Two Arrested for Warrants During Theft Investigation In Mountain Ranch

Two Arrested for Warrants During Theft Investigation In Mountain Ranch

Mountain Ranch, CA…On 2-1-18 at about 1:50pm, Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a property in the 8000 block of Avenue A, Mountain Ranch for a report that several subjects were trying to steal a tractor from the property. Deputies arrived and located subjects matching the description given. As deputies approached, a male subject […]

Wild West Bass Pro/Am is Heading to Northern California’s Tuolumne County

Wild West Bass Pro/Am is Heading to Northern California’s Tuolumne County

Sonora, CA…For the first time in Tuolumne County (“To-All-O-Me”) Don Pedro Lake will host the Wild West Bass Pro/Am. Sponsored by the Tuolumne County Visitors Bureau this event will take place March 2-4 and is expected to bring in over 200 professional and amateur anglers. Located in the heart of Gold Country and the gateway […]

The Memo Has Been Released…Full Text of The Nunes Memo Below

The Memo Has Been Released…Full Text of The Nunes Memo Below

Washington, DC…The House servers were overwhelmed this morning with requests for the memo. We have updated this article with a complete PDF by clicking the image below THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON February 2, 2018 The Honorable Devin Nunes Chairman, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence United States Capitol Washington, DC 20515 Dear Mr. Chairman: On […]

Bear Valley Cross Country Trail System, Tubing & More Open This Weekend

Bear Valley Cross Country Trail System, Tubing & More Open This Weekend

Bear Valley, CA…Paul Says: Fri., Feb. 2nd at 7:30pm: The trail system reopens for this weekend today, Saturday and hopefully Sunday with a selection of groomed meadow trails. Stables Cruise, Biathlon and Orvis Meadow have decent conditions. The Secret Meadow (Bloods Creek area) is also good. Plan on some thin sections here and there. With […]

Hey Good People! Pooh Chair Comes Online Today at Bear Valley Opening Runs on the Backside!! ~ Mattly Trent

Hey Good People!  Pooh Chair Comes Online Today at Bear Valley Opening Runs on the Backside!!  ~ Mattly Trent

Bear Valley, CA…Hey Good People! We all know the high pressure ridging is in place for awhile so today the high could reach the upper 50’s with a NNE wind from 5-7mph. Continued beautiful sunny weather will be here through next week. What I want to talk about is the fact that we’re opening more […]

200K Jobs Added in the Employment Situation Report From ~ William J. Wiatrowski

200K Jobs Added in the Employment Situation Report From ~ William J. Wiatrowski

Washington, DC…Nonfarm payroll employment rose by 200,000 in January, and the unemployment rate remained at 4.1 percent. Employment continued to trend up in construction, food services and drinking places, health care, and manufacturing. In 2017, employment growth averaged 181,000 per month. Incorporating revisions for November and December, which decreased nonfarm payroll employment by 24,000 on […]

Traffic Update…Possible Injury Collision On Old Melones Rd

Traffic Update…Possible Injury Collision On Old Melones Rd

Jamestown, CA….CHP is reporting a possible injury collision near 8400 Old Melones Road. A vehicle has crashed in a driveway. Please use caution in the area… Incident: 00085 Type: Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt Location: 8400 Old Melones Rd Loc Desc: SPACE 74 Lat/Lon: 37.948555 -120.466114 Close Detail Information 8:09 AM 2 [4] 1039 CALFIRE 8:08 AM […]

Snowpack Below Average Despite Gains Says DWR

Snowpack Below Average Despite Gains Says DWR

Sacramento, CA…Despite moderate January precipitation in the Sierra Nevada after an historically dry December, today’s Department of Water Resources (DWR) manual snow survey east of Sacramento found little snowpack there, two months into what is typically California’s wettest three months. Measurements at Phillips Station revealed a snow water equivalent (SWE) of 2.6 inches, 14 percent […]

Calvin “Cal” Charles Williams 1936 – 2018

Calvin “Cal” Charles Williams 1936 – 2018

Valley Springs, CA…Calvin “Cal” Charles Williams. An amazing son, brother, husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather and friend, Korean War Veteran and 40 year resident of Valley Springs passed away peacefully at his Valley Springs home on Janurary 20, 2018 after a short battle with cancer with his daughter by his side. He was born on […]

Veteran Richard William Hughes 1927 – 2018

Veteran Richard William Hughes 1927 – 2018

West Point, CA…Born April 23, 1927 in San Francisco, to Clarence & Lucile Van Pelt Hughes. He was 90 years old. He graduated from Samuel Gompers Trade School in 1945, where he studied Diesel Engineering. He joined the U. S. Coast Guard/Merchant Marine, made several trips to sea, eventually obtaining an honorable discharge from the […]

Burglary for Tobacco at a Business in Valley Springs

Burglary for Tobacco at a Business in Valley Springs

Valley Springs, CA…Deputies responded to an alarm call around 0045 hours last night (2-1-18) at the Dollar Plus convenience store in Valley Springs. A suspect had thrown a rock through the business’ glass to enter the closed store. The suspect ran inside and grabbed an arm load of tobacco products before fleeing on foot leaving […]

Hey Good People! A Stellar Day of “Pure Mtn Fun” Awaits ~ Mattly Trent

Hey Good People!  A Stellar Day of “Pure Mtn Fun” Awaits ~ Mattly Trent

Bear Valley, CA…Hey Good People!. A beautiful day is on tap for the Central Sierra with a high of 52F and light and variable winds. Ol’ man high pressure is continuing his dominance out in the Eastern Pacific as the MJO continues to help drive clear weather and a slight warming trend. Sunny and dry […]

Traffic Update….Overturned Vehicle Near Hwy 49 & Carol Kennedy Drive

Traffic Update….Overturned Vehicle Near Hwy 49 & Carol Kennedy Drive

San Andreas, CA…CHP is reporting an overturned vehicle on Hwy 49 near the airport. Please use caution in the area… Incident: 00158 Type: Trfc Collision-Unkn Inj Location: Sr49 / Carol Kennedy Dr Loc Desc: Lat/Lon: 38.145943 -120.638864 Close Detail Information 11:58 AM 5 [5] [Appended, 11:59:04] [3] [Notification] [CHP]-Problem changed from 1179-Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt to […]

Traffic Update….Vehicle Off Roadway Near Fiddletown Rd / Votaw Rd

Traffic Update….Vehicle Off Roadway Near Fiddletown Rd / Votaw Rd

Fiddletown, CA…Traffic Update….Vehicle Off Roadway Near Fiddletown Rd / Votaw Rd Incident: 00151 Type: Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt Location: Fiddletown Rd / Votaw Rd Loc Desc: NEAR COVERED BRIDGE Lat/Lon: 38.501214 -120.786882 Close Detail Information 11:41 AM 6 [16] 1039 RORYS TOW 245-6674 11:40 AM 5 [15] A94-001 1185 11:37 AM 4 [12] 94-1 97 WITH […]

Indoor Marijuana Grow Eradicated on Amos Lane, Valley Springs

Indoor Marijuana Grow Eradicated on Amos Lane, Valley Springs

Valley Springs, CA..On 1-31-18 members of the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office Marijuana Enforcement Team served a search warrant for illegal marijuana cultivation at a residence on Amos Lane, Valley Springs. This location was identified as having two personal medical marijuana cultivation registrations which would allow up to 200 square feet of total canopy area by […]

Mokelumne Hill Man Arrested on Stolen Vehicle and Assault Charges

Mokelumne Hill Man Arrested on Stolen Vehicle and Assault Charges

Mokelumne Hill, CA…On 1-29-18 Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded for the second day in a row to a reported disturbance at a residence on Flat Gulch Road near Mokelumne Hill. During the initial call for service it was reported that 33 year old Jason Andahl (of Mokelumne Hill) was the suspect in an assault […]

Attorney General Becerra Demands Trump Administration Must Immediately Withdraw Proposal to Open California’s Coast to Offshore Drilling

Attorney General Becerra Demands Trump Administration Must Immediately Withdraw Proposal to Open California’s Coast to Offshore Drilling

Sacramento, CA…California Attorney General Xavier Becerra today called on the Trump Administration to immediately withdraw its proposal to open California’s coast to new offshore drilling. In a letter to Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, Attorney General Becerra underscores that the Administration’s proposal – known formally as the National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program […]

John Muir to tell tales in Mokelumne Hill on Saturday, February 3, 2018

John Muir to tell tales in Mokelumne Hill on Saturday, February 3, 2018

Mokelumne Hill, CA…Acclaimed performance by actor Lee Stetson fun for all. The Foothill Conservancy is hosting critically acclaimed actor Lee Stetson portraying the renowned Yosemite naturalist John Muir on Saturday February 3, at 7:00 p.m. The performance will be in the historic Mokelumne Hill Town Hall at 8283 Main Street. Tickets are on sale now. […]

Buck vs Prius Sends Buck Airborne Into Land Cruiser Injuring Sonora Man

Buck vs Prius Sends Buck Airborne Into Land Cruiser Injuring Sonora Man

Sonora, CA…On Saturday, January 27, 2018, at approximately 5:45 pm, 62 year old Sonora resident, Dale Zgraggen, was driving his 2007 Toyota Prius eastbound on Phoenix Lake Road east of Meadow Brook Drive. 61 year old resident, Judy Kellerman, was driving her 2004 Toyota Land Cruiser westbound on Phoenix Lake Road approaching Zgraggen’s location. At […]

Traffic Update….Collision Near Hwy 49 & Parrotts Ferry Road

Traffic Update….Collision Near Hwy 49 & Parrotts Ferry Road

Columbia, CA…CHP is reporting a non-injury collision near Hwy 49 & Parrotts Ferry. Please use caution in the area… Incident: 00095 Type: Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt Location: SR49 / Parrotts Ferry Rd Loc Desc: Lat/Lon: 38.013934 -120.396190 Close Detail Information 8:33 AM 1 [8] A61-003 2 VEH 1182 Unit Information 8:23 AM 6 Unit Assigned 8:23 […]