Will council bite at dog park plans?

It's a doggone dilemma if there ever was one.

Cookbook marks SSJID’s district’s centennial year

A recipe book has become an inside joke among the women employees and general manager of South San Joaquin Irrigation District.

Drive-thru dinner helps family struggling to pay costs of treatment

The hyperbaric chamber sessions that Mauricio Araniz has to undergo aren't cheap.

Foreclosure yields ammo dump

Manteca Police are looking for the automatic weapons that go with the 1,000 rounds of ammunition they discovered Sunday in a vacated residence in the 1000 block of Mission Ridge Drive.

Don’t forget our soldiers

It all seemed so simple for Leanna Galang when she first decided to adopt-a-soldier as her part to make sure that at least one person fighting for America's freedom in the Middle East got a dose of home.

Saving city jobs may cost private sector jobs

It's a political paradox.

Family Fun & Fitness Expo this Saturday at Sierra High campus

The Manteca Children's Foundation will be hosting a Family Fun and Fitness Expo on Saturday, May 23.

A more inviting ‘front door’ on the way

Weeds have greeted visitors at Manteca's front door – the Highway 99/Yosemite Avenue interchange – since the original structure was constructed in 1955.

Blow transformer blacks out most of Ripon

RIPON - A city-wide electrical outage took most of the power out in the Ripon community shortly before 7:30 p.m. Sunday night as temperatures were still in the 90s after a scorching day of triple-digit above normal temperatures.

Manteca events honor those who have served America

Four days honoring those who served America – from Manteca's most decorated soldier to the latest Manteca soldier to lay down his life for his country - takes place this Friday through Memorial Day.

Boys & Girls Clubs holds art contest

This past week the Boys and Girls Clubs of Manteca and Lathrop held an art contest with the help of Staples store and a Glen Pew, a local artist and woodworker.

MANTECA RELAY FOR LIFE

Ripon relay for Life

Something Special

Centre Point moving to EIR stage

CenterPoint Properties is getting ready to spend $360,000 on environmental and master plan studies needed to turn empty fields into a teeming employment complex with 4 million square feet.

BALLOON FEST DEFLATED

Ripon's hot air balloon and kite festival known as "Color the Skies" may be over.

Manteca OKs car wash on Airport Way

Manteca may soon have an 11th car wash.

Burglaries down, auto thefts on rise in Lathrop

On paper, you were more likely to have your car stolen in Lathrop through the first 11 months of 2014 but less likely to be the victim of a burglary.

Friday deadline for Going Digital contracts

Parents and guardians of Manteca Unified School District students have until Friday to submit signed copies of the Student Computer Equipment Agreement for the Going Digital program.

Quilt raffle will help aid family of injured soldier

Two Manteca quilters are piecing together a patriotic-themed quilt to help the Manteca soldier who was seriously injured in a drunken driving crash on Jan. 1.

JANUARY IS TOO DRY

The next six weeks will determine the severity of California's fourth year of drought.

Gas hits $2.23 at 3 Manteca fuel stations

Martha Landon used to dread pulling her GMC Yukon XL up to the gas pump.

Five die in crash in heavy fog

Five people from two vehicles died Tuesday in the heavy early morning fog on Van Allen Road at Highway 4 in eastern San Joaquin County, according to CHP spokesman James Smith.

Contestants sought for 2015 Manteca Youth Focus effort

Share your talents. Give back to the community. Earn money for college. Expand your leadership skills. Learn how to write a résumé. Gain confidence in public speaking. Make new friends. Wear a cool crown.

Police chief talks Thursday before Patriots

The Manteca Patriots will be holding their first meeting of 2015 on Thursday, Jan. 15, at 7:30 p.m. at Angelano's Restaurant.

Discount for downtown merchants

Over 400 Vendors from all over California and beyond will take part in one of Manteca's largest events, the Crossroads Street Faire.

Police clear out 5 encampments

Manteca cleared out five illegal homeless encampments on Saturday including one that at one point had more than 20 squatters on Caltrans property.

FIGHTING BACK

Iraq combat veteran Nick Cargill was out of bed Sunday.

Sen. Galgiani proposes ADA reform

The wave of Americans with Disability Act lawsuits that plagued Manteca and Ripon businesses over the course of the last year could be stalled if a bill introduced by State Senator Cathleen Galgiani takes effect.

River Islands: 400 homes on 2014?

River Islands at Lathrop is on pace to build nearly 400 homes this year.