Manteca’s Gregory Hartt completes CHP training

Gregory Hartt of Manteca, has successfully completed California Highway Patrol (CHP) cadet training.

Contentious transmission line before council

RIPON – The concern over a possible power transmission project that could end up severely impacting family farming operations is attracting the attention of the Ripon City Council.

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

She specializes in photographing autistic kids

Henry is an autistic and energetic child.

$50K reward for bank heist info

STOCKTON (AP) - Authorities are offering a $50,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of a fourth suspect in connection with a bank robbery that spun into a police chase and deadly shootout.

Water: Outlook not good

A streak of sub-90 degree days has Public Works Director Mike Houghton concerned.

THEY SAVED HER LIFE

Six-year-old Emily Hum dropped by Manteca's Union Road fire station Wednesday to meet some special guys - firefighters and medics who saved her life.

Gas station owner at odds with city

LATHROP – Dalwinder Dhoot can't dispute the fact that Lathrop voters overwhelmingly supported a one-cent sales tax increase in 2012 – to the tune of more than 77 percent.

Carnival helps fund recreation scholarships

LATHROP – All that Lathrop Mayor Sonny Dhaliwal wanted to do was bring some family entertainment to town.

Manteca scores with BLD

The Big League Dreams sports complex is heading into the home stretch of its eighth full season and it is still scoring big for Manteca.

Couple needs help purchasing a bed lift

Eddie Costa has been confined to a wheelchair for more than a quarter of a century.

Valencia running for mayor of Lathrop

LATHROP – When Rosalinda Valencia called for Lathrop Mayor Sonny Dhaliwal to step down from his position at a meeting last month it drew a collective exasperated breath from the crowd.

Strategy: Inconvenience homeless

Manteca Police for the past six weeks have stepped up their pressure on the homeless at Library Park.

WOODWARD & WATER

"Little drops of water

Chamber seeks help to clean 2,500 flags

The Manteca Chamber of Commerce along with a small army of volunteers have helped line Manteca's streets with 2,500 flags at least 10 times a year since 2002 to mark major holidays.

Water supplies tighten

There is less water than previously thought available from New Melones for South County farmers and municipal users in Manteca, Lathrop, and Tracy.

THE HAM MAN

There are four seasons of the year – winter, spring, summer and fall.

Ripon hosts 300 Police Explorer cadets

Some 300 Police Explorers from throughout the state converged on Ripon High to test their proficiencies in day-to-day police tactics and procedures in the fourth year of the Central Valley Explorer Competition.