Sonora, CA…Carolyn Sue Sutherlin 6/28/1946 – 3/2/2021. Carolyn S. Sutherlin, 74, of Sonora, passed away on Tuesday, March 2, 2021 at her home. Arrangements entrusted to Sierra Cremation & Burial Service. www.sierracbs.com
Sonora, CA…On February 28, 2021 at approximately 5:32pm, CHP Officer’s received a call that a 17-year-old female from Sonora was located in a ditch on State Route 49 near O’Hara Drive with what appeared to be major injuries. Upon the officer’s arrival at the scene, they located the injured female and suspected she was stuck […]
Sonora, CA….Traffic Hazard/Entertainment…Male Subject Dancing Up & Down Roadway Near Tuolumne Rd / Cherokee Rd Incident: 00141 Type: Traffic Hazard Location: Tuolumne Rd / Cherokee Rd Loc Desc: Lat/Lon: 37.962573 -120.266000 Detail Information 10:25 AM 1 [1] MALE SUBJ DANCING UP AND DOWN RDWY
Sonora, CA…Sonora Ford COVID-19 – Update…As our communities continue to feel the increased impact of Coronavirus, we feel it is important to share with you what we are doing to help keep people safe and healthy. Please be assured we have protocols in place, and are following CDC and local public health official’s recommendations. As […]
Tuolumne County High-Risk Supervision Team (HRST), consisting of Sheriff’s Deputies and Probation Officers, shut down an operation in which a Sonora man used the social media app Snapchat to trade sex acts and explicit photos for drugs. On Tuesday, HRST followed up on a tip of suspicious behavior involving 30-year-old David Pacheco of Sonora. Pacheco, […]
Sonora, CA…On February 17, during the 5 PM hour, our office was alerted to a residential burglary in the 200 block of West Jackson St. A neighbor in the area noticed subjects in a house. The neighbor attempted to contact the subjects in the residence. Two subjects fled from the residence on foot prior to […]
Sonora, CA…Tuolumne County is reporting 12 new community cases and 1 new SCC inmate cases today. All of the new cases appear to be isolating, one earlier reported case is now hospitalized, and 2 individuals have been released from isolation. Of the 12 new community cases, 1 is a Tuolumne County Jail inmate, for a […]
Arnold, Murphys & Sonora, CA…Since 1994, Sierra Nevada Adventure Co. has been providing the community with Gear For Wild Environments! We started 26 years ago in downtown Sonora after outgrowing our mail order business, The Eddy Mart. Now it’s evolved into 3 stores. Sonora – 173 So. Washington St. 209-521-5621 Our Climbing & Backpacking headquarters. […]
Sonora, CA…Our previously reported 7 positive cases within the jail have all recovered and since been rehoused with their respective cohorts. This morning, we were made aware of 2 positive cases. The two inmates have been placed in quarantine. All close contacts have tested negative but have been placed in isolation under the direction of […]
Sonora, CA…On February 16, just before 6 A.M., our office received a call of a subject who had started a fire in a hotel room in the 300 block of S. Washington St. When our officer arrived on scene, he contacted 58-year-old Robert Anson of Sonora. The Officer located burned items in the hotel room, […]
Sonora, CA…The Sonora Police Department welcomes our new Police Lieutenant, Jennifer Hannula. Lt. Hannula was hired on January 23rd, but was officially sworn in last night during her introduction to City Council. Lt. Hannula comes to us from the Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Department, where she spent the last 24 years of her law enforcement career. […]
Arnold, CA…Detailed forecast for the West Slope Northern Sierra Nevada from the National Weather Service. Today Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming mostly cloudy. Not as cool. Highs 34 to 49 higher elevations…44 to 54 lower elevations. Prevailing northeast winds up to 10 mph in the morning becoming light. Tonight Mostly cloudy. At higher […]
Sonora, CA…Thursday afternoon, our office received a concerning report of a potential sexual assault which had just occurred. With information provided by the reporting person, our office was able to locate the victim with GPS tracking. Present with the victim when deputies made contact was 45-year-old Chad Vanhulzen of Sonora. Due to the initial report […]
Arnold, Murphys & Sonora, CA…Since 1994, Sierra Nevada Adventure Co. has been providing the community with Gear For Wild Environments! We started 26 years ago in downtown Sonora after outgrowing our mail order business, The Eddy Mart. Now it’s evolved into 3 stores. Sonora – 173 So. Washington St. 209-521-5621 Our Climbing & Backpacking headquarters. […]
Sonora, CA… On Saturday night, the Police Department arrested 42-year-old Brandon Hamilton Blas of Sonora for multiple charges, including being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm, carrying a loaded and concealed firearm within a vehicle, and providing false identification to a peace officer. Just before 11:30 pm on Saturday, February 13, one of […]
Sonora, CA… We are excited to introduce the three newest members of our patrol team, Deputy Neri, Deputy Cordes and Deputy Hope. Photo from left to right: Deputy Neri, Deputy Cordes, Sheriff Pooley and Deputy Hope. Deputies Neri and Hope were formally employed as Jail Deputies prior to applying for, and making it into the […]
Sonora, CA…Sonora Ford COVID-19 – Update…As our communities continue to feel the increased impact of Coronavirus, we feel it is important to share with you what we are doing to help keep people safe and healthy. Please be assured we have protocols in place, and are following CDC and local public health official’s recommendations. As […]
Arnold, CA…This highway information is the latest reported by Caltrans as of Monday, February 15th, 2021 at 08:42 AM. SR 4 [IN THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA AREA] IS CLOSED FROM 0.5 MI EAST OF THE JCT OF SR 207 /MT REBA TURNOFF/ TO THE JCT OF SR 89 /EBBETTS PASS/ (ALPINE CO) – FOR THE WINTER […]
Arnold, Murphys & Sonora, CA…Since 1994, Sierra Nevada Adventure Co. has been providing the community with Gear For Wild Environments! We started 26 years ago in downtown Sonora after outgrowing our mail order business, The Eddy Mart. Now it’s evolved into 3 stores. Sonora – 173 So. Washington St. 209-521-5621 Our Climbing & Backpacking headquarters. […]
Arnold, CA…This highway information is the latest reported from Caltrans as of Sunday, February 14th, 2021 at 08:45 AM. Full details are below…. SR 4 [IN THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA AREA] IS CLOSED FROM 0.5 MI EAST OF THE JCT OF SR 207 /MT REBA TURNOFF/ TO THE JCT OF SR 89 /EBBETTS PASS/ (ALPINE CO) […]
Arnold, CA…This highway information is the latest reported by Caltrans as of Friday, February 12th, 2021 at 12:41 PM. SR 4 [IN THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA AREA] IS CLOSED FROM 0.5 MI EAST OF THE JCT OF SR 207 /MT REBA TURNOFF/ TO THE JCT OF SR 89 /EBBETTS PASS/ (ALPINE CO) – FOR THE WINTER […]
Arnold, CA…The Detailed forecast for West Slope Northern Sierra Nevada from the National Weather Service. Tonight Partly cloudy. Lows 22 to 37 higher elevations…35 to 43 lower elevations. Light winds becoming southeast up to 10 mph after midnight. Thursday Mostly cloudy. At lower elevations, rain showers likely in the afternoon. At higher elevations, rain and […]
Columbia, CA… Today Corporal Andrew Long talked to local news media about how he helped save a man who was threatening to jump off a bridge. Corporal Long along with the Sheriff’s Search and Rescue Team, deputies, and boat patrol searched for the man for hours before finally reaching him. Just as the man was […]
Columbia, CA…This morning, just after midnight, our office received a tip of a male who was threatening to jump off a local bridge. With the aid of CHP, Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office and Angels Camp Police Department, both the Stevenot and Parrotts Ferry bridges were checked. Neither the man nor his vehicle were located at […]
Sonora, CA…On 02/04/2021 during the 1 PM hour, one of our Officers was patrolling the Crossroads Shopping Center when he was flagged down by a store employee from the 100 block of Old Wards Ferry Rd. The employee alerted the officer to a white pick-up truck behind the business that had just stolen a cartload […]
Sonora, CA…The Latest…”We are actively working with Tuolumne County Public Health on the investigation, including isolation, quarantine, and testing protocols according to CDC, CDPH, and Health Officer guidance. No new cases have been reported today. In response to yesterday’s positive cases, we have implemented the following: • Inmates will remain quarantined in their respective cohorts […]
Sonora, CA…Adventist Health Sonora plans to vaccinate another 800 Tuolumne County residents on Saturday, February 6. Currently appointments are being scheduled for those age 75 and older, with plans to drop the age requirement to 65 and older on Friday morning. Any Tuolumne County resident who is 75 or older who would like to receive […]
Calaveras and Tuolumne Counties, CA…Our crews on the ground have made significant progress in repairing storm damage and getting customers back on line. Currently in Calaveras County we have 581 customers without power. Specifically, in Arnold, we are now down to 16 outages due to the storm, impacting about 550 customers. Those customers should have […]
Sonora, CA…Tuolumne County is reporting 17 new community cases and 1 new SCC inmate case today for a total of 18 new cases. Three of the new cases are hospitalized and the remaining individuals appear to be isolating. Three people have been released from isolation and one person was released from the hospital. We are […]
Arnold, CA…A winter storm is forecast to move into interior northern California Monday night lasting into Wednesday morning, bringing periods of heavy snow to the southern Cascades and northern Sierra. Snow levels with this system are forecast to remain relatively high, with the majority of snow accumulations above 5000 feet. Heavy snow will make mountain […]