PG&E Appoints Industry Expert Wade Smith to Lead Electric Operations

PG&E Appoints Industry Expert Wade Smith to Lead Electric Operations

San Francisco, CA…Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) today announced the appointment of Wade Smith as Senior Vice President, Electric Operations. Mr. Smith begins on May 3, 2021 and will report to Adam Wright, PG&E’s Executive Vice President, Operations and Chief Operating Officer, who joined the company earlier this year. “Wade brings the ideal skillset […]

Life is Better With Power & Pioneer Electric Can Have You Powered Up When PG&E Can’t

Life is Better With Power & Pioneer Electric Can Have You Powered Up When PG&E Can’t

Angels Camp, CA…(Now at new Angels Camp Location! With power uncertainties becoming the norm is your business or family ready? A back up generator from Pioneer Electric can provide peace of mind. Pioneer Electric is a licensed and insured, full service electrical contracting business servicing: Calaveras, Tuolumne and beyond since 1984.and provide a full range […]

Traffic Update….Possible Injury Collision Near Burson Rd / Sr12

Traffic Update….Possible Injury Collision Near Burson Rd / Sr12

Valley Springs, CA…Traffic Update….Possible Injury Collision Near Burson Rd / Sr12 Incident: 00331 Type: Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt Location: Burson Rd / Sr12 Loc Desc: Lat/Lon: 38.183543 -120.890366 Detail Information 5:25 PM 6 [11] 1185 INVLD // ANOTHER VEH WENT OFF SIDE OF RDWY 5:24 PM 5 [9] PER ANOTHER / POSS 3 VEHS INVD 5:24 […]

April 17th Rotary Drive Thru Rib Dinner! Get Your Tickets Now!

April 17th Rotary Drive Thru Rib Dinner!  Get Your Tickets Now!

San Andreas, CA…Come join us on April 17th for a homestyle drive thru cookout at the Treats parking lot. Each meal comes with a half slab of mouthwatering delicious BBQ pork ribs, a corn on the cob, coleslaw and, homemade cornbread. There will be music while you wait in your vehicle for a dinner that […]

Shred Fest 2021 is April 17

Shred Fest 2021 is April 17

Murphys, CA…Angels-Murphys Rotary Club’s annual document shredding and electronic waste recycling event! Free to Calaveras County residents. This year we will have a drive-through system in the Black Bart Parking Lot. Please have your papers and/or electronics in the trunk of your vehicle and we will unload it for you. Your papers will be shredded […]

Traffic Update….Possible Injury Vehicle vs Motorcycle Collision Near Sr108 / Woods Way

Traffic Update….Possible Injury Vehicle vs Motorcycle Collision Near Sr108 / Woods Way

Sonora, CA….Traffic Update….Possible Injury Vehicle vs Motorcycle Collision Near Sr108 / Woods Way Incident: 00371 Type: Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt Location: Sr108 / Woods Way Loc Desc: WB Lat/Lon: 37.947023 -120.426068 Detail Information 4:57 PM 5 [11] B61-001 FIRE 1097 BLOCKING SB 4:52 PM 4 [6] 1039 CDF 4:52 PM 3 [5] 1039 1141 4:52 PM […]

Studio 4 Dance Theater Presents the 2021 Student Showcase April 23rd & April 24th

Studio 4 Dance Theater Presents the 2021 Student Showcase April 23rd & April 24th

Angels Camp, CA…Studio 4 Dance Theater is bringing dance performances to the community once again. After enduring the many months of no performances, dancers are once again able to share their love for dance with their audience. Seating will be limited to ensure compliance with current county guidelines. Tammie Lee, Artistic Director, will be directing […]

Sender’s Market’s Weekly Ad & Grocery Specials Through April 20th. Shop Local & Save!

Sender’s Market’s Weekly Ad & Grocery Specials Through April 20th.  Shop Local & Save!

Mountain Ranch, CA…In 1950, we started out as a family operation with Erich’s father and mother, August and Freida Sender, in a century-old adobe building. The upstairs was home to the Sender family, and the first floor included groceries, a meat market, a bar, and a small eating place called Opa’s Smokehouse. On Christmas morning […]

Traffic Update….Minor Injury Collision on Hwy 120

Traffic Update….Minor Injury Collision on Hwy 120

Groveland, CA….Traffic Update….Minor Injury Collision on Hwy 120 Incident: 00227 Type: Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt Location: 17586 Sr120 Loc Desc: Big Oak Flat – CLAIM JUMPER OUTPOST Lat/Lon: 37.823615 -120.290335 Detail Information 12:54 PM 5 [11] 1039 TUOL SO / 4 FRM RANGE 12:32 PM 4 [10] 1039 S2 12:27 PM 3 [7] UNK WHAT IS […]

Calaveras “Drop the Drugs” Day is April 24th

Calaveras “Drop the Drugs” Day is April 24th

San Andreas, CA…The annual Calaveras County “Drop the Drugs” event is coming up on Saturday, April 24, 2021 from 10am-2pm. There will be two locations; The Calaveras County Office of Education, 185 South Main Street, Angels Camp and the Toyon Middle School, on Highway 12 between San Andreas and Valley Springs. At “Drop the Drugs” […]

Seasonal Roads Begin Opening Today on Stanislaus National Forest

Seasonal Roads Begin Opening Today on Stanislaus National Forest

Sonora, CA…Seasonal roads begin opening April 15. Seasonal forest roads will reopen beginning April 15, although some high-elevation forest roads will remain closed due to lingering snow and wet conditions. Most seasonal roads will open effective April 15, but some roads will remain closed until conditions improve. View the forest order, map and list of […]

Firewood Fuel Permits Available Starting Today on Stanislaus National Forest

Firewood Fuel Permits Available Starting Today on Stanislaus National Forest

Sonora, CA…Fuelwood permits available beginning April 15, 2021. The Stanislaus National Forest will begin issuing fuelwood permits on Thursday, April 15, 2021. For those interested in a fuelwood permit, please call the Fuelwood Permit Request Line at 209-288-6241. We will not process any requests before April 15, but you may request your fuelwood permit beginning […]

Mornings with the One Percent™ Live Weekdays 7-10am, This Morning’s Replays Are Below!

Mornings with the One Percent™ Live Weekdays 7-10am,  This Morning’s Replays Are Below!

Arnold, CA…Mornings with the One Percent™ is live weekday mornings from 7-10am. The premise for the show is that the USDA ranked all 3,142 counties or county equivalents in the USA on a livability or desirability scale based on factors such as climate, scenic beauty, bodies of water for recreation, humidity and much more. All […]

Totally Twisted Fridays! Live Music & More at Twisted Oak Winery Murphys Tasting Room

Totally Twisted Fridays! Live Music & More at Twisted Oak Winery Murphys Tasting Room

Murphys, CA…WOO HOO! Live Music is back but still with Covid Guidelines. Social Distancing & Masks a must! We are so excited to have COOL BEANS back with Alan Drown, Ron Fillmore, & Steve Hilton (12′ from guests). Enjoy yummy Twisted Oak Wine in The Enchanted Garden. Delicious Clam Chowder by Coastal Foods Co. out […]

President Biden on Troop Withdrawals & Way Forward in Afghanistan

President Biden on Troop Withdrawals & Way Forward in Afghanistan

Washington, DC…Good afternoon. I’m speaking to you today from the Roosevelt — the Treaty Room in the White House. The same spot where, on October of 2001, President George W. Bush informed our nation that the United States military had begun strikes on terrorist training camps in Afghanistan. It was just weeks — just weeks […]

Traffic Update….Minor Injury Collision Near Merrell Rd / Bairds Rd

Traffic Update….Minor Injury Collision Near Merrell Rd / Bairds Rd

Groveland, CA…Traffic Update….Minor Injury Collision Near Merrell Rd / Bairds Rd. Incident: 00058 Type: Trfc Collision-Minor Inj Location: Merrell Rd / Bairds Rd Loc Desc: Lat/Lon: 37.832988 -120.237434 Detail Information 7:39 AM 14 [23] 2 VEH 1181 7:39 AM 13 [22] [Notification] [CHP]-Problem changed from 1179-Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt to 1181-Trfc Collision-Minor Inj by CHP 7:38 […]

Public Invited to Angels Memorial Chapel’s Grand Opening & Ribbon Cutting

Public Invited to Angels Memorial Chapel’s Grand Opening & Ribbon Cutting

Angels Camp, CA…The Angels Camp Business Association and Diebold Funeral invite You to the Grand Opening of Angels Memorial Chapel. Join us for a Ribbon Cutting, food and drinks. Ribbon Cutting 5:30pm. 1071 S Main in Angels Camp. Wednesday, May 5, 2021 at 5 PM PDT – 7 PM PDT Diebold Funeral Holdings are family […]

WRAP System Used on Jamestown Man Arrested for Fighting with Deputies

WRAP System Used on Jamestown Man Arrested for Fighting with Deputies

Jamestown, CA…Yesterday afternoon, deputies were called to Rocca Park in Jamestown for a man yelling and causing a disturbance. When deputies arrived, they saw and could hear the man, 45-year-old John Hosek of Jamestown, yelling. Deputies approached Hosek and attempted to calm him and speak with him. Hosek yelled obscenities at the deputies. Due to […]

How Calaveras Connect is Connecting Our Communities in 2021

How Calaveras Connect is Connecting Our Communities in 2021

San Andreas, CA…As pandemic restrictions begin to ease, Calaveras Connect is adjusting services to provide enhanced transportation within Calaveras County and to neighboring communities. Calaveras Connect now offers: • Direct Connect Dial-a-Ride service connecting all Calaveras County communities, Monday through Friday. • Scheduled Red Line Bus service between Valley Springs and Angels Camp, every 90 […]

COVID-19 Vaccination Open to Those 16 and Older and Update on Johnson and Johnson Vaccine

COVID-19 Vaccination Open to Those 16 and Older and Update on Johnson and Johnson Vaccine

San Andreas, CA…More than 26,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered across Calaveras County. Calaveras Public Health is working to ensure that eligible residents and workers have increased access to vaccines. COVID-19 vaccination is now open to those 16 and older who live or work in Calaveras County. Appointments can be made on the […]

Weather this Wildfire Season with Solar + Storage! Call (209) 425-2277 your Free Quote Today!

Weather this Wildfire Season with Solar + Storage!  Call (209) 425-2277 your Free Quote Today!

Calaveras, Amador & Tuolumne Counties, CA…The Sierra Foothills are a wonderful place to live, but as we know, there are some unique challenges we face living up here including the very real possibility of frequent and prolonged power outages. At Green Light Energy we specialize in installing customized solar systems with innovative battery storage solutions […]

Consumer Prices Jump Most in Single Month Since 2012

Consumer Prices Jump Most in Single Month Since 2012

Washington, DC…The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.6 percent in March on a seasonally adjusted basis after rising 0.4 percent in February, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The March 1-month increase was the largest rise since a 0.6-percent increase in August 2012. Over the last 12 months, the […]

No Charges Against Capital Police Officer who Killed Unarmed Ashli Babbitt on January 6th

No Charges Against Capital Police Officer who Killed  Unarmed Ashli Babbitt on January 6th

Washington, DC…The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia and the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice will not pursue criminal charges against the U.S. Capitol Police officer involved in the fatal shooting of 35-year-old Ashli Babbitt, the Office announced today. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia’s Public […]

View 88 Fuels Reduction and Prescribed Fire Readiness Project Begins Shared Stewardship in the Highway 88 Corridor

View 88 Fuels Reduction and Prescribed Fire Readiness Project Begins Shared Stewardship in the Highway 88 Corridor

Pioneer, CA…Calaveras Healthy Impact Product Solutions (CHIPS), working together with the Eldorado National Forest, is starting work on the View 88 Fuels Reduction and Prescribed Fire Readiness Project to protect communities, forests, critical habitat, and water resources from wildfire. The work is funded by a $999,196 Sierra Nevada Watershed Improvement Program (WIP) from the Sierra […]