Getting on board with high tech

Tyler Gales sauntered onto the Give Every Child a Chance bus in the parking lot of Best Buy with an ear-to-ear to grin.

Trails may yield 1,471 homes in SW Manteca

The Trails of Manteca - the biggest completely residential housing project ever envisioned for the city - is getting ready to move to the environmental study stage.

EU High senior earns champ status with ram at SJ Fair

At the tender age of 9, Shari McCallister raised livestock for the fair competition.

Puppet Island, root beer floats & Hula Hoops

Sail away to Puppet Island with Captain Book and his hilarious crew with Tony Borders on Wednesday, June 16, at 3:30 p.m., the Manteca Branch Library.

Dynamic Drive on stage Tuesday for farmers market at Library Park

Dynamic Drive will provide part of the entertainment during Tuesday's Manteca downtown farmers at Library Park that runs from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Delicato photography show entries sought

Delicato Vineyards is holding its 14th Annual Photography Show from Monday, June 28, through Saturday, July 24.

1970: Manteca teachers drop ethics charges against superintendent

Connecting gap on Atherton Drive

Later this year you'll be able to drive on Atherton Drive from Woodward Avenue just west of Moffat Boulevard to Union Road.

Dick Prada: ‘Service’ was his middle name to many

Dick Prada - a man who defined community service - has passed away.

SONdance’s faith-based moves grace ballet offering

It's been more than two decades since Jolynda Lyon first came up with the concept for SONdance Ministries – a place where parents can take their children for worship-based dance productions that strays far away from some of the provocative dance lessons offered today.

Wind power supersizes south of Tracy

TRACY – The 390-foot tower dominates the skyline of South Tracy.

Manteca’s front door gets an extreme makeover

The most appealing landscape element at Manteca's "front door" - as the Highway 99 interchange at Yosemite Avenue has been described - may no longer be the leaning palms that create an "X" that serve as a sort of trademark for In-N-Out Burgers.

New home price creep returning

The sound of hammers singing has been picking up at Woodside Homes' Tesoro neighborhood located within the triangle created by Atherton Drive, Woodward Avenue and Van Ryn Avenue in southeast Manteca.

91st MRPS festa taking place this weekend

Manteca as an incorporated city was only 11 years old when the Manteca-Ripon Pentecost Society was established.

$20 chance for 2000 Plymouth Neon helps Lathrop Relay for Life

LATHROP – Here's a deal that is hard to pass up: $20 for an immaculate 2000 Plymouth Neon.

CAR IN IHOP

Manteca's IHOP restaurant isn't a drive-thru.

Moffat best spot for dog park?

The City of Manteca wouldn't be able to build the Moffat Community Center this year for $1.16 million unless it deferred meeting the same landscape requirements it imposes on the private sector.

Forced sales will cost $1.1M

Manteca taxpayers could lose $1.1 million by a state forced sale of three parcels.

Schools aim to cut water use by 20%

Manteca Unified is taking the drought seriously.

Honorees persevere through struggles

They shared stories of struggles and perseverance.

LEARNING TO SUCCEED

Carol Davis is dedicated to helping struggling students turn on the proverbial light switch in their minds.

Wheat gave way to watermelons, grapes & almonds

Wheat - and not almonds, pumpkins or even grapes - is what attracted farmers to the Manteca region after the Gold Rush in a bid to make a living.

Weston School on target for re-opening

The reconstruction taking place at Weston Elementary School appears on schedule for completion by the start of the next school year.

NEW MELONES ‘PUDDLE’

Tulloch Lake is going to disappear by this fall.

Manteca man dies while in jail custody

Last week a 27-year-old Manteca man was discovered dead in a county jail cell after Manteca Police officers arrested him earlier that night for public intoxication outside of a 7-Eleven convenience store.

Uno más: Taco Bell adding Manteca store

Manteca's third Taco Bell could break ground in the coming months.

Push for better libraries

Donna Brown's message is clear: Libraries are more relevant than ever before.

Free Weston Ranch seeking more stores

Free Weston Ranch burst into the scene about six years ago. It's a grassroots movement being vigorously pushed by residents of the community who want to see their six plus-square-mile community detached from the City of Stockton.

Manteca Library expanded in 1977 with aim to serve 32,000

Public libraries with treats such as coffee on the side aren't a modern creation.

Pants theft ends in 2 arrests

A daylight theft from the J.C. Penney store in the Promenade Shops at Orchard Valley at Union Road and the 120 Bypass shortly after 10 a.m. Thursday ended with a house to house search in the areas surrounding Aldwina Lane and Cottage Avenue near Doctors Hospital.