Manteca News

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.

Two men are behind bars, accused of attempting to smuggle contraband and illegal substances into Avenal State Prison.

Janet Bonner belongs to the Metropolitan Opera and has seen productions in New York, but the president of the Stockton Opera Association doesn't need an airline ticket to enjoy the world-famous company.

"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 WHILE BACK, I spoke with Art Perry of Perry and Sons, a for-real family farm out in Manteca.

Five people now stand accused in the deadly gang shooting earlier this month at a downtown Tracy restaurant that threatened dozens and killed one man standing at the bar.

An emergency room doctor charged with stealing a Rolex watch from his dead patient found out Monday that his medical license is suspended.

When Ajaypal Singh was 4, she memorized her first prayer. Eight years later, at the historic Sikh temple in south Stockton on Saturday, the Fremont girl recited 18 prayers from memory; it took half an hour.

Agenda available at chambers or at www.sjgov.org San Joaquin LAFCO 10 a.m. Friday, The Board of Supervisors Chambers, Sixth Floor, 44 N. San Joaquin St., Stockton Agenda available at www.co.san-joaquin.ca.us/lafco/Agendas/agendas.htm 9 a.m. Tuesday in the district board room, 11011 E. Highway 120, Manteca Agenda at district office or at ...

A private memorial service is scheduled Friday in Auburn for a 24-year-old local soldier who was killed in action in Afghanistan earlier this month.