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7 years after the peak

Property tax receipts are rebounding for the second straight year in Manteca. ... Read More


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7 years after the peak

Property tax receipts are rebounding for the second straight year in Manteca. ... Read More

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Hobbs may serve Ripon on SCOG

Stephanie Hobbs has been an active member in the community. ... Read More

Posted: jun. 18, 2013 1:28 a.m. | | Hobbs may serve Ripon on SCOG Comments 0 Comments
GIVE IT A TWIRL

GIVE IT A TWIRL

Dandi Manuel won’t tell you how old she is. ... Read More

Posted: jun. 18, 2013 1:27 a.m. | | GIVE IT A TWIRL Comments 0 Comments


Union tiff over pensions means bus cutbacks

LATHROP — A transportation labor dispute that’s not even supported by the rank-and-file members of the unions that started the fight could end up drastically impacting public transit operations in San Joaquin County. ... Read More

Posted: jun. 18, 2013 1:22 a.m. | | Union tiff over pensions means bus cutbacks Comments 0 Comments
Cat in can prank goes way of tin garbage cans

Cat in can prank goes way of tin garbage cans

It was a simple prank. ... Read More

Posted: jun. 18, 2013 1:20 a.m. | | Cat in can prank goes way of tin garbage cans Comments 0 Comments


Elementary vice principal promotion is approved by

Ann Jayne, instructional coach at El Dorado School in the Stockton Unified School District, was approved for a vice principal position in the Manteca Unified School District by the Board of Trustees at their last meeting. ... Read More

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Ripon council considers more Mistlin change orders

More change orders are in store for the softball project at the Mistlin Sports Complex. ... Read More

Posted: jun. 18, 2013 1:18 a.m. | | Ripon council considers more Mistlin change orders Comments 0 Comments
Manteca may end squeeze play at Lathrop Road intersection

Manteca may end squeeze play at Lathrop Road intersection

The attempt at a squeeze play may end soon on westbound Lathrop Road at Madison Grove Drive. ... Read More

Posted: jun. 18, 2013 1:18 a.m. | | Manteca may end squeeze play at Lathrop Road intersection Comments 0 Comments


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Twisted Oak Winery presents Mumbo Gumbo concert on June 29 in Vallecito

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Posted: jun. 17, 2013 10:27 p.m. | | Twisted Oak Winery presents Mumbo Gumbo concert on June 29 in Vallecito Comments 0 Comments


NASA picks 8 new astronauts, 4 of them women

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Ga. radio hosts fired; mocked ex-player with ALS

ATLANTA (AP) — The cast of an Atlanta sports radio show has been fired after mocking a former NFL player who has Lou Gehrig's disease, a station official said Monday. ... Read More

Posted: jun. 17, 2013 10:10 p.m. | | Ga. radio hosts fired; mocked ex-player with ALS  Comments 0 Comments


Bear mauls Alaska man who gave it barbecue meat

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A black bear mauled a man at a campground in Alaska, but the animal won't likely threaten other people, the state Department of Fish and Game said. Spokesman Ken Marsh said the bear was "pretty much goaded" into the attack Saturday near Eklutna Lake Campground north of Anchorage because the man fed it meat from a church barbecue, the Anchorage Daily News (reported. The man could be charged with illegally feeding ... ... Read More

Posted: jun. 17, 2013 10:09 p.m. | | Bear mauls Alaska man who gave it barbecue meat  Comments 0 Comments


Ex-hitman heartbroken Bulger was informant

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Posted: jun. 17, 2013 10:07 p.m. | | Ex-hitman heartbroken Bulger was informant  Comments 0 Comments


Official: Solar plane to help energy use on ground

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Miss USA crown goes to Connecticut contestant Erin Brady

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Posted: jun. 17, 2013 10:04 p.m. | | Miss USA crown goes to Connecticut contestant Erin Brady Comments 0 Comments


Adult smoking rate dips to 18 percent

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NYC aims to require composting food scraps

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Nation news briefs

FBI REACHES MILESTONE IN MOST WANTED FUGITIVE LIST: WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI has reached a milestone in its 63-year-old program of pursuing its "Ten Most Wanted Fugitives." ... Read More

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Nation news briefs

FBI REACHES MILESTONE IN MOST WANTED FUGITIVE LIST: WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI has reached a milestone in its 63-year-old program of pursuing its "Ten Most Wanted Fugitives." ... Read More

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To ease shortage of organs, grow them in a lab?

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Posted: jun. 17, 2013 9:56 p.m. | | To ease shortage of organs, grow them in a lab?  Comments 0 Comments


Miss Utah latest beauty queen to botch answer

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Ohio police chief takes criminals to task online via Facebook page

Ohio police chief takes criminals to task online via Facebook page ... Read More

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Shopper is killed chasing bank robber

WASHINGTON, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania bank robber fatally shot a supermarket customer who ran after him and tried to stop his getaway car, police said. South Strabane Township police identified the dead man as Vincent Kelley, 46, of Washington, Pa. Kelley and his friend Jared Cameron, 21, were shopping at the Giant Eagle in Strabane Square when police said the man robbed an in-store Citizens Bank branch about 2:30 p.m. Sunday. "I saw him ... ... Read More

Posted: jun. 17, 2013 9:52 p.m. | | Shopper is killed chasing bank robber  Comments 0 Comments


Hitchhiking cat 'Mata Hairi' headed home to Oregon

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A well-traveled cat named "Mata Hairi" will soon be reunited with her owner after spending nearly 10 months traveling thousands of miles with a hitchhiker who rescued her from the rain. The feline adventure started in Portland, Ore., when the cat's owner, Ron Buss, let her out of the house on Sept. 1. The cat, white with patches of dark gray, usually left for no more than a couple of hours ... ... Read More

Posted: jun. 17, 2013 9:51 p.m. | | Hitchhiking cat 'Mata Hairi' headed home to Oregon  Comments 0 Comments


Still no Hoffa after 1st day of latest search

Still no Hoffa after 1st day of latest search ... Read More

Posted: jun. 17, 2013 9:46 p.m. | | Still no Hoffa after 1st day of latest search  Comments 0 Comments


Texas, SD court Conn. gun makers

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Nevada non-Hispanic white population shrinks

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Nevada's non-Hispanic, white population shrunk in all but three counties from 2010 to 2012, according to new U.S. Census Bureau figures. Washoe County, covering Reno-Sparks, and Humboldt County in rural north-central Nevada each had a fraction of a percentage point increase in non-Hispanic white population over the two years, the bureau said. Northeast Nevada's Elko County posted the only significant gain, about 3 percent, in a trend the Reno Gazette-Journal first ... ... Read More

Posted: jun. 17, 2013 9:41 p.m. | | Nevada  non-Hispanic white population shrinks  Comments 0 Comments


Jury convicts Arizona man in terrorism hoax

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Posted: jun. 17, 2013 9:39 p.m. | | Jury convicts Arizona man in terrorism hoax  Comments 0 Comments


Judge considers effect of fungus on inmates

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Posted: jun. 17, 2013 9:26 p.m. | | Judge considers effect of fungus on inmates  Comments 0 Comments


Apple details nearly 500 government requests for user data over six months

CUPERTINO  (AP) — Apple says it received between 4,000 and 5,000 requests from U.S. law enforcement for customer data for the six months ended in May. The company, like some other businesses, had asked the U.S government to be able to share how many requests it received related to national security and how it handled them. Those requests were made as part of Prism, the recently revealed highly classified National Security Agency program that seizes ... ... Read More

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Bill would let cities decide on open records

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Wildfire burning near Hwy 140 near Mariposa

MARIPOSA  (AP) — A wind-whipped wildfire near the main route into Yosemite National Park in the Central Sierra foothills forced the evacuation of about 150 houses and threatened others, a state fire official said on Monday. More than 700 firefighters are battling the Carstens fire which began Sunday afternoon and has burned about 1 1/2 square miles or 900 acres, California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection spokesman Daniel Berlant said. With more than 140 ... ... Read More

Posted: jun. 17, 2013 9:23 p.m. | | Wildfire burning near Hwy 140 near Mariposa Comments 0 Comments


State news briefs

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Bay Area briefs

KAYAKER MISSING AFTER FALLING INTO LIVERMORE LAKE: LIVERMORE  (AP) — A 30-year-old man is missing after falling out of a kayak at a lake in Livermore. ... Read More

Posted: jun. 17, 2013 9:12 p.m. | | Bay Area briefs Comments 0 Comments


Four lawsuits filed against Delta Plan

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Posted: jun. 17, 2013 9:10 p.m. | | Four lawsuits filed against Delta Plan  Comments 0 Comments

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