EU Cemetery holding general meeting Friday

The public is invited to the annual general membership meeting of the East Union Cemetery Association to be held on Good Friday at 1 p.m.

Manteca grad inducted into sportscasters’ hall of fame

Brother and sister Sadie Cabral and Joe Cala were Manteca High grads. Sadie operated her beauty salon for over 75 years until her death last year. Her brother Joe went into radio as a sportscaster with KNX 1070 News Radio in Los Angeles. Cala, who lives in Studio City, was recently inducted into the Southern California Sports Broadcasters Hall of Fame. His sights are now on garnering more honors as a screenwriter and actor. After ...

Watch hours, stay financially healthy

Part-time employees for the City of Manteca - unless they are seasonal workers - won't be getting more than 29 hours a week of work.

Recalling his dad in PBS mini-series on World War II

There are two framed photographs and one prominent black-and-white poster adorning David Burke's otherwise spartan office.

Play equipment burns

Plumes of black smoke could be seen for more than 10 miles away as fire engulfed playground equipment at John McFall School at 1810 Hoyt Lane near Northgate Park shortly before 6 p.m. Monday.

Stockton’s plea: Services cut cut to the bone

SACRAMENTO (AP) - Lawyers for the City of Stockton said Monday it has cut its budget and services to the bone and has no choice about trying to become the most populous U.S. city to enter bankruptcy.

Hood joins Lathrop Police Services staff

It's been more than a month since Lathrop Police Services lieutenant Chris Pehl rotated back to the French Camp Sherriff's Department headquarters.

City wants golf pro to make more

Manteca's leaders want to see golf pro Alan Thomas make a lot more money. And the reason they do is to improve the municipal golf course's bottom line. The City Council has finalized a deal with Thomas that would give the golf pro 90 percent of everything he generates above $814,044 a year in green fees during this year, 2014 and 2015. The city would receive the other 10 percent. It is the flip of ...

ONE STEP AT A TIME

Kay Jones sported a floral skirt and a peach blazer from the Dress Barn of Manteca. A 30-year breast cancer survivor, she made all those near and dear to her proud during Friday's first-ever Couture for a Cure Fashion Show sponsored by the Ripon Relay for Life team, 'One Step at a Time.' Included was her granddaughter, Rochelle Souza, who, along with Kim Waterbury, was emcee of the runway event. "We're here because we've all ...

Stockton making its case today in bankruptcy court

STOCKTON (AP) - By outward appearances, Stockton, a city of nearly 300,000 on the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, seemed in the mid-2000s to be emerging from decades of struggle.

Shortage of new Manteca homes?

Get ready for a housing shortage. As implausible as it may sound Manteca new home builders are predicting they won't be able to meet demand later this year. The reason is simple. Buyer demand in Manteca is increasing at a rate that's too fast to bring ready-to-build lots online. That is also why builder confidence nationwide has fallen even though new home sales are at their strongest in over six years. The National Association of ...

Family, & police say farewell to retired officer Bob Prosser

Motorcycle officers from the Tracy Police Department led a funeral procession through the Central Valley, delivering Bob Prosser to his final resting place.

Water: It’s what SSJID has & others want

South San Joaquin Irrigation District has something that everyone else in California wants - water.

Manteca wants more Austin/Moffat traffic

Thirty or more vehicles routinely back up during weekday afternoon commute hours on southbound Moffat Boulevard at the Austin Road intersection.

SMOKE COMING TO STOCKTON

STOCKTON – Carol Noceti and the staff at Stockton 99 Speedway are starting to feel the heat.

RELAY FOR LIFE

It wasn't the weather that brought Virginia Zore to California. It wasn't Disneyland or Hollywood or San Francisco or any of the other trappings of The Golden State. It was cancer. It was the Relay for Life. After flying clear across the country to visit friends in Manteca, Zore - who was diagnosed with lung cancer on Oct. 12 – represents the fighting spirit that the event promotes and the tenacity that one person can ...

(Almost) 50 shades of green