New Years Eve Safety Tips From The Sonora Police Department

New Years Eve Safety Tips From The Sonora Police Department

Sonora, CA…The Sonora Police Department wants to remind everyone to celebrate safely this New Year’s weekend.Being arrested for DUI, or even worse, being involved in a collision can ruin your holiday. Nationwide, 40 percent of motor vehicle crash fatalities involve drunk drivers. In the few days surrounding Christmas and New Year’s Eve, an average of […]

Sierra Hope Receives $1000 Surprise Grant From The Calaveras Community Foundation

Sierra Hope Receives $1000 Surprise Grant From The Calaveras Community Foundation

Angels Camp, CA…Sierra HOPE has been awarded a grant for $1,000 from The Calaveras Community Foundation to support their Community Food Pantry program. The grant is made possible due to a generous donation from the Federlein Family Fund of the San Francisco Community Foundation, in honor of Lloyd Federlein, and is to support food pantries […]

For Your Bubbly Pleasure! Find The Perfect Bottle To Pop On New Years!

For Your Bubbly Pleasure! Find The Perfect Bottle To Pop On New Years!

Calaveras County, CA…Sure we are known for our rustic Italian and sassy Spanish varietals but there are plenty of bubbles to tickle the nose in Calaveras! If you’re looking for bottles to pop this New Years check out the following wineries for your party needs or for any occasion like “Yeah, It’s Tuesday!” Black Sheep […]

Calaveras County Sheriff’s Logs For December 28th

Calaveras County Sheriff’s Logs For December 28th

San Andreas, CA…The latest activity logs for the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Deputies are attached: CALAVERAS COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE MEDIA BULLETIN Wednesday, December 28, 2016 00:24 Alarm Sounding 1612280003 Occurred on Hawver Rd, San Andreas. Residential alarm. . Disposition: False Alarm. 00:35 Suspicious Circumstances 1612280008 Occurred on Cabernet St, Jenny Lind. Someone is banging on something […]

Calaveras County Sheriff’s Logs For December 27th

Calaveras County Sheriff’s Logs For December 27th

San Andreas, CA…The latest activity logs for the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Deputies are attached: CALAVERAS COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE MEDIA BULLETIN Tuesday, December 27, 2016 00:53 Disturbance 1612270006 Occurred on Chestnut St, Valley Springs. Subjects at address are having a wild party yelling loud music and hitting things. . Disposition: No Report Taken. 02:36 Alarm Sounding […]

Traffic Update…Overturned Vehicle Into Creek On Mountain Ranch Road

Traffic Update…Overturned Vehicle Into Creek On Mountain Ranch Road

Mountain Ranch, CA…CHP is reporting a minor injury overturned vehicle incident. The vehicle was reportedly overturned into the creek. Let’s be careful out there… Incident: 00068 Type: Trfc Collision-Minor Inj Location: Mountain Ranch Rd / Whiskey Slide Rd Loc Desc: JEO BANSBY Lat/Lon: 38.228367 -120.542261 Close Detail Information 8:39 AM 5 [7] [Notification] [CHP]-Problem changed […]

City Of Hope Researchers Achieve Cancer Remission Using Car-T Cell Therapy On Glioblastoma Brain Tumors

City Of Hope Researchers Achieve Cancer Remission Using Car-T Cell Therapy On Glioblastoma Brain Tumors

Duarte, CA…City of Hope researchers recently reported on the successful treatment of a patient with recurrent multifocal glioblastoma using CAR-T therapy, a type of immunotherapy, to effectively attack cells with the IL13Rα2 antigen which is common in brain cancer. A case study published in the Dec. 29 edition of the New England Journal of Medicine […]

Actress Debbie Reynolds Passes Away At 84

Actress Debbie Reynolds Passes Away At 84

Beverly Hills, CA…Actress Debbie Reynolds passed away on Wednesday, December 28th due to a stroke in her son’s Beverly Hills home; just a day after her daughter Carrie Fisher died of a heart attack. She was age 84. Mary Frances “Debbie” Reynolds (April 1, 1932 – December 28, 2016) was an American actress, singer, entertainer, […]

Angels Food & Sierra Hills Markets Weekly Specials December 28 – Jan 3

Angels Food & Sierra Hills Markets Weekly Specials December 28 – Jan 3

Angels Camp & Murphys, CA…Sierra Hills, Angels Food & Sierra Hills Natural Food Markets have been part of the Calaveras community since 1935. High Quality, Great Customer Service and Great Hometown Prices. “We are dedicated to providing the best to our customers. ” – Mike Croshaw Wishing you Good Times & Good Cheer. Sierra Hills […]

Remarks By President Obama & Prime Minister Abe Of Japan At Pearl Harbor

Remarks By President Obama & Prime Minister Abe Of Japan At Pearl Harbor

Oahu, HI…PRIME MINISTER ABE: (As interpreted.) President Obama, Commander Harris, ladies and gentlemen, and all American citizens: I stand here at Pearl Harbor as the Prime Minister of Japan. If we listen closely, we can make out the sound of restless waves breaking and then retreating again. The calm inlet of brilliant blue is radiant […]

Fatal Shooting Last Night In Jenny Lind

Fatal Shooting Last Night In Jenny Lind

Jenny Lind, CA…On 12/27/16 at approximately 11:55 PM, the Calaveras County Sheriff’s deputies responded to the Calaveras Consolidated Fire Station in Jenny Lind for a gunshot victim. The victim was transported to the fire station by a possible witness to the shooting. Deputies arrived on scene and observed a 31 year old male who had […]

Sonora Business Burglarized On Christmas Morning

Sonora Business Burglarized On Christmas Morning

Sonora, CA…Sonora Police Officers were dispatched to Emberz restaurant on a reported break-in. Officers determined through surveillance video that the incident occurred on Christmas morning at approximately 4:50 a.m. The suspect in the case forced his way into the rear of the building through a locked door and then smashed a window to the inner […]

Liftopia Unleashes Best in Snow Awards, The Preeminent Rankings of the Best Ski Areas in North America!

Liftopia Unleashes Best in Snow Awards, The Preeminent Rankings of the Best Ski Areas in North America!

San Francisco, CA…Liftopia, the largest online and mobile marketplace for lift tickets and other mountain activities, today unveiled its first-ever 2016-17 Best in Snow Awards honoring the most beloved ski areas in North America. Unlike other awards, the 2016-17 Best in Snow Awards, Powered By Liftopia is the only ranking that incorporates the largest dataset […]

Possible Human Remains Discovered In Mineshaft Near Groveland

Possible Human Remains Discovered In Mineshaft Near Groveland

Groveland, CA…On Saturday December 24th, the Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Office received information about the discovery of possible human remains in a mineshaft outside of the Groveland area on public lands. Patrol Units responded to the scene and consulted with the Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue team, at which point the determination was made that the […]

Three Quakes of 5.5 or Over & Over 30 Aftershocks Rattle Northern Nevada & California

Three Quakes of 5.5 or Over & Over 30 Aftershocks Rattle Northern Nevada & California

Hawthorne, NV…Starting after midnight it was a shaky and rattly night for many in Northern Nevada and California last night. When we initially reported on the first quake near Hawthorne registered at 5.8. A few minutes later they had dropped it to 5.7 followed by another 5.7 a few minutes later. This was followed an […]

Traffic Update….Non Injury Overturned Vehicle On Greeley Hill Road

Traffic Update….Non Injury Overturned Vehicle On Greeley Hill Road

Greeley Hill, CA…CHP is reporting an overturned vehicle on Greeley Hill Road between Greeley Hill & Coulterville. Please use caution in the area… Incident: 00087 Type: Trfc Collision-No Inj Location: Main St / Sr49 Loc Desc: Lat/Lon: 37.710771 -120.197226 Close Detail Information 7:19 AM 7 [11] PER 6 1021 HWY 120 TOW THEY SHOULD HAVE […]

5.8 Earthquake Near Hawthorne Nevada

5.8 Earthquake Near Hawthorne Nevada

Arnold, CA…USGS is confirming a 5.8 shaker 29 kilometers west southwest of Hawthorne Nevada. More to follow if needed. M5.8 – 29km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada 2016-12-28 08:18:00 UTC 38.381°N 118.903°W 19.0 km depth

Traffic Update…Vehicle Over The Side Off Hwy 4

Traffic Update…Vehicle Over The Side Off Hwy 4

Arnold, CA…CHP is reporting a non-injury vehicle over the side incident just below Arnold on Hwy 4. Please use caution in the area… Incident: 00165 Type: Trfc Collision-No Inj Location: Rancho Paradiso / Sr4 Loc Desc: Lat/Lon: 38.224523 -120.369513 Close Detail Information 3:33 PM 3 [6] PER ANOTHER PRTY AT UPS THE VEH IS ON […]

Need Some Year End Business Expenses? Pre-Plan Your 2017 Business Promotions

Need Some Year End Business Expenses?  Pre-Plan Your 2017 Business Promotions

Arnold, CA…Does your business needs some year end expenses to offset a great 2016? Pre-plan your 2017 promotions and book those expenses this week. Pre-plan your 2017 promotions on ThePineTree.net and save. ThePineTree.net is the highest trafficked media outlet in the Calaveas, Tuolumne & Amador region. Just email us at news@thepinetree.net or give us a […]

A Christmas Miracle In Tuolumne County

A Christmas Miracle In Tuolumne County

Sonora, CA…This Christmas Story begins earlier this year, when Tuolumne County resident Darren Duez stopped by to visit a family friend. He’s known Mrs. Elizabeth Mansfield since he was 8-years-old. During the visit, he found out that this grandmother has been raising her grandchildren Ben and Hannah, after her son who was a military veteran […]