Pinecrest, CA…Missing person Charles Duston was to snowmobile to his vacation cabin located in the Haypress/Eagle Meadows area on Sunday 4/16/17. The cabin is approx. 6 to 7 seven miles from Hwy 108 where his truck was later located. His wife reported Charles overdue to our office on Monday, 4/24/17 at approx. 1530 hours. TCSO […]
Sonora, CA…An Antioch man is arrested after a Sonora homeowner watched the man on live surveillance prowl around his residence. This morning, the Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Office received a phone call from a homeowner on Ridgewood Drive. The caller said he was out of town and he received a motion detection alert from his residence. […]
Yosemite, CA…Yosemite National Park is pleased to announce that the public scoping comment period for the Bridalveil Fall Rehabilitation Project Environmental Assessment will be open from Wednesday, April 26, 2017 to Friday, May 26, 2017. The purpose of the Bridalveil Fall Area Rehabilitation Project is to: Improve visitor services at the base of the waterfall, […]
Yosemite, CA…Big Oak Flat road will reopen to all vehicular traffic at 5:00 am Monday, May 1, 2017. Yosemite National Park is pleased to announce that the Big Oak Flat road will reopen to all vehicular traffic at 5:00 am on Monday, May 1, 2017. Visitors entering the park via Highway 120 West will once […]
Columbia, CA…The Columbia College Fire Academy will hold its graduation ceremony and presentation of Certification of Completion to 34 successful students of the Fire Technology Program. The event, which is open to the general public, will be held Thursday, April 27th, beginning at 6 p.m. in the Oak Pavilion at Columbia College. Certificates will be […]
Pinecrest, CA…The search is still on for Charles Duston, 67 years old, 6’1″, 170 pounds. Charles has a cabin in the Haypress/Eagle Meadow area. He goes to his cabin often for a week at a time. There is no phone at the cabin but he usually ventures out to “telescope peak” for cell service to […]
Yosemite, CA…A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 5,028,868 visitors to Yosemite National Park in 2016 spent $520,629,100 in communities near the park. That spending supported 7883 jobs in the local area and had a cumulative benefit to the local economy of $686,339,500. “Yosemite National Park welcomes visitors from across the country and […]
Tuolumne County – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will perform one-way traffic control on eastbound and westbound State Route 108 from County Dump Road to Twain Harte Drive for guardrail work. Crews will be working Sunday, April 23, 2017, through Friday, April 28, 2017, from 6:00 p.m. until 9:00 a.m. Motorists should expect 10 […]
Jamestown, CA…The Sheriff’s Office received information from a concerned citizen about a Jamestown man who was rumored to be in possession of an alligator. The Fish and Wildlife Warden was contacted and accompanied us to the location. The 3 1/2 foot alligator was located on the premise in a heated, rubber lined tank and was […]
Yosemite, CA…Yosemite National Park reports that progress continues to be made on repairs to the Big Oak Flat road. In early April, road crews dug down 65 feet to the bottom of an underground spring that caused soils to erode. The slope has been stabilized and soil and rock have been brought into the park […]
Sonora, CA…The Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Activity Logs Through April 16th are enclosed… Sheriff’s Daily Report 04-10-2017 Sheriff’s Daily Report 04-11-2017 Sheriff’s Daily Report 04-15-2017 Sheriff’s Daily Report 04-16-2017 Sheriff’s Daily Report 04-12-2017 Sheriff’s Daily Report 04-13-2017 Sheriff’s Daily Report 04-14-2017
Twain Harte, CA…A young man from Washington perished in a tragic tree work fatality on Saturday. He becomes the second recent death. From the Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Department “The young man who died Saturday from a tree accident in Twain Harte, is 21 year old Jorge Garcia Moctezuma from Washington. Jorge and his crew at […]
Tuolumne County – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will perform one-way traffic control on eastbound and westbound State Route 120 at the James E. Roberts Bridge in Tuolumne County for bridge work. The bridge will be under one-way traffic control through the project’s completion in November 2017. Motorists should expect 10 minute delays. This […]
Tuolumne County – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will perform one-way traffic control on eastbound and westbound State Route 108 from Heliport Road to Snow White Ridge Drive for guardrail work. Crews will be working Monday, April 17, 2017, through Friday, April 21, 2017, from 7:00 p.m. until 8:00 a.m. Motorists should expect 10 […]
Tuolumne County – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will perform one-way traffic control on eastbound and westbound State Route 108 (SR-108) from the Stanislaus/Tuolumne County line to Old Wards Ferry Road for guardrail work. Crews will be working Monday, April 17, 2017, through Friday, April 21, 2017, from 9:00 p.m. until 7:00 a.m. Motorists […]
Tuolumne County – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will perform one-way traffic control on northbound and southbound State Route 49 (SR-49) from Fairview Lane to Woods Creek for slope clearing and repair. Crews will be working Monday, April 17, 2017, through Tuesday, April 18, 2017, from 8:00 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. Motorists should expect […]
Tuolumne County – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will perform one-way traffic control on northbound and southbound State Route 49 from Harvard Mine Road to Rolling Hills Road for guardrail work. Crews will be working Monday, April 17, 2017, through Friday, April 21, 2017, from 9:00 p.m. until 6:00 a.m. Motorists should expect 10 […]
La Grange, CA…On Friday, April 14, 2017, at approximately 7:02 pm, 60 year old Riverside resident, Donald L. Culver, was riding his 1997 Harley Davidson northbound on La Grange Road, south of Old Don Pedro Road. Culver drove over the solid double yellow lines, across the southbound lane, and off of the west road edge. […]
Jamestown, CA…On April 12, 2017 at approximately 9:40 pm, 21 year old Sonora resident, Abigail Stewart, was driving her 2004 Subaru Forester northbound on Sawmill Flat Road approaching the intersection with Rambler Road, while under the influence of alcohol. Due to her high level of alcohol intoxication, Ms. Stewart allowed her vehicle to drift off […]
Angels Camp & Sonora, CA….Thank You For Voting Pinnell’s Carpet One The Best In The Mother Lode Since 2005! When you visit Pinnell’s, our team makes sure your project gets completed with the same care we would do to our own home! For 4 generations Pinnell’s has been in the flooring industry and has been […]
Columbia, CA…Columbia State Historic Park is our local, living, Gold Rush history exhibit that is open 7 days a week. It can take you back over 150 years to the days when finding veins of gold drove the growth and settling of our Golden State. It was packed on Sunday as it was Gold Rush […]
Sonora, CA…Sonora, CA… Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Logs through April 9th are enclosed: Sheriff’s Daily Reports 04-06-2017 Tuolumne Sheriff’s Daily Reports 04-07-2017 Sheriff’s Daily Report 04-08-2017 Sheriff’s Daily Report 04-09-2017
Sonora, CA…A bit of snow on Saturday put a dent in the crowds but as the sun rolled around on Sunday the Mother Lode Fairgrounds was filled with vendors and potential customers. All of the exhibit halls and the grounds were filled with local businesses promoting services available here locally. One of the great things […]
Columbia, CA…Columbia State Historic Park will present “Diggins Tent Town 1852”, their annual living history event this coming May 18th through May 21st. Sponsored by the non-profit organization Friends of Columbia and Columbia State Historic Park and depicted by over 150 costumed volunteers, visitors can experience the events and environment of an 1850’s mining camp […]
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Coulterville, CA…On Friday, April 7th, at approximately 11 am, 28 year old Ricardo Gonzalez was driving a 2004 Toyota Camry southbound on State Route 49 south of Coulterville, during a heavy downpour. Due to the unsafe speed for the wet weather conditions, Gonzalez ran off of the west road edge and down a very steep […]
Stockton, CA…The California Department of Transportation has launched it’s spring clearing of State Route 108 over Sonora Pass and State Route 89 over Monitor Pass, as maintenance crews will be kept busy removing snow, clearing debris, inspecting the roadway, and making the appropriate improvements to ensure the public’s safety. The Department intends to open the […]
Tuolumne County, CA…The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will perform one-way traffic control on eastbound and westbound State Route 108 (SR-108) from East SR-49 to Old Wards Ferry Road for guardrail work. Crews will be working Sunday, April 9, 2017, through Friday, April 14, 2017, from 9:00 p.m. until 6:00 a.m. Motorists should expect 10 […]
Tuolumne County, CA…The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will perform one-way traffic control on northbound and southbound State Route 49 from Harvard Mine Road to Rolling Hills Road for guardrail work. Crews will be working Sunday, April 9, 2017, through Friday, April 14, 2017, from 9:00 p.m. until 6:00 a.m. Motorists should expect 10 minute […]
Tuolumne County, CA…The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will perform one-way traffic control on northbound and southbound State Route 49 (SR-49) from North SR-120 to West SR-108 for shoulder work. Crews will be working Monday, April 10, 2017, through Friday, April 14, 2017, from 8:30 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. Motorists should expect 10 minute delays. […]
