Traffic Update…..SUV vs Sedan Near Rawhide & Hwy 49

Traffic Update…..SUV vs Sedan Near Rawhide & Hwy 49

Sonora, CA….CHP is reporting a possible injury collision near Rawhide & Hwy 49. Please use caution in the area… Incident: 00249 Type: Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt Location: Rawhide Rd / Sr49 Loc Desc: Lat/Lon: 37.988671 -120.441432 Detail Information 12:19 PM 5 [4] 1039 FIRE/1141 12:19 PM 4 [9] [Appended, 12:20:04] [2] NEG 1125 12:18 PM 3 […]

Traffic Update….Collision Blocking Westbound Lane Of Hwy 12 East of Valley Springs

Traffic Update….Collision Blocking Westbound Lane Of Hwy 12 East of Valley Springs

Valley Springs, CA…CHP is reporting a collision with injuries blocking the westbound lane near Hwys 12 & 26 east of Valley Springs. One young driver is bleeding from her face. Please use caution in the area & let’s be careful out there this weekend. Let’s see if we can make it till Tuesday without another […]

Moderate Injuries in Collision on Hwy 108 in Twain Harte Area

Moderate Injuries in Collision on Hwy 108 in Twain Harte Area

Twain Harte, CA…On May 25, 2017 at approximately 2:35 pm, 24 year old Sonora resident, Kimberly Catherine Byrdharl, was driving a 1991 Jeep Cherokee eastbound on Twain Harte Drive, east of High Road. At this time, 44 year old Bakersfield resident, Brandon Keith Rolin, was driving a 2000 Chevrolet Silverado westbound on Twain Harte Drive, […]

CDCR Inmate Firefighter Dies of Injuries When Tree Comes Down

CDCR Inmate Firefighter Dies of Injuries When Tree Comes Down

Sacramento, CA…The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) today announced that an inmate firefighter has died as the result of injuries sustained while working on a fire line in Humboldt County. The firefighter, Matthew Beck, 26, was leading a crew that was clearing brush to contain a fire in the Hoopa area. He suffered […]

Traffic Update….Major Injury Collision Near Hwy 49 & Bell Road

Traffic Update….Major Injury Collision Near Hwy 49 & Bell Road

Nashville, CA…CHP is reporting a major injury collision near Hwy 49 & Bell Road. Please use caution in the area… Incident: 00434 Type: Trfc Collision-Major Inj Location: Sr49 / Bell Rd Loc Desc: SR49 JSO BELL Lat/Lon: 38.538954 -120.847361 Close Detail Information 11:12 PM 7 [17] [Rotation Request Comment] 1039 RORY’S TOW 209-245-6674 11:11 PM […]

Caltrans Joins Forces With Veterans to Combat Litter

Caltrans Joins Forces With Veterans to Combat Litter

Sacramento, CA…  In the last fiscal year, Caltrans spent over $67 million picking up litter along state highways, that’s enough litter to fill almost 9,000 garbage trucks, and now veterans are joining the battle to combat this chronic problem.   In this Caltrans News Flash, members of the new Caltrans Veterans Outreach Program help clean […]

Traffic Update…Vehicle Off Roadway & Vehicle Vs Pole

Traffic Update…Vehicle Off Roadway & Vehicle Vs Pole

Mokelumne Hill, CA…CHP is reporting couple of incidents at this time. A vehicle was driving recklessly before heading off the roadway near Hwy 26 and Campo Seco Turnpike. The second is a Subaru vs a pole near Hwy 26 and Jesus Maria. Please use caution in these areas… Incident: 00229 Type: Trfc Collision-No Inj Location: […]

Calaveras Community Foundation Supports Meals-on-Wheels!

Calaveras Community Foundation Supports Meals-on-Wheels!

San Andreas, CA…Calaveras Community Foundation awarded Common Ground Senior Services a $10,000 check to help support the Meals-on-Wheels program in Calaveras County. This support comes at a crucial time when there is so much uncertainty as to the future of funding at the federal level for programs aimed at assisting older adults to remain safely […]

Ebbetts & Sonora Passes to Remain Closed an Additional 3 to 5 Weeks

Ebbetts & Sonora Passes to Remain Closed an Additional 3 to 5 Weeks

Bear Valley, CA… The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has announced that Ebbetts Pass/State Route 4 (SR-4) and Sonora Pass/SR-108 will not open for Memorial Day weekend. While Caltrans always strives to have these mountain passes open by the holiday weekend, the impact from one of California’s wildest winters in decades is requiring a massive […]

Traffic Update…Possible Injury Collision Near Hwy 108 & Lower Twain Harte Drive

Traffic Update…Possible Injury Collision Near Hwy 108 & Lower Twain Harte Drive

Twain Harte, CA…CHP is reporting a possible injury collision near Hwy 108 & the lower Twain Harte Drive intersection. Please use caution in the area… Incident: 00357 Type: Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt Location: Twain Harte Dr / Sr108 Loc Desc: LOWER TWAIN HARTE ENTR Lat/Lon: 38.039236 -120.217612 Close Detail Information NO DETAILS Unit Information 2:38 PM […]

CCWD Applauds Supervisor Decision on Blagen Road Bridge

CCWD Applauds Supervisor Decision on Blagen Road Bridge

San Andreas, CA…The Calaveras County Water District joined many members of the Arnold community at the Calaveras County Board of Supervisors meeting Tuesday in urging the Board to purchase a temporary bridge to cross a damaged section of Blagen Road near White Pines Park. Major storm damage in January 2017 made the portion of the […]

Traffic Update…Collision On Rail Road Flat Road

Traffic Update…Collision On Rail Road Flat Road

Mountain Ranch, CA…CHP is reporting a collision in Rail Road Flat Road just past the Golden Spur. Please use caution in the area… Incident: 00214 Type: Trfc Collision-Unkn Inj Location: 6579 Railroad Flat Rd Loc Desc: JUST PAST GOLDEN SPUR Lat/Lon: 38.256390 -120.520775 Close Detail Information 2:09 PM 1 [1] LBL POSS BESIDE THE RD […]

California Highway Patrol’s Memorial Weekend MEP Starts At 6:01pm The Friday

California Highway Patrol’s Memorial Weekend MEP Starts At 6:01pm The Friday

Sacramento, CA…Memorial Day weekend is the traditional start of summer and a time when many families and travelers will be on the go. California Highway Patrol (CHP) officers will take to the roads throughout the holiday weekend and will be working to save lives through seat belt education and enforcement. To help ensure the safety […]

Guardrail Work Continues On Hwy 108

Guardrail Work Continues On Hwy 108

Tuolumne County – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will perform one-way traffic control on eastbound and westbound State Route 108 (SR-108) from SR-49 to Old Wards Ferry Ward for guardrail work. Crews will be working Sunday, May 21, 2017, through Friday, May 26, 2017, from 9:00 p.m. until 6:00 a.m. This is part of […]

Traffic Update….Vehicle vs Embankment Near Hwy 120 & Hardin Flat Road.

Traffic Update….Vehicle vs Embankment Near Hwy 120 & Hardin Flat Road.

Buck Meadows, CA…CHP is reporting a vehicle vs and embankment with the vehicle still stuck in the embankment near Hwy 120 & Hardin Flat Road. Please use caution in the area…. Incident: 00230 Type: Trfc Collision-Unkn Inj Location: SR120 / Hardin Flat Rd Loc Desc: EB SR120 1 MI JEO YOSEMITE LAKES Lat/Lon: 37.812113 -119.904437 […]

Supervisors Move To Order Temporary Bridge For White Pines Park On A 5-0 Vote

Supervisors Move To Order Temporary Bridge For White Pines Park On A 5-0 Vote

San Andreas, CA….The Calaveras County Board of Supervisors just voted 5-0 to move funds around enough for the county to order the temporary bridge to get White Pines Park the Moose Lodge and fully operational again. This should allow for full use for the bulk of the summer season. The final resolution varries slightly from […]

Traffic Update….Collision Near Hwy 108 & Lime Kiln Road

Traffic Update….Collision Near Hwy 108 & Lime Kiln Road

Sonora, CA…CHP is reporting a collision blocking lanes near Hwy 108 & Lime Kiln. Please use caution in the area… Incident: 00133 Type: Trfc Collision-Unkn Inj Location: Sr108 / Lime Kiln Rd Loc Desc: EB Lat/Lon: 37.967815 -120.378368 Close Detail Information 8:32 AM 1 [2] 1125 Unit Information 8:33 AM 6 Unit Assigned 8:34 AM […]

Traffic Update…Injury Collision Near Shaws Flat & Hwy 49

Traffic Update…Injury Collision Near Shaws Flat & Hwy 49

Columbia, CA…CHP is reporting an injury collision near Shaws Flat & Hwy 49. Please use caution in the area and let’s be careful out there. Incident: 00245 Type: Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt Location: Shaws Flat Rd / Sr49 Loc Desc: Lat/Lon: 38.011537 -120.404001 Close Detail Information 1:42 PM 5 [8] 1039 CAL FIRE 1:41 PM 4 […]

Monica Latzen, 38 From Sacramento Lost Her Life On Ospital Road

Monica Latzen, 38 From Sacramento Lost Her Life On Ospital Road

Valley Springs, CA…Latzen was driving a 2003 Toyota Tundra, southbound on Ospital Road, approaching Live Oak Road, at an unknown speed, with Passenger Bonham seated in the right front seat. For an unknown reason, the Toyota traveled off of the roadway, onto the west shoulder of Ospital Road. Latzen steered Vehicle the Tundra to the […]

Traffic Update…..Traffic Collision Near Hwys 49 & 132

Traffic Update…..Traffic Collision Near Hwys 49 & 132

Coulterville, CA…CHP is reporting a minor injury collision affecting traffic near Hwys 49 and 132. Please use caution in the area. Incident: 00065 Type: Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt Location: Sr49 / Sr132 Loc Desc: NB JSO Lat/Lon: 37.710429 -120.196961 Close Detail Information 6:34 AM 9 [13] [Rotation Request Comment] 1039 MILLER BROS TOWING 209-962-7784 6:17 AM […]