Payroll Employment Rises By 280,000 In May

Payroll Employment Rises By 280,000 In May

Washington, DC…Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 280,000 in May, and the unemployment rate was essentially unchanged at 5.5 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Job gains occurred in professional and business services, leisure and hospitality, and health care. Mining employment continued to decline. Household Survey Data In May, both the unemployment […]

Murphys to Markleeville – “The Schedule” – June 5 to June 13

Murphys to Markleeville – “The Schedule” – June 5 to June 13

Arnold, CA…“The Schedule” is published every Thursday by the Ebbetts Pass Visitors Center and includes everything happening from Murphys to Markleeville.  For more detailed info visit The Schedule. Please come by and pick one up or contact the Visitors Center at info@epvc.org to have your event included in “The Schedule.”     The Schedule   Murphys to Markleeville June […]

Sugar Bakery To Celebrate Grand Opening June 5th

Sugar Bakery To Celebrate Grand Opening June 5th

Angels Camp, CA…The public is invited to join a festive Grand Opening celebration at Sugar Bakery, 1257 S. Main St., Angels Camp starting at noon Friday, June 5. Organized by Destination Angels Camp, Wes Kulm, mayor of the City of Angels Camp will conduct the ribbon cutting ceremony at 12:15 p.m. Sugar Bakery opened the […]

Terrorism Gone Viral: Counterterrorism Executive Briefs Congress on Latest Threats

Terrorism Gone Viral: Counterterrorism Executive Briefs Congress on Latest Threats

Washington, DC…Good morning Chairman McCaul, Ranking Member Thompson, and members of the committee. Thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today to discuss the widespread reach of terrorists’ influence, which transcends geographic boundaries like never before. As technology advances so, too, does terrorists’ use of technology to communicate—both to inspire and recruit. The […]

Roadwork To Close Ebbetts Pass Over Summit On June 10th

Roadwork To Close Ebbetts Pass Over Summit On June 10th

Bear Valley, CA…The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will close State Route 4(SR-4)/Ebbetts Pass from Highland Lake Road to SR-89/Monitor Pass for pavement work.  The highway will close beginning Wednesday, June 10, from 7:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m.  Motorists will need to take alternate routes and should expect an hour delay. The closure is scheduled […]

President Obama On The USA FREEDOM Act

President Obama On The USA FREEDOM Act

Washington, DC…For the past eighteen months, I have called for reforms that better safeguard the privacy and civil liberties of the American people while ensuring our national security officials retain tools important to keeping Americans safe. That is why, today, I welcome the Senate’s passage of the USA FREEDOM Act, which I will sign when […]

HealthLitNow (HLN) Awarded Three Grants To Enable Expansion of HLN programs

HealthLitNow (HLN) Awarded Three Grants To Enable Expansion of HLN programs

Sonora, CA. – HealthLitNow (HLN) is pleased to announce the receipt of three grants that will enable the expansion of HLN programs in Tuolumne County. The Statewide Office of Healthcare Planning and Development (OSHPD) has awarded HLN a grant in the amount of $11,965 to provide a series of Healthcare Career Workshops to Tuolumne County […]

Calaveras County Sheriff’s Logs For June 1st, 2015

Calaveras County Sheriff’s Logs For June 1st, 2015

San Andreas, CA…The latest activity logs for the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Deputies are enclosed… We would like to Thank Signal Service for Sponsoring our Law Enforcement Category! MEDIA BULLETIN Monday, June 1,2015 06/02/2015 05:07 Alarm Sounding 1506010006 Occurred on Hwy 49, San Andreas. Rp can hear alarm going off somewhere near the old airport. , […]

Stolen Silver 1996 Subaru Legacy 4 door

Stolen Silver 1996 Subaru Legacy 4 door

Angels Camp, CA…A silver 1996 Subaru Legacy 4 door was stolen from the 1300 block of Mark Twain Road on June 1, 2015. California license plate 5RWR006. The vehicle has oxidized paint, an Apple sticker and an AMA sticker on the back window. Anyone with information related to the stolen vehicle is asked to contact […]

Robert “Bob” Vergne DeVoss 1938 – 2015

Robert “Bob” Vergne DeVoss  1938 – 2015

San Andreas, CA…Robert “Bob” Vergne DeVoss.  Born Sept. 04, 1938 in Stockton, CA.  Passed away suddenly and unexpectedly in his beloved garden of natural causes at his home in San Andreas, Ca. on Saturday May 30, 2015 at the age of 76.  Bob, or Bobby as his family referred to him, was a long time […]

Jerry Franklin Martin 1932 – 2015 – Former Calaveras High Teacher

Jerry Franklin Martin 1932 – 2015 – Former Calaveras High Teacher

Angels Camp, CA…Jerry Franklin Martin, father, grandfather, brother, friend, and teacher to thousands of students, passed away suddenly and unexpectedly on May 22, 2015 at his home of 52 years. Jerry was born on July 26, 1932 in Balmorhea, Texas to Bruce Rector Martin Sr. and Jennie Mae Martin. He was raised in West Texas […]

1st Annual Copper Kids Camp Coming June 10th at Copperopolis Town Square!

1st Annual Copper Kids Camp Coming June 10th at Copperopolis Town Square!

Copperopolis, CA…Hey Kids Come On Out for Three Fun Filled Days of Summer Camp at Copperopolis Town Square from 9am-12pm, June 10th, 11th and 12th! Snacks, Games, Prizes, Arts and Crafts, Archery, Face Painting, Balloon Animals, Ice Cream Social, BBQ and Much More! $5 Per Day/$15 for all 3 days. Sponsored by Castle & Cooke, […]

Five West Point Teens Injured In Hwy 26 Accident

Five West Point Teens Injured In Hwy 26 Accident

West Point, CA…On June 1st, 2015, at approximately 1605 hours, Party 1 (P-1) (Stinnett) was driving Vehicle 1 (V-1) (Chevrolet Monte Carlo) eastbound on SR-26 east of Sandy Gulch Road at approximately 55 miles per hour. P-1 and the right front passenger were wearing their lap and shoulder safety restraints. All three of the rear […]

Star Studded Fundraiser Events As “Our Father” Is Shown Here June 20

Star Studded Fundraiser Events As “Our Father” Is Shown Here June 20

Murphys, CA…My name is Rae Davis, and I am a near life- time resident of Calaveras County. I am thrilled to announce to you, that on June 20, 2015, I am bringing back a touch of Hollywood to our county! “Our Father,” starring Michael Gross (Family Ties, Tremors, Suits) and Michael Worth (God’s Ears, Devil […]

Angels Camp City Council Back In Action Tonight

Angels Camp City Council Back In Action Tonight

Angels Camp, CA…The Angels Camp City Council will be back in action tonight at the firehouse. The big ticket item on the agenda is a public hearing on expedited & streamlined permitting processes for rooftop solar systems… CITY OF ANGELS CITY COUNCIL AGENDA Tuesday, June 2, 2015 _________________________________________________________________________________________ Mayor Wes Kulm ANGELS FIRE HOUSE Vice […]

49er Motors Big Graduation Sale

49er Motors Big Graduation Sale

Angels Camp, CA…49er Motors Graduation sale. Come on down and send off your graduate to college in a new Car, Truck or SUV today!! We would like to congratulate all the graduates this year and wish you all the best that the future has to offer you! We can finance most anyone from terrible to […]

Behind The Bottle Concert Under The Stars At Chatom Vineyards

Behind The Bottle Concert Under The Stars At Chatom Vineyards

Douglas Flat, CA…Chatom Vineyards announces their first Behind the Bottle Concert under the Stars with Risky Biscuits and The Little Fuller Band! Saturday, June 20th at 6pm in the courtyard at Chatom. Picnics, blankets and low-back chairs welcome! $15 General Admission — PRE-SALE tickets for wine club members go on sale this Tuesday, May 12th, 2015. Ticket sales […]

Calaveras County Sheriff’s Logs For May 31st, 2015

Calaveras County Sheriff’s Logs For May 31st, 2015

San Andreas, CA…The latest activity logs for the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Deputies are enclosed… We would like to Thank Signal Service for Sponsoring our Law Enforcement Category! MEDIA BULLETIN Sunday, May 31, 2015 Verbal dispute. , Disposition: No Report Taken. 00:01 Disturbance Occurred on Bay View Dr, Copperopolis. Verbal altercation. _Disposition: Report Taken. 00:51 Alarm […]

Supreme Court Reaffirms Free Speech Rights In Facebook Comment Case

Supreme Court Reaffirms Free Speech Rights In Facebook Comment Case

Washington, DC…The US Supreme Court Today reaffirmed free speech rights when it overturned a conviction of a man convicted when he made online rants against his ex-wife. From the syllabus “After his wife left him, petitioner Anthony Douglas Elonis, under the pseudonym “Tone Dougie,” used the social networking Web site Facebook to post self-styled rap […]