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Manteca 'optimistic' on reviving cheese plant
But Manteca's economic development manager had something positive to share with owners of the long-dormant California Specialty Cheese facility.
Local Soldier seriously injured in Afghanistan
Army Specialist Brett Allan Paige of Manteca is recovering from extensive injuries suffered in Afghanistan.
FTP: Solidarity and Resistance in the Streets of Stockton
Courthouse Park on El Dorado and Center Street, Stockton, CA. Buses in Oakland will leave from Oscar Grant Plaza , at 11 AM In the summer of 2010, Stockton Police and San Joaquin County Sheriffs killed James Rivera after a high speed pursuit in a residential neighborhood.
Small plane makes emergency landing in Calif.
MANTECA, Calif. - A pilot escaped uninjured after an emergency landing in a field west of the Manteca airport Tuesday afternoon.
Ruben Ortiz, left, who served in the Army, looks at the names of the fallen Sunday with his wife, Liz, and daughter, Marisa, in Manteca.
Manteca To dedicate Monument to Vets
The panels listing the names of the 957 Manteca men who served in World War II are being dedicated on Memorial Day.
Marissa's Closet a godsend at prom time
Monica Ortega hovered behind her daughter in front of a full-length mirror, fiddling with the straps on a knee-length black and white dress.
When war took away, they found strength in giving back
Corporal Ronnie Porta, 26, center, describes the explosion in Humvee he was driving in Iraq when Charles was killed to Sgt.
Manteca to host largest of Memorial Day events
He came home 40 years ago from the Vietnam War to an ungrateful nation. Dillman, 64, doesn't want that to happen again - ever.
Ground spraying to control the adult mosquito population is scheduled in parts in and around Stockton and Manteca, starting as early as Thursday morning.
Campaign notes: Bloody knuckles?
Bob Elliott's campaign announced reaching a milestone in the race for the Fifth Supervisorial District seat on the San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors.
Owner of Modesto's Auction Park sued by car dealer
The owner of The Auction Park — a north Modesto business that sold cars, furniture and other goods for a quarter-century until closing in February — is being sued for $149,250 by a former business associate.
One evening I was traveling north on I-5 on my way back from a soccer game in Manteca.
And it makes a fiery ring over Stockton
Jairo Lazo, 11, looks through special mylar glasses provided by the Stockton Astronomical Society to view the partial annular solar eclipse over downtown Stockton.
in the Service -- Published May 21, 2012
Let us know when your loved one is deployed or comes home, and we will recognize that milestone in The Record Petty Officer Third Class Christopher Zola of Stockton, who is serving on the USS Vicksburg, was deployed March 9 as part of Commander Carrier Strike Group 12, an escort to the USS Enterprise.
Oakland chief, parents of teen shot by police meet
The Tracy family of a slain 18-year-old high school student sat down this week in a rare meeting with Oakland's police chief.
The San Joaquin Valley's population has been edging up, according to estimates from California's Department of Finance released recently.City grows by 149During 2011, Merced County grew about 0.6 percent, slightly less than California as a whole.Some cities in the county grew more than others.Atwater increased by the largest percentage in Merced ... (more)
Dead birds in Manteca year's first sign of West Nile
The first evidence of the West Nile virus this year turned up in a pair of dead birds found in Manteca.
Campbell's closing doors in Stockton
Campbell's in the Village, after 59 years of selling apparel and other goods at one of the oldest and last independent department stores in California, will close this summer when its owners retire.
Dameron pneumonia death rate state's worst
Dameron Hospital had the worst rate of deaths from community-acquired pneumonia of any hospital in California - nearly twice the statewide average - from January 2002 to November 2004, according to information released this week by a state health agency.