Auto thefts on slight upswing

Vehicle thefts after dropping for four straight years are on a slight upswing in Manteca.

Ripon tiff over 1945 vs. 1874 date on arch sign

RIPON – Time dating downtown Ripon seemed like the perfect finishing touch for archways that capped an extensive renovation project that replaced nearly all street surfaces with pavers and helped add a retro element to the central district.

Union Road/120 interchange proposal now at environmental review stage

Fifteen years ago you couldn't access Union Road from the Highway 120 Bypass.

Board honors spelling bee winners

Trustees of the Manteca Unified School District will recognize winners of the recent Spelling Bee at Tuesday's board meeting.

Tracy motor officers salute retiring lieutenant

RIPON - It was a class act – a police escort – for Ken Bunch of Ripon on his last day as a lieutenant with the Tracy Police Department.

‘THE MESSIAH’

SONdance plans pair of performances

SONdance is once again preparing for its annual presentation of "A Christmas to Remember."

COPS SHOP FOR KIDS

Manteca Library winter holiday hours

Stockton-San Joaquin County Public Library facilities including the Manteca branch will be closed for several days in December for the Christmas and New Year holidays.

Concerts, parade, ballet & wild game feed events on tap

There's plenty of holiday happenings taking place in Manteca, Ripon, and Lathrop.

When in America, speak.... Spanish?

When in Rome, do as the Romans do.

HYDRANT HIT

Elder Chad Hickman leaving on 2- year mission for LDS

Chad Hickman, 20, will be leaving on Dec. 16 to serve a two-year mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Delta College’s choral & guitar concert in Lodi

LODI - Delta College Fine Arts Department presents the Delta Choral and Guitar Winter Concert, performed by Delta Singers, Delta Concert Choir and Delta College Guitar Ensemble on Saturday, Dec. 12 at 7:30 p.m. at the St. John's Church in Lodi.

OMELET EGGSTRAVAGANZA

Sleepy Hollow nearly empty

Just over a month ago the Sleepy Hollow Mobile Home Park was busting at the seams with squatters.

Steve Winter joining Hall of Fame

Steve Winter - a Manteca High Buffalo through and through for 40 years first as a student, then as a teacher and coach, next as an administrator, and then five years as principal - is being inducted into the Manteca Hall of Fame.

Distracted driver kills pedestrian

Distracted driving involving a cell phone is believed to be responsible for the death of a 14-year-old pedestrian.

Uranium & arsenic well levels too high

LATHROP – It took eight years before Lathrop's Well 21 – constructed to serve the Mossdale and River Islands developments – was considered safe enough to bring online to augment the city's water system.

Ripon sets massive yard sale

The City of Ripon is holding its annual Community Yard Sale at the Mistlin Sports Complex on Saturday, May 3, from 7 a.m. until 12:30 p.m.

COMIC BOOK ARTIST

At an early age, Ramon Villalobos knew he wanted to be a comic book artist.

Villalobos illustrates ‘What If? Age of Ultron’

Ramon Villalobos is thrilled to be part of Marvel Comic's "What If: Age of Ultron" series.

SSJID water outlook is improving

You can go jump into the lake today.

Lathrop could spend $500K for city archways

How much is a decorative archway worth?

9,000 candy-filled eggs for today’s hunt

For Noah Ledesma the practice was the same.

No way to erase the hurt

They came in droves.

KEEPING TABS

It's a soda addiction of another sort.

Ed Costa Jr. living life to fullest ‘on wheels’

At age 24, Ed Costa Jr. had an ideal life with a great job, good health and good friends.

Tidewater crossing Lathrop Road

There's another traffic signal going up in Manteca.

Lathrop may recycle wastewater

LATHROP – All that Lathrop needs is the green light.