In an effort to be closer to the public, Manteca Police Chief Dave Bricker mixed with the Saturday morning breakfast crowd at Johnny's Restaurant on East Yosemite Avenue.
LATHROP – The search for Jeremy Lum, 28, of Lathrop reached into Stockton as far as Alpine Road with some 700 fliers being handed out.
Manteca police motorcycle officers Sgt. Nick Obligacion and David Bright took second place trophies in Saturday's police motorcycle competition in Oakland.
Classic cars and hot rods were on display Saturday at the Del Webb Car Show.
LATHROP – The Lathrop Police Services division of the San Joaquin County Sheriff's Department will be hosting its annual Junior Police Academy this summer July 20 through July 31. The academy is open to fifth- through eighth-grade students from Lathrop. Students must maintain at least a "C" grade average and have no criminal contact with Lathrop Police Services.
Manteca enjoyed its most robust month for housing starts in over a year in June as 34 new homes broke ground.
LATHROP - Lathrop's Lum family is organizing a ground and air search party for their missing 28-year-old son Jeremy this morning
For over 10 years, Miguel Ramirez has relied on his 1983 Toyota sedan to get to and from work. The Manteca resident is a journeyman pressman, having been employed during the years by the San Francisco Chronicle, the San Jose Mercury News and the Lodi News-Sentinel. However, Ramirez's work situation is currently on idle, but he's on-call if and when duty calls. "My type of work means having to go out of town," he said ...
Southside Christian Church at 314 Locust Avenue is continuing its weekly Friday Unity Night in the neighborhood Fridays starting at 6 p.m. offering food, games, activities, and educational programs aimed at youth in a bid to counter gang influences.
The 77th Festa do Espirito Santo Manteca Holy Ghost Celebration takes place tonight and Sunday at the FESM Hall, 230 N. Main St.
You can chat openly with Manteca's police chief this morning at Johnny's Restaurant in the 600 block of East Yosemite Avenue.
STOCKTON - While growing up in Manteca, Skip Stellhorn loved playing with computers.
It's been five strong years since Manteca Idol first got off the ground as a unique way to both showcase local talent and raise money for the Boys and Girls Club.
RIPON – The contract that the City of Ripon inked with a vendor to provide concession services at the Mistlin Sports Park could end up helping the cash-strapped city.
The din of a junior police academy classroom session was shattered with a jarring door pounding followed by a deafening shout, "This is the Manteca Police SWAT Team – we have a search warrant," then a brief silence and an earth-shaking boom.
Three engine companies – Lathrop-Manteca, Manteca City and Ripon Consolidated Fire District joined forces in combating an early 4:07 a.m. morning house fire Thursday on South Manteca Road.
LATHROP – Pastor Willie Anderson Jr. had a vision.
A sign at the entrance to Manteca Tailoring on Maple Street has been baffling several people including some customers in a panic.
Give a man a tomato and he can spruce up a salad.