Traffic Update….Collision Near Camanche Pkwy S / Slate

Traffic Update….Collision Near Camanche Pkwy S / Slate

Valley Springs, CA…Traffic Update….Collision Near Camanche Pkwy S / Slate Incident: 00455 Type: Trfc Collision-Unkn Inj Location: Camanche Pkwy S / Slate Loc Desc: IFO 10712 S CAMANCHE Lat/Lon: 38.196985 -120.936522 Detail Information 11:41 PM 8 [12] 1039 SAM BERRI TOW 11:30 PM 7 [10] 1039 CALA SO 11:29 PM 6 [9] C49-300 START FIRE […]

Governor Newsom Kicked Off California for All Emergency Management Preparedness Summit

Governor Newsom Kicked Off California for All Emergency Management Preparedness Summit

Sacramento, CA…Governor Gavin Newsom gave opening remarks at the California for All Emergency Management Preparedness Summit today in Sacramento. The Summit, hosted by the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES), was a call to action for emergency managers and first responders across all jurisdictions and disciplines to collectively plan and prepare for large-scale disasters, […]

Traffic Update….Vehicle vs Deer Above Arnold on Hwy 4

Traffic Update….Vehicle vs Deer Above Arnold on Hwy 4

Arnold, CA….Traffic Update….Vehicle vs Deer Above Arnold on Hwy 4 Incident: 00424 Type: Trfc Collision-No Inj Location: Sr4 / Moran Rd Loc Desc: EB 10-15 MI OUTSIDE OF ARNOLD Lat/Lon: 38.264970 -120.333721 Detail Information 9:15 PM 4 [5] NR SNOW PARK 9:14 PM 3 [3] VEH PART 1125 9:12 PM 2 [2] UNK WHERE DEER […]

Sign Work on Hwy 26 from Jenny Lind Road to Hagen Court

Sign Work on Hwy 26 from Jenny Lind Road to Hagen Court

Valley Springs, CA…The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will conduct one-way traffic control on State Route 26 from Jenny Lind Road to Hagen Court near Valley Springs for sign work. Work is scheduled beginning Thursday, June 6, 2019, through Friday, June 7, 2019, from 8:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. Motorists should expect 15-minute delays. Alternate […]

PG&E to Conduct Power Line Inspections by Helicopter in Amador and Calaveras Counties

PG&E to Conduct Power Line Inspections by Helicopter in Amador and Calaveras Counties

Stockton, CA…Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) will be inspecting power lines in Amador and Calaveras counties on June 4 and 5, using helicopters equipped with Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) technology. The inspections are part of PG&E’s expanded and enhanced vegetation management work, implemented following the 2017 and 2018 wildfires as one of many […]

Martin Huberty Named New Calaveras Visitors Bureau & Film Commission Executive Director

Martin Huberty Named New Calaveras Visitors Bureau & Film Commission Executive Director

Angels Camp, CA…From the CVB…We are thrilled to announce that Martin Huberty starts as the new CVB Executive Director beginning next week. Martin is a 6th generation Calaveran who brings his passion for local history, film production and project management to the position. We are excited for this new era for the Calaveras Visitors Bureau […]

Victim Identified in California State Prison, Sacramento Homicide

Victim Identified in California State Prison, Sacramento Homicide

Folsom, CA…California State Prison, Sacramento officials are investigating the death of a 63-year-old inmate as a possible homicide. The victim has been identified as Charles Anthony Ross. On May 30 at 2:16 p.m., officers saw inmates Joshua Kerr and Nicholas Mangelli in an altercation with another inmate on the B Facility exercise yard. Officers immediately […]

Vehicle Pursuit & Driver Arrested on Felony Evading, Reckless Driving, Animal Cruelty & More

Vehicle Pursuit & Driver Arrested on Felony Evading, Reckless Driving, Animal Cruelty & More

Arnold, CA…On June 2, 2019, at approx. 9:30 AM hours a Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office patrol deputy initiated a vehicle enforcement stop on a vehicle for a minor traffic infraction on Mandel Road near White Pines. The driver failed to yield to the marked patrol unit’s emergency lights and siren and accelerated away from the […]

CAL FIRE to Conduct Prescribed Fire Project in Salt Springs Valley on June 4th

CAL FIRE to Conduct Prescribed Fire Project in Salt Springs Valley on June 4th

San Andreas, CA…The CAL FIRE Tuolumne – Calaveras Unit will be conducting a prescribed fire project in the Salt Springs Valley between Copperopolis and Valley Springs on Tuesday, June 4, 2019. The project encompasses 280 acres of grassland. The intent of the project is to reduce the amount of Medusahead Grass, a noxious weed, and […]

Mornings with the One Percent™ Was 9 till Noon Today…This Morning’s Replays are Below.

Mornings with the One Percent™ Was 9 till Noon Today…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 […]

California Sues Opioid Manufacturer Purdue Pharma for Practices and Role in Opioid Crisis

California Sues Opioid Manufacturer Purdue Pharma for Practices and Role in Opioid Crisis

Sacramento, CA…California Attorney General Xavier Becerra today announced that California is suing Purdue Pharma L.P., Purdue Pharma Inc. (Purdue), certain of its affiliates, and Dr. Richard S. Sackler, former President and board member of Purdue, for unlawful practices in the marketing, sale, and distribution of opioids. The lawsuit alleges that Purdue’s illegal and misleading marketing […]

Managing Your Photos is June 11 SMUG Meeting Focus

Managing Your Photos is June 11 SMUG Meeting Focus

Arnold, CA…Apple users who would like to get the most out of their photo collection are invited to attend the Tuesday, June 11 meeting of the Sierra Macintosh Users Group (SMUG) that will begin at 7 p.m. in the assembly room of the Ebbetts Pass Fire District, 1037 Blagen Rd., Arnold, just off Highway 4. […]

PG&E Hosting Regional Open House in Angels Camp Tonight for Community Wildfire Safety Program

PG&E Hosting Regional Open House in Angels Camp Tonight for  Community Wildfire Safety Program

Angels Camp, CA…Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) is hosting an open house in Angels Camp for customers in Calaveras County to share information about its Community Wildfire Safety Program. Topics will include expansion of the Public Safety Power Shutoff program, accelerated safety inspections of electric infrastructure, enhanced vegetation management around power lines, and hardening […]

Traffic Update….Vehicle Fire Near Sr12 / Double Springs Rd

Traffic Update….Vehicle Fire Near Sr12 / Double Springs Rd

San Andreas, CA…Traffic Update….Vehicle Fire Near Sr12 / Double Springs Rd. Incident: 00493 Type: Car Fire Location: Sr12 / Double Springs Rd Loc Desc: JWO Lat/Lon: 38.212243 -120.755946 Detail Information 10:55 PM 13 [19] C49-300 SAM BERRI 1097 [Shared] 10:53 PM 12 [18] C49-300 ETA FOR SAM BERRI PLS [Shared] 10:23 PM 11 [17] [Rotation […]

AG Becerra Announces Arrest, Charges for $750,000 Electronic Benefit Transfer Fraud Scheme

AG Becerra Announces Arrest, Charges for $750,000 Electronic Benefit Transfer Fraud Scheme

Sacramento, CA…California Attorney General Xavier Becerra today announced the arrest of Jawuan Antonio Gibson for allegedly operating a $750,000 Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) fraud scheme across California. The EBT system helps provide working families with public assistance benefits, such as CalFresh, CalWORKs, and other food and cash aid benefits. The charges allege that Gibson solicited […]

Murphys Man Arrested As Suspect in Multiple Burglaries

Murphys Man Arrested As Suspect in Multiple Burglaries

Sonora, CA…A man wanted in connection with multiple burglaries has been arrested and the stolen property returned to the victims. Yesterday afternoon, one of our deputies pulled over a silver Toyota Tundra on Tuolumne Road North. The truck and driver, 43-year-old Jason Cerrutti Of Murphys, matched the description of a suspect involved in multiple burglaries […]

Redding Pair Arrested After Collision

Redding Pair Arrested After Collision

Tuolumne, CA…On May 30, 2019 at approximately 9:17 am, a CHP officer was advised of a traffic collision on Tuolumne Road North at the intersection of Tuolumne Road. Upon arrival, the officer located the two vehicles involved, a silver Toyota Corolla and a black Dodge Charger. The CHP officer investigated the collision and found that […]

Atomic Veterans Were Silenced for 50 Years. Now, They’re Talking. From The Atlantic

Atomic Veterans Were Silenced for 50 Years. Now, They’re Talking.  From The Atlantic

New York, NY…After more than four decades of forced silence, some of the last surviving atomic soldiers share their unfathomable experiences of the atomic bomb tests in the 1950s. “The Atomic Soldiers” was directed by Morgan Knibbe. It is a part of The Atlantic Selects, an online showcase of short documentaries from independent creators, curated […]

Traffic Update….Vehicle vs Fence on San Domingo Rd

Traffic Update….Vehicle vs Fence on San Domingo Rd

Angels Camp, CA…Traffic Update….Vehicle vs Fence on San Domingo Rd. Incident: 00172 Type: Hit and Run No Injuries Location: 3200 San Domingo Rd Loc Desc: X DOGTOWN RD Lat/Lon: 38.143748 -120.527928 Detail Information 11:13 AM 6 [13] B49-006 1124 CHECKING AREA FOR DRIVER // WILL ADVS ON TONE // START 1185 40 FT OO RDWY […]