Handbell ensemble Sunday as part of Manteca Kindred Arts

One of the popular performances ever presented by the Manteca Kindred Arts – the Opus Handbell Ensemble – will take place again this season on Sunday, Dec. 20, at 3 p.m. at St. Paul's United Methodist Church, North Street and Powers Avenue.

NO CHRISTMAS MEAL

Hundreds of families in Manteca, Ripon, and Lathrop will probably go without a traditional Christmas meal for the first time since 1997.

Sierra grad making mark on music world as ‘Dev’

Devin Tailes already had a bright future when she moved down to Los Angeles in August.

LATHROP TWILIGHT PARADE

Rain failed to stop the Lathrop Festival of Lights Christmas parade Saturday.

BREAKFAST WITH SANTA

1979: Manteca is fast food Mecca

ODDS & ENDS

Time for MOMS to Go Bananas The MOMS Club of Manteca North is a local chapter of an international

The MOMS Club of Manteca North is a local chapter of an international support group for at home mothers and their children. With so many mothers working outside the home today it can be extremely hard for stay at home mothers to meet each other, the moms club allows at home mothers to get together in a supportive atmosphere.

Manteca: Epicenter of SJ construction

Manteca has emerged as the brightest spot for construction in all of San Joaquin County as The Great Recession rolls on.

Move afoot to augment force with reserves having 24-hour police powers

Manteca could soon have reserve police officers with "24-hour peace officer powers."

Wild game feast born out of desire to help others

It was 25 years ago when Jim and Jesse Costa first helped a family in need at Christmas time.

Faith-based Christmas events set for today

"A Calvary Christmas" – an original Christmas musical – is being staged tonight at 7 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. at Calvary Community Church, 815 W. Lathrop Road.

Head-on collision on rain slickened West Ripon Road injures three Friday

A Manteca woman and her two sons were injured Friday at about 5:30 p.m. when their car collided in a grinding head-on collision with a Chevy Silverado pickup truck, according to CHP officers.

Manteca cops need help today shopping at Target for 100 kids in struggling families

The Manteca Target Store will see many off-duty Manteca police officers and their family members Christmas shopping the aisles this morning for youngsters who might otherwise go without.

Blood drive for 11-year-old girl Sunday

It's all for 11-year-old Erika Decena – a blood drive on Sunday.

Cox appears in Las Vegas courtroom

Manteca pastor Robert Cox has maintained his innocence in the murder case of 55-year-old Link Ellingson from the start.

Illegal fireworks already going off

The BOOM! and POW! that pierce the still of the evening, rattling windows and triggering a chorus of howls and car alarms, signal not the start of summer but the fireworks season.

SERIOUS FUN

The Friday Unity Night in the Neighborhood (FUN) Club is again providing the youth with a safe haven on Friday nights this summer.

LAFCo wants decision by end of year

STOCKTON – The fate of a plan to lower electrical rates by 15 percent in Manteca, Ripon, and Escalon may be known by year's end.

Three Rivers staging 4th of July Powwow

The youth will be the central focus of the 37th annual Three Rivers Indian Lodge 4th of July Powwow.

Strummin’ Wonders of Woodbridge entertain at St. Anthony’s senior lunch

The Feast of St. Anthony's luncheon for seniors Thursday had a patriotic flavor.

INDEPENDENCE PARADE

The Sunrise Kiwanis want to make sure everyone that wants to celebrate the Fourth of July by participating in the traditional parade down Main Street in Manteca will be able to do so.

ADA ANXIETY

Livelihoods and countless jobs are on the line.

Provisional ballots may change primary leaders

Provisional ballots cast in the June 3 primary elections may still change the final election returns for four supervisorial candidates in San Joaquin County.

Three designs compete for WWII mural

The building is almost completely bombed out.

How Ripon, Manteca pay for aerial fireworks

How much does a city fork out for a dazzling Fourth of July fireworks aerial show?

ADA lawsuit shut down On Lock Sam

The Barnwood isn't the only restaurant in San Joaquin County that was knocked to the canvas because of an American with Disabilities (ADA) lawsuit.

PG&E, SSJID battle over consultant

PG&E does not believe the fact a former key employee working for a consulting firm they have paid at least $1.6 million would show bias in their favor while analyzing South San Joaquin Irrigation District's municipal service review plan.

Fire crews brace for bad July Fourth

The first mortar shell – the type of aerial fireworks similar to the ones you see at professional pyrotechnic displays – that's fired after 9 p.m. on a given street in East Stockton will be worth a set amount of money.

Sparklers most dangers fireworks of them all

You've seen it 1,000 times in movies and on television shows.