California State Prison-Sacramento Investigating Inmate Homicide During Riot

California State Prison-Sacramento Investigating Inmate Homicide During Riot

Folsom, CA…California State Prison-Sacramento (SAC) administrators are investigating the cause of a riot that occurred this afternoon involving numerous inmates and in which one inmate was killed. The identity of the victim is being withheld until next of kin has been notified. At approximately 12:55 p.m. inmates started fighting on one of the institution’s maximum-security […]

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter Is Battling Cancer

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter Is Battling Cancer

Atlanta, GA…The Following is a statement from the Carter Center. “Recent liver surgery revealed that I have cancer that now is in other parts of my body. I will be rearranging my schedule as necessary so I can undergo treatment by physicians at Emory Healthcare. A more complete public statement will be made when facts […]

Murphys Senior Center To Host VA Mobile Medical Van Oct 22nd

Murphys Senior Center To Host VA Mobile Medical Van Oct 22nd

Murphys, CA…The Murphys Senior Center will welcome the VA Mobile Medical Outreach Van on Oct. 22 from 10-2. The VA Palo Alto Health Care System Mobile Medical Outreach will provide brief medical examinations, consultations and referrals to all military veterans. No appointment necessary! Enrollment specialists, medical providers and veterans service officers will be on site. […]

Pauline Laurie Timeus, 1921 – 2015

Pauline Laurie Timeus, 1921 – 2015

Valley Springs, CA…Pauline Laurie Timeus, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother and great great grandmother passed away on June 29, 2015. She was born in Pasadena, CA on March 6, 1921, to Margaret E. McCormick and Albert J. Henry. She married the love of her life, Charles R. Timeus after WWII ended and moved to […]

Join Angels-Murphys Rotary Club For Their Annual Shrimp & Pasta Feed

Join Angels-Murphys Rotary Club For Their Annual Shrimp & Pasta Feed

Murphys, CA…The Angels-Murphys Rotary Club & Angels-Murphys Rotary Charitable Foundation invite you to party like a Rotarian at their Annual Shrimp & Pasta Feed. It is Saturday, August 15, 2015 at 4 pm. Please join us at our annual fundraiser for delicious food and drink, dance to live music, win amazing prizes! Click for tickets: […]

Mayor Williams Releases Community Letter About Shooting of Christian Taylor (Police Officer Fired)

Mayor Williams Releases Community Letter About Shooting of Christian Taylor (Police Officer Fired)

Arlington, TX…Arlington Residents, I want to communicate directly to you about an incident that happened in our city last week. On Friday August 7th, Arlington Police Department officers were called for a break-in at the Classic GMC Buick Dealership on I-20. Once there, officers found that a vehicle had been driven through the front of […]

Portions Of State Route 108 Closed Next Week For Paving

Portions Of State Route 108 Closed Next Week For Paving

Sonora, CA…The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will close eastbound and westbound State Route 108 (SR-108) from SR-49/ Sonora Bypass to Yosemite Junction/ SR-120 for paving. Work is scheduled to begin Monday, August 17, 2015, through Friday, August 21, 2015, from 8:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. A signed detour is in place and motorists should […]

Twisted Folk Concert Series Presents The Waifs On August 22

Twisted Folk Concert Series Presents The Waifs On August 22

Vallecito, CA…Twisted Oak Winery is pleased to announce the final concert of our 2015 Twisted Folk Concert Series – featuring Australia’s greatest folk-rock-blues export, The Waifs. I first excountered The Waifs back in the 1990s,” said winery owner Jeff Stai. “Back then, people would share their favorite music with friends on cassette ‘mixtapes’, and one […]

Assault With A Deadly Weapon In Felony Hit n Run Case

Assault With A Deadly Weapon In Felony Hit n Run Case

Sonora, CA…On Friday, 8/7/15, about 10:15 P.M. Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Office Deputies were dispatched to the 21000 block of Crestview Drive on a request for assistance by CHP who were on scene of a traffic collision. Responding Deputies met with the California Highway Patrol Officers on scene. It was determined the traffic collision may be […]

Caltrans Says SR-88 To Reopen On Wednesday

Caltrans Says SR-88 To Reopen On Wednesday

Pioneer, CA… State Route 88 in Amador County remains closed at Pioneer to the west and Buckhorn Ridge to the east, with a scheduled opening date of Wednesday, August 12. Passenger vehicles are being detoured from Pioneer to Buckhorn Ridge, but this detour is not available to big rigs. Trucks that continue on SR-88 are […]

Public Meeting Held In Durango On EPA Caused Mine Water Release

Public Meeting Held In Durango On EPA Caused Mine Water Release

Durango, CO…There was a live-streamed public meeting on August 9, 2015 at 6:00 p.m. at Miller Middle School Auditorium, 2608 Junction Street, Durango. On August 5, 2015, an EPA team working to investigate and address contamination at the Gold King Mine in San Juan County, Colorado, unexpectedly triggered a large release of mine waste water […]

Ill Cougar Put Down In Sonora Back Yard

Ill Cougar Put Down In Sonora Back Yard

Sonora, CA… 9 Aug. 2015, at approx. 12:50 am, a subject called the police department and reported seeing a large mountain lion in the area of Highway 49 and Columbia Way, inside the City limits. Officers responded and located the lion in the backyard of a residence on the 100 block of Columbia Way… Fish […]

Bear Valley to Host 7th Annual Derby and Country Faire

Bear Valley to Host 7th Annual Derby and Country Faire

Bear Valley, CA: Enjoy spectacular Bear Valley in scenic Alpine County on September 5th for the Seventh Annual Bear Valley Derby and Country Faire. This event will feature the ever popular non-motorized car races powered only by gravity and the navigation skills of the driver. These fun-filled and spectator friendly races pits two cars in […]

1st Annual InnovationFaire At The InnovationLab On August 22, 2015

1st Annual InnovationFaire At The InnovationLab On August 22, 2015

Sonora, CA…The 1st annual InnovationFaire will be held at InnovationLab (IL) on August 22nd, 2015, from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. The InnovationLab is partnering with BEAT, a new non-profit based in Merced, California. BEAT will be hosting introductory seminars and workshops on topics ranging from Web Development, Arduino/Raspberry Pi fundamentals, Drone Piloting, Photoshop and […]

Fallen USFS Firefighter Identified

Fallen USFS Firefighter Identified

South Lake Tahoe, CA… A 21 year-old firefighter from Shingle Springs, Calif., died Saturday afternoon as a result of injuries received while suppressing a wildfire on the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit (LTBMU) in Northern California. Michael Hallenbeck was a member of Organized Crew 36 on the LTBMU. Hallenbeck was struck by a tree at […]