Manteca News

The tree has been lit, the holiday season has begun, and Hospice of San Joaquin has delivered its annual gift to the greater Stockton community.

A man set free by a jury this week after years in a state mental hospital for sexually assaulting two boys - one in Manteca - said he's no longer a danger to society.

The Second Harvest Food Bank in Manteca is juggling a higher demand for Thanksgiving turkeys even as the donations it typically collects are declining.

Stockton is hoping to collect 3,000 gift-filled shoe boxes for needy children overseas with Operation Christmas Children, a project of Samaritan's Purse.

The MOMS Club of Manteca North will be holding its business meeting monthly at 10 a.m. Friday at Northgate Church, 650 Northgate Drive, Manteca.

Minot State University senior offensive lineman Brian Rohles was named the Dakota Athletic Conference Most Valuable Senior as well as first team All-DAC. Rohles, a 6-foot-4, 275-pound offensive lineman from Manteca, Calif., was one of six MSU players to earn first-team consideration.

Donna Matthew was shaking and nervous when she squeezed the trigger of her first handgun.

Whether the washes are participating in the Grace for Vets program, or giving away free washes as part of an independent program, it seems as if more washes than ever are honoring veterans throughout the country with free services on Veterans Day.

Two of the 83-year-old orchestra's regular members will be featured soloists during this "Serenade for the Soul" presentation: principal flute player Jennifer Olson and harpist Motoshi Kozako.

Continued concern about the spread and seriousness of H1N1 has led to a change in visitor policies at Stockton area hospitals.

Ripon police's powered parachute aircraft on Monday helped officers find and arrest a wanted Manteca man who ran from police near the Jimco Truck Stop, a department spokesman said Thursday.

Five of San Joaquin County's seven hospitals have agreed to take the unusual step of limiting hospital visits as a way of slowing down the spread of flu viruses this winter.

Acknowledging that it will be a "tough sell," Rep. Jerry McNerney, D-Pleasanton, introduced legislation Wednesday that he says would cut estate taxes for family farms and small businesses nationwide by more than $233 billion in 2011.

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.

Six people escaped an early morning, two-alarm house fire in Manteca. The fire broke out along the 1100 block of Yorktown Lane early Tuesday morning.

The Commission also provides direction with respect to budget and capital improvements to these same facilities.

Robert and Catherine Smith endured months of frustration in their attempt to purchase a home in Manteca.

The recent detection of the light brown apple moth in Tracy and Acampo comes just as the battle over how to deal with the crop-destroying creatures is heating up.

Booze just keeps getting better looking. Feast your eyes on these vivid bottles of 1800 Tequila, crafted by up-and-coming artists from New York to Hawaii.

A few days ago I accidentally stumbled across another recall item concerning our motorhome.