Avalanche Education Workshop on January 5th in Bear Valley

Avalanche Education Workshop on January 5th in Bear Valley

Bear Valley, CA…The Nickolay Dodov Foundation is part of a nationwide movement to educate youth and all-age winter sports enthusiasts to stay safe in winter environments. Over the last 10 winters an average of 39 people died in avalanches each winter in North America. We believe providing avalanche education will help to safe lives. In […]

DUI Arrest for Rail Road Flat Man After Railroad Flat Road Collision

DUI Arrest for Rail Road Flat Man After Railroad Flat Road Collision

Rail Road Flat, CA…On January 3, at approximately 1341 hours, the Stockton Communications Center received a call of a traffic collision involving a overturned pickup truck on Railroad Flat Road, near Swiss Ranch Road in the Mountain Ranch area. Officers from the California Highway Patrol (CHP) San Andreas Area Office responded to the scene and […]

Operation “Snow Fall” Nets 7 Arrests in Cocaine & Ecstasy Sting

Operation “Snow Fall” Nets 7 Arrests in Cocaine & Ecstasy Sting

Twain Harte, CA…7 people arrested in months-long drug trafficking investigation. Operation “Snow Fall” kicked off early Wednesday morning. The Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Narcotics Agents (TNT) with assistance from Sheriff’s Detectives, Patrol and Boating Divisions, California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC), and the High Risk Probation Supervision Team executed multiple search and arrest warrants stemming […]

Camp Connell General Store & The Beer Gardens, Part of Generations of Mountain Memories.

Camp Connell General Store & The Beer Gardens, Part of Generations of Mountain Memories.

Camp Connell, CA…The story of Camp Connell Continues with Camp Connell General Store & The Beer Garden. Owner Dan Tulipani and his crew show what Mountain Life is all about. / “I went into a General Store, they wouldn’t let me buy anything specific…” Comedian Steven Wright The Camp Connell of today was largely influenced […]

Major Injuries to San Jose Woman in Snowmobile Collision near Hermit Valley

Major Injuries to San Jose Woman in Snowmobile Collision near Hermit Valley

Lake Alpine, CA…Woodman was operating a rental snowmobile westbound on SR-4, west of Hermit Valley, on a groomed snowmobile trail. She had a 14-year-old male passenger, and was riding in tandem with another snowmobiler in front of her. The snowmobile operator riding in front of her slowed to check on a stopped snowmobile on the […]

Hey Good People! Over Two Feet on New Powder Projected for Bear Valley!!

Hey Good People!  Over Two Feet on New Powder Projected for Bear Valley!!

Bear Valley, CA…Hey Good People! Friday arrives with a warm morning temp of 35F at 5am. Mostly sunny today with a high of 41F and SSW winds from 6-10mph. A slight chance of snow is expected tonight and winds will increase ahead of the coming storm. So……what’s in the forecast you ask. Saturday looks like […]

Nonfarm Jobs Up 312,000 in December & Labor Participation Rate Climbs Above 63%

Nonfarm Jobs Up 312,000 in December & Labor Participation Rate Climbs Above 63%

Washington, DC…The latest from the Bureau of Labor Statistics…Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 312,000 in December, and the unemployment rate rose to 3.9 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Job gains occurred in health care, food services and drinking places, construction, manufacturing, and retail trade. _____________________________________________________________________________________ | | | Revision of […]

Full Highway Closure, Hwy 26 and Quail Oaks Drive

Full Highway Closure, Hwy 26 and Quail Oaks Drive

CALAVERAS COUNTY – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will perform intermittent full closures on eastbound and westbound State Route 26 at Quail Lakes Road to perform an aerial crossing over the highway. Motorists are advised to be alert for temporary closures on Wednesday, January 10, 2019, and Thursday, January 10, 2019, from 7:00 a.m. […]

California Department of Justice Issues Information Bulletin Highlighting New and Amended 2019 Firearms Laws

California Department of Justice Issues Information Bulletin Highlighting New and Amended 2019 Firearms Laws

Sacramento, CA…The California Department of Justice today issued an information bulletin to all California law enforcement agencies, firearms dealers, manufacturers and vendors providing a brief summary of new California firearms laws that took effect on January 1, 2019. The information bulletin addresses new requirements relating to firearm transfers, gun violence restraining orders, multi-burst trigger activators, vehicle storage, […]

Traffic Update….Major Injury Snowmobile Collision & Possible Second One in Bear Valley Area.

Traffic Update….Major Injury Snowmobile Collision & Possible Second One in Bear Valley Area.

Bear Valley, CA…Traffic Update….Major Injury Snowmobile Collision & Possible Second One in Bear Valley Area. Incident: 00181 Type: Trfc Collision-Major Inj Location: Bear Valley Loc Desc: SNO PARK END OF SR4 Lat/Lon: 0:0 Detail Information 4:04 PM 3 [5] B49-005 VICT BEING TRANSPORT BACK TO SNOW PARK — 49-5 1023’G 4:03 PM 2 [4] [Notification] […]

Caltrans Road Report Through January 12th, 2019

Caltrans Road Report Through January 12th, 2019

Angels Camp, CA…The latest schedule of road repairs and maintenance that will affect your travels in our area and as you travel. Locally crews will be working on many of our roadways. Below is Caltrans plans for repairs and maintenance on local roads. It shows the route, county, and location of the possible repairs. Weather […]

EPFD Chief, Mike Johnson to Speak at Arnold (Sons in Retirement), Meeting, Tuesday, January 15 , 2019

EPFD Chief, Mike Johnson to Speak at Arnold (Sons in Retirement), Meeting, Tuesday, January 15 , 2019

Arnold, CA…Arnold SIR (Sons in Retirement), Branch 152, will hold its Monthly Luncheon Meeting on Tuesday, January 15 , 2019 at 11:00 am, in Snow Flake Lodge at the Blue Lake Springs Homeowners Association, 335 Blue Lake Springs Dr., Arnold, CA. Our speaker this month will be Ebbetts Pass Fire Protection District Chief, Mike Johnson. […]

Traffic Update….Vehicle Into Ditch & Power Lines Down Near Railroad Flat Rd / Swiss Ranch Rd

Traffic Update….Vehicle Into Ditch & Power Lines Down Near Railroad Flat Rd / Swiss Ranch Rd

Rail Road Flat, CA…Traffic Update….Vehicle Into Ditch & Power Lines Down Near Railroad Flat Rd / Swiss Ranch Rd Incident: 00134 Type: Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt Location: Railroad Flat Rd / Swiss Ranch Rd Loc Desc: Lat/Lon: 38.266359 -120.503717 Detail Information 1:51 PM 7 [9] [Notification] [CHP]-*** PER CASO POSS LIVE WIRES DOWN//ARCHING AND REPORTS OF […]

Traffic Update….Solo Vehicle Collision Near Sr26 / Barney Way

Traffic Update….Solo Vehicle Collision Near Sr26 / Barney Way

West Point, CA…Traffic Update….Solo Vehicle Collision Near Sr26 / Barney Way Incident: 00085 Type: Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt Location: Sr26 / Barney Way Loc Desc: Lat/Lon: 38.389537 -120.525863 Detail Information 12:40 PM 5 [13] [Notification] [CHP]-Problem changed from 1179-Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt to 1182-Trfc Collision-No Inj by CHP 12:40 PM 4 [12] A49-003 SOLO VEH 1182 / […]

Start a New Family Tradition & Book Your Stay in Bear Valley!

Start a New Family Tradition & Book Your Stay in Bear Valley!

Bear Valley, CA….Book a condo or cabin for this weekend and enjoy great snow conditions. A stay with Bear Valley Vacation Rentals means the comforts of home with a professional touch. We offer unique, individually owned condos and cabins with the additional amenities and benefits only our friendly and knowledgeable vacation rental staff can provide.

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 […]

Theodore Roosevelt on the Rewards of Effort

Theodore Roosevelt on the Rewards of Effort

“Nothing in the world is worth having or worth doing unless it means effort, pain, difficulty. I have never in my life envied a human being who led an easy life. I have envied a great many people who led difficult lives and led them well.” Theodore Roosevelt

Traffic Update….Vehicle vs Deer Near Twain Harte on Hwy 108

Traffic Update….Vehicle vs Deer Near Twain Harte on Hwy 108

Twain Harte, CA…Traffic Update….Vehicle vs Deer Near Twain Harte on Hwy 108 Incident: 00101 Type: Trfc Collision-No Inj Location: Sr108 / Twain Harte Loc Desc: BTWN 1ST AND 2ND TWAIN HARTE EXIT Lat/Lon: 38.039236 -120.217612 Detail Information 9:08 AM 3 [3] DEER INJURED 1125 9:08 AM 2 [2] RPS VEH AND SIL SD IN THE […]

Access to Yosemite National Park will be Limited Along the Highway 41 Corridor Due to Government Shutdown

Access to Yosemite National Park will be Limited Along the Highway 41 Corridor Due to Government Shutdown

Yosemite, CA…Yosemite National Park remains open, however there will be limited access to the park along the Highway 41 corridor from the South Entrance to the Badger Pass Road during the hours of highest visitation due to continuing issues with human waste and resource damage. Park Rangers will staff a check point at the South […]