New Senior Pastor

Mark Mahaffie is the new Senior Pastor at Sequoia Heights Baptist Church.

Homeless 101: Kids sleeping in box

Manteca's unemployment rate is at 13.6 percent.

Teens, seniors dance the night away

Ken Wesela knows how to put smiles on the faces of people.

Project offers preemptive design to slow traffic

Crivello Estates – a 65-home semi-custom neighborhood planned for the northern extension of Vasconellos Avenue in East Manteca – may end up with at least three firsts for Manteca.

GETTING PREPARED

The Manteca Community Emergency Preparedness & Safety Fair took place Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Manteca Stake at the Northland Road stake house.

ZEPHYR IN CONCERT AT MAIN STREET CAFÉ

Zephyr was the opening act for the reggae funk band Braata during a concert Friday at the Main Street Café.

1989: Lathrop votes for city incorporation

Independence Day vendors sought

The City of Manteca in partnership with Big League Dreams will be sponsoring a community wide Independence Day Fireworks event at Big League Dreams on Friday July 3.

Turning sewer & garbage into power?

Manteca could stabilize its power costs by switching to renewable energy sources.

Little pizza from a big boy chef

There's a "Little Chef" at David and Sylvia's Restaurant creating his own signature mini-pizzas.

FUN time helps kids improve lives, avoid gangs

Jason Elenes enjoys the Family Unity Night in the Neighborhood.

350 attend Feast of St. Anthony’s luncheon from throughout area

Sister Ann Venita Britto and Cecilia D'Mello go back to their days in India.

Community steps up to give young man a helping hand to improve his lot in life

Andrew Ramos didn't quite know what he was going to put down on paper when Calla Principal Lindsay Munoz called him and asked him to write a speech for the school's graduation.

Manteca High fire

Manteca firefighters responded to a fire at an ag department storage building that also damaged the side of a portable classroom shortly after 10:30 a.m. on Thursday.

Winter shares stories of his father, early Manteca

Before Steve Winter retired from his position as Manteca High School principal this year, he didn't have to venture very far to see the impact his family has made on the town.

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.

Retired teacher frets about Manteca growth

When Caroline Finn came to the top of the hill at the Grapevine nearly 30 years ago and beheld the great valley below, she knew there was no going back.

Five gearing up so far for City of Manteca races

Five contenders have filed the necessary documents to legally raise donations to campaign for the Manteca council or mayor's post.

Creamery was sweet attraction for Manteca ice cream lovers

The Creamery was "the place" to stop in Manteca for generations of Bay Area travelers going to and from the Sierra on weekends.

Movie’s focus: Suicide, bullying

It was "quiet on the set!" followed by "camera, action!" at Manteca High's swimming pool on Sunday for one scene in the powerful, thought-provoking film "Listen" focused on making a difference for today's teens and their need to be heard.

MAKING HISTORY

Miguel Lopez has found his place in history. Yet again.

Vote eliminates $1.4M in golf course debt

The Manteca Municipal Golf Course's financial outlook is almost on par - at least for now.

FPPC report sparks Lathrop exchange

LATHROP – It might not yet be election season, but the political fuse has already been lit in Lathrop.