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.

City motel tax going before Lathrop voters

LATHROP – Last year Lathrop collected $350,000 in hotel taxes.

California milk meets global demand

There is a good reason these days why California has happy cows, as touted in the Milk Advisory Board-backed television advertising. It's the same reason that could put a happy smile on the faces of dairy farmers in the Golden State.

THRIVING AGAINST ALL ODDS

If you wait for your dad's shoes, you'll wait all your life.

It’s a never-ending cycle of work at the dairy

The day started at 5 a.m. for the Curnejo family. Jaime and wife Velma, and their older children, were up before the break of dawn – winter, spring, summer and fall. No fail. They had nearly 200 cows to milk in the barn.

SWEET LABOR OF LOVE

These are busy days at the FESM Hall in Manteca.

New norm: Exceptional drought?

It's been 14 years since the United States drought monitor went into effect.

Host families sought for Japanese teens

Thirty young Japanese students are looking for host families this summer. They will be arriving on July 26 and will be in Manteca until Aug 26. During that time, the students who are between the ages of 13 and 17, will be attending classes to be held at St. Mary of the Virgin Anglican Church at the corner of Cottage and Louise avenues in Manteca.

Levee fix: $2.58M just to start

LATHROP – There hasn't been a dam failure in Northern California for almost half a century.

HEADLINING FOR LAUGHS

He's been on one of the most beloved American comedy series' of all time.

Manteca plan aims for 20% water cutback

You will reduce your water use.

Police sobriety patrol yields no DUI arrests

Several dozen cars stopped.

Movie aimed at teens wrestling with depression

A wrestling scene was filmed Wednesday in the Manteca High gym for a movie designed to help teens grappling with depression.

Tunnels toxic to SJ County

STOCKTON - The Twin Tunnels – if built – will raise havoc with the Delta and cripple San Joaquin County's economy.

MR. HEMINGWAY?

Tommy Joyce with his distinctive white beard was somewhat of a celebrity riding in an open taxi cab down main streets in Havana with Cubans shouting to him: "Mr. Hemingway! – Mr. Hemingway!"

Another hotel chain checks into Manteca

Out-of-area teams playing tournaments at Big League Dreams won't have too far to go to book a hotel room when 2015 rolls around.