Apartments may help combat Lathrop blight

LATHROP – The latest step in the City of Lathrop's continuing effort to rejuvenate the areas in and around the Historic Old Town District is being discussed at the next Planning Commission meeting on Wednesday.

River accord ups spring flows in SJ River

San Joaquin City - or what few traces are left of it - is stuck in the middle of nowhere along the river it was named after to the southeast of the Airport Way crossing.

Student art graces Manteca High book covers

Can you judge a book by its cover?

KICKING UP THEIR HEELS

Scenes from the BOYS & GIRLS BARN DANCE

McParland 10th at Science Olympiad

Thirty-two McParland School students from the third through sixth grades participated in the San Joaquin County Science Olympiad at McNair High School in Stockton.

Shasta School brings farm to the students

Is watermelon a fruit or vegetable?

SSJID generating money

South San Joaquin Irrigation District's 100 percent green energy portfolio also is generating plenty of green.

Mother Nature breaks up street fair

Wind gusts and steady rain ended the 14th annual Crossroads of California Sunday several hours ahead of schedule.

Manteca new housing leader in SJC for 16th straight month

Pulte Homes started 19 new homes in the firm's Del Web at Woodbridge neighborhood in North Manteca during March.

No new taxes for Lathrop districts

LATHROP – Lathrop city officials want residents to read their lips: No new taxes for fiscal year 2010-11.

Lincoln celebrates 47-point jump

Lincoln School has a goal of a 35-point increase in this year's Standardized Testing and Reporting.

A free trip down memory lane, Manteca-style

A visit to the Manteca Historical Society's Museum is a trip back in time - back as far as 1829.

Scenes from Manteca Street Fair

Field & Stream Total Outdoor Challenge this weekend at Manteca Bass Pro Shops

The Field & Stream Total Outdoor Challenge presented by Mobil 1 rolls into Manteca this Saturday and Sunday with free events, prizes and the chance to win big money.

Manteca’s number: 3.9%

Manteca set the trend when it comes to controlled growth in the Northern San Joaquin Valley.

Making sure they’re not forgotten

There was only one order Mike Dillman regretted following as a soldier.

Great Wolf eager to build in Manteca

McWhinney Development - the firm proposing to invest at least $150 million in a Great Wolf Resort in Manteca - wants to break ground this year.