Groveland Ranger District to Begin North Merced RX Burn

Groveland Ranger District to Begin North Merced RX Burn

Sonora, CA…Weather and conditions dependent, fire managers with the Stanislaus National Forest’s Groveland Ranger District will begin prescribed fire operations near the Yosemite National Park Merced Grove and following Old Yosemite Road to Pilot Peak Lookout to the west approximately 3 miles south of Hwy 120. Groveland Crews will attempt to burn 275 acres in […]

All 3 SNAC Locations Geared up to Keep You Warm & Dry This Fall!

All 3 SNAC Locations Geared up to Keep You Warm & Dry This Fall!

Arnold, Murphys & Sonora, CA…All 3 SNAC Locations are geared up to keep you warm & dry this Fall! Layer up with Flannels & Fleece. Top it off with a Waterproof Breathable Jacket & you’re ready for any kind of weather! Check out SNAC Sonora next time you’re downtown! New for Fall 2023 at SNAC […]

Storm Conditions Temporarily Close Hwy 108 Over Sonora Pass as Well

Storm Conditions Temporarily Close Hwy 108 Over Sonora Pass as Well

Tuolumne County, CA…The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has issued a closure of State Route 108 East (Sonora Pass) at Kennedy Meadows due to storm conditions, beginning at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, October 25, 2023. There is currently no estimated time of opening for this stretch of State Route 108. For the latest road condition […]

Tioga Pass Hwy 120 Temporary Closure for Snowy Conditions

Tioga Pass Hwy 120 Temporary Closure for Snowy Conditions

Yosemite National Park, CA..The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is issuing notice of the temporary closure of State Route 120 East (Tioga Pass) at Crane Flat Road inside Yosemite National Park due to snowy conditions, beginning at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 25, 2023. Caltrans will have a temporary closure in place on SR-120 West […]

Beat the Rush! Come Get Your Season Ski Rentals! SNAC Arnold is Open 10-6 Daily

Beat the Rush! Come Get Your Season Ski Rentals! SNAC Arnold is Open 10-6 Daily

Arnold, CA…Beat the rush! Come get your Season Ski Rentals! SNAC Arnold is open 10-6 Daily! Our Season Ski Lease Program works great for growing kids and beginner adults! Come meet our Rental Crew! Leave with the gear & be ready before the season starts and return the gear in April of 2024. If you’re […]

Progress Continues on Beardsley Prescribed Fire

Progress Continues on Beardsley Prescribed Fire

Sonora, CA…Progress continues on the Stanislaus National Forest’s Mi-Wok/Summit Ranger District fall prescribed burning season as part of the Forest Services’ Wildfire Crisis Strategy and ten-year, 305,000 acre plan. Through mechanical thinning and the application of prescribed fire U.S. Forest Service personnel work to increase protection of life, property, and resources by minimizing the threat […]

Your Beautiful Hill Top Home Awaits in Columbia from Coldwell Banker Action Realty

Your Beautiful Hill Top Home Awaits in Columbia from Coldwell Banker Action Realty

Columbia, CA…Hill top Beauty with a fabulous view of fields and distant mountains. Welcoming entry to this large and lovingly cared for home with many uses. Dramatic panoramic views from living room, sitting room and Master Suite will let you relax and enjoy the beautiful pastures and foothills with big sky’s and seasonal changes. Cozy […]

Sonora Bach Festival Announces Four Classical Music Events for Festival’s 47th year.

Sonora Bach Festival Announces Four Classical Music Events for Festival’s 47th year.

Sonora, CA…The Sonora Bach Festival has announced its events for this coming Fall. They include the Youth Concert, October 1, at 3:00; the Local’s Concert, October 15, at 3:00; the Salon Concert, October 22, at 3:00; and the Bach’s Brunch, October 28 at 12:30. All concerts will be held at the Church of the 49ers […]

Beat the Rush! Come get your Season Ski Rentals! SNAC Arnold is open 10-6 Daily

Beat the Rush! Come get your Season Ski Rentals! SNAC Arnold is open 10-6 Daily

Arnold, CA…Beat the rush! Come get your Season Ski Rentals! SNAC Arnold is open 10-6 Daily! Our Season Ski Lease Program works great for growing kids and beginner adults! Come meet our Rental Crew! Leave with the gear & be ready before the season starts and return the gear in April of 2024. If you’re […]

Salida Man Loses His Life and Female Driver Sustains Major Injuries and Arrested for DUI

Salida Man Loses His Life and Female Driver Sustains Major Injuries and Arrested for DUI

Sonora, CA…On September 24, 2023, at approximately 3:40am, 30-year-old Leah Doucette of Turlock was driving a 2004 GMC pickup eastbound on State Route 120 near Rushing Hill Lookout along with a 42-year-old male passenger from Salida. Ms. Doucette allowed her vehicle to turn to the left causing it to leave the roadway. She tried to […]

37 Year Old San Jose Resident Loses Life in Motorcycle Collision on Buchanan Road

37 Year Old San Jose Resident Loses Life in Motorcycle Collision on Buchanan Road

Sonora, CA…On September 24, 2023, at approximately 7:20 pm, a 37-year-old San Jose resident, was riding a 1999 Suzuki motorcycle on Buchanan Road, east of Canyon Drive at an undetermined speed. The rider failed to negotiate a curve in the roadway and lost control of the motorcycle. As a result, the rider was ejected from […]

Grant Funding for Ponderosa Hills & Others to Create Wildfire Prepared Communities

Grant Funding for Ponderosa Hills & Others to Create Wildfire Prepared Communities

Tuolumne, CA…Homeowners in six California counties will soon begin receiving home retrofits with ignition resistant materials to California’s most vulnerable populations as part of the California Wildfire Mitigation Program. The pilot home hardening initiative provides funding for defensible space and ignition resistant retrofits to harden approximately 2,500 homes in six counties over the next three […]

Sonora Bach Festival Announces Four Classical Music Events for Festival’s 47th year.

Sonora Bach Festival Announces Four Classical Music Events for Festival’s 47th year.

Sonora, CA…The Sonora Bach Festival has announced its events for this coming Fall. They include the Youth Concert, October 1, at 3:00; the Local’s Concert, October 15, at 3:00; the Salon Concert, October 22, at 3:00; and the Bach’s Brunch, October 28 at 12:30. All concerts will be held at the Church of the 49ers […]

Celebrate Halloween on Boo Boulevard at Columbia State Historic Park

Celebrate Halloween on Boo Boulevard at Columbia State Historic Park

Columbia, Calif.— Columbia State Historic Park will host Boo Boulevard on Saturday, October 28, 2023 from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Enjoy safe trick-or-treating down historic Main Street. Lots of fun and family friendly activities. Costumes are encouraged for “kids” of all ages. Come join the costume parade and contest. Win prizes in categories such […]

All 3 SNAC Locations are Blowing Summer Out!

All 3 SNAC Locations are Blowing Summer Out!

Arnold, Murphys & Sonora, CA…All 3 SNAC Locations are Blowing Summer out! Get a great deal on Summer Clothing, SNAC Logowear, Summer Footwear, Kayaks, SUPs & Gear! If you need it to go out & play, there’s a good chance it’s on SALE! All SNAC Logowear is now 20% off! Through 9/4/23. Limited to stock […]

All 3 SNAC Locations are Blowing Summer Out!

All 3 SNAC Locations are Blowing Summer Out!

Arnold, Murphys & Sonora, CA…All 3 SNAC Locations are Blowing Summer out! Get a great deal on Summer Clothing, SNAC Logowear, Summer Footwear, Kayaks, SUPs & Gear! If you need it to go out & play, there’s a good chance it’s on SALE! All SNAC Logowear is now 20% off! Through 9/4/23. Limited to stock […]

Your Beautiful Hill Top Home Awaits in Columbia from Coldwell Banker Action Realty

Your Beautiful Hill Top Home Awaits in Columbia from Coldwell Banker Action Realty

Columbia, CA…Hill top Beauty with a fabulous view of fields and distant mountains. Welcoming entry to this large and lovingly cared for home with many uses. Dramatic panoramic views from living room, sitting room and Master Suite will let you relax and enjoy the beautiful pastures and foothills with big sky’s and seasonal changes. Cozy […]

Your Beautiful Hill Top Home Awaits in Columbia from Coldwell Banker Action Realty

Your Beautiful Hill Top Home Awaits in Columbia from Coldwell Banker Action Realty

Columbia, CA…Hill top Beauty with a fabulous view of fields and distant mountains. Welcoming entry to this large and lovingly cared for home with many uses. Dramatic panoramic views from living room, sitting room and Master Suite will let you relax and enjoy the beautiful pastures and foothills with big sky’s and seasonal changes. Cozy […]

All our Lakes are OPEN Now & SNAC Arnold is Having a Kayak Sale!

All our Lakes are OPEN Now & SNAC Arnold is Having a Kayak Sale!

Arnold, CA…All our Lakes are OPEN Now & SNAC Arnold is Having a Kayak Sale! Singles * Doubles * Sit-Insides * Sit-on-Tops * Inflatables. Summertime is when you want to head the lake, so if you need a kayak to find a cool spot we can help! All in-stock FeelFree Kayaks are now 20% off! […]

All our Lakes are OPEN Now & SNAC Arnold is Having a Kayak Sale!

All our Lakes are OPEN Now & SNAC Arnold is Having a Kayak Sale!

Arnold, CA…All our Lakes are OPEN Now & SNAC Arnold is Having a Kayak Sale! Singles * Doubles * Sit-Insides * Sit-on-Tops * Inflatables. Summertime is when you want to head the lake, so if you need a kayak to find a cool spot we can help! All in-stock FeelFree Kayaks are now 20% off! […]

All our Lakes are OPEN Now & SNAC Arnold is Having a Kayak Sale!

All our Lakes are OPEN Now & SNAC Arnold is Having a Kayak Sale!

Arnold, CA…All our Lakes are OPEN Now & SNAC Arnold is Having a Kayak Sale! Singles * Doubles * Sit-Insides * Sit-on-Tops * Inflatables. Summertime is when you want to head the lake, so if you need a kayak to find a cool spot we can help! All in-stock FeelFree Kayaks are now 20% off! […]

Missing Swimmer Recovered from Lake Don Pedro

Missing Swimmer Recovered from Lake Don Pedro

La Grange, CA…The Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Office Marine Safety and Enforcement Unit recovered a man’s body in Lake Don Pedro more than a month after the victim went missing. On June 16th, Jorge Arturo Cervantes disappeared after he went swimming without a life jacket. Immediately following the incident, the Tuolumne County Sheriffs Marine Safety and […]

Portions of Stanislaus National Forest Enters High Hazard Fire Restrictions

Portions of Stanislaus National Forest Enters High Hazard Fire Restrictions

Sonora, CA…With the release of Forest Service Order FS-16-2023-16, the Stanislaus National Forest will enter into high hazard fire restrictions effective, Wednesday, July 27, 2023.With the forest order, the following items are prohibited in the high hazard areas: Discharging a firearm Building, maintaining, attending or using a fire, campfire, or stove fire, except in the […]