Maj. Stephen Del Bagno Was Thunderbird Pilot Who Perished in Crash Yesterday

Maj. Stephen Del Bagno Was Thunderbird Pilot Who Perished in Crash Yesterday

Nellis Air Force Base, NV…U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron Slot Pilot Thunderbird 4, Maj. Stephen Del Bagno, was killed when his F-16 Fighting Falcon crashed over the Nevada Test and Training Range April 4, 2018 at approximately 10:30 a.m. during a routine aerial demonstration training flight. “We are mourning the loss of Major Del […]

Traffic Update…Overturned Big Blocking Lanes on Hwy 88 Near Peddler Vista.

Traffic Update…Overturned Big Blocking Lanes on Hwy 88 Near Peddler Vista.

Pioneer, CA….Traffic Update…Overturned Big Blocking Lanes on Hwy 88 Near Peddler Vista. Please expect delays in the area… Incident: 00278 Type: Trfc Collision-No Inj Location: Sr88 / Peddler Vista Loc Desc: WB JEO PEDDLER Lat/Lon: 38.597222 -120.222222 Detail Information 5:40 PM 10 [18] B94-006 97 VEH 1125 WB LANES 5:36 PM 9 [15] [Appended, 17:40:38] […]

Yosemite National Park Expects Significant Impacts from Incoming Storm

Yosemite National Park Expects Significant Impacts from Incoming Storm

Yosemite, CA…Park roads, campgrounds, and other facilities may be impacted. Yosemite National Park expects significant impacts from a storm coming in from the Pacific. Storm activity is expected to impact Yosemite National Park and the surrounding area on Friday, April 6 through Sunday, April 8, 2018. Park roadways, campgrounds, and other facilities may be impacted. […]

Traffic Update…Structure Fire Reported Near Sr108 / Sr120

Traffic Update…Structure Fire Reported Near Sr108 / Sr120

Jamestown, CA…Traffic Update…Structure Fire Reported Near Sr108 / Sr120. Please use caution in the area… Incident: 00319 Type: Report of Fire Location: Sr108 / Sr120 Loc Desc: YOSEMITE JUNCTION Lat/Lon: 37.891277 -120.488155 Detail Information 4:06 PM 3 [6] XFR CAL FIRE 4:05 PM 2 [2] 1039 CDF 4:04 PM 1 [1] STRUCTURE FIRE

Conifer Communications is Growing! Grand Opening of Conifer Communications Calaveras is April 5th,

Conifer Communications is Growing! Grand Opening of Conifer Communications Calaveras is April 5th,

San Andreas, CA…Conifer Communications is Growing! Grand Opening of Conifer Communications Calaveras is April 5th, 2018. We are so excited to announce Conifer Communications is expanding to Calaveras County, that we are throwing a party to celebrate with our new neighbors and friends! So please come and join us at our Grand Opening and learn […]

Calaveras County Public Works Department has Sand Bags and Sand Available for Residents at 9 Locations

Calaveras County Public Works Department has Sand Bags and Sand Available for Residents at 9 Locations

San Andreas, CA…In preparation of the heavy rain predicted for Friday night the Public Works Department has stocked the following locations with sand bags and sand. Please limit the number of sand bags to 10 per resident and remember to bring your own shovel. 1. Arnold Maintenance Yard, 1119 Linebaugh Rd. (Closes at 3:30pm) 2. […]

Valley Springs Marijuana Grow Houses Linked to Larger Department of Justice Investigation

Valley Springs Marijuana Grow Houses Linked to Larger Department of Justice Investigation

San Andreas, CA…On 4-4-18, the Department of Justice released information regarding a sweeping two-day operation that targeted transnational organized crime indoor marijuana grow houses in Sacramento area neighborhoods. As outlined in the press release below, over 100 houses were seized and approximately 74 properties searched in the multi-agency operation against foreign-funded residential marijuana grows. From […]

Mark Zuckerberg on Protecting People’s Information & Up To 87 Million Records Exposed

Mark Zuckerberg on Protecting People’s Information & Up To 87 Million Records Exposed

Palo Alto, CA…Mark Zuckerberg spoke with members of the press about Facebook’s efforts to better protect people’s information. The following is a transcript of his remarks and the Q&A that followed. Opening Remarks Hey everyone. Thanks for joining today. Before we get started today, I just want to take a moment to talk about what […]

Attorney General Becerra Joins Coalition in Suing EPA Over Failure to Reduce Methane Emissions

Attorney General Becerra Joins Coalition in Suing EPA Over Failure to Reduce Methane Emissions

Sacramento, CA…Joining a coalition of 15 Attorneys General and the City of Chicago, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra today filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over its failure to reduce methane emissions from existing oil and natural gas operations, as required under federal law. Methane is many times more dangerous in […]

Angels Food and Sierra Hills Markets Weekly Ad & Grocery Specials Through April 10

Angels Food and Sierra Hills Markets Weekly Ad & Grocery Specials Through April 10

Angels Camp & Murphys, CA…For the best Deli Sandwiches in Calaveras County, come on in and treat yourself to the tastiest and freshest ‘made with love’ deli sandwiches around. Angels Food Deli, Text your order to 209.753.7331 Or You may call your order in to 209.736.4243 ext 14. Sierra Hills Market Deli, Text your order […]

Heavy Rain & Flood Watch with Moderate to Heavy Rainfall Friday Through Saturday

Heavy Rain & Flood Watch with Moderate to Heavy Rainfall Friday Through Saturday

Arnold, CA…From the National Weather Service Sacramento, you can expect Moderate to Heavy Rainfall Friday Through Saturday. A strong atmospheric river will bring wet weather Thursday into the weekend. Snow levels will initially be well above pass levels, bringing rain across the area, including the mountains. Some snow melt is possible due to the rainfall […]

Mornings with the One Percent™ Live Weekdays 7-10am

Mornings with the One Percent™ Live Weekdays 7-10am

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 […]

Briefing by Press Secretary Sarah Sanders and Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen

Briefing by Press Secretary Sarah Sanders and Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen

Washington, DC…Good afternoon. Apologies for the delay. Today, we solemnly remember the life and legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr., who was viciously gunned down in Memphis 50 years ago this evening. In what would prove to be the final public speech of his incredible life, Dr. King said: “Like anybody, I would like to […]

Joseph “Joe” Franco, Jr, 88 Passed Away on March 20th

Joseph “Joe” Franco, Jr, 88 Passed Away on March 20th

Wilseyville, CA…Joseph “Joe” Franco, Jr, 88, of Wilseyville, passed away after a brief illness on March 20, 2018 in Stockton, CA. He is survived by his wife Patricia and children Jean Franco (Pat), Maria Caprile (Tony), Francesca Pappin (Bill), Ellen Bower (Bill), Joseph Franco III (Michelle), and Sarah Hogan (Tom), eleven grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, his […]

The 2018 UCCE Master Gardeners of Amador Plant Sale

The 2018 UCCE Master Gardeners of Amador Plant Sale

Martell, CA…The UCCE Master Gardeners of Amador County will be holding a plant sale on Sunday, April 29, from 10:00 a.m. – 2 p.m at the American Legion Hall located at 12134 Airport Rd in Martell. Start your spring gardening off right by picking up your favorite tomato or other vegetable varieties which have been propagated […]

Bear Valley Places Third in NASTAR 2018 National Championships Team Competition

Bear Valley Places Third in NASTAR 2018 National Championships Team Competition

Bear Valley, CA…Squaw Valley, Aspen Mountain and Bear Valley on the podium at prestigious ski event. The Bear Valley ski team recently placed third in a field of more than 60 teams from across the country at this season’s National Standard Race (NASTAR) held at Bear Valley. NASTAR is the largest public grassroots ski-racing program […]

Traffic Update….Collision Near Jamestown Rd / Whiskey Creek Rd

Traffic Update….Collision Near Jamestown Rd / Whiskey Creek Rd

Jamestown, CA…Traffic Update….Collision Near Jamestown Rd / Whiskey Creek Rd. Please use caution in the area… Incident: 00234 Type: Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt Location: Jamestown Rd / Whiskey Creek Rd Loc Desc: Lat/Lon: 37.986639 -120.413919 Detail Information 1:27 PM 5 [10] [Rotation Request Comment] 1039 AHEARNS TOWING 209-533-9149 1:16 PM 4 [6] 1039 TUOL 1141 1:16 […]

Mark Twain Health Care District Finance Committee Member Needed

Mark Twain Health Care District Finance Committee Member Needed

San Andreas, CA…COMMUNITY MEMBER WANTED to serve as a Volunteer voting member of the Mark Twain Health Care District Finance Committee. The community member shall collaborate and assist the Finance Committee and staff with financial evaluations and decisions. QUALIFICATIONS include – be a Calaveras resident; minimum of a BA degree in business, finance or an […]

A Bit of Wisdom From Martin Luther King, Jr.

A Bit of Wisdom From Martin Luther King, Jr.

“We must develop and maintain the capacity to forgive. He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love. There is some good in the worst of us and some evil in the best of us. When we discover this, we are less prone to hate our enemies.” Martin […]

Hop on the e-Bus in Jackson or Sonora to get Your Taxes Done for Free

Hop on the e-Bus in Jackson or Sonora to get Your Taxes Done for Free

Sonora & Jackson, CA…Need help filing your federal and state income taxes? The e-Bus will be in Jackson on April 9-10 and in Sonora on April 11-12 providing free tax prep to those earning $54,000 or less, the Amador Tuolumne Community Action Agency announced. The bus will be staffed with IRS-certified Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) […]