Fire Destroys Vacant Home In Sonora

Fire Destroys Vacant Home In Sonora

Sonora, CA…Deputies are on scene of a structure fire reported this morning at 6 AM On S. Stewart Street between Lytton and Gold. The fire is now out with one vacant structure destroyed. The investigation into the the cause of the fire is on going although it appears to be suspicious. The road is currently […]

Caltrans District 10 Weekly Road Report Through June 18th

Caltrans District 10 Weekly Road Report Through June 18th

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 […]

Calaveras County Sheriff’s Logs Through June 8th

Calaveras County Sheriff’s Logs Through June 8th

San Andreas, CA…The latest activity logs for the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Deputies are enclosed… Daily_Log_06-08-2016 Daily_Log_06-07-2016 Daily_Log_06-06-2016 Daily_Log_06-05-2016 Daily_Log_06-04-2016 Daily_Log_06-03-2016 Daily_Log_06-02-2016 Daily_Log_06-01-2016 Daily_Log_05-31-2016 Daily_Log_05-30-2016 Daily_Log_05-29-2016 Daily_Log_05-28-2016 Daily_Log_05-27-2016 Daily_Log_05-26-2016 Daily_Log_05-25-2016 Daily_Log_05-24-2016 Daily_Log_05-23-2016

Vehicular Fisticuffs Lead To Assault With A Deadly Weapon Charges For Angels Camp Man

Vehicular Fisticuffs Lead To Assault With A Deadly Weapon Charges For Angels Camp Man

Sonora, CA…8 June 2016, at approx. 9:42 pm, Officers responded to the 100 block of Hospital Road for a reported vehicle accident, as well as a verbal dispute. When Officers arrived they made contact with several subjects. During the Officer’s investigation into the matter, it was determined Christopher Metcalf, 25 of Sonora, was westbound on […]

Make Family Memories At The Annual Pinecrest Lake Fish Fair

Make Family Memories At The Annual Pinecrest Lake Fish Fair

Pinecrest, CA…In conjunction with National Get Outdoors Day, the Forest Service invites the public to participate in a fish fair on the Stanislaus National Forest, June 11. Children up to 16-years of age (all are welcome to attend) are invited to compete for fun and awards at the annual Pinecrest Lake Fish Fair, Summit Ranger […]

Railtown 1897 Calls Out for Volunteers

Railtown 1897 Calls Out for Volunteers

Jamestown, CA…Railtown 1897 is looking for interested volunteers who love meeting visitors and telling the story of the Sierra Railway and the legacy of the steam locomotive era. California State Parks and Railtown 1897 State Historic Park (SHP) are accepting applications for individuals interested in volunteering to help communicate the fascinating railroading history of the […]

9 Screening Tests for Men ~ Health Tips From Meadowmont & Groveland Pharmacies

9 Screening Tests for Men ~ Health Tips From Meadowmont & Groveland Pharmacies

Arnold & Groveland, CA…Are you one of those guys who can’t remember the last time you stepped foot in a doctor’s office? Sure, maybe you’ve gotten in for something urgent, but what about scheduling an annual exam or screening tests? Maybe you simply forget, think you already have healthy habits, or insist that you “feel […]

Yosemite Announces Fire Season June 6, 2016

Yosemite Announces Fire Season  June 6, 2016

Yosemite, CA…The 2016 fire season officially begins Monday June 6, 2016. Fire crews have completed all training, fire refreshers and fitness tests and all stations are staffed. The NPS has transitioned to fire season preparedness and fire resources will be available seven days per week for suppression efforts. Park fire resources for the season include: […]

The 16th Annual River Ranch Music Festival August 19 & 20

The 16th Annual River Ranch Music Festival August 19 & 20

Tuolumne, CA…Nicholas Lefler Presents the 16th Annual River Ranch Music Festival. 2 Days and Nights of Camping in the beautiful Stanislaus National Forest. Live Music Featuring: The Hot Dark, Little Fuller Band, Risky Biscuits, Green Machine, Grover Anderson Band, Clan Dyken, A La Lune, Minor Birds, Pacific Lung, Brothers Strong & Co., Randy Mandy Band, […]

Update On Tree Mortality On The Stanislaus National Forest

Update On Tree Mortality On The Stanislaus National Forest

With more than 29 million dead trees in the state of California, the Stanislaus National Forest is busy planning and implementing more than a dozen high-priority projects. Local and statewide resources are assigned and assisting to these efforts. The Stanislaus National Forest has removed a total of 7,689 dead trees from high hazard areas on […]

Murder Verdict For Modesto Woman In Deadly Crash Fueled By Xanax & Marijuana

Murder Verdict For Modesto Woman In Deadly Crash Fueled By Xanax & Marijuana

Sonora, CA…Tuolumne County District Attorney Laura Krieg announced today that Brenda Barrera, 28, of Modesto, was sentenced to 28 years to life in prison before Judge Donald Segerstrom after being convicted by a jury of Second Degree Murder and Driving Under the Influence Causing Great Bodily Injury stemming from a head-on collision on Highway 108/120. […]

U.S. Forest Service Begins Work On Beardsley Road

U.S. Forest Service Begins Work On Beardsley Road

Sonora, CA…As part of a deferred maintenance program, Beardsley Road on the Summit Ranger District, east of the community of Strawberry, Stanislaus National Forest (STF) will receive a facelift in June. The Beardsley Road project stretches from Hwy 108 to Beardsley Dam on Beardsley Road (Forest Road 5N02); forest travelers should expect delays in the […]

Caltrans District 10 Weekly Road Report Through June 4th

Caltrans District 10 Weekly Road Report Through June 4th

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 […]

Caltrans District 10 Weekly Road Report Through May 28th

Caltrans District 10 Weekly Road Report Through May 28th

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 […]

Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Logs Through May 22nd

Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Logs Through May 22nd

Sonora, CA….The Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Logs through May 22nd are enclosed Sheriff’s Daily Report 05-22-2016 Sheriff’s Daily Report 05-21-2016 Sheriff’s Daily Report 05-20-2016 Sheriff’s Daily Report 05-19-2016 (2) Sheriff’s Daily Report 05-19-2016 (1) Sheriff’s Daily Report 05-19-2016 Sheriff’s Daily Report 05-18-2016 Sheriff’s Daily Reports 05-17-2016 Sheriff’s Daily Report Sheriff’s Log 05152016 Sheriff’s Log 05142016 Sheriff’s […]

55 Year Old Denise Marie Gadd Identified As Person Found Deceased In Strawberry

55 Year Old Denise Marie Gadd Identified As Person Found Deceased In Strawberry

Strawberry, CA…Today the Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Detectives were able to positively identify the remains that were discovered on April 28th on Old Strawberry Road as belonging to 55 year old Tuolumne County resident, Denise Marie Gadd. Denise was reported as a missing person to the Sonora Police Department on 8/16/2015 by a concerned friend who […]

Sonora Pass Opens For Summer Driving Season. All Mountain Passes Now Open

Sonora Pass Opens For Summer Driving Season.  All Mountain Passes Now Open

Tuolumne County, CA…The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has removed the winter snow, cleared the debris and made the necessary repairs to open State Route 108 over Sonora Pass at 12:00 p.m. (noon) on Wednesday, May 18, 2016. The diligent work of Caltrans crews enabled the opening of the pass for motorists who utilize this […]

Gold Rush History Comes to Life At Columbia State Historic Park’s Diggins 1852

Gold Rush History Comes to Life At Columbia State Historic Park’s Diggins 1852

Columbia, CA…Columbia State Historic Park will present “Diggins Tent Town 1852”, their annual living history event this coming May 19th through May 22nd. Sponsored by 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 that is re-created […]

Grand Theft & Drug Charges For Murphys Woman

Grand Theft & Drug Charges For Murphys Woman

Sonora, CA…8 May 2016, at approx. 11:25 p.m. officers responded to Wal-Mart regarding a push out of merchandise. Officers contacted the Asset Protection Officer for Wal-Mart, who related they had stopped a female subject who had pushed two shopping carts full of merchandise out of the store, which she didn’t pay for. Officers contacted the […]

Jacob and Keira Owens (Missing children) Have Returned. Mom Took Them To Las Vegas!

Jacob and Keira Owens (Missing children) Have Returned.  Mom Took Them To Las Vegas!

Sonora, CA…This evening Jacob and Keira Owens returned to their father’s home in Sonora. The children’s aunt met with mom Angela Owens to pick up the children and she brought them back to Tuolumne County. The children had been in Las Vegas with their mother Angela and her boyfriend Kenneth. A Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Deputy […]

Have You Seen These Children?

Have You Seen These Children?

Sonora, CA…The Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Office Detectives are actively searching for two children who were last seen on Monday 05/02/2016. It is not believed that the children are in danger but we need to check on their welfare. Jacob and Keira were last seen at school on Monday and were picked up by their mother […]

Why Tourism Matters, and Our Focus on Our Industry in 2016 ~ By Lisa Mayo, Executive Director, Tuolumne County Visitors Bureau

Why Tourism Matters, and Our Focus on Our Industry in 2016 ~ By Lisa Mayo, Executive Director, Tuolumne County Visitors Bureau

Sonora, CA…Does this election season have you thinking, “I need a vacation”? Though you may not realize it, you’re actually doing yourself and your country a great service if you take one. When you pack your bags and travel, you’re helping to grow local economies, create American jobs and improve your own work performance, relationships […]