Lathrop News

Plans to eliminate Sunday Dial-a-Ride transit service in Lodi are on hold. The service was among the most controversial to get the ax late last month when the City Council approved cuts to its bus and shuttle system to cover a $343,775 state funding shortfall.

San Joaquin County Sheriff said it is looking for a man who's been missing for one week.

A man was fishing with a group of friends on a boat along Old River when he suddenly had a heart attack, fell overboard and died Monday afternoon, said Deputy Chief Fred Mandin of Lathrop-Manteca Fire Rescue.

A Lathrop man who may be at-risk is missing, says the San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office.

All over San Joaquin County, children and their parents took part in Halloween traditions on Saturday, trick-or-treating at homes and businesses and showing off their costumes.

Cousins Kaitlin Maldonado-Ciucci and Hailey Herrera had their faces painted at the 2009 Dell'Osso Family Farm pumpkin patch.

A former Bay Area Realtor and his girlfriend were among dozens of people swept up in a massive three-year drug ring investigation.

The Central Valley's population remains among the nation's poorest, and agriculture is still the region's economic base.

"Kirk has shown true leadership ability, especially over these past 10 months, as the city has worked to restructure the organization to reduce our operational costs," City Manager Steve Pinkerton said in a statement announcing Waters' appointment Thursday.

A 39-year-old man who was shot as he was arriving for work Thursday morning in Lathrop was still on life support Thursday evening.

Federal authorities have charged 18 Bay Area residents in connection with a sophisticated marijuana growing operation spread among 50 homes in the Central Valley, the U.S. Attorney's Office announced Thursday.

Published: Thursday, October 22, 2009 at 3:24 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, October 22, 2009 at 3:24 p.m. Federal prosecutors in California have charged 18 people with operating an extensive marijuana-growing operation by converting upscale homes into high-tech pot nurseries.

Investigators are on the scene of a shooting out of San Joaquin County. It's happening on South McKinley in Lathrop.A There are reports ofA least one person shotA butA very little information is being released.

There were 81 bookings at the San Joaquin County Jail in the 24 hours ending at 8 a.m. Sunday.

Two men can call themselves heroes after jumping into a Fresno canal to save the victims in a car accident.

For the past three years, the Stockton Marine Corps Club has helped the Lathrop Marine Reserve unit to organize a Toys for Tots Car Show, which kicks off the Toys for Tots donation drive.

There were 103 bookings at the San Joaquin County Jail in the 24 hours ending at 8 a.m. Thursday.

Supporters say: It's a natural for economic development. Opponents say: This project would leap into prime farmland and break a natural city barrier.

"My main job so far has been listening and learning," said Fillmore's new City Manager Yvonne Quiring.

The Altamont Commuter Express will no longer offer midday train service. ACE's governing board, the San Joaquin Regional Rail Commission, voted this morning to end the No.