Manteca mom fears son’s murderer may soon walk free

Michael McDonald was a happy-go-lucky kid.

Dick Hale went the distance to help others

It seems impossible that the heart of a man like Dick Hale would ever give out but it did.

MANTECA ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Sierra High band instructor Rick Hammarstrom was honored as the Artist of the Year at the 25th Manteca Mayor's Committee on the Arts awards event.

Pulte top property taxpayer

Pulte Homes is Manteca's largest payer of property tax.

$505,000 in federal funds help Manteca low income

Some $505,000 in pass-through federal funds aimed at helping low-income areas in cities across the United States is being allocated by the Manteca City Council Tuesday.

Manteca may delay payment of fees until new homes close escrow

Banks could be the big losers if the Manteca City Council Tuesday opts to allow home builders to hold off paying growth-related fees until the close of escrow.

Young medical assistants help in Haiti

Editor's Note: This is the third in a series about a Ripon medical team's humanitarian effort in making a difference for the people of Haiti.

ROP FASHION SHOW

Senior Brown Bag signup information

There will be sign ups to receive the Senior Brown Bag on one day only - Wednesday, March 3, - from 10 a.m. to noon at the Manteca Senior Center, 295 Cherry Lane.

Delta Water Users Association annual meeting on March 9

The Delta Water Users Association will hold its annual membership meeting on Thursday, March 11, at Isadore's, 680 North Main Street, Manteca.

ALMOND BLOSSOM FESTIVAL

GECAC offering six service challenge scholarship awards

Give Every Child a Chance (GECAC) is once again offering the Service Challenge Scholarship. A total of six $1,000 scholarships are available to one graduating senior selected from each high school in Manteca Unified School District (Sierra, Calla, Manteca, East Union, Weston Ranch and New Vision High Schools).

McMansion blight fight

Eleven neighborhoods in Manteca where more than 700 foreclosures occurred in 2008 and 2009 could become part of the municipal redevelopment project area.

Manteca missionary survives 8.8 quake in Concepcion, Chile

Sierra High graduate Daniel Heinze was among the survivors of one of the worst earthquakes in recorded history that took place 22 miles off the coast of Concepcion, Chile.

Mosquito invasion coming

The series of storms pelting the South County may go a long way toward breaking the three-year drought but they also are creating perfect conditions for mosquitoes and the spread of the deadly West Nile Virus.

Horsing around during afterschool program

Mack is the 7-year-old American Paint/Quarter horse belonging to Kaitlyn Zaborsky.

Memorial Weekend events honoring the fallen

Events are planned this weekend as part of Manteca's Memorial Day Commemoration that typically draws upwards of 25,000 people.