Ford Issues Safety Recall for 2015-17 F-150 AND 2017 Super Duty Vehicles

Ford Issues Safety Recall for 2015-17 F-150 AND 2017 Super Duty Vehicles

Dearborn, MI…Ford Motor Company is issuing a safety recall in North America. Details are as follows: Certain 2015-17 Ford F-150 and 2017 Ford Super Duty vehicles. Ford Motor Company is issuing a safety recall for approximately 1.3 million 2015-17 F-150 and 2017 Super Duty vehicles in North America to add a water shield to side […]

Collision on Hwy 132 Takes Life of Sarah Nicole Cahoon, 28 from Coulterville

Collision on Hwy 132 Takes Life of Sarah Nicole Cahoon, 28 from Coulterville

Coulterville, CA…On October 17, 2017, at approximately 6:18 pm, 28 year old Coulterville resident, Sarah Cahoon, was driving a 2002 Mazda MPV, eastbound on State Route 132, west of Piney Creek Road, at an unknown speed. Cahoon allowed her vehicle to travel over the right shoulder and up an embankment south of the road edge. […]

Annie Oakley Academy Helped Fill Search and Rescue Coffers

Annie Oakley Academy Helped Fill Search and Rescue Coffers

Jamestown, CA…From the Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Department…”Thank you to everyone who participated in the Annie Oakley Academy. It was once again a great success and all proceeds go to the Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue Team. The team is made up of volunteers who have a calling to help those in need. The volunteers […]

Dicey Situation Ends Peacefully on Jackass Hill

Dicey Situation Ends Peacefully on Jackass Hill

Tuttletown, CA…From the Tuolumne Sheriff’s Dept…”Update 8:45 PM: The Crisis Response Unit communicated with the man and he eventually put down his weapons and followed instructions. The man was safely taken into custody for a mental health evaluation. Original Post- Incident at 5:57 PM. TCSO Sheriff’s Deputies, SWAT, Crisis Negotiations Team, Angels Camp PD, Calaveras […]

Tuolumne Sheriff’s Looking for Timothy Joel Burton for Various Misdeeds

Tuolumne Sheriff’s Looking for Timothy Joel Burton for Various Misdeeds

Sonora, CA…From the Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Dept…”We need your help locating 38-year-old Timothy Joel Burton. He has warrants for his arrest which include charges of willful cruelty to a child, felon in possession of a firearm, resisting arrest, driving while suspended, displaying false registration, and leading law enforcement on a vehicle pursuit. Burton led a […]

Great Fall Savings & It’s SUV Season Now At Sonora Ford!

Great Fall Savings & It’s SUV Season Now At Sonora Ford!

Sonora, CA…We have a strong and committed sales staff with many years of experience satisfying our customers’ needs. Feel free to browse our inventory online, request more information about vehicles, set up a test drive or inquire about financing! Sonora Ford 13254 Mono Way Sonora, CA 95370 Sales: (888) 482-7455 Service: (888) 712-8047 Parts: (888) […]

Caltrans District 10 Roadwork Schedule for Week of 10/15/17 Through 10/21/17

Caltrans District 10 Roadwork Schedule for Week of 10/15/17 Through 10/21/17

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 […]

Great Fall Savings & It’s SUV Season Now At Sonora Ford!

Great Fall Savings & It’s SUV Season Now At Sonora Ford!

Sonora, CA…We have a strong and committed sales staff with many years of experience satisfying our customers’ needs. Feel free to browse our inventory online, request more information about vehicles, set up a test drive or inquire about financing! Sonora Ford 13254 Mono Way Sonora, CA 95370 Sales: (888) 482-7455 Service: (888) 712-8047 Parts: (888) […]

Man Continues to Refuse to Leave Apartment in Jamestown

Man Continues to Refuse to Leave Apartment in Jamestown

Jamestown, CA…From the Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Dept…”Update at 12:15 PM: There have been no changes. We are communicating with the man in hopes of getting him to exit the building and reach a peaceful resolution. Update at 9:40 AM: The man is still refusing to come out of his apartment. The building the man is […]

Caltrans Road Report for Week of 10/08/17 Through 10/14/17

Caltrans Road Report for Week of 10/08/17 Through 10/14/17

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 […]

Paving & Construction near State Route 108 (SR-108) from SR-120 to Draper Mine Road

Paving & Construction near State Route 108 (SR-108) from SR-120 to Draper Mine Road

TTUOLUMNE COUNTY — The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will be performing various road construction activities on State Route 108 (SR-108) from SR-120 to Draper Mine Road. Work will occur as follows: Various full off and on-ramp closures on eastbound and westbound SR-108 from Mono Way to Peaceful Oak Road beginning Sunday, October 8, 2017, […]

Major Injuries to Twain Harte Woman in Tuolumne Road Hit & Run

Major Injuries to Twain Harte Woman in Tuolumne Road Hit & Run

Twain Harte, CA…Ms. Porta was traveling southbound on Tuolumne Road North in a 2015 Jeep Wrangler. An unknown dark colored pickup truck was traveling northbound ahead of Ms. Porta. For an undetermined reason, the trailer being pulled by the dark colored pickup truck swung into the southbound lane and collided with the Jeep driven by […]

Redwood City Man Attempts to Steal Sheriff’s Dept. Employee’s Vehicle

Redwood City Man Attempts to Steal Sheriff’s Dept. Employee’s Vehicle

Sonora, CA…On Sunday October 1st, 2017, shortly before 2:00 P.M., Sonora Police Department received a call of a male subject that had been detained by Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Deputies for tampering with a Sheriff’s Department employee’s vehicle in front of the Sheriff’s Department. Sonora Police Officers responded and discovered that Antonio Torres, 42 years old […]

Assault With a Deadly Weapon Arrest in Sonora!

Assault With a Deadly Weapon Arrest in Sonora!

Sonora, CA…On September 30, 2017, at about 9:45 P.M., Sonora Police Department received a call of a physical fight in progress near the area of the Seventh Day Adventist Church on N. Forest Road. When Officers arrived on scene they observed a male subject, identified as Michael Logan Baker, 22 years old of Jamestown, on […]

Live Fire Training Burn of Medusahead, Grass & Oak Understory

Live Fire Training Burn of  Medusahead, Grass & Oak Understory

San Andreas, CA…The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) will be conducting live fire training in Tuolumne County. This training is designed to instruct fireline supervisors, from around the Unit, in proper techniques to plan and conduct complex firing operations during wildland fire suppression operations. Students will learn how to apply fire, […]

Great Fall Savings & $1000 Bonus Cash For First Responders Now At Sonora Ford!

Great Fall Savings & $1000 Bonus Cash For First Responders Now At Sonora Ford!

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Caltrans District 10 Road Report Through October 7th

Caltrans District 10 Road Report Through October 7th

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 […]

Traffic Update…Early Morning Vehicle vs Pole Collision on North Tuolumne

Traffic Update…Early Morning Vehicle vs Pole Collision on North Tuolumne

Twain Harte, CA…Early this morning there was an injury collision on North Tuolumne Road. One party was flown to Doctors Hospital in Modesto. Incident: 00052 Type: Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt Location: N Tuolumne Rd / Knox Rd Loc Desc: Lat/Lon: 38.031071 -120.224207 Close Detail Information 6:41 AM 15 [36] 61-152 CHK ON INJ FOR PARTY THAT […]

Domestic Battery, False Imprisonment & Biting Lead to Arrest of Sonora Man

Domestic Battery, False Imprisonment & Biting Lead to Arrest of Sonora Man

Sonora, CA…On September 27, 2017, around 1:20 p.m., the Sonora Police Department received a call of a female subject being treated at Adventist Health Sonora for injuries resulting from an assault. Officer Durham arrived and made contact with the female victim. Officer Durham learned that Joshua Roy Perry, 32 of Sonora, became involved in an […]

Tuolumne Sheriff’s Department Investigating Robbery Near Columbia College

Tuolumne Sheriff’s Department Investigating Robbery Near Columbia College

Columbia, CA…Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Detectives are investigating an armed robbery incident that took place yesterday evening near the entrance of the Columbia College property. A man was robbed of his wallet at gunpoint by two men identified as 25-year old Michael Valentine and 22-year-old Gabriel Uribecarrion. Valentine and Uribecarrion left the area in a black […]

Update on Fatal, 1,300 Ton Rockfall in Yosemite National Park

Update on Fatal, 1,300 Ton Rockfall in Yosemite National Park

Yosemite, CA…A series of rockfalls occurred yesterday afternoon from the Southeast face of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park. Seven rockfalls occurred over a four-hour time span, with the initial rockfall happening at 1:52 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time. A preliminary estimate for the cumulative volume of all seven rockfalls is about 16,000 cubic feet (450 […]

U.S. Citizenship Ceremony at Glacier Point

U.S. Citizenship Ceremony at Glacier Point

Yosemite, CA…From Yosemite National Park….“Oh, say can you see,….” 50 people from 15 countries?! On September 19 that’s how many people became naturalized U.S. citizens during a ceremony at Glacier Point. In case you missed it, this video captures the special event which was the 10th of its kind conducted in Yosemite. Countries of origin […]

Rockfall on El Capitan, One Fatality & One Injured

Rockfall on El Capitan, One Fatality & One Injured

Yosemite, CA…A rockfall of undetermined size occurred on El Capitan at about 1:55 pm today. The release point appears to be near the “Waterfall Route,” a popular climbing route on the East Buttress of El Capitan. This is the area where Horsetail Fall flows in winter and spring conditions. There is one confirmed fatality and […]

CDCR Nurse & Officer Climb into Canyon to Help Crash Victims ~ By Lt. Robert Kelsey, AA/PIO Sierra Conservation Center

CDCR Nurse & Officer Climb into Canyon to Help Crash Victims ~ By Lt. Robert Kelsey, AA/PIO Sierra Conservation Center

Jamestown, CA…After her shift at Sierra Conservation Center, Supervising Registered Nurse II Maria Cope was on her way home when she came across a lone ambulance helping victims of a car accident. Not seeing any other emergency vehicles such as fire or law enforcement, she stopped her car to offer assistance. The paramedic attending to […]

Chain Installer Permits Now Available. Mandatory Orientation Class for New Applicants is October 26th

Chain Installer Permits Now Available.  Mandatory Orientation Class for New Applicants is October 26th

Angels Camp, CA…The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is accepting applications for individuals interested in becoming chain installers on California State Highways in the Sierra Nevada. Permits are available for State Highways 4, 88, 89, 108, and 207 in Calaveras, Alpine, Amador and Tuolumne Counties. A mandatory orientation class for new applicants will be held […]