Sacramento, CA…Today, California Governor Gavin Newsom unveiled the second challenge his $100 billion California Comeback Plan will confront – homelessness. Governor Newsom’s $12 billion plan to tackle the issue of homelessness will be the largest investment of its kind in California history. This investment will provide 65,000 people with housing placements, more than 300,000 people with housing […]
Valley Springs, CA…(Update as of 1:04pm…1 acre can handle with ground units and canceling aircraft.) Traffic & Fire Update….Vegetation Fire Reported near Sparrowk in Rancho Calaveras. Please use caution in the area…
Sonora, CA…Traffic & Fire Update….(Update as of 12:28pm…Incident Commander has called the fire contained and most inbound resources are being canceled now. Great work everyone and crews will remain on scene for mop up.) (Updated as of 12:22pm…One acre and slow rate of spread is initial update…) Vegetation Fire Reported off Campo Seco Road. Full […]
Washington, DC…Good afternoon. Excuse me. I’d like to start by saying a few words about the ransomware cyberattack currently impacting Colonial Pipeline. This is something that my administration — our administration have been tracking extremely carefully. And I have been perfectly — personally briefed every day. The Department of Energy is working directly with Colonial […]
Sonora, CA…Nancy Keck 10/18/1947 – 5/7/2021. Nancy Keck, 73, of Sonora, passed away on Friday, May 7, 2021 at Skyline Assisted Living in Sonora, CA. Arrangements entrusted to Sierra Cremation & Burial Service. www.sierracremationservice.com
Jamestown, CA…Dalice C. Zells 8/8/1935 – 5/9/2021. Dalice Zells, 85, of Jamestown, passed away on Sunday, May 9, 2021 in Groveland, CA. Arrangements entrusted to Sierra Cremation & Burial Service. www.sierracremationservice.com
Angels Camp, CA…In compliance with the request of a friend of mine, who wrote me from the East, I called on good-natured, garrulous old Simon Wheeler, and inquired after my friend’s friend, Leonidas W. Smiley, as requested to do, and I hereunto append the result. I have a lurking suspicion that Leonidas W. Smiley is […]
“Let us endeavor so to live so that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry.” ~ Mark Twain Samuel Langhorne Clemens November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910
San Andreas, CA…Inside View Host with Sid Marsh & Guest Barry Ward, Realtor. The latest in the long running public affairs program from Calaveras County PATV.
Glencoe, CA…Traffic & Fire Update….Firefighters on Ground & Air, Working Vegetation Fire Off Independence Rd. Fire originally reported as 1/2 acre or so and at last report from overhead is that they are making good progress on the fire. Fire is now reported at 1 acre and they are starting to cancel some of the […]
Murphys, CA…Traffic & Fire Update….Fire Reported Near Sr4 / Forest Meadows Dr Incident: 00401 Type: Report of Fire Location: Sr4 / Forest Meadows Dr Loc Desc: JEO Lat/Lon: 38.171536 -120.405394 Detail Information 6:42 PM 1 [1] TRANS TO CAL FIRE SDS
San Andreas, CA…It’s Takeout Tuesday tomorrow and we’re spotlighting Gooney’s Bar & Grill on Main Street in San Andreas! Come on by and grab some yummy food and a drink!
Sacramento, CA…Governor Gavin Newsom today proposed a $5.1 billion package of immediate drought response and long-term water resilience investments to address immediate, emergency needs, build regional capacity to endure drought and safeguard water supplies for communities, the economy and the environment. The Governor’s proposal comes as part of a week-long tour highlighting the Administration’s comprehensive recovery plan tackling […]
Sacramento, CA…Governor Gavin Newsom today significantly expanded his April 21 drought emergency proclamation to include Klamath River, Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and Tulare Lake Watershed counties where accelerated action is needed to protect public health, safety and the environment. In total, 41 counties are now under a drought state of emergency, representing 30 percent of the state’s population. Climate […]
San Andreas, CA…On May 6 2021 at approx. 10:39 pm Calaveras County Deputy Sheriffs were investigating a domestic violence call where several uninvolved witnesses reported a male pointing a firearm at a female at the Sierra Inn Motel in San Andreas, California. Both the suspect and victim had already left the Motel and were gone […]
Sacramento, CA…Governor Gavin Newsom today previewed his $100 billion California Comeback Plan – the biggest economic recovery package in California’s history – including unprecedented investments to address the state’s most persistent challenges, starting with nearly $12 billion in direct cash payments to Californians hit hardest by the pandemic. Chief among the new proposals is a major […]
Arnold, CA…Traffic Update….Collision Blocking Lanes Near Sr4 / Moran Rd. Incident: 00211 Type: Trfc Collision-No Inj Location: Sr4 / Moran Rd Loc Desc: EB 4 JEO MORAN Lat/Lon: 38.264970 -120.333721 Detail Information 12:08 PM 5 [6] BIG RIG CALLED BOSS THEY ARE SENDING HELP 12:08 PM 4 [5] BIG RIG TIRES ARE POPPED AND RIM […]
Mokelumne Hill, CA…(Updated…Vehicle Unoccupied) Traffic Update….Vehicle Off Roadway Collision Spotted by Big Rig, Hwy 49 near Moke Hill. Incident: 00197 Type: Trfc Collision-Unkn Inj Location: Sr49 / Sr26 Loc Desc: NB – ACROSS JOSE RANCH // MOKE HILL Lat/Lon: 38.297792 -120.704669 Detail Information 11:46 AM 3 [15] VEH – 8911 SR49 MOKE HILL 11:41 AM […]
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 […]
Mokelumne Hill, CA…Traffic Update….Injury Motorcycle Off Roadway Collision off Hwy 26. Two air ambulances inbound to Mokelumne Hill Ballpark. Incident: 00160 Type: Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt Location: 0 Sr26 Loc Desc: EB 26 Lat/Lon: 38.280922 -120.728732 Detail Information 10:21 AM 3 [3] 1039 CSO 10:21 AM 2 [2] NEG 1125 10:19 AM 1 [1] SOLO MC […]
“It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, it’s the size of the fight in the dog.” ~ Mark Twain Samuel Langhorne Clemens November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910
Jamestown, CA…Traffic Update….Fire in Pickup Bed Near Sr108 / 5th Ave. Please use caution for flaming beds in the area… Incident: 00129 Type: Car Fire Location: Sr108 / 5th Ave Loc Desc: PULLED OVER Lat/Lon: 37.958328 -120.418228 Detail Information 9:33 AM 2 [2] 1039 CDF 9:33 AM 1 [1] RED PK TK BED ON FIRE […]
Sacramento, CA…Gusty north to east wind, low humidity and unseasonably dry fuels will continue critical fire weather conditions over portions of the Valley, Delta and surrounding foothills below 2000 feet. Strongest winds expected along the west side of the Sacramento Valley, and through favorably oriented gaps and canyons in the surrounding foothills, through early Tuesday. […]
Angels Camp, CA…(Frogtown, USA)..The Highway Frog welcomes all who drive through Historic Downtown Angels Camp. Annually a group of volunteers from the Frog Jump committee get together and paint “The Frog” right on the highway. It is an amazing tradition. Looking good guys!
Camino, CA….The increasing fire danger posed by dead grass, dry brush and live vegetation combined with hotter, drier conditions in the region is prompting CAL FIRE to suspend all burn permits for outdoor residential burning within the State Responsibility Areas of Alpine, Amador, El Dorado, Sacramento and San Joaquin Counties. This suspension takes effect at […]
Angels Camp, CA…One of the greatest joys we have had in the 16+ years of The Pine Tree is covering our local parades, events & especially the Frog Jump! It combines Gold Rush history, Americana & Small town fun a great string of events. It is also reliably the one weekend each year that Calaveras […]
San Andreas, CA…Meet Chester, a special needs heeler mix senior very much in need of a good human. Chester came to the shelter as a stray and after a vet visit, we found he had glaucoma. Medications helped for a short time but soon Chester would not leave his kennel and was in obvious pain. […]