All our Lakes are OPEN Now & SNAC Arnold is Having a Kayak Sale!

All our Lakes are OPEN Now & SNAC Arnold is Having a Kayak Sale!

Arnold, CA…All our Lakes are OPEN Now & SNAC Arnold is Having a Kayak Sale! Singles * Doubles * Sit-Insides * Sit-on-Tops * Inflatables. Summertime is when you want to head the lake, so if you need a kayak to find a cool spot we can help! All in-stock FeelFree Kayaks are now 20% off! […]

Missing Swimmer Recovered from Lake Don Pedro

Missing Swimmer Recovered from Lake Don Pedro

La Grange, CA…The Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Office Marine Safety and Enforcement Unit recovered a man’s body in Lake Don Pedro more than a month after the victim went missing. On June 16th, Jorge Arturo Cervantes disappeared after he went swimming without a life jacket. Immediately following the incident, the Tuolumne County Sheriffs Marine Safety and […]

Portions of Stanislaus National Forest Enters High Hazard Fire Restrictions

Portions of Stanislaus National Forest Enters High Hazard Fire Restrictions

Sonora, CA…With the release of Forest Service Order FS-16-2023-16, the Stanislaus National Forest will enter into high hazard fire restrictions effective, Wednesday, July 27, 2023.With the forest order, the following items are prohibited in the high hazard areas: Discharging a firearm Building, maintaining, attending or using a fire, campfire, or stove fire, except in the […]

All our Lakes are OPEN Now & SNAC Arnold is Having a Kayak Sale!

All our Lakes are OPEN Now & SNAC Arnold is Having a Kayak Sale!

Arnold, CA…All our Lakes are OPEN Now & SNAC Arnold is Having a Kayak Sale! Singles * Doubles * Sit-Insides * Sit-on-Tops * Inflatables. Summertime is when you want to head the lake, so if you need a kayak to find a cool spot we can help! All in-stock FeelFree Kayaks are now 20% off! […]

Have You Seen this Missing Person??

Have You Seen this Missing Person??

La Grange, CA…The Tuolumne Sheriff’s Dept is asking the public’s help in locating 35-year-old Kenneth Sipe. Kenneth is described as being 5’10”, 170lbs, with brown hair and blue eyes. Kenneth was last seen Thursday 7-20-2023 around 1800 at his home on Lozano Street in La Grange. Kenneth possibly left the area on foot. Anyone who […]

All our Lakes are OPEN Now & SNAC Arnold is Having a Kayak Sale!

All our Lakes are OPEN Now & SNAC Arnold is Having a Kayak Sale!

Arnold, CA…All our Lakes are OPEN Now & SNAC Arnold is Having a Kayak Sale! Singles * Doubles * Sit-Insides * Sit-on-Tops * Inflatables. Summertime is when you want to head the lake, so if you need a kayak to find a cool spot we can help! All in-stock FeelFree Kayaks are now 20% off! […]

Project to Widen Mokelumne River Bridge on State Route 49 (SR-49) Starting Soon

Project to Widen Mokelumne River Bridge on State Route 49 (SR-49) Starting Soon

Mokelumne Hill, CA…The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will soon begin a project to widen the bridge deck and install new guardrails of the Mokelumne River Bridge on State Route 49 (SR-49) at the Amador/Calaveras County line. The purpose of the project is to improve safety and ride quality for motorists and enhance the mobility […]

Lake Alpine & Spicer Reservoir are OPEN Now! SNAC Arnold Rents Kayaks * Canoes * SUPs

Lake Alpine & Spicer Reservoir are OPEN Now! SNAC Arnold Rents Kayaks * Canoes * SUPs

Arnold, CA…It feels like Summer is finally here in the high country! You can now get to Lake Alpine & Spicer, so what are you waiting for? Spicer Reservoir is full! Most of our SUP’s are ON SALE this holiday weekend! Our Rental Crew will help you load up your kayaks, canoes & SUPs for […]

1,163 Acre Bone Lightning Fire Final Update

1,163 Acre Bone Lightning Fire Final Update

Groveland, CA…Bone Lightning Fire Update, Monday, July 10, 2023. This will be the last update for the Bone Lightning Fire on Stanislaus National Forest. Crews check fire consumption and cooling in the 50-foot buffer. Jeff Knepp, Engine 337 Captain from Los Padres National Forest along with his crew mop up the fire perimeter along 3N01. […]

Enjoy Moderate Temps This Week as Excessive Heat Warnings in Place for Next Weekend

Enjoy Moderate Temps This Week as Excessive Heat Warnings in Place for Next Weekend

Arnold, CA…The Heat Warnings & Forecasts for our area is below.  Detailed forecast for West Slope Northern Sierra Nevada. Today, Sunny. Highs 65 to 80 higher elevations…76 to 86 lower elevations. Prevailing southeast winds up to 10 mph shifting to the southwest in the afternoon. Tonight Clear. Lows 43 to 58 higher elevations…53 to 67 […]

Lake Alpine & Spicer Reservoir are OPEN Now! SNAC Arnold Rents Kayaks * Canoes * SUPs

Lake Alpine & Spicer Reservoir are OPEN Now! SNAC Arnold Rents Kayaks * Canoes * SUPs

Arnold, CA…It feels like Summer is finally here in the high country! You can now get to Lake Alpine & Spicer, so what are you waiting for? Spicer Reservoir is full! Most of our SUP’s are ON SALE this holiday weekend! Our Rental Crew will help you load up your kayaks, canoes & SUPs for […]

Apprehension of Kidnapping and Robbery Suspect Leads Deputies to Multiple Arrests for Drug Sales

Apprehension of Kidnapping and Robbery Suspect Leads Deputies to Multiple Arrests for Drug Sales

Sonora, CA…On Saturday July 1st, 2023, just before 1:00 in the morning, deputies made a high-risk traffic stop on a vehicle in the area of O’Byrne’s Ferry Road and Highway 108 after receiving information 26-year-old Alyssa Hoyopatubbi was in the vehicle. Hoyopatubbi had an outstanding felony warrant for her arrest for the crimes of robbery, […]

Lake Alpine & Spicer Reservoir are OPEN Now! SNAC Arnold Rents Kayaks * Canoes * SUPs

Lake Alpine & Spicer Reservoir are OPEN Now! SNAC Arnold Rents Kayaks * Canoes * SUPs

Arnold, CA…It feels like Summer is finally here in the high country! You can now get to Lake Alpine & Spicer, so what are you waiting for? Spicer Reservoir is full! Most of our SUP’s are ON SALE this holiday weekend! Our Rental Crew will help you load up your kayaks, canoes & SUPs for […]

Lake Alpine & Spicer Reservoir are OPEN Now! SNAC Arnold Rents Kayaks * Canoes * SUPs

Lake Alpine & Spicer Reservoir are OPEN Now! SNAC Arnold Rents Kayaks * Canoes * SUPs

Arnold, CA…It feels like Summer is finally here in the high country! You can now get to Lake Alpine & Spicer, so what are you waiting for? Spicer Reservoir is full! Most of our SUP’s are ON SALE this holiday weekend! Our Rental Crew will help you load up your kayaks, canoes & SUPs for […]

Stanislaus National Forest Opens Additional Roads Ahead of 4th of July Holiday

Stanislaus National Forest Opens Additional Roads Ahead of 4th of July Holiday

Sonora, CA…With the publication of Forest Order STF-16-2023-12, the Stanislaus National Forest has removed several Forest Service Roads from the current Season of Use Closure Extension. The current order is set to expire July 14 unless superseded sooner.  The below listed roads are now open and available for public use: Summit Ranger District 4N14, 4N26 […]

Lightning Caused Bone Fire Being Managed to Achieve Multiple Objectives

Lightning Caused Bone Fire Being Managed to Achieve Multiple Objectives

Groveland, CA…What began as a lightning-caused wildfire along Jawbone Pass in the pre-planned Cherry North Prescribed (RX) Burn Unit on the Stanislaus National Forest’s Groveland Ranger District is being managed to achieve multiple objectives. The lightning ignition was originally detected on June 15, and district fire managers immediately began work to ensure this naturally ignited […]

Mt. Havalia Prescribed Fire Fuels Reduction June 26 & 27

Mt. Havalia Prescribed Fire Fuels Reduction June 26 & 27

Tuolumne, CA…The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) will conduct a prescribed burn operation on the Mt. Havalia Vegetation Management Program (VMP) site in Tuolumne County, adjacent to the community of Tuolumne. Smoke from the project will be visible from Tuolumne and surrounding areas. The goal of the prescribed burn is to […]

Prescribed Burns to Continue Between Pinecrest & Cold Springs

Prescribed Burns to Continue Between Pinecrest & Cold Springs

Pinecrest, CA…If conditions permit, prescribed burning operations will occur along the Crabtree Road between Cold Springs and Pinecrest for the next three days (June 21st- June 23rd). Crabtree Road will be closed from Highway 108 to the intersection of Forest Road 4N11/4N26 to protect the safety of firefighters and the public during prescribed burn operations. […]

Deputies Search for Missing Man Last Seen Swimming in Lake Don Pedro

Deputies Search for Missing Man Last Seen Swimming in Lake Don Pedro

Lake Don Pedro, CA…On Friday June 16th at about 12:30 in the afternoon, deputies responded to Don Pedro Lake, near South Bay and Rogers Creek for a report of a man who was last seen swimming in the water and was missing. TCSO deputies and Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office boat patrol deputies utilized a Remotely […]

Pine Mountain Lake Vegetation Management Program

Pine Mountain Lake Vegetation Management Program

San Andreas, CA…The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CALFIRE) Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit will be conducting a prescribed burning operation on the Pine Mountain Lake (PML) Vegetation Management Program (VMP) site, on Thursday, June 22, 2023. This project is located north of Ferretti Road between Tioga High School and Boitano Road. Burning operations will be […]

Stanislaus NF to Begin RX Burn Operations Near Pinecrest

Stanislaus NF to Begin RX Burn Operations Near Pinecrest

Sonora, CA…Taking advantage of favorable weather conditions and availability of resources, crews with the Stanislaus National Forest will begin prescribed fire operations in the Experimental Forest, approximately two miles southeast of the Pinecrest area. Operations are set to begin within the next week and crews will look to burn approximately 44 acres. The prescribed burn […]

Help Tuolumne Sheriff’s Department Locate Robbery/Carjacking Suspect

Help Tuolumne Sheriff’s Department Locate Robbery/Carjacking Suspect

Sonora, CA…We are seeking the public’s help in locating 25-year-old Alyssa Hoyopatubbi. Hoyopatubbi currently has a warrant for her arrest for crimes including robbery, kidnapping, carjacking and vehicle theft. Anyone who has seen or knows the whereabouts of Hoyopatubbi is urged to contact the Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Office at 209-533-5815. **Original** **One Arrest Made from […]

Local Fire Agencies Secure Grant Funding for Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) Units

Local Fire Agencies Secure Grant Funding for Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) Units

Columbia, CA…Columbia Fire Protection District, City of Sonora, Tuolumne City Fire, Mi Wuk/Sugar Pine Fire Protection District, and the Fire Agencies for the Sovereign Tribal Nations of the Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk and Chicken Ranch Band of Mi-Wuk were successful in a regional AFG Assistance to Firefighters Grant in the amount of $710,880 to purchase […]