Burn Permits Required May 1st in the TCU

Burn Permits Required May 1st in the TCU

San Andreas, CA…Tuesday, May 1, 2018, at 8:00 AM the Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) will require burning permits within State Responsibility Areas of Tuolumne County, Calaveras County, Eastern Stanislaus County and Eastern San Joaquin County. Burn hours will not be restricted; however, a transition to night […]

Traffic Update….Three Horses In Roadway Near Silver Springs Dr / Parrotts Ferry Rd

Traffic Update….Three Horses In Roadway Near Silver Springs Dr / Parrotts Ferry Rd

Columbia, CA…Traffic Update….Three Horses In Roadway Near Silver Springs Dr / Parrotts Ferry Rd Incident: 00058 Type: Animal Hazard Location: Silver Springs Dr / Parrotts Ferry Rd Loc Desc: Lat/Lon: 38.049001 -120.412355 Detail Information 7:17 AM 1 [1] 3 HORSES IN RDWY Unit Information 7:28 AM 4 Unit Assigned 7:48 AM 3 Unit At Scene […]

Traffic Update….PG&E Vehicle vs Vehicle Near Tiger Creek Rd / Stephanie Way

Traffic Update….PG&E Vehicle vs Vehicle Near Tiger Creek Rd / Stephanie Way

Pioneer, CA…Traffic Update….PG&E Vehicle vs Vehicle Near Tiger Creek Rd / Stephanie Way Incident: 00038 Type: Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt Location: Tiger Creek Rd / Stephanie Way Loc Desc: TIGER CREEK AT STEPHANIE Lat/Lon: 38.442976 -120.527465 Detail Information 6:17 AM 1 [1] PGandE VEH -VS- VEH Unit Information 6:20 AM 2 Unit Assigned 6:20 AM 1 […]

Traffic Update….Sedan vs Motorcycle with Two Riders Near Hwy 49 & Court Street

Traffic Update….Sedan vs Motorcycle with Two Riders Near Hwy 49 & Court Street

San Andreas, CA…Traffic Update….Sedan vs Motorcycle with Two Riders Near Hwy 49 & Court Street. Major Injury please use caution in the area… Incident: 00168 Type: Trfc Collision-Major Inj Location: Sr49 / Court St Loc Desc: Lat/Lon: 38.196599 -120.682117 Detail Information 12:47 PM 13 [22] [Notification] [CHP]-Problem changed from 1179-Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt to 1180-Trfc Collision-Major […]

Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Dept. Activity Logs Through April 20 – 26th

Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Dept. Activity Logs Through April 20 – 26th

Sonora, CA…The latest Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Deputies Activity Logs are enclosed… TUOLUMNE COUNTY SHERIFF MEDIA BULLETIN Thursday, April 26, 2018 00:15 MISC INFORMATION 1804260001 Occurred on Mount Everest Ct, Sonora. Teenaged pedophile on the roof. Service Class: RESD. . Disposition: Log Note. 01:30 SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE CHECK 1804260003 Officer initiated activity at Burger King Restaurant, Mono […]

Glacier Point Road in Yosemite National Park Opens Today

Glacier Point Road in Yosemite National Park Opens Today

Yosemite, CA…Yosemite National Park announces the Glacier Point Road will open to all vehicular traffic at 9:00 am on Saturday, April 28, 2018. There will be limited visitor services available at Glacier Point. There is no projected opening date for the Glacier Point store or the Bridalveil Creek Campground. The Four Mile Trail is open […]

Can You Handle The Mud? The 2018 Stop Drop & Mud 5k is April 28th

Can You Handle The Mud? The 2018 Stop Drop & Mud 5k is April 28th

Mountain Ranch, CA…Can You Handle The Mud? The 2018 Stop Drop & Mud 5k is April 28th! What is the Stop, Drop & Mud? We are proud to be bringing a mud run to Mountain Ranch again this year. For our 2nd Annual Central Fire Mud Run we are planning approximately 16 obstacles along the […]

Traffic Update….Overturned Logging Truck vs Power Pole with Lines Down Near Hwy 49 & Sims

Traffic Update….Overturned Logging Truck vs Power Pole with Lines Down Near Hwy 49 & Sims

Jamestown, CA…Traffic Update….Overturned Logging Truck vs Power Pole with Lines Down Near Hwy 49 & Sims. Lanes are blocked, please use caution in the area and detour down to Hwy 120 when traveling to Groveland avoid Hwy 49 at this time. Incident: 00160 Type: Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt Location: Sr49 / Sims Rd Loc Desc: BTWN […]

67 Year Old Groveland Man Loses His Life in Head on Collision on Hwy 108, Winton Man Arrested For Felony DUI

67 Year Old Groveland Man Loses His Life in Head on Collision on Hwy 108, Winton Man Arrested For Felony DUI

Sonora, CA…On Thursday April 26, 2018 at approximately 11:50 pm, 22 year Winton resident, Edgar Albert Santana, was driving a 2010 Dodge Avenger, traveling westbound on State Route 108, east of Old Wards Ferry over crossing, following behind a 2016 Toyota Prius at approximately 40-50 mph. At this time, a 2002 Ford F-150 was traveling […]

Traffic Update….Potential Injury Collision Near Sr49 / Shaws Flat Rd

Traffic Update….Potential Injury Collision Near Sr49 / Shaws Flat Rd

Sonora, CA…Traffic Update….Potential Injury Collision Near Sr49 / Shaws Flat Rd Incident: 00101 Type: Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt Location: Sr49 / Shaws Flat Rd Loc Desc: Lat/Lon: 38.011537 -120.404001 Detail Information 8:12 AM 1 [5] [Appended, 08:13:00] [3] ONE OFF RDWY // SMOKING Unit Information 8:12 AM 4 Unit Assigned 8:12 AM 3 Unit Enroute 8:13 […]

Traffic Update….Overturned Vehicle Near Sr4 / Apple Blossom Dr Above Murphys

Traffic Update….Overturned Vehicle Near Sr4 / Apple Blossom Dr Above Murphys

Murphys, CA…Traffic Update….Overturned Vehicle Near Sr4 / Apple Blossom Dr. Please use caution in the area… Incident: 00344 Type: Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt Location: Sr4 / Apple Blossom Dr Loc Desc: Lat/Lon: 38.144040 -120.450533 Detail Information 11:04 PM 6 [7] [Rotation Request Comment] ***1039 SAM BERRI TOW 209-728-3931*** 11:03 PM 5 [6] C49-200 VEH OT 11:03 […]

Caltrans Memorial Honors 188 Fallen Highway Workers & Reminds Motorists to “Be Work Zone Alert”

Caltrans Memorial Honors 188 Fallen Highway Workers & Reminds Motorists to “Be Work Zone Alert”

Sacramento, CA…Caltrans today honored the legacies of two of its employees during its 28th Annual Workers Memorial at the State Capitol. There have been a total of 188 Caltrans employees who have lost their lives on the job since 1921. Dignitaries, Caltrans employees, and family and friends paid special tribute to Si Si Han and […]

Caltrans Crews Reach Pacific Crest Trail On Ebbetts Pass/SR-4 ~ Photos by James Adams

Caltrans Crews Reach Pacific Crest Trail On Ebbetts Pass/SR-4 ~ Photos by James Adams

Hermit Valley, CA…From Caltrans District 10…Check out the wall of snow that our crews are battling through on their way to the summit of Ebbetts Pass during the annual clearing of the Sierra Passes to get the routes open for the summer season. Caltrans Woodfords Area Lead Worker James Adams sent us the shots of […]

Caltrans Crews Near Sonora Pass Summit

Caltrans Crews Near Sonora Pass Summit

Eagle Meadows, CA…Check out Caltrans crews’ progress clearing 9,623′ Sonora Pass on KCRA 3 tonight. Reporter Will Heryford joined us for a ride along to document seasonal clearing on this scenic route. Once the snow is cleared, there is lots of other work that needs to be done. Prior to opening the roadway for public […]

California Leads Nation in Hit-and-Run Deaths

California Leads Nation in Hit-and-Run Deaths

Walnut Creek, CA…More than one hit-and-run crash occurs every minute on U.S. roads, according to new research from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. These crashes resulted in2,049 deaths in 2016 – the highest number on record and a 60 percent increase since 2009.  In California, there were 337 hit-and-run crashes involving at least one fatality in 2016, the latest […]

Traffic Update….Overturned Vehicle on Coyote Drive

Traffic Update….Overturned Vehicle on Coyote Drive

Ione, CA…Traffic Update….Overturned Vehicle on Coyote Drive Incident: 00420 Type: Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt Location: 4191 Coyote Dr Loc Desc: Lat/Lon: 38.272328 -120.967943 Detail Information 9:58 PM 3 [9] B94-002 FIRE 97 9:39 PM 2 [2] 1039 AMA SO 9:39 PM 1 [1] OT VEH IN GRASS Unit Information 9:44 PM 4 Unit Assigned 9:58 PM […]

Traffic Update….Collision Near Sr49 / Springfield Rd

Traffic Update….Collision Near Sr49 / Springfield Rd

Columbia, CA…Traffic Update….Collision Near Sr49 / Springfield Rd. Incident: 00331 Type: Trfc Collision-No Inj Location: Sr49 / Springfield Rd Loc Desc: Lat/Lon: 38.011395 -120.417907 Detail Information 4:53 PM 8 [7] [Notification] [CHP]-Problem changed from 1183-Trfc Collision-Unkn Inj to 1182-Trfc Collision-No Inj 4:53 PM 7 [6] B61-003 TC IS 1182 4:48 PM 6 [15] [Appended, 16:58:49] […]

CAL FIRE Crew Readiness Drills for Baseline and Vallecito Camps in Moccasin May 2nd & 3rd

CAL FIRE Crew Readiness Drills for Baseline and Vallecito Camps in Moccasin May 2nd & 3rd

San Andreas, CA…Wednesday, May 2nd and Thursday, May 3rd, 2018 the Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) will be conducting crew readiness drills for the 2018 fire season. Division Chief Jeff Sanders explained “These drills are essential to gauge the readiness of the Unit Conservation Camp Crews for […]

Traffic Update….Overturned PT Cruiser Near Hwy 26 & Jenny Lind Road

Traffic Update….Overturned PT Cruiser Near Hwy 26 & Jenny Lind Road

Jenny Lind, CA…Traffic Update….Overturned PT Cruiser Near Hwy 26 & Jenny Lind Road Incident: 00153 Type: Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt Location: Sr26 / Jenny Lind Rd Loc Desc: NR JENNY LIND SCHL PLAYGROUND Lat/Lon: 38.122692 -120.877469 Detail Information 12:45 PM 7 [12] [Rotation Request Comment] 1039 MOTHERLODE TOW 754-1740 12:44 PM 6 [11] FD 1097, 1182 […]

66 Year Old Twain Harte Man Arrested for Robbery, Vehicle Theft, Resisting Arrest & More

66 Year Old Twain Harte Man Arrested for Robbery, Vehicle Theft, Resisting Arrest & More

Twain Harte, CA…From the Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Dept….Many of you heard sirens and saw police activity yesterday evening near Black Oak Casino in Tuolumne. Just before 5 PM, Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a disturbance at a home on Golf Club Drive in Twain Harte. It was reported that 66-year-old David Mussenden forced open a locked […]

Traffic Update…..Vehicle on Roof Near Sr26 / Farris Dr

Traffic Update…..Vehicle on Roof Near Sr26 / Farris Dr

Valley Springs, CA…Traffic Update…..Vehicle on Roof Near Sr26 / Farris Dr. Please use caution in the area… Incident: 00049 Type: Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt Location: Sr26 / Farris Dr Loc Desc: WB Lat/Lon: 38.150102 -120.858128 Detail Information 7:01 AM 3 [6] [Rotation Request Comment] *** 1039 SAM BERRI TOW 209-728-3931 ***** 7:00 AM 2 [5] A49-001 […]

Traffic Update….Collision or Collisions on Utica Grade

Traffic Update….Collision or Collisions on Utica Grade

Murphys, CA…CHP is reporting a vehicle into an embankment and a vehicle in the middle of the roadway in a curve as well. Please use caution as you head up or down Hwy 4 this morning… Incident: 00048 Type: Trfc Collision-Unkn Inj Location: Sr4 / Utica Powerhouse Rd Loc Desc: AT TOP OF UTICA GRADE […]

Help Make Murphys a Safer Place to Walk & Bike…Murphys Complete Streets Meeting on April 25th

Help Make Murphys a Safer Place to Walk & Bike…Murphys Complete Streets Meeting on April 25th

Murphys, CA…On Wednesday, April 25, the public is invited to attend the first workshop for the Murphys Complete Streets Plan. The project is a cooperative effort between Calaveras County, the Calaveras Council of Governments, and Caltrans to develop a plan for the Highway 4 corridor through Murphys. Based on close coordination and input from the […]