Traffic Update….Motorcycle Down vs Barbed Wire Fence

Traffic Update….Motorcycle Down vs Barbed Wire Fence

Ione, CA….CHP is reporting another possible injury collision at this time. This time a motorcycle has gone down near Camanche Parkway North & Lakeview Drive, off roadway vs a barbed wire fence. We have already had one fatal to open the weekend let’s try to make it through the rest of it without anymore…. Incident: […]

Traffic Update…Major Injury Collision Near Ospital & Southworth (Update…Another Fatal Collision)

Traffic Update…Major Injury Collision Near Ospital & Southworth (Update…Another Fatal Collision)

Valley Springs, CA…(Update…Tragically this collision has now turned fatal. Our thoughts and prayers to the families. If you are visiting our area…our two lane roads are picturesque but deadly. Please use caution as there can be unexpected twists and turns and motorcycle riders used to flat roads can find them especially hazardous.) CHP is reporting […]

Nancy Howard, 58 From Tracy Perished This Morning In Hwy 4 Head On Collision

Nancy Howard, 58 From Tracy Perished This Morning In Hwy 4 Head On Collision

Angels Camp, CA…Ronald Torchia was driving his 2007 Ford,west bound on State Route 4, east of Stallion Way at approximately 55-60 mph. Robert Howard was driving Vehicle 1997 Nissan,eastbound on State Route 4, west of Stallion Way at approximately 45 mph. For unknown reasons Torchia lost control of his Ford and entered into the right […]

Traffic Update….ATV Collision In Columbia Area

Traffic Update….ATV Collision In Columbia Area

Columbia, CA…CHP is reporting an ATV collision near Bennett & Vine Springs Road. Initial reports had a male laying in the roadway. Please use caution in the area…. Incident: 00392 Type: Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt Location: Bennett Rd / Vine Spring Rd Loc Desc: Lat/Lon: 38.025413 -120.426400 Close Detail Information 2:26 PM 4 [4] 1039 OFC […]

Michael O’Keefe 1939 – 2017

Michael O’Keefe 1939 – 2017

Mountain Ranch, CA…Michael O’Keefe 12-15-39 to 5-11-17 (77 years old) Born to Betty and Bill O’Keefe in Prairie Village, Kansas. This “hayseed” came to California by way of a scholarship to Stanford in Electrical Engineering. He transferred over to UC Berkeley for Police Science. Then became a Berkeley police officer (later Inspector) for many years. […]

Traffic Update….Fatal Collision On Hwy 4 Near Stallion, Hwy 4 (Update…Hwy 4 Has Reopened)

Traffic Update….Fatal Collision On Hwy 4 Near Stallion, Hwy 4 (Update…Hwy 4 Has Reopened)

Angels Camp, CA…CHP has confirmed another fatal collision on our local roads. Hwy 4 is currently blocked near Stallion between Angels Camp & Copperopolis. Please use caution and expect delays in the area… SR 4 [IN THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA AREA] IS CLOSED FROM 5.8 MI WEST OF ANGELS CAMP /AT POOLE STATION RD/ TO THE […]

Marijuana Eradication in Jenny Lind

Marijuana Eradication in Jenny Lind

Jenny Lind, CA…On 05/15/2017 at approximately 10:00 AM, Calaveras County Sheriff’s Deputies with the assistance of Calaveras County Code Enforcement served a search warrant on a property located in the 9900 block of Shalimar Drive in Jenny Lind. The search warrant was a result of numerous citizen complaints of illegal grading and fencing filed with […]

Traffic Update….Ford Focus vs Hillside On Hwy 26

Traffic Update….Ford Focus vs Hillside On Hwy 26

Glencoe, CA…CHP is reporting a Ford Focus vs a hillside on Hwy 26. No injuries to the driver of the vehicle. The hillside was rather stoic about the matter. Incident: 00206 Type: Trfc Collision-No Inj Location: 15800-16247 Sr26 Loc Desc: 1020 PER ANI/ALI Lat/Lon: 38.339405 -120.610889 Close Detail Information 1:57 PM 4 [6] [Rotation Request […]

Sickness Unto Death Part II: Who Knew It Could Be So Complicated? ~ By John MacWillie, Ph.D.

Sickness Unto Death Part II: Who Knew It Could Be So Complicated?  ~ By John MacWillie, Ph.D.

Murphys, CA…Ever been to a hospital? Apparently, not President Trump. How else to explain his apology for not initially getting a “repeal and replace” bill through Congress, by incredulously asking of healthcare, “who knew it was so complicated?” This is a series of eight articles on a single theme to be released once a week. […]

Traffic Update…Goat In Roadway Near Rawhide & Omega Mine

Traffic Update…Goat In Roadway Near Rawhide & Omega Mine

Jamestown, CA…CHP is reporting a goat in the roadway near Rawhide & Omega Mine Road. Please use caution as you take your horse & wagon past the area. Incident: 00162 Type: Animal Hazard Location: Rawhide Rd / Omega Mine Rd Loc Desc: Lat/Lon: 37.965192 -120.441029 Close Detail Information 8:07 AM 1 [1] GOAT IN RDWY […]

Roger Eugene Ailes May 15, 1940 – May 18, 2017

Roger Eugene Ailes May 15, 1940 – May 18, 2017

New York, NY…Roger Eugene Ailes was an American media consultant and television executive. Ailes was the founder and former Chairman and CEO of Fox News and the Fox Television Stations Group, from which he resigned in July 2016 following allegations that he sexually harassed female colleagues. Ailes was a media consultant for Republican presidents Richard […]

Former FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III Appointed As Special Counsel For Russia Investigation

Former FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III Appointed As Special Counsel For Russia Investigation

Washington, DC…Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein today announced the appointment of former Department of Justice official and FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III to serve as Special Counsel to oversee the previously-confirmed FBI investigation of Russian government efforts to influence the 2016 presidential election and related matters. “In my capacity as acting Attorney General, […]

Traffic Update….Minor Injury Collision Near Sierra Conservation Center

Traffic Update….Minor Injury Collision Near Sierra Conservation Center

Jamestown, CA…CHP is reporting what is apparently a minor injury collision near Sierra Conservation Center off of Obyrnes Ferry Road. A vehicle went over an embankment and a witness said an occupant in the vehicle left in another vehicle. Please use caution in the area…. Incident: 00540 Type: Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt Location: Obyrnes Ferry Rd […]

Dale Gundy, 57 From Glencoe Lost His Life Yesterday On Hwy 26

Dale Gundy, 57 From Glencoe Lost His Life Yesterday On Hwy 26

Glencoe, CA…Dale Gundy was traveling eastbound on State Route 26 west of Stormy Lane. A Shingle Springs man was traveling westbound on State Route 26, approaching Mr. Gundy’s 2003 Mercedes. Mr. Gundy allowed his Mercedes to travel completely into the westbound lane, directly in the path of the oncoming 2014 Ram. The Mercedes and the […]

The 2017 Calaveras Saddle Queen To Be Crowned Tomorrow

The 2017 Calaveras Saddle Queen To Be Crowned Tomorrow

Frogtown, CA…The 2017 Calaveras Saddle Queen Contestants are already practicing and getting ready for their competition on Opening Day of the 2017 Fair & Frog Jump Jubilee. These ladies are also great ambassadors for our area as they enter parades and other events all year long!! Thank You Ladies!!! Calaveras Saddle Queen is a competition […]