Lathrop News

ASAP Distribution, an Emeryville-based distribution and light industrial company, is planning a move to Sacramento, after closing purchase last week on a 77,400-square-foot building on Belvedere Avenue.

A federal grand jury on Thursday indicted Jonathan Garcia, 22, of Lathrop for being a felon in possession of a firearm and with possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute, U.S. Attorney Benjamin Wagner announced.

Don attended St. Agnes and Lathrop Grammar Schools and graduated from Manteca High School in 1938.

Sterni, of Lathrop Police Services, a department run by the San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office, received the MADD California Hero Award for helping stop drunk driving, support victims and prevent underage drinking.

Smoke filled the sky across San Joaquin County, and Friday was not a day for the faint-of-heart firefighter.

A federal appeals court has reversed a lower court decision and ruled that a wage-and-hour case filed by an Inland Southern California warehouse worker will go forward as a class action, a case that will now include more than 500 workers.

The Ropin’ on the River Rodeo will be held Saturday and Sunday at Dell’Osso Family Farm in Lathrop.

Residents of Lathrop and Manteca might experience low water pressure between Thursday and June 13 as a result of construction work of a new interchange at Lathrop Road and Highway 99.

Rep. Jeff Denham, R-Turlock, will travel aboard the Altamont Commuter Express on Wednesday to talk with riders about the importance of local passenger rail and improving the economy.

Two men, one wearing a black mask and the other carrying a semiautomatic handgun, walked into Lathrop Liquor at 15326 Harlan Road shortly after 12:30 a.m. Monday and attacked two employees, taking an undisclosed amount of cash and cigarettes, according to the San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office.