjoys her little lovebug son

If Christina Thurner had her druthers, she'd spend every waking minute with her baby boy.

May 10, 2013 | Jason Campbell | NEWS


Gayle & Jeff Pace: Del Webb’s frugal gardeners

Gayle Pace chuckles when she says, "I'm the flower floozy who works on a budget."

May 10, 2013 | Rose Albano-Risso | NEWS


Commuters Backed Up On 99 For Hours When Ladder Causes Truck Rollover

Update: Traffic was still at a crawl as of 1 p.m. on Thursday afternoon slowing motorists who were driving northbound on Highway 99 between the Highway 120 Bypass and Yosemite Avenue. Tow trucks had pulled the truck around into one lane leaving the other lane open to allow restricted traffic flow on the freeway.

May 09, 2013 | Glenn Kahl | NEWS


39.6% per capita drop in flushing

Manteca is flush with wastewater treatment capacity.

May 09, 2013 | Dennis Wyatt | NEWS


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