Education & safety behind CHP stopping off-route truckers

The CHP is stopping truckers in Manteca who they find driving off an established truck route. It's all about safety, liability and education. They are hoping to channelize truck traffic with a lot less road damage.

Twilight parade: Its Jingle Bell Rock time in Manteca

Get ready for some Jingle Bell Rock, Manteca-style.

Turkeys R Us still needs 825 Thanksgiving turkeys

The prospect for a turkey on the tables of 1,300 struggling families in Manteca, Ripon, and Lathrop has gotten a bit brighter.

ST. ANTHONY’S LUNCHEON

1949: Cops use tear gas to disperse fight

Manteca Lathrop Boys & Girls Club

Making a difference for kids

Charlie Halford can tell you stories that can bring tears to your eyes.

Andrea Ramirez’ story

I began attending the Boys & Girls Club in the fourth grade and fell in love the day I joined. As young as I was, I began learning things about myself I never knew. I built relationships that I still hold strongly to this day and have bonded with many of the staff members.

330 seniors get free flu shots at DHM clinic

There were 330 seniors who took advantage of the free influenza inoculations Friday morning with some sharing stories of their exciting and sometimes adventurous lives.

Crosswalk in works for Powers Ave

Manteca Councilwoman Debby Moorhead is pushing for a crosswalk on South Powers Avenue at Hutchings Street to improve the safety of kids walking to and from Lincoln School.

Dozen charges fail to keep suspect in jail

Nearly a dozen charges against Edward Williams Adams, 18, last Sunday were not enough to keep the Manteca man behind bars.

Weston Ranch welcomes new principal

WESTON RANCH – A high school and a community came together Wednesday to pay tribute to one principal and welcome another.

It’s disco mania on stage at Manteca Idol

Not a single one of the contestants left in the Manteca Idol contest were anywhere near being born when the 70s disco craze hit with full force.

ALTAMONT PASS

Symposium addresses needs of caregivers in helping others

The "Caring for the Caregiver" symposium is scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 14, at Stockton's Lexington Plaza Waterfront Hotel, 110 W. Fremont St.

Demonstrating flag-retirement protocol

When a flag of the United States is worn, torn, faded, or badly soiled, it needs to be replaced with a new one. When that happens, the old flag is "retired."

Lathrop garbage rates may go up

LATHROP – Garbage rates are going up.

Rodeo this weekend helps with kids tutoring

Give Every Child a Chance is staging the Xtreme Bulls & Broncs Rodeo on the River fundraiser on Saturday, June 7, and Sunday, June 8 from noon to 5 p.m. both days at Dell'Osso Family Farm in Lathrop just off Interstate 5.