Lathrop seniors chili cook-off this Thursday

LATHROP – Second chances do happen. Even for chili cooks whose dishes did not quite make it to the top three winners in the recent cook-off in Manteca to benefit the Second Harvest Food Bank.

Ground zero for retail

The Highway 120 Bypass and Union Road interchange will soon become ground zero for retail in the South County.

Union Pacific, Manteca PD set up sting at crossings

People who drive or walk around railroad crossing gates are going to be the focus of "Operation Lifesaver" Wednesday morning when Union Pacific Railroad and the Manteca Police Department join forces to make a difference and hopefully save lives.

Teen volunteers donate thousands of hours

Twenty area high school students have volunteered over 2,500 hours so far this year working at Doctors Hospital of Manteca in their after school hours.

Couple preps wall as a labor of love for mural project

The early morning chill still hadn't even completely thawed when Tom and Gayl Wilson were busy boarding in a scissor lift that'll take them high above the blacktop directly across from Library Park.

Debbie Gross: A mom on the run to have fun

Manteca's Debbie Gross hadn't done much running since her college days but when an opportunity came up recently to participate in a 2-mile race in Escalon with a friend, she decided to give it a try.

MANTECA LIONS DINNER

Social, turkey BBQ Sunday benefits Manteca museum

Tri-tip, barbecued turkey, spaghetti, French bread, salad, marinated tomato slices are all on the menu at the 17th annual Old-Fashioned Barbecue Social on Sunday, Sept. 27 from 2 to 5 p.m.

TIPTONS DONATES SCHOOL SUPPLIES

PRIZES FIT FOR ROYALTY

Tractors wanted for Main Street Day event

RIPON - Wanted: Tractors to be displayed at Ripon's downtown Main Street.

San Jose woman arrested on DUI charge after crashing into paper racks

A San Jose woman was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence after glancing off a parked SUV and crashing into the newspaper racks near the front door of Miner Mart Liquors at about 5 p.m. Sunday.

Moms Club park day set Sept. 23

The Moms Club of Manteca North will be holding a Park Day at Northgate Park on Wednesday, Sept. 23, at 10 a.m.

Will streets crumble?

There's lean and mean and then there's the Manteca streets division.

Manteca apartment rents drop since start of 2009

A glut of rental homes is sending Manteca apartment rents downward virtually across the board.

Gearing up for 200-year flood

Get ready for a 200-year flood.

Former school sites proposed for 58 homes

Two parcels once set aside for elementary school sites may soon have the sound of nails being hammered to create 58 new homes.

Lathrop asking Uncle Sam for more money

LATHROP – It's simple logic.