Caltrans to Install Center Left – Turn Lane in Murphys

Caltrans to Install Center Left – Turn Lane in Murphys

Murphys, CA… On State Route 4 between Pennsylvania Gulch Road and Main Street. The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is preparing to build a two-way, center, left-turn lane to improve existing traffic conditions on State Route 4 between Pennsylvania Gulch Road and Main Street/Lawrence Street in the scenic town of Murphys in the Sierra Nevada […]

Living Arrangements of Young Parents: Solo, With Spouse, Partner or Parent

Living Arrangements of Young Parents: Solo, With Spouse, Partner or Parent

Washington, DC… America Counts: Stories Behind the Numbers. The average age of U.S. women who gave birth for the first time was 26.9 in 2018, but many became parents much earlier: There were 1.8 million biological parents ages 15-22 and roughly half were living with a spouse or unmarried partner, according to the Census Bureau’s […]

2021 Sundance Film Festival – World Premiere in Sacramento July 2nd, 2021

2021 Sundance Film Festival – World Premiere in Sacramento July 2nd, 2021

Sacramento, CA… Opens July 2nd, 2021 in Theaters and on Demand at Tower Theater, Sacramento. About The Film: In First Date, shy high schooler Mike finally summons the courage to ask out his badass neighbor Kelsey, only to realize he’s missing a key element for a successful date – the car. Panicked and low on […]

Attorney General Bonta Calls on SEC to Require U.S. Companies to Disclose Financial Risk from Climate Change

Attorney General Bonta Calls on SEC to Require U.S. Companies to Disclose Financial Risk from Climate Change

Oakland, CA… California Attorney General Rob Bonta last Monday, the 14th led a coalition of 12 attorneys general in urging the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to require U.S. companies to provide detailed and accurate information about the financial risk they face from climate change. The need to mandate such disclosures is urgent and falls […]

ISO issues Flex Alert for Energy Conservation Tomorrow as Extreme Heat Forecast & Consumer Help will be Key to Preventing Outages

ISO issues Flex Alert for Energy Conservation Tomorrow as Extreme Heat Forecast & Consumer Help will be Key to Preventing Outages

Folsom, CA…The California Independent System Operator (ISO), with extreme heat forecast for much of California and the Southwest, has issued a statewide Flex Alert to encourage electricity conservation tomorrow from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. to reduce stress on the grid and avoid power outages. When past Flex Alerts have been called, consumers have answered […]

Georgia Man Perishes in Drowning Accident at New Melones Reservoir

Georgia Man Perishes in Drowning Accident at New Melones Reservoir

Angels Camp, CA…On 6-15-2021 at about 4:00 PM the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a drowning victim near the dam at the New Melones Reservoir. Deputies from the Calaveras County Marine Safety Division, Calaveras County Sheriff Dive Team, Tuolumne County Marine Safety Division, Rangers from the Bureau of Reclamation, Calaveras Search and […]

Mark Twain Medical Center Named Business of the Year at Annual Chamber Dinner

Mark Twain Medical Center Named Business of the Year at Annual Chamber Dinner

San Andreas, CA…The Calaveras County Chamber of Commerce held their Annual Awards Dinner this last weekend. Several local Businesses took home honors and Mark Twain Medical Center took home the top award. From the Calaveras Chamber…”Mark Twain Medical Center receiving the Business of the Year award for 2020. We are so grateful to all the […]

Federal Reserve Board & Federal Open Market Committee Statement & Press Conference

Federal Reserve Board & Federal Open Market Committee Statement & Press Conference

Washington, DC…The Federal Reserve is committed to using its full range of tools to support the U.S. economy in this challenging time, thereby promoting its maximum employment and price stability goals. Progress on vaccinations has reduced the spread of COVID-19 in the United States. Amid this progress and strong policy support, indicators of economic activity […]

U.S.-Russia Presidential Joint Statement on Strategic Stability

U.S.-Russia Presidential Joint Statement on Strategic Stability

Geneva, Switzerland…We, President of the United States of America Joseph R. Biden and President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin, note the United States and Russia have demonstrated that, even in periods of tension, they are able to make progress on our shared goals of ensuring predictability in the strategic sphere, reducing the risk of […]

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 […]

Join the CWA’s 28th Annual “Calaveras Grape Stomp” at Murphys Community Park! (2019 Photos & Video Below)

Join the CWA’s 28th Annual “Calaveras Grape Stomp” at Murphys Community Park!  (2019 Photos & Video Below)

Murphys, CA…120 Stomp Teams will take the stage in Murphys, CA for our annual fundraising event. Returning teams get 1st access to register the week of July 5th and remaining spaces open the week of July 19th. For now….Save the Date for Saturday, October 2nd 9:00-6:00, get your team ready, pick out your costumes and […]

Traffic Update….Big Rig Collision Near J59 / Sr108

Traffic Update….Big Rig Collision Near J59 / Sr108

Jamestown, CA…Traffic Update….Big Rig Collision Near J59 / Sr108. Please use caution in the area… Incident: 00044 Type: Trfc Collision-No Inj Location: J59 / Sr108 Loc Desc: 1M JSO Lat/Lon: 37.843344 -120.508025 Detail Information 7:20 AM 12 [27] A61-001 1185 97 6:16 AM 11 [24] 1039 TUOL SO 5:55 AM 10 [22] [Rotation Request Comment] […]

Music in the Park from the Calaveras County Arts Council Starts Tonight!!

Music in the Park from the Calaveras County Arts Council Starts Tonight!!

San Andreas, CA… Music in the Parks Returns to Calaveras County: After last year’s summer of silence in the parks, we’re all itching for some good times. And thankfully, music returns to Calaveras County on Wednesday evenings from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. with the Calaveras Arts Council’s long-standing admission-free Music in the Parks concert series. […]

Half-Ass Adventures Wants to Show Some Ass at Your Next Calaveras County Wedding or Special Event

Half-Ass Adventures Wants to Show Some Ass at Your Next Calaveras County Wedding or Special Event

Murphys, CA… Half-Ass Adventures, the mini donkey adventure company launched by husband and wife team, John and Barbara Schick, in 2017 is proud to announce new Event and Wedding Reception Mini Burro services. The relatively new trend of adding mini donkeys as ‘mobile coolers,’ aka: Beer Burros and Champagne Donkeys, as event and wedding reception […]

Road Closure on Irishtown Road at State Route 88 During Culvert Replacement Project in Pine Grove

Road Closure on Irishtown Road at State Route 88 During Culvert Replacement Project in Pine Grove

Pine Grove, CA… Route 88 Scheduled To Remain Open During Construction. The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will temporarily close the intersection of Irishtown Road at State Route 88 to replace a drainage culvert beneath the roadway. Crews will remove a damaged 8-foot diameter rock-lined culvert and replace it with an 8-foot culvert that meets […]

Consumer Prices Surge .8 Percent in May. Final Demand Index up 6.6 Percent from May to May

Consumer Prices Surge .8 Percent in May.  Final Demand Index up 6.6 Percent from May to May

Washington, DC…The Producer Price Index for final demand increased 0.8 percent in May, seasonally adjusted, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Final demand prices rose 0.6 percent in April and 1.0 percent in March. (See table A.) On an unadjusted basis, the final demand index advanced 6.6 percent for the 12 months ended […]

EPA Announces Plans to Revise Waters of the U.S. Definition

EPA Announces Plans to Revise Waters of the U.S. Definition

Washington, DC…Earlier this week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, in conjunction with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, announced its intent to revise the definition of “Waters of the United States” (WOTUS) that was put in place by the Navigable Waters Protection Rule during the Trump Administration in 2020. The 2020 definition was itself a […]

Board of Forestry Fire Safe Regulations Moving Forward

Board of Forestry Fire Safe Regulations Moving Forward

San Andreas, CA…At the Board of Forestry meeting this week, staff announced that the June 22, 2021, regulatory hearing on its proposed Fire Safe Regulations would be held before the full board. The formal 45- day comment period on the proposal began when the rulemaking package was noticed with the Office of Administrative Law in […]

Traffic Update….Vehicle Off Roadway Collision Near Sr88 / Ellis Rd

Traffic Update….Vehicle Off Roadway Collision Near Sr88 / Ellis Rd

Grizzly Flats, CA…Traffic Update….Vehicle Off Roadway Collision Near Sr88 / Ellis Rd Incident: 00315 Type: Trfc Collision-Minor Inj Location: Sr88 / Ellis Rd Loc Desc: 2 MILES JWO Lat/Lon: 38.547802 -120.306809 Detail Information 7:27 PM 12 [20] [Notification] [CHP]-Problem changed from 1179-Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt to 1181-Trfc Collision-Minor Inj by CHP 6:53 PM 11 [18] B94-004 […]