Economy Added a Robust 261,000 Jobs in October & Unemployment Drops to 4.1%

Economy Added a Robust 261,000 Jobs in October & Unemployment Drops to 4.1%

Washington, DC….Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 261,000 in October, and the unemployment rate edged down to 4.1 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment in food services and drinking places increased sharply, mostly offsetting a decline in September that largely reflected the impact of Hurricanes Irma and Harvey. In October, job […]

Traffic Update…Solo Vehicle Rollover on Hwy 49

Traffic Update…Solo Vehicle Rollover on Hwy 49

Coulterville, CA…CHP is reporting a solo vehicle rollover on Hwy 49 near Schilling Road. Incident is in clearing stages now but please use caution in the area… Incident: 00034 Type: Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt Location: Sr49 / Schilling Rd Loc Desc: Lat/Lon: 37.694764 -120.182822 Close Detail Information 6:48 AM 14 [22] 61-006 RDWY OPEN 6:13 AM […]

Murphys Creek Theatre Play Festival

Murphys Creek Theatre Play Festival

Murphys, CA…Presentation of new works all weekend at MCT. A writer learns best by handing over their work to a group of actors & watching them bring it to life on a stage before an audience. Murphys Creek Theatre is excited to present a three-day event of readings & development labs for emerging & seasoned […]

Murphys Day of the Dead Celebration featuring Donner Party Zinfandel at Newsome Harlow

Murphys Day of the Dead Celebration featuring Donner Party Zinfandel at Newsome Harlow

Murphys, CA…Come join us as businesses and tasting rooms in Murphys celebrate Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead on November 4th, 2017. Up and down Main Street you will find authentic cultural art, food, sugar skulls, face painters, live music and altars dedicated to those who have passed on. We at Newsome […]

As Much as Two Feet of High Country Snow Heading Our Way

As Much as Two Feet of High Country Snow Heading Our Way

Bear Valley, CA…From the National Weather Service for the West Slope Northern Sierra Nevada. Today Mostly sunny in the morning, then partly cloudy with a slight chance of rain in the afternoon. Highs 42 to 57 higher elevations…52 to 60 lower elevations. Prevailing southeast winds up to 10 mph shifting to the southwest in the […]

Traffic Update…Injured Cow Near Hwy 49 & Penon Blanco

Traffic Update…Injured Cow Near Hwy 49 & Penon Blanco

Coulterville, CA…CHP is reporting an injured cow on the right hand side of the roadway near hwy 49 and Penon Blanco. Please use caution in the are…. Incident: 00133 Type: Animal Hazard Location: Sr49 / Penon Blanco Rd Loc Desc: 1/2 MI JSO Lat/Lon: 37.736318 -120.230395 Close Detail Information 9:20 AM 2 [2] 1039 A/C […]

Angels Food & Sierra Hills Markets Grocery Ad & Weekly Specials Through November 7th

Angels Food & Sierra Hills Markets Grocery Ad & Weekly Specials Through November 7th

Angels Camp & Murphys, CA…For the best Deli Sandwiches in Calaveras County, come on in and treat yourself to the tastiest and freshest ‘made with love’ deli sandwiches around. Angels Food Deli, Text your order to 209.753.7331 Or You may call your order in to 209.736.4243 ext 14. Sierra Hills Market Deli, Text your order […]

House GOP Tax Plan Summary

House GOP Tax Plan Summary

Washington, DC…The GOP has released their tax plan. A few light details are below… Lowers Rates for Individuals and Families The framework shrinks the current seven tax brackets into three – 12%, 25% and 35% – with the potential for an additional top rate for the highest-income taxpayers to ensure that the wealthy do not […]

CIA Releases Nearly 470,000 Additional Files Recovered in May 2011 Raid on Usama Bin Ladin’s Compound

CIA Releases Nearly 470,000 Additional Files Recovered in May 2011 Raid on Usama Bin Ladin’s Compound

Langley, VA…The CIA today released to the public nearly 470,000 additional files recovered in the May 2011 raid on Usama Bin Ladin’s compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan. CIA Director Mike Pompeo authorized the release in the interest of transparency and to enhance public understanding of al-Qa‘ida and its former leader. The files released today are available […]

Trick or Treaters Were Fine But Adult Rendered Unconscious with a Flashlight to the Head

Trick or Treaters Were Fine But Adult Rendered Unconscious with a Flashlight to the Head

Soulsbyville, CA…Last night, Deputies responded to the 20000 block of Willow Springs Drive near the old Willow Springs market for a report of an unconscious man in the roadway. The caller believed the man had been hit by a vehicle. Deputies arrived on scene and found a 28-year-old man laying in the roadway unconscious. Based […]

Briefing by Press Secretary Sarah Sanders for November 1, 2017

Briefing by Press Secretary Sarah Sanders for November 1, 2017

Washington, DC…MS. SANDERS: Let me just start by offering our thoughts and prayers today with the people of New York City — some of the toughest, most resilient people on Earth — in the wake of yesterday’s cowardly terrorist attack. This attack underscores that the terrorist threat is real. And as we defeat ISIS and […]

Calaveras Deputies Assist BLM with Marijuana Eradication

Calaveras Deputies Assist BLM with Marijuana Eradication

Railroad Flat, CA…On 10/31/2017 Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office deputies assisted the Bureau of Land Management and TRIDENT (Tri County Drug Enforcement Team) in serving a search warrant for an illegal marijuana grow near the 2000 block of Independence Cemetery Road, Railroad Flat. After securing the scene law enforcement personnel seized 595 marijuana plants, approximately 400 […]

President Trump on New York & More at Cabinet Meeting

President Trump on New York & More at Cabinet Meeting

Washington, DC…THE PRESIDENT: Thank you very much. Today we mourn the horrifying terrorist attack in New York City, just blocks away from the site of the World Trade Center. A man drove a truck into a pedestrian bike path and murdered eight people, and injured very, very seriously at least 11 more. All of America […]

Caltrans Scheduled to Close Sierra Passes in Advance of Approaching Storm

Caltrans Scheduled to Close Sierra Passes in Advance of Approaching Storm

Stockton, CA… The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is scheduled to close State Routes 4, 108 and 120 in the Sierra Nevada today, Thursday, November 2, due to incoming inclement weather. The closures are planned as follows (subject to change depending on actual conditions): State Route 4 (Ebbetts Pass) from Lake Alpine to gate #3 […]

Sexual Assault in Jamestown Leads to Arrest

Sexual Assault in Jamestown Leads to Arrest

Jamestown, CA…On Saturday afternoon, Deputies were dispatched to a home on Main Street in Jamestown for a report of a sexual assault that occurred earlier in the day. Deputies were told the victim who is familiar with 35-year-old Jake Schlegel, was sexually assaulted by him in her home. Schlegel was later contacted at a restaurant […]

Traffic Update…Hit & Run No Injuries, Three Vehicles Near Hwy 108 & Lime Kiln

Traffic Update…Hit & Run No Injuries, Three Vehicles Near Hwy 108 & Lime Kiln

Sonora, CA…Traffic Update…Hit & Run No Injuries, Three Vehicles Near Hwy 108 & Lime Kiln. Please use caution in the area… Incident: 00078 Type: Hit and Run No Injuries Location: SR108 / Lime Kiln Rd Loc Desc: EB Lat/Lon: 37.967815 -120.378368 Close Detail Information 7:13 AM 9 [16] 1039 3A CALL # 30670 VICS TOWING […]

What’s Happening in Murphys this Week –November 1, 2017 through November 9, 2017

What’s Happening in Murphys this Week –November 1, 2017 through November 9, 2017

Murphys, CA…Try out the Saturday Hopper bus service running between Valley Springs and Arnold with stops in Murphys. Enjoy the Day of the Dead activities and leave the driving to Calaveras Transit! Saturdays in Murphys – Walking Tours of Historic Downtown Murphys are available at no charge (donations gratefully accepted) on Saturday mornings at 10am […]