Traffic Update…Major Injury Collision Near Hwy 49 & Hwy 12

Traffic Update…Major Injury Collision Near Hwy 49 & Hwy 12

San Andreas, CA…Traffic Update…Major Injury Collision Near Hwy 49 & Hwy 12. Please use caution in the area…. Incident: 00235 Type: Trfc Collision-Major Inj Location: Sr49 / Sr12 Loc Desc: JNO Lat/Lon: 38.204798 -120.697423 Detail Information 4:14 PM 7 [39] [Notification] [CHP]-Problem changed from 1179-Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt to 1180-Trfc Collision-Major Inj by CHP [Shared] 3:30 […]

Traffic Update….Three Vehicle Collision Near Sr88 / Bonnefoy Dr

Traffic Update….Three Vehicle Collision Near Sr88 / Bonnefoy Dr

Jackson, CA…Traffic Update….Three Vehicle Collision Near Sr88 / Bonnefoy Dr. Please use caution in the area… Incident: 00234 Type: Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt Location: Sr88 / Bonnefoy Dr Loc Desc: Lat/Lon: 38.360573 -120.751144 Detail Information 3:24 PM 6 [11] B94-004 2 VEH 1181 3:21 PM 5 [10] JACKS ENRT W/ 2 1185 3:21 PM 4 [9] […]

Injury DUI Collision Leads to Arrest of Merced Woman

Injury DUI Collision Leads to Arrest of Merced Woman

Arnold, CA…On Saturday, April- 17, 2021, at approximately 1005 hours, Party #1 (Buchanan) was driving a 2006 Honda Civic westbound on SR-4, west of the entrance of Calaveras Big Trees State Park, at an unknown speed. Party #2 (Sullivan) was driving a 2004 Ford F-250 eastbound on SR-4, west of the entrance to Calaveras Big […]

Traffic Update….Female Throwing Items at Vehicles near Hwy 49 & Parrotts Ferry Road

Traffic Update….Female Throwing Items at Vehicles near Hwy 49 & Parrotts Ferry Road

Columbia, CA…Traffic Update….Female Throwing Items at Vehicles near Hwy 49 & Parrotts Ferry Road Incident: 00189 Type: Traffic Hazard Location: Parrotts Ferry Rd / Sr49 Loc Desc: Lat/Lon: 38.013934 -120.396190 Detail Information 1:36 PM 2 [6] A61-001 C4 BUT CLOSE TO HWY 1:07 PM 1 [2] XRAY THROWING ITEMS AT VEHS Unit Information 1:27 PM […]

Republicans Applaud Adoption of Bipartisan Tax Policy in Budget Bill

Republicans Applaud Adoption of Bipartisan Tax Policy in Budget Bill

Sacramento, CA…Struggling small businesses are getting a helping hand from the state and the efforts are much-needed. Taking a page out of the Republican playbook, the legislature has adopted tax conformity language for small businesses from Senate Bill 265 by Senator Andreas Borgeas (R-Fresno). Today, the California State Legislature passed Assembly Bill 80 to help struggling employers who received the […]

Traffic Update….Vehicle on Railroad Tracks Near Campo Seco Rd / Ellinwood Acres Rd

Traffic Update….Vehicle on Railroad Tracks Near Campo Seco Rd / Ellinwood Acres Rd

Jamestown, CA…Traffic Update….Vehicle on Railroad Tracks Near Campo Seco Rd / Ellinwood Acres Rd Incident: 00130 Type: Traffic Hazard Location: Campo Seco Rd / Ellinwood Acres Rd Loc Desc: Lat/Lon: 37.962643 -120.386090 Detail Information 9:58 AM 4 [3] 1039 SIERRA RR, THEY HAVE A TRAIN RUNNING – WILL SEND A MANAGER OUT 9:58 AM 3 […]

Covid Vaccination Clinic Going on Now at Frogtown. Walk-ins Accepted

Covid Vaccination Clinic Going on Now at Frogtown.  Walk-ins Accepted

Angels Camp, CA…Vaccination Clinic going on now at the Calaveras County Fairgrounds (Frogtown), Angels Camp from 9am-4pm on Tuesday, April 20 and Thursday April 22. Both are Moderna clinics (18 and older only). In order to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, you must meet the following criteria: – Must live or work in Calaveras County – […]

Medical Examiner Finds USCP Officer Brian Sicknick Died of Natural Causes

Medical Examiner Finds USCP Officer Brian Sicknick Died of Natural Causes

Washington, DC…The USCP accepts the findings from the District of Columbia’s Office of the Chief Medical Examiner that Officer Brian Sicknick died of natural causes. This does not change the fact Officer Sicknick died in the line of duty, courageously defending Congress and the Capitol. The Department continues to mourn the loss of our beloved […]

Calaveras County Board of Supervisors are Back in Action Today

Calaveras County Board of Supervisors are Back in Action Today

San Andreas, CA…The Calaveras County Board of Supervisors have a full plate of items on the agenda which is below… Board of Supervisors Special Meeting 4/20/2021 8:00 AM Board of Supervisors Chambers 891 Mountain Ranch Road   San Andreas, CA 95249 Downloads:  Agenda  Agenda Packet Call to Order Roll Call Closed Session Agenda 1. Pursuant to Govt. Code […]

New Hogan Vegetation Management Project (VMP)

New Hogan Vegetation Management Project (VMP)

San Andreas, CA…California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CALFIRE) Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit will be completing a hazardous fuels reduction burn in the vicinity of Highway 26 and Hogan Dam Road, in the community of Rancho Calaveras in Calaveras County on Wednesday, April 21, 2021. The treatment area involves approximately ten (10) acres of crushed Chamise, […]

Traffic Update….Overturned Vehicle Near Sr120 / Wards Ferry Rd

Traffic Update….Overturned Vehicle Near Sr120 / Wards Ferry Rd

Groveland, CA…Traffic Update….Overturned Vehicle Near Sr120 / Wards Ferry Rd Incident: 00044 Type: Trfc Collision-No Inj Location: Sr120 / Wards Ferry Rd Loc Desc: Lat/Lon: 37.826952 -120.252231 Detail Information 5:26 AM 10 [26] LN 25 1015 PRTY CK FOR CA 27 5:14 AM 9 [20] 1039 61-S2 4:05 AM 8 [14] 1039 TUOL SO CONFIRMED […]

Calaveras Consolidated Fire & Others Worked Vehicle Fire that Spread to Vegetation this Afternoon.

Calaveras Consolidated Fire & Others Worked Vehicle Fire that Spread to Vegetation this Afternoon.

Valley Springs, CA…Calaveras Consolidated Fire & Others Worked Vehicle Fire that Spread to Vegetation this Afternoon. We posted original information from CHP on the incident. Incident: 00231 Type: Car Fire Location: Sr26 / Sr12 Loc Desc: TOYON Lat/Lon: 38.211851 -120.764399 Detail Information 2:24 PM 8 [26] SAG / FIRE POSS ENRT TO FIRE NOW [Shared] […]

Former Vice President Walter Frederick “Fritz” Mondale 1928 – 2021

Former Vice President Walter Frederick “Fritz” Mondale 1928 – 2021

Minneapolis, MN….Walter Frederick “Fritz” Mondale (January 5, 1928 – April 19, 2021.  The following is a statement from his family.  “It is with profound sadness that we share news that our beloved dad passed away today in Minneapolis, Minnesota.  As proud as we were of him leading the presidential ticket for Democrats in 1984, we […]

Lost Motorcyclists Located Safe & Sound in Latest Search and Rescue Incident

Lost Motorcyclists Located Safe & Sound in Latest Search and Rescue Incident

Arnold, CA…At 4:42 AM on Monday, April 12, 2021, the Calaveras Sheriff’s Office Dispatch Center received a report that four off-road motorcyclists were missing. The four subjects were adult men who had left on Sunday (4/11/21) for an off-road trip. The reporting party stated the four men had been expected to return Sunday evening and […]

Traffic Update….Vehicle Fire Near Sr26 / Sr12

Traffic Update….Vehicle Fire Near Sr26 / Sr12

Valley Springs, CA…Traffic Update….Vehicle Fire Near Sr26 / Sr12 Incident: 00231 Type: Car Fire Location: Sr26 / Sr12 Loc Desc: TOYON Lat/Lon: 38.211851 -120.764399 Detail Information 2:24 PM 8 [26] SAG / FIRE POSS ENRT TO FIRE NOW [Shared] 2:21 PM 7 [9] [CHP] has closed their incident [210419ST00234] 2:21 PM 6 [19] [Appended, 14:21:52] […]

NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Succeeds in Historic First Flight

NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Succeeds in Historic First Flight

Pasadena, CA…Monday, NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter became the first aircraft in history to make a powered, controlled flight on another planet. The Ingenuity team at the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California confirmed the flight succeeded after receiving data from the helicopter via NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover at 6:46 a.m. EDT (3:46 a.m. PDT). […]

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 […]

Murphys Named One of Forbes’ Best U.S. Destinations for 2021 ~ CVB Feature

Murphys Named One of Forbes’ Best U.S. Destinations for 2021 ~ CVB Feature

Murphys, CA…So, what destination is on your travel bucket list for 2021? Does it include Murphys, Queen of the Sierra? It definitely should because according to Forbes’ Bucket List Travel: The 15 Best U.S. Destinations for 2021  Murphys is one of the must-see places to visit this year! Murphys stands alone as the only small town included […]

Presidential Proclamation on National Park Week, 2021

Presidential Proclamation on National Park Week, 2021

Washington, DC…The renowned environmentalist and author, Rachel Carson, wrote in her seminal book Silent Spring that, “Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts. There is something healing in the repeated refrains of nature — the assurance that dawn comes after night, and […]

Robert C Hiatt 1941 – 2021

Robert C Hiatt 1941 – 2021

Murphys, CA…Robert C Hiatt 10/10/1941 – 4/18/2021. Robert C. Hiatt, 79, of Murphys, passed away on Sunday, April 18, 2021 at his home. Arrangements entrusted to Sierra Cremation & Burial Service – Calaveras. www.sierracremationservice.com