'Premium' is subjective for YouTube's big networks that rely on amateurs

NEW YORK (AP) - Machinima, the sprawling digital gaming network, could hang a McDonald's-like sign outside its Los Angeles headquarters: More than 37.4 billion videos served. <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18pt; margin: ...

Thirty Seconds to Mars debuts single literally out of this world

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FREE E-'DA VINCI CODE' OFFERED UNTIL MARCH 24: NEW YORK (AP) - Ten years and tens of millions of copies later, "The Da Vinci Code" is on the house.

Modesto JC’s 60th annual Future Farmers of America Field Day

MODESTO - It is competitive, it is educational, and it is an agricultural tradition at its best. It is the 60th Annual Future Farmers of America Field Day hosted by the Modesto Junior College Agriculture & Environmental Sciences Department and Young Farmers. The Field Day is scheduled for Saturday, March 23.

Columbia hosting old-fashioned Easter parade & hunt on March 31

Columbia hosting old-fashioned Easter parade & hunt on March 31 COLUMBIA - Dress up in your Easter finery and be a part of Columbia's Victorian Easter Parade, a Victorian Era promenade on Main Street in Columbia State Historic Park on Easter Sunday, March 31, just north of Sonora off Highway 49. Prizes will be awarded for fanciest Victorian hat, and best dressed couple, lasses and lads, groups, and pets. Registration begins at 11 ...

Rock ‘n’ roll classic shaking Sierra rep stage thru April 21

SONORA - "Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story", live theatre's wildly popular rock 'n' roll musical is playing on the Sierra Repertory Theatre's East Sonora stage. Featuring a dozen live musicians and jam-packed with vintage concert scenes, this rock 'n' roll celebration kicks off Sierra Rep's 34th season and is now ...

Kelly Osbourne recovering after fainting on E! set

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Kelly Osbourne was hospitalized Thursday after fainting on the set of the E! network's "Fashion Police." A spokeswoman for Osbourne told the cable network that the 28-year-old TV personality was awake, alert and in stable condition. She will be staying at the hospital overnight for observation as a precautionary measure. No additional details were provided. <p style="line-height: 18pt; ...

Youth & teen Youth Focus competitions Saturday

What do dancing, singing, soccer, competitive cup stacking and Marilyn Monroe all have in common? You will definitely want to come to the Manteca Youth Focus Scholarship Competitions to find out!. The final show is set for Saturday at 11 a.m. at Calvary ...

Stockton, UOP gears up for tribute to the late jazz giant Dave Brubeck

STOCKTON - University of the Pacific's Brubeck Institute presents the Twelfth Annual Brubeck Festival, titled Dave Brubeck Across Time, which honors his legacy as a jazz giant and his Stockton roots. The 2013 Festival is a broad-based tribute ...

Ashley Judd may need to decide soon on Senate race

Six teens compete Friday for 2013 Miss Manteca & City Ambassador

Manteca Youth Focus over the past six weeks has hosted workshops, trainings and rehearsals all in preparation for this weekend's extravaganza "Hooray for Hollywood" &ndash; the 2013 Manteca Youth Focus Scholarship Competitions. There are 3 age ...

Tom Harrell Quintet wraps up Delta Jazz Festival March 21

STOCKTON - Delta College wraps up the Delta Jazz Festival on Thursday, March 21, with a Brubeck Festival event featuring the Tom Harrell Quintet. The concert ...

Seacrest dodges wedding question at 'Idol' event

Bonnie Franklin, 'One Day At a Time' star, dies

TV's new drama 'Vikings' sheds light on Dark Ages

Railtown roiling out movie star locomotive during Father’s Day

LoCash Cowboys playing Black Oak Casino July 11

San Joaquin Bike Fest on Saturday

Long Island Medium adds second show

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DAY AT DISNEYLAND NOW MORE THAN $90: ANAHEIM (AP) - When you wish upon a star, be sure to bring your wallet. Disneyland has raised its ticket prices.

Actress Pia Zadora arrested over bedtime tiff

Delta College ‘Summer Street Fair’ starts Friday, runs weekly thru Aug.

Stockton Symphony offers 9 pops, classics concerts for 2013-14 Season

New Play Fest taking place at Modesto Junior College theatre

Melissa Etheridge, Joan Jett plus Big & Rich play Ironstone

Tracy’s Grand to premiere collaborative community-based media project June 8

TRACY &ndash; The City of Tracy, Cultural Arts Division in collaboration with Anne M. Klint is hosting the premiere of the community-based media project titled, Inhabit Your City: Voices of Tracy.

Zoo Zoom fun run/walk June 9 supporting Micke Grove Zoo

LODI - The Micke Grove Zoological Society is sponsoring the Third Annual Zoo Zoom 5K Run/Walk and Kids' Run.

Melissa Etheridge, Joan Jett plus Big & Rich play Ironstone

Tracy’s Grand to premiere collaborative community-based media project June 8

TRACY &ndash; The City of Tracy, Cultural Arts Division in collaboration with Anne M. Klint is hosting the premiere of the community-based media project titled, Inhabit Your City: Voices of Tracy.

Zoo Zoom fun run/walk June 9 supporting Micke Grove Zoo

LODI - The Micke Grove Zoological Society is sponsoring the Third Annual Zoo Zoom 5K Run/Walk and Kids' Run.