Dunford: ISIL Wants U.S. to Be Impetuous in Iraq, Syria

Dunford: ISIL Wants U.S. to Be Impetuous in Iraq, Syria

Washington, DC…The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant wants the United States to be “impetuous right now, as opposed to being aggressive,” the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff told the House Armed Services Committee today. ISIL “would love nothing more than a large presence of U.S. forces on the ground in Iraq […]

Manufacturing Sector Contracted In November

Manufacturing Sector Contracted In November

Tempe, Arizona…Economic activity in the manufacturing sector contracted in November for the first time in 36 months, since November 2012, while the overall economy grew for the 78th consecutive month, say the nation’s supply executives in the latest Manufacturing ISM® Report On Business®. The report was issued today by Bradley J. Holcomb, CPSM, CPSD, chair […]

Out of the Weather Rally Will Be December 3rd.

Out of the Weather Rally Will Be December 3rd.

Mountain Ranch, CA…This Thursday, December 3, 2015 and Friday December 4, 2015 Mountain Ranch Community Relief Efforts will be hosting our first of many “Out of the Weather Rally(s)” from 6pm to 7am, overnighto bring their own crates. Some crates will be on hand for those in need.c and access to communication. Future Rally(s) will […]

Make Plans To Attend Christmas Sip, Nibble N’ Shop At The Square

Make Plans To Attend Christmas Sip, Nibble N’ Shop At The Square

Copperopolis, CA…Join us for our 1st Annual Christmas Sip, Nibble N’ Shop on December 18th from 4-8pm! All of our Shops will be offering HUGE sales, FREE beverages and nibbles at each location. Extended hours for your last minute Holiday Shopping needs! We will also have select indoor vendors offering Children’s Boutique Clothing, Beautiful Metal […]

The Zuckerbergs Pen Letter To Their Newborn Daughter

The Zuckerbergs Pen Letter To Their Newborn Daughter

Palo Alto, CA…Mark and Priscilla Zuckerberg are now Mom & Dad and have welcomed their daughter into the world with a letter. “Dear Max, Your mother and I don’t yet have the words to describe the hope you give us for the future. Your new life is full of promise, and we hope you will […]

Jackson Fire Department’s Santa Patrol Is Back Again For 2015

Jackson Fire Department’s Santa Patrol Is Back Again For 2015

Jackson, CA…It is almost everyone’s favorite time of year, Christmas, and with Christmas come Santa Patrol!!! The Jackson Fire Department along with Santa and a couple of his helpers will be visiting all of the neighborhoods in Jackson yet again. Starting December 17th, for 4 nights we will be patrolling the streets, bringing joy and […]

Burglary Cases Spike In The “Bird” Streets Area Of Twain Harte

Burglary Cases Spike In The “Bird” Streets Area Of Twain Harte

Sonora, CA…Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Office has had an increase in property crime reports. Within the last 60 days, there have been 86 reported burglary cases investigated by the TCSO. During the same time period last year there were 48 reported burglary cases investigated. One of the trends discovered by the TCSO Patrol Division is that […]

Tainted Celery Leads To Chicken Salad Recall

Tainted Celery Leads To Chicken Salad Recall

Sutter Creek, CA – Taylor Farms Pacific, Inc. of Tracy, CA, is recalling food products that include celery which could potentially contain E. coli 0157:H7. The specific products, lot numbers and retailers listed on the US Food and Drug Administration website press release http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm474601.htm are being recalled out of an abundance of caution due to […]

DOJ & DOT issue Joint ADA Technical Assistance on Requirements To Provide Curb Ramps

DOJ & DOT issue Joint ADA Technical Assistance on Requirements To Provide Curb Ramps

Washington DC Today, the U.S. Department  of Justice’s Civil Rights Division (DOJ) and the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (DOT) issued joint technical assistance, entitled “Questions and Answers: Supplement to the 2013 DOJ/DOT Joint Technical Assistance on the Title II of the Americans With Disabilities Act Requirements To Provide Curb Ramps when Streets, […]

Avery Christmas Tree Leads The Way

Avery Christmas Tree Leads The Way

Avery, CA…The Annual Avery Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony was held on the night after Thanksgiving and featured seemingly the entire population of one of our local hamlets. The Christmas Tree Committee put together another great event with Santa, cookies, baked goods, coffee & cocoa. The Saul’s were honored as local residents and then the countdown […]

The Amelia McKeen Memorial Library Dedication

The Amelia McKeen Memorial Library Dedication

Avery, CA…On Friday, November 13th The Amelia McKeen Memorial Library was dedicated and unveiled. Ms. McKeen lost a heroic battle with cancer a few weeks before the end of last school year. She instilled in her students the thrill of learning, joy in the quest for knowledge, love of reading and the example of putting […]

President Obama Speaks At Paris Climate Summit

President Obama Speaks At Paris Climate Summit

Paris, FR… PRESIDENT OBAMA: President Hollande, Mr. Secretary General, fellow leaders. We have come to Paris to show our resolve. We offer our condolences to the people of France for the barbaric attacks on this beautiful city. We stand united in solidarity not only to deliver justice to the terrorist network responsible for those attacks […]

Caltrans Crews Will Be Out & About Working On Roadways This Week

Caltrans Crews Will Be Out & About Working On Roadways This Week

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 Hwys 12, 26, 49, 108 & 120.   4 SJ 16 16 11/30/15 12/04/15 20:01 4:01 WB Begin: State Route 4 End: Interstate 5/Crosstown Freeway Restriction: Full […]

Sonora Police Department Arrest Man Fleeing With $2,800 In Walmart Goods

Sonora Police Department Arrest Man Fleeing With $2,800 In Walmart Goods

Sonora, CA… 26 November 2015, at approx. 9:04 PM, Officers responded to Wal-Mart regarding employees detaining a burglary suspect. When officers arrived, employees related Dearld Munsee Jr., 35, a transient, had loaded over $2,800 worth of merchandise in a shopping cart, most of which were electronic items. Munsee then pushed the cart through an emergency […]

Out Of The Weather Rally Butte Fire Survivors Dec 3rd and 4th ~ Letter To Editor By Charles Dudley Jr.

Out Of The Weather Rally Butte Fire Survivors Dec 3rd and 4th ~ Letter To Editor By Charles Dudley Jr.

Mountain Ranch Ca. Out of ashes and the cold comes forth a group of Private Citizens working under the banner of “Mountain Ranch Community Relief Efforts” bringing together concerned Butte Fire Volunteers and the Victims themselves to open a tiny Over Night Weather Shelter in the Mountain Ranch Town Hall for the sole purpose of giving any Butte Fire […]

Comfy Tunics and Wraps at The Clothes Mine!

Comfy Tunics and Wraps at The Clothes Mine!

Bear Valley, CA…Just in time for the cooler temps, we’ve received several new styles of tunics and wraps that work well with our great selection of body slimming leggings. Pair them with your favorite boots, and you’ll be ready for the holidays! Stop by soon for the best selection. We’re open every day from 10am-6pm. […]

Bear Valley’s 2015-2016 Season Kicks Off This Weekend With Winterfest

Bear Valley’s 2015-2016 Season Kicks Off This Weekend With Winterfest

Bear Valley, CA….Bear Valley Cross Country started their 2015/16 season off with 17 trails that opened today. Tomorrow Bear Valley Mountain will have wheels turning for the public starting at 9am. So head on up and get the season started off. Tonight is Movie Night at 7pm in the Cathedral Lounge – Backcountry Film Festival […]

Shop Till You Drop At Copperopolis Town Square

Shop Till You Drop At Copperopolis Town Square

Copperopolis, CA…Join us for a Fabulous Day! Old Fashioned Holiday at The Square on Saturday, November 28th, 11-7pm!! Do your Holiday Shopping at our Shops as they will be having wonderful SALES! 40 Baked Goods, Home Decor, Kiddy Items and Craft Vendors! Yummy Food! Old Fashioned Carriage Rides with Santa! Get your Fresh Oregon Cut […]

Murphys to Markleeville – “The Schedule” – November 27 to December 5

Murphys to Markleeville – “The Schedule” – November 27 to December 5

Arnold, CA…“The Schedule” is published every Thursday by the Bear’s Lair and includes everything happening from Murphys to Markleeville.  For more detailed info visit The Schedule.  Please come by and pick one up or contact Bear’s Lair at info@epvc.org to have your event included in “The Schedule.”       The Schedule Murphys to Markleeville November 27 – December […]

Groveland Man Arrested For Elder Abuse

Groveland Man Arrested For Elder Abuse

On 11/24/15, a Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Deputy investigated a report of a suspected elder abuse case, which occurred earlier in the evening on 11/23/15. The deputy met with the 69 year old victim, who said she was pushed to the ground by her son. As a result of being pushed to the ground, she sustained […]

Chain Controls In Effect On Hwys 4, 88 & 108

Chain Controls In Effect On Hwys 4, 88 & 108

Arnold, CA….The latest visit by El Nino brought us some much needed precipitation in various forms. The white kind means that chain controls are in effect from 1 mile east of Arnold on Hwy 4, East of Long Barn on 108 & from Dew Drop Inn on Hwy 88. SR 4 [IN THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA […]

Columbia Man Arrested In Death Of His Wife

Columbia Man Arrested In Death Of His Wife

Columbia, CA…Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Office Detective’s arrested Robert Presson today on charges of 187 (A) PC; homicide. It is believed Presson murdered his 58 year old wife Jeane Presson earlier in July of this year. Presson originally notified Law Enforcement that Jeane was missing on July 25th. Her husband reported that she had walked away […]

Emergency Temporary Shelter Opens And Closes In Mountain Ranch For Butte Fire Victims – Updated

Emergency Temporary Shelter Opens And Closes In Mountain Ranch For Butte Fire Victims – Updated

Mountain Ranch Ca Shelter Update 4:30am 11/25/2015 After 5 hours only of being opened the Red Cross has decided to close this shelter. The initial planning was faulty from the beginning. Once this storm front was known to come in the Red Cross should have had plans in place working with the Calaveras County OES […]