Water, Power & Goat Crossings from UWPA

Water, Power & Goat Crossings from UWPA

Murphys, CA…Goat crossing! One of the most unique features of the UWPA system is Ross Reservoir. The dam you see captured was built with stones by miners in the late 1890’s to create a 100-acre-foot reservoir. Visible from French Gulch Road, it is now used to regulate the water for UWPA’s Angels Powerhouse and deliveries […]

EBMUD Discovers Trove of Fossils in Mokelumne River Watershed

EBMUD Discovers Trove of Fossils in Mokelumne River Watershed

Valley Springs, CA…The East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) and California State University (CSU), Chico, announce the discovery of a trove of five- to ten-million-year-old fossils in the Mokelumne River watershed. The discovery was made in July 2020 by EBMUD Ranger Naturalist Greg Francek on patrol in 28,000 acres of protected land in the Sierra […]

Traffic Update….Big Rig Tanker Truck Stuck in Hairpin on Hwy 49 near Jackass Hill

Traffic Update….Big Rig Tanker Truck Stuck in Hairpin on Hwy 49 near Jackass Hill

Tuttletown, CA…Traffic Update….Big Rig Tanker Truck Stuck in Hairpin on Hwy 49 near Jackass Hill Incident: 00085 Type: Traffic Hazard Location: SR49 / Jackass Hill Rd Loc Desc: SB IN THE HAIRPIN TURN Lat/Lon: 37.990116 -120.473647 Detail Information 9:16 AM 7 [19] A61-003 CONTACTED CO AND THEY WILL BE SENDING EMPTY TANKER 9:08 AM 6 […]

Ford Launches All-Electric Ford F-150 Lightning! Reserve Yours from Sonora Ford Today!

Ford Launches All-Electric Ford F-150 Lightning!  Reserve Yours from Sonora Ford Today!

Dearborn, MI…The truck of the future is here. The F-150 Lightning is the smartest, most innovative truck Ford has ever built. From near instant torque to intelligent towing, seamless connectivity to software updates, plus power for your home, a power frunk and a digital screen that’s larger than any currently offered on a full-size truck […]

Traffic Update….Collision Near Sr12 / Double Springs Rd

Traffic Update….Collision Near Sr12 / Double Springs Rd

Valley Springs, CA…Traffic Update….Collision Near Sr12 / Double Springs Rd. Not blocking lanes but please use caution in the area…. Incident: 00055 Type: Trfc Collision-Unkn Inj Location: Sr12 / Double Springs Rd Loc Desc: Lat/Lon: 38.205914 -120.790154 Detail Information 7:26 AM 3 [3] NOT BLKING 7:26 AM 2 [2] TOYT PRUIS VS WHI TOYT CAMRY […]

Cherie Mural Gordier 1948 – 2021

Cherie Mural Gordier 1948 – 2021

Pioneer, CA…Cherie Mural Gordier was born on March 9, 1948 in San Francisco, California and passed away on April 12, 2021 in Carmichael, California. Cherie’s childhood consisted of playing piano, singing in the choir, watching her brother work on cars and spending time with him, her parents, and her best friend, Bonnie. Cherie worked for […]

Sender’s Market Ace Hardware’s Big Memorial Day Sale!

Sender’s Market Ace Hardware’s Big Memorial Day Sale!

Mountain Ranch & Valley Springs, CA…In 1950, we started out as a family operation with Erich’s father and mother, August and Freida Sender, in a century-old adobe building. The upstairs was home to the Sender family, and the first floor included groceries, a meat market, a bar, and a small eating place called Opa’s Smokehouse. […]

Traffic Update….”Vehicle Flew Up in the Air and Came to Rest Into a Tree” near Phoenix Lake Rd / Longeway Rd

Traffic Update….”Vehicle Flew Up in the Air and Came to Rest Into a Tree” near Phoenix Lake Rd / Longeway Rd

Sonora, CA…Traffic Update….”Vehicle Flew up in the Air and Came to Rest Into a Tree” near Phoenix Lake Rd / Longeway Rd Incident: 00372 Type: Hit and Run No Injuries Location: Phoenix Lake Rd / Longeway Rd Loc Desc: Lat/Lon: 38.033095 -120.271947 Detail Information 7:49 PM 5 [6] VEH WAS TO THE RIGHT OF A […]

Welcome Aboard Community Service Officer Joelyne Lemas to Sonora Police Dept!

Welcome Aboard Community Service Officer Joelyne Lemas to Sonora Police Dept!

Sonora, CA… The Sonora Police Department would like to introduce you to our new Community Service Officer Joelyne Lemas. CSO Lemas was born in Fremont, California, and was raised in Modesto. She moved to Tuolumne County with her Fiance in 2013 and married him in 2014. The couple welcomed their son in 2017, who is […]

2020 Statewide Wildfires Debris Removal Update

2020 Statewide Wildfires Debris Removal Update

Sacramento, CA… Over 80 percent of properties have completed the debris clean up stage. The remains of 2020 wildfire survivors’ homes and property — burned metal, concrete, ash and contaminated soil — have now been cleared from more than 80 percent of the properties enrolled in California’s statewide Consolidated Debris Removal Program. Most properties still […]

Attorney General Bonta Issues Consumer Alert Warning Californians About Counterfeit COVID-19 Vaccination Record Cards

Attorney General Bonta Issues Consumer Alert Warning Californians About Counterfeit COVID-19 Vaccination Record Cards

Sacramento, CA… California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued a consumer alert today warning Californians not to print fake COVID-19 vaccination record cards at home and not to purchase them from individuals selling counterfeits. “We are aware of reports that counterfeit COVID-19 vaccination record cards have been advertised on social media websites, e-commerce platforms, and blogs, […]

New and Updated Web Resources to Help Customers Financially Impacted by COVID-19

New and Updated Web Resources to Help Customers Financially Impacted by COVID-19

San Francisco, CA… Customers May Qualify for Several Different Financial Assistance Programs at Once. Apply or Enroll Now, Don’t Wait for Summer. Customers who have been financially impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic can now find new and updated information and web resources on various programs available to those who are behind on their bills and/or […]

Traffic Advisory Mountain Pass Closures State Route 4/ Ebbetts Pass and Route 108/ Sonora Pass

Traffic Advisory Mountain Pass Closures State Route 4/ Ebbetts Pass and Route 108/ Sonora Pass

Stockton, CA… The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is scheduled to close State Route 108/Sonora Pass and Route 4/Ebbetts Pass at noon Thursday due to an approaching storm. There is no estimated time when the passes will be reopened. For road conditions, follow District 10 on social media and visit quickmap.dot.ca.gov. For the safety 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 […]

Speaker Pelosi on McCarthy Opposition to January 6th Commission

Speaker Pelosi on McCarthy Opposition to January 6th Commission

Washington, D.C….Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued this statement on Minority Leader McCarthy’s new opposition to the agreement on the bipartisan January 6th Commission reached by his own Ranking Member of the Homeland Security Committee: “On Wednesday, the House will vote on the National Commission to Investigate the January 6 Attack on the United States Capitol Complex […]

Major Injuries to Wilseyville & West Point Men in Motorcycle vs VW Collision in Amador County

Major Injuries to Wilseyville & West Point Men in Motorcycle vs VW Collision in Amador County

Ione, CA…Porter was driving her vehicle south on SR-124 approaching the intersection of Buena Vista Rd. Duvall and Schweer were driving their motorcycles south on SR-124, to the rear of Porter. Porter slowed her vehicle and began to make a left turn onto Buena Vista Rd. Simultaneously, :Duvall was beginning to pass Porter on the […]

President Biden on a Future Made in America

President Biden on a Future Made in America

Dearborn, MI….My name is Joe Biden and I’m a car guy. (Applause.) I got — please sit down. I got through high school and college and law school because my dad ran an agency. And I’m delighted to be here. I want to say something else up front: I’m standing here because, about 180 years […]

Bureau of Land Management Announces Seasonal Fire Restrictions

Bureau of Land Management Announces Seasonal Fire Restrictions

Eldorado Hill, CA…The Bureau of Land Management announces seasonal fire restrictions, including temporary limitations on target shooting, effective May 21. The restrictions are for public lands managed by the Central Coast, Mother Lode and Ukiah field offices due to dry conditions and wildland fire danger. These seasonal restrictions are in addition to the year-round statewide […]

Traffic Update….Overturned Vehicle on Treosti Place

Traffic Update….Overturned Vehicle on Treosti Place

Valley Springs, CA…Traffic Update….Overturned Vehicle on Treosti Place. Incident: 00346 Type: Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt Location: 5501 Treosti Pl Loc Desc: Lat/Lon: 38.130711 -120.850334 Detail Information 7:44 PM 8 [13] 1039 SAM BERRI 209-728-3931 7:43 PM 7 [12] 1039 CALSO 7:43 PM 6 [10] B49-020 PTY JUST FBAILED / VEH IS 1124 7:42 PM 5 [9] […]

Amador County Moves to Yellow Tier

Amador County Moves to Yellow Tier

Amador County, CA…Amador County Public Health reports 10 more cases of COVID-19 since last Tuesday’s update, bringing the total laboratory confirmed case count to 1,786. The new cases include 7males and 3 females, 2 children under age 18, 3 aged 18-49, 2 aged 50-64, 3 over 65 years of age; 3 residents of Jackson, 5 […]

The Racist Left ~ Op-Ed By Congressman Tom McClintock

The Racist Left  ~ Op-Ed By Congressman Tom McClintock

Washington, DC…Racism is the practice of according rights and privileges to an individual not based on equality under the law, but rather according to what race that person was born. It is antithetical to every principle our country was founded on, from the promise of our Declaration of Independence that “all men are created equal” […]