Angels Camp, CA…Traffic & Fire Update…Vegetation Fire Near Utica Park behind O’Reilly Auto Parts in Angels Camp. Latest reports is that is has spread to one structure off Mark Twain. Some structures threatened along Utica Lane some localized evacuations are under way. Update as of 5:18pm…Incident Commander has requested that CHP shutdown Hwy 49 in […]
Vallecito, CA…On July 31, 2020 at about 10:30 AM the Calaveras County Dispatch Center received a 911 call from a witness stating a male pushed his 77 year old elderly grandfather to the ground during an argument. Deputies were dispatched to a residence in the 3000 block of Juniper Rd., Vallecito, to investigate. While responding, […]
Jamestown, CA…On July 31, 2020 at approximately 10:41 AM, a 21-year-old male from Fresno was driving a 2019 Chevrolet Tahoe SUV eastbound on State Route 120, east of Tulloch Road in the number 2 lane at high rate of speed. At that that same location, 41-year-old Robert Ellis of Redding was driving a 2019 Freightliner […]
Cold Springs, CA…Traffic Update….Rollover Vehicle Collision near Sr108 / Bald Mountain Heliport Rd. Please use caution in the area… Incident: 00165 Type: Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt Location: Sr108 / Bald Mountain Heliport Rd Loc Desc: EB JWO Lat/Lon: 38.136296 -120.093768 Detail Information 11:33 AM 12 [22] A61-003 RDWY OPEN 11:22 AM 11 [20] [Rotation Request Comment] […]
Jamestown, CA…Traffic Update….Vehicle vs Big Rig with Fire, Probable Fatality near Sr108 / Tulloch Dam Rd. The details below tell the grisly tale. Both lanes blocked our thoughts and prayers to all involved. Be careful out there as life can end in an instant… Incident: 00147 Type: Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt Location: Sr108 / Tulloch Dam […]
Camp Pendleton, CA…Brief Statement from the Marines on the incident…”1 Marine has died, 8 service members remain missing and 2 were injured after an AAV mishap July 30 off the coast of Southern California. All are assigned to the 15th MEU. Search and rescue efforts are still underway with support from the Navy and Coast […]
San Andreas, CA…Dr. Kaite Khandelwal Gilman, Board Certified General Surgeon, has joined the team at Mark Twain Medical Center and is now accepting patients at the San Andreas Multispecialty Clinic and the James Dalton Medical Office in Angels Camp. Dr. Gilman received her Medical Doctorate from the University Of Colorado School Of Medicine, and completed […]
Tuolumne, CA…On July 30, 2020 at approximately 4:05 pm, 20-year-old Merced resident, Kayla Marie Dickerson-Childres, was driving a 2012 Toyota Yaris traveling southbound on North Fork Road through a left-hand curve in the roadway, approximately 5.5 miles south of State Route 108. 59-year-old Sonora resident, Brian Edward Finigan was driving a 2007 Dodge Ram traveling […]
San Andreas, CA…Traffic Update….Vehicle vs Embankment Near Sr12 / Toyon Cir. Caltrans on the way with a sweeper for gravel spread into the roadway. Incident: 00307 Type: Trfc Collision-No Inj Location: Sr12 / Toyon Cir Loc Desc: JWO Lat/Lon: 38.211851 -120.764399 Detail Information 6:53 PM 5 [16] CT WILL CB W/AN ETA 6:52 PM 4 […]
Copperopolis, CA…Traffic Update….Vehicle Off Roadway Collision Near Hwy 4 & Hunt Road. Please use caution in the area… An ambulance is responding for possible pediatric injury. Incident: 00260 Type: Trfc Collision-No Inj Location: Sr4 / Hunt Rd Loc Desc: Lat/Lon: 38.035105 -120.649811 Detail Information 5:21 PM 2 [4] B49-020 INQ W/SO STARTED 1185 / 50′ […]
Cold Springs, CA…Traffic Update….Minor Injury Pickup into the Bushes Near Snowwhite Ridge Dr. & Hwy 108. Please use caution in the area… Incident: 00313 Type: Trfc Collision-Minor Inj Location: Snowwhite Ridge Dr / Sr108 Loc Desc: Lat/Lon: 38.148527 -120.073082 Detail Information 4:58 PM 4 [7] [Notification] [CHP]-CAL FIRE IS 97 // ADV INV PRTY DECLINED […]
Murphys, CA…Normally at this time of year, we would be plastering posters all over town and selling tickets to locals and visitors alike, spreading excitement for the return of the annual Shrimp Feed event. We look forward to having that kind of fun in the park again in 2021! Because all our community service programs […]
San Andreas, CA…Starting Monday, August 3rd, the Red Line will resume its regular schedule between Valley Springs, San Andreas, and Angels Camp Monday through Friday. Extended service to Columbia College is also available by request. And it is still fare-free! All other service continues to be provided by request, with a one-day advance reservation recommended. […]
Vallecito, CA…Stevenot Winery is now open for wine tastings with safety precautions in place. Reservations recommended with limited availability of walk-in tastings as well. Social distance, wear your face coverings, enjoy a beautiful winery setting and great wines today. On January 16, 2019 the Oliveto Family purchased the former location of Irish Vineyards in Vallecito, […]
Arnold, CA…We are a full service fly shop with all of the great products you can find at TheTroutSpot.com as well as guided fishing trips, casting and fly tying instruction. We will also be providing short walking excursions to some of our local waters later in the year for those of you who have not […]
Atlanta, CA…Herman Cain (December 13, 1945 – July 30, 2020). The following is was released on his Official Website by Dan Calabrese. “We’re heartbroken, and the world is poorer: Herman Cain has gone to be with the Lord. You’re never ready for the kind of news we are grappling with this morning. But we have […]
Sonora, CA…The Stanislaus National Forest will host a virtual open house to discuss the Social and Ecological Resiliency Across the Landscape, or SERAL project, which is currently in the initial public scoping period through Aug. 15, 2020. Forest Supervisor Jason Kuiken and members of the SERAL team will present a 20-minute overview of the SERAL […]
Douglas Flat, CA…Matthew Raymond Romero passed away peacefully on July 27,2020 in his childhood home in Douglas Flat. Matt is preceded in death by his parents, Raul and Miriam Romero. He was born on May 20, 1969, a lifelong resident of Calaveras County, and a graduate of Bret Harte High School. At the time of […]
Groveland, CA…On July 29, 2020, at approximately 2:50pm, a 75-year-old male resident of Groveland was driving his 2009 Toyota Pickup westbound on Ferretti Road, west of Otter Court at approximately 35-40 miles per hour. For unknown reasons, the vehicle traveled off the north shoulder and collided into a tree. The driver was extricated from the […]
Washington, DC…Gross Domestic Product, 2nd Quarter 2020 (Advance Estimate) and Annual Update. Real gross domestic product (GDP) decreased at an annual rate of 32.9 percent in the second quarter of 2020 (table 1), according to the “advance” estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. In the first quarter, real GDP decreased 5.0 percent. The […]
New York, NY…Justice Ginsburg underwent a minimally invasive non-surgical procedure today at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City to revise a bile duct stent that was originally placed at Sloan Kettering in August 2019. According to her doctors, stent revisions are common occurrences and the procedure, performed using endoscopy and medical imaging […]
Mountain Ranch, 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. On Christmas morning […]
Cold Springs, CA…Traffic Update….Audi Down Embankment vs Jeep near Hwy 108 & Crabtree. Please use caution in the area… Incident: 00285 Type: Trfc Collision-No Inj Location: Sr108 / Crabtree Rd Loc Desc: Lat/Lon: 38.170094 -120.037656 Detail Information 4:10 PM 3 [5] 1039 S2 THAT IT IS PENDING 4:02 PM 2 [2] NEG 1125 4:01 PM […]
San Andreas, CA…Unsolicited seed packets from China and other parts of Asia have begun to arrive in Calaveras County. The Environmental Management Agency started receiving phone calls this afternoon. The California Department of Food and Agriculture recently became aware of the reports that seed packets are being shipped to home owners throughout the United States […]
Heslington, York, UK…Scientists have discovered a unique enzyme responsible for the pungent characteristic smell we call body odour or BO. Researchers from the University of York have previously shown that only a few bacteria in your armpit are the real culprits behind BO. Now the same team, in collaboration with Unilever scientists, has gone a […]
Pine Grove, CA…(Update as of 3:45pm…Good news as this one will be only a minor injury collision.) Traffic Update….Possible Injury Vehicle vs Motorcycle Collision Near Irishtown Rd / Clinton Rd Incident: 00240 Type: Trfc Collision-Minor Inj Location: Irishtown Rd / Clinton Rd Loc Desc: Lat/Lon: 38.388743 -120.674146 Detail Information 3:40 PM 3 [9] [Notification] [CHP]-Problem […]