Threat Reported Against Jenny Lind Elementary School. Valley Springs Man Arrested

Threat Reported Against Jenny Lind Elementary School.  Valley Springs Man Arrested

Valley Springs, CA…The Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office is providing an update regarding the reported threat made against Jenny Lind Elementary School involving the school’s public address (PA) system. First and foremost, the students and campus remained safe throughout the incident. School officials and the Sheriff’s Office worked immediately and cooperatively to ensure this. After being […]

Mrs. Mary “Betty” E. Cyr 1937 ~ 2026

Mrs. Mary “Betty” E. Cyr 1937 ~ 2026

Avery, CA…Mrs. Mary “Betty” E. Cyr November 23, 1937 ~ January 18, 2026 (age 88).   Mary Elizabeth Cyr (Betty) November 23rd, 1937 – January 18th, 2026.  Mary Elizabeth Cyr (Betty), age 88, passed away peacefully in her own home on January 18, 2026, surrounded by her loved ones. Born on November 23, 1937, Mary lived […]

Angels Food & Sierra Hills Markets Weekly Ad January 28 ~ February 3! Shop Local & Save!!

Angels Food & Sierra Hills Markets Weekly Ad January 28 ~ February 3!  Shop Local & Save!!

Angels Camp & Murphys, CA…Angels Food & Sierra Hills Markets Weekly Ad January 28 ~ February 3! Shop Local & Save!!  Grocery, Meat, Deli, Produce & Lots of Local Wines! 100’s More Items on Sale Throughout the Store!Angels Food Market, started by Harry Croshaw, has been serving the Calaveras community since 1935. Glen, Harry’s son, […]

Shifting Norms, Shaping Futures: Youth-Led Media Campaign Aims to Reduce Underage Drinking

Shifting Norms, Shaping Futures: Youth-Led Media Campaign Aims to Reduce Underage Drinking

Calaveras County, CA…High school students from across Calaveras County are leading a creative, research-based media campaign to reduce underage drinking, using their voices to influence peers and spark positive change. The effort is led by the Calaveras County Youth Council, a countywide chapter of the Friday Night Live (FNL) program locally coordinated by the Calaveras […]

Big Trees Market Weekly Ad with Grocery, Produce, Meat & Deli Specials Through February 3rd! Shop Local & Save!

Big Trees Market Weekly Ad with Grocery, Produce, Meat & Deli Specials Through February 3rd! Shop Local & Save!

Arnold, CA…Big Trees Market Weekly Ad with Grocery, Produce, Meat & Deli Specials Through February 3rd! Shop Local & Save!!  Big Trees Market is working hard to keep the shelves stocked for you! Part of your community for generations. Click on an image below for full sized version.

Love Your Peaks 2026! Boarding for Breast Cancer Benefit January 31st

Love Your Peaks 2026!  Boarding for Breast Cancer Benefit January 31st

Bear Valley, CA…Join us for a day full of fun and prizes for a great cause.  Boarding For Breast Cancer (B4BC) is a 501 (C) 3 non-profit foundation that advocates early detection and a healthy, active lifestyle as the best means for breast cancer prevention. We’ll have a B4BC bingo, merch you won’t want leave […]

Bret Harte Ski and Snowboard Team Impresses at the Start of Season

Bret Harte Ski and Snowboard Team Impresses at the Start of Season

Angels Camp, CA…Bret Harte’s inaugural Ski and Snowboard Team has proven successful this far in their winter season. This small, but mighty team, traveled to Sierra in Tahoe on Monday, January 12 to compete in the season’s first competition in the California-Nevada Interscholastic Ski & Snowboard Federation’s South 1 Division. Pictured, from left, Dragomanovich, Shawkey, […]

New Sign Design at Hewn Woodshed

New Sign Design at Hewn Woodshed

Arnold, CA…Tonight we dropped off a new sign design at the Hewn Woodshed.  The new Welcome to our neck of the woods is 18 inches by 16 inches.  We should have something new each day at the Woodshed from here on out. Thank You to all of you who have become our customers this last […]

Traffic Update….Motorcycle vs Outlander Rider Originally in Roadway and Both Vehicles Caught Fire

Traffic Update….Motorcycle vs Outlander Rider Originally in Roadway and Both Vehicles Caught Fire

Jamestown, CA…Traffic Update….Motorcycle vs Outlander Rider Originally in Roadway and Both Vehicles Caught Fire Incident: 0219 Type: Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt Location: Sr108 / Rawhide Rd Loc Desc: IFO RAWHIDE SALOON Lat/Lon: 37.956017 -120.422617 Detail Information 6:59 PM 10 [33] B61-002 RDWY OPENED 5:59 PM 9 [21] [Rotation Request Comment] 1039 VICS 209-532-4523 FOR MC [Shared] […]

A Quiet Kind of Love That Makes a Big Difference ~ Samantha Redfield

A Quiet Kind of Love That Makes a Big Difference ~ Samantha Redfield

San Andreas & Angels Camp, CA…There’s a strange moment many families remember clearly, not the phone call, not the service itself, but the kitchen table afterward. Papers spread out. Questions coming faster than answers. Someone saying, “What would they have wanted?” and no one quite knowing. In life, we plan ahead for nearly everything. We […]

Chance of Snow Above 5,000 Ft Tuesday Night

Chance of Snow Above 5,000 Ft Tuesday Night

Arnold, CA…High pressure stays mostly intact this week but a chance of rain & snow Tuesday. Detailed NWS forecast for the West Slope & Mother Lode this week. ThePineTree.net Weather Sponsored By Fox Security Detailed forecast for West Slope Northern Sierra Nevada Today Mostly cloudy in the morning then clearing. Highs 36 to 51 higher […]

Successful TCSO Search and Rescue Low Angle Rope Deployment & Patient Rescue

Successful TCSO Search and Rescue Low Angle Rope Deployment & Patient Rescue

Sonora, CA…On Thursday, January 22, 2026, at approximately 1:30 p.m., TCSO Dispatch received a medical call on Powell Ranch Road involving an injured individual in difficult terrain. Due to the location of the patient, a Search and Rescue (SAR) response was required, including a low-angle rope deployment spanning nearly 1,000 feet. Because of the nature […]

Mr. Ronald Wayne Nunes 1943 ~ 2026

Mr. Ronald Wayne Nunes 1943 ~ 2026

Valley Springs, CA…Mr. Ronald Wayne Nunes August 4, 1943 ~ January 20, 2026 (age 82). Ronald Wayne Nunes, 82, passed away on January 20, 2026. Online condolences can be made at https://www.dieboldfuneral.com/. Funeral arrangements were trusted to San Andreas Memorial Chapel, 254 West St. Charles PO Box 328 San Andreas, CA 95249, (209) 754-3361. To […]

Traffic Update….Vehicle Off Roadway Collision & Vehicle Fire Near Sr4 / Telegraph Dr

Traffic Update….Vehicle Off Roadway Collision & Vehicle Fire Near Sr4 / Telegraph Dr

Copperopolis, CA…Traffic Update….Vehicle Off Roadway Collision & Vehicle Fire Near Sr4 / Telegraph Dr Incident: 0078 Type: Trfc Collision-No Inj Location: Sr4 / Telegraph Dr Loc Desc: 4 AT VISTA POINT Lat/Lon: 37.942656 -120.717386 Detail Information 11:04 AM 7 [17] [Notification] [CHP]-Problem changed from 1179-Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt to 1182-Trfc Collision-No Inj by CHP [Shared] 11:04 […]

Angels Food & Sierra Hills Markets Weekly Ad January 21 ~ Jan 27! Shop Local & Save!

Angels Food & Sierra Hills Markets Weekly Ad January 21 ~ Jan 27! Shop Local & Save!

Angels Camp & Murphys, CA…Angels Food & Sierra Hills Markets Weekly Ad January 21 ~ Jan 27! Shop Local & Save!  Grocery, Meat, Deli, Produce & Lots of Local Wines! 100’s More Items on Sale Throughout the Store!Angels Food Market, started by Harry Croshaw, has been serving the Calaveras community since 1935. Glen, Harry’s son, […]

Big Trees Market Weekly Ad with Grocery, Produce, Meat & Deli Specials Through January 27th! Shop Local & Save!

Big Trees Market Weekly Ad with Grocery, Produce, Meat & Deli Specials Through January 27th! Shop Local & Save!

Arnold, CA…Big Trees Market Weekly Ad with Grocery, Produce, Meat & Deli Specials Through January 27th! Shop Local & Save!!  Big Trees Market is working hard to keep the shelves stocked for you! Part of your community for generations. Click on an image below for full sized version.

Kioti Tractors & Off Road Vehicles from A1 Sharpening, Give Your Dirt Some Love!

Kioti Tractors & Off Road Vehicles from A1 Sharpening, Give Your Dirt Some Love!

San Andreas, CA…A-1 has been Serving Calaveras county, central California valley and surrounding areas since 2007. They offer full service repair and sales of tractors, mowers, trimmers, chainsaws, logsplitters, generators and rototillers. In addition, they provide sharpening service for chainsaws, mower blades and circular saw blades. They are located at 660 E. St. Charles St, […]

Chapel in the Pines January 25th Service, 2026

Chapel in the Pines January 25th Service, 2026

Arnold, CA…Chapel in the Pines is an Evangelical Covenant church located in the Sierra Nevada mountain community of Arnold. Arnold is an attraction for many visitors due to the many recreation opportunities, such as Big Trees State Park, Bear Valley Ski Resort, Lake Alpine, Ebbetts Pass, and more. Our essential beliefs are summed up in […]

Traffic & Bovine Update….Cow Confirms Grass is Greener on Other Side of Fence Near Pettinger Rd / Amos Ln

Traffic & Bovine Update….Cow Confirms Grass is Greener on Other Side of Fence Near Pettinger Rd / Amos Ln

Valley Springs, CA…Traffic & Bovine Update….Cow Confirms Grass is Greener on Other Side of Fence Near Pettinger Rd / Amos Ln. Incident: 0177 Type: Animal Hazard Location: Pettinger Rd / Amos Ln Loc Desc: NB JSO Lat/Lon: 38.154948 -120.917958 Detail Information 6:42 PM 3 [12] 49-40 COW CONTAINED / WORKING ON FIXING THE FENCE [Shared] […]

A Bit of Wisdom from Ben Franklin

A Bit of Wisdom from Ben Franklin

Philadelphia, PA…A Bit of Wisdom for today from my favorite founding father. Considered the first American by many. He also through his writings and Poor Richard’s Almanac created the uniquely American identity. “He that would live in peace & at ease, Must not speak all he knows or judge all he sees.” ~ Benjamin Franklin […]

(Update)…Person Killed Was Not Wanted Suspect Who Was Alien Wanted for Violent Assault

(Update)…Person Killed Was Not Wanted Suspect Who Was Alien Wanted for Violent Assault

Minneapolis, MN…At 9:05 AM CT, as DHS law enforcement officers were conducting a targeted operation in Minneapolis against an illegal alien wanted for violent assault, an individual approached US Border Patrol officers with a 9 mm semi-automatic handgun. WATCH: @ICEgov and @CBP hold joint press conference to update on immigration enforcement operations currently underway. https://t.co/TlY1MMzYau […]

Traffic Update….Overturned Vehicle Collison Near Railroad Flat Rd / Struckman Rd

Traffic Update….Overturned Vehicle Collison Near Railroad Flat Rd / Struckman Rd

Mountain Ranch, CA…Traffic Update….Overturned Vehicle Collison Near Railroad Flat Rd / Struckman Rd Incident: 0265 Type: Trfc Collision-No Inj Location: Railroad Flat Rd / Struckman Rd Loc Desc: RAILROAD FLAT AND HILLSVIEW Lat/Lon: 38.254205 -120.521341 Detail Information 8:48 PM 5 [16] [Notification] [CHP]-Problem changed from 1183-Trfc Collision-Unkn Inj to 1182-Trfc Collision-No Inj 8:41 PM 4 […]

Hawthorne Man Arrested After Striking Vehicles with Baseball Bat & Assaulting Officers

Hawthorne Man Arrested After Striking Vehicles with Baseball Bat & Assaulting Officers

Coulterville, CA…On January 21, 2026, at approximately 12:49 p.m., the CHP Sonora Area was dispatched to multiple reports of a man striking vehicles with a baseball bat on State Route 49, just south of State Route 132, in Coulterville. A Sonora CHP officer arrived on scene and later identified the suspect as 49-year-old Moises Gutierrez […]