Angels Camp, CA…The Mark Twain Wildwest Fest will close Hwy 49 through Historic Downtown Angels Camp on Saturday, October 19th, 2019. Hwy 49 will be closed from 8am to 6pm for all the fun in Historic Downtown Angels Camp. The Closure will be Hwy 49 at Sam’s Way (Utica Park) to Vallecito Road. Main Street […]
San Andreas, CA…The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) is conducting three prescribed burns in Tuolumne and Calaveras Counties the week of October 21, 2019. Prescribed burns are an effective tool to reduce hazardous fuel loading. The following prescribed burns are scheduled for next week: On Monday, October 21st , approximately 400 […]
Tuttletown, CA…Traffic Update….Vehicle vs Tree Near Sr49 / Jackass Hill Rd. Incident: 00062 Type: Hit and Run No Injuries Location: Sr49 / Jackass Hill Rd Loc Desc: Lat/Lon: 37.990116 -120.473647 Detail Information 7:26 AM 5 [7] [Rotation Request Comment] 1039 AFFORDABLE TOW 209-984-2414 7:26 AM 4 [6] 10-15FT DWN EMBANKMENT AND 30 FT OFF RDWY […]
La Grange, CA…On Thursday, October 17th, at approximately 0415 hours, 47-year-old Stockton resident, David Bryan Crook was driving a 2002 Peterbilt truck and lowboy trailer northbound on La Grange Road approaching Old Don Pedro Road. Crook allowed the right side tires to travel off the asphalt road edge and drop down a steep embankment. The […]
Arnold, CA…California State Parks in cooperation with the California Department of Forestry and Fire protection (CAL FIRE) are planning to begin a series of prescribed burns beginning on or around the week of October 21, 2019 through the end of November in Calaveras Big Trees State Park. The goal is to complete 382 acres this […]
Sonora, CA…Traffic Update…..Sedan vs Power Pole Near Sr49 / Rawhide Rd. Please use caution in the area…. Incident: 00087 Type: Trfc Collision-Unkn Inj Location: Sr49 / Rawhide Rd Loc Desc: SB Lat/Lon: 37.988671 -120.441432 Detail Information 7:03 AM 4 [11] [Notification] [CHP]-PGE ADVSG ETA 45MIN ARE THE WIRES STILL UP [Shared] 6:39 AM 3 [7] […]
Alpine County, CA….A specified portion of State Route 88 in Alpine County has been designated as the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway. Today, Alpine County officials joined with Washoe tribe members, California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) officials, numerous state and county elected officials and surviving family members of veterans from Alpine County to officially unveil two […]
Columbia, CA…Traffic Update….Ford vs Buick Near Parrotts Ferry Rd / Marble Quarry Rd. No humans injured in the vehicular fisticuffs. The Ford Excursion will most likely win this bout with its greater mass and taller stance. Incident: 00306 Type: Trfc Collision-No Inj Location: Parrotts Ferry Rd / Marble Quarry Rd Loc Desc: Lat/Lon: 38.050961 -120.414010 […]
La Grange, CA…Traffic Update….Vehicle 40ft Off Roadway Near J59 / Don Pedro Rd Incident: 00298 Type: Trfc Collision-No Inj Location: J59 / Don Pedro Rd Loc Desc: JNO Lat/Lon: 37.721155 -120.442891 Detail Information 3:12 PM 6 [9] 61-004 FIRE DOING 1184 3:12 PM 5 [8] [Notification] [CHP]-Problem changed from 1183-Trfc Collision-Unkn Inj to 1182-Trfc Collision-No […]
Sonora, CA…Tuolumne County Fire Department (TCFD) would like to extend our sincere gratitude to Mr. Bill Cosby, Navistar Corporation, and Peterson Caterpillar in San Leandro, California, for their support to TCFD and CAL FIRE Tuolumne Calaveras Unit (TCU). TCFD is happy to announce that we just recently received a new heavy-duty dealer diagnostic computer with […]
Mokelumne Hill, CA…Traffic Update….Injury ATV Rollover on Music Gully Road Incident: 00310 Type: Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt Location: 700 Music Gulley Rd Loc Desc: Lat/Lon: 38.294302 -120.623959 Detail Information 6:07 PM 3 [8] 49-30 FM BURSON RD 5:29 PM 2 [3] POSS CROSS STREET ; JESUS MARIA RD 5:22 PM 1 [1] SOLO ATV ROLL OVER […]
Angels Camp, CA…The Mark Twain Wildwest Fest will close Hwy 49 through Historic Downtown Angels Camp on Saturday, October 19th, 2019. Hwy 49 will be closed from 8am to 6pm for all the fun in Historic Downtown Angels Camp. The Closure will be Hwy 49 at Sam’s Way (Utica Park) to Vallecito Road. Main Street […]
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 many of our roadways. Below is Caltrans plans for repairs and maintenance on local roads. It shows the route, county, and location of the possible repairs. Weather […]
Valley Springs, CA…(This story is a bit late in getting up as it was buried in the PG&E PSPS lead up) On October 8, 2019 at about 6:35 AM, Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office was notified of a residential fire in the 8000 Block of Center Drive, Jenny Lind. According to fire staff, the doors and […]
Murphys, CA…The Hopper Will Connect You to Calaveras’ Wine Country Angels Camp • Murphys • Arnold. Runs hourly from 10 AM to 7 PM, every Saturday from February 16 to November 2, 2019. Visit www.CalaverasConnect.org or call 209-754-4450 for complete schedule information Scheduled stops are shown on the map. You can also flag the bus […]
Arnold, CA….We thought we would do one final post on the power outage and hopefully none of us have to go through this again for awhile or until a storm-related power outage. According to the latest press release from PG&E 98% of all the customers have been restored power. The list of communities in our […]
Pioneer, CA…Traffic update… A possible structure fire has been reported on Highway 88 near Vista Lane please use caution in the area. Incident: 00366 Type: Report of Fire Location: Sr88 / Vista Ln Loc Desc: ACROSS FM UP COUNTRY TOW Lat/Lon: 38.476057 -120.525000 Detail Information 6:24 PM 2 [2] XFR CAL FIRE 6:24 PM 1 […]
San Francisco, CA… Weather Conditions in Nearly All Counties Now Safe to Conduct Inspections, Repairs and Begin Power Restoration; Majority of Customer Resource Centers Will Remain Open on Friday; Windy Weather Should Subside in Kern County by Early Friday. Pacific Gas and Electric Company reported late Thursday that more than half of customers impacted by […]
San Andreas, CA…Calaveras County OES has just confirmed that PG&E has issued the weather “all clear” to its crews on stand-by to begin inspecting their infrastructure and prepare for re-energization. The re-energization timeline for Calaveras County is still unclear, and we expect that small areas within the county will be re-energized at a time. Calaveras […]
San Francisco, CA…On Thursday morning, October 10, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) reported that improving weather conditions in some parts of the areas affected by the Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) have allowed for safety inspections, repairs and restoration in some areas to begin. Approximately 126,000 customers were restored by 6 a.m. Thursday. There […]
Murphys, CA…We stopped by DEA Bathroom Machineries and in addition to all the classic & historic plumbing supplies they also have perfect, common sense, easy to deploy Wildfire protection tools. Tom Scheller showed us several options including the W.A.S.P. Fire protection system. The W.A.S.P. Wildfire Protection Kit installs either on your ridge ends or clips […]
Valley Springs, CA…The tragic notifications have been made and CHP has released the names in yesterday’s crash. Party-1 was driving eastbound on Lime Creek Road approaching S. Petersburg Road. Party-1 drove off of the roadway and collided into a utility pole west of S Petersburg Rd. The vehicle traveled across S. Petersburg Road and continued […]
Ione, CA…Minor Injury Collision Near Hwy 88 & Bamert Road. Incident: 00362 Type: Trfc Collision-Minor Inj Location: SR88 / BAMERT RD Loc Desc: WB JWO Lat/Lon: 38.298979 -120.989490 Detail Information 10:05 PM 9 [24] [Notification] [CHP]-Problem changed from 1179-Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt to 1181-Trfc Collision-Minor Inj [Shared] 10:01 PM 8 [21] 1039 FINCHS 209-274-2266 10:01 PM […]
Arnold, CA…When we stopped for gas in Angels Camp a guy got out of his vehicle and asked if there was a “Zombie Apocalypse” here? He hadn’t heard about the planned power outages and was coming to our area to camp for the weekend. All he saw were people frantically foraging for supplies ahead of […]
Arnold, CA..This morning PG&E shut off power to 513,000 customers as part of the first phase of this Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS). Those customers are currently out of power in the following counties: Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, El Dorado, Glenn, Humboldt, Lake, Marin, Mendocino, Napa, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Shasta, Sierra, Solano, Sonoma, Tehama, Trinity, […]
Arnold, CA…Local Power Outage Updates…Amador, & Northern Calaveras First to Go Dark Locally During PSPS.
Valley Springs, CA…Party-1 was driving eastbound on Lime Creek Road approaching S. Petersburg Road. Party-1 drove off of the roadway and collided into a utility pole west of S Petersburg Rd. The vehicle traveled across S. Petersburg Road and continued off the road and came to rest in a ditch. The vehicle caught fire and […]
Stockton, CA…Caltrans is preparing for widespread power outages beginning at midnight as PG&E cuts power to reduce the risk of wildfire. District 10 counties potentially affected are San Joaquin, Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, Mariposa, Stanislaus and Tuolumne Counties, PG&E may potentially cut power early Wednesday, October 9 through midday Thursday, October 10. Motorists are reminded that […]
San Francisco, CA…Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) confirmed that it has implemented the first phase of a Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) across significant portions of its service area in response to a widespread, severe wind event. The Public Safety Power Shutoff will occur in three phases, with the first phase impacting approximately 513,000 […]
San Andreas, CA…Traffic Update….Overturned Pickup Collision Near Toyon Middle School, Sr12 / Sr26 Incident: 00347 Type: Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt Location: Sr12 / Sr26 Loc Desc: TOYON – NEAR SCHOOL Lat/Lon: 38.211851 -120.764399 Detail Information 7:06 PM 9 [28] B49-030 RDWAY OPEN [Shared] 6:57 PM 8 [22] B49-010 BOTH LANES SHUT DOWN WHILE THEY ARE RECOVERING […]
