San Francisco, CA…Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) reported Friday at 12:00 p.m. that approximately 543,000 customers impacted by PSPS have had their power restored, including full restoration in Humboldt, Siskiyou, Trinity and Yolo counties. Less than 195,000 customers remain without power. Outage/Restoration Numbers Approximately 738,000 total customers were impacted by the PSPS event from […]
San Francisco, CA… Weather Conditions in Nearly All Counties Now Safe to Conduct Inspections, Repairs and Begin Power Restoration; Majority of Customer Resource Centers Will Remain Open on Friday; Windy Weather Should Subside in Kern County by Early Friday. Pacific Gas and Electric Company reported late Thursday that more than half of customers impacted by […]
Sonora, CA…The PG&E public safety power shutoff has now reached Tuolumne County and Adventist Health Sonora facilities equipped with generators are running on back-up power. Services that will continue to provide care throughout the outage include: Emergency Department, Med/Surg, Birth Center, ICU, Surgery for emergency cases, Long Term Care, Home Health, Hospice, Sonora Oxygen Supply. […]
San Francisco, CA…Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) confirmed that it has implemented the first phase of a Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) across significant portions of its service area in response to a widespread, severe wind event. The Public Safety Power Shutoff will occur in three phases, with the first phase impacting approximately 513,000 […]
Yosemite, CA…From the NPS…”Congratulations to the 2019 recipients of the park’s Volunteer of the Year awards. These prestigious awards are bestowed annually to outstanding volunteers in nine different categories for exemplary service to Yosemite National Park. In 2018, Yosemite National Park hosted over 13,000 volunteers who donated over 132,500 hours to help with a wide […]
Sonora, CA…From CHP…”On Sunday, October 6, 2019, at approximately 10:35 PM, a 40-year-old man from Tuolumne County was driving his 2001 Chevrolet pickup westbound on Lyons Bald Mountain Road, east of Apple Valley Drive, at an unknown high rate of speed. The driver allowed the vehicle to leave the roadway in a northerly direction. The […]
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 in Sonora, CA treats the needs of each individual customer with paramount concern. We […]
Columbia, CA…Enjoy an hour-long walking tour of town led by a park staff member or docent. See the actual gold discovery site, learn about the buildings and early merchants of Columbia. Sponsored by The Friends Of Columbia SHP. Visit their website here for more information. Town Tours are every Saturday & Sunday starting at 11 […]
Sonora, CA…From the Tuolumne Seriff’s Dept…”Lawrence was found on Crystal Falls Drive. He was tired and confused but very thankful to see Deputy Sandelin. Thank you to everyone for sharing his information and to the community member who called in with a possible sighting. Lawrence is being connected with county resources to assist him.”
Sonora, CA…The Annual Natural Resources Summit was held today at the Mother Lode Fairgrounds. There ware great presentations on a variety of topics all morning long. In addition to Congressman McClintock there were speakers from the Stanislaus National Forest, Cal-Fire, Sierra Pacific Industries, University of California Watershed Specialist, Tuolumne Office of Emergency Services, Hwy 108 […]
Arnold, CA…Mornings with the One Percent™ is live weekday mornings from 7-10am. The premise for the show is that the USDA ranked all 3,142 counties or county equivalents in the USA on a livability or desirability scale based on factors such as climate, scenic beauty, bodies of water for recreation, humidity and much more. All […]
Sonora, CA….Traffic Update…..Collision Near Soulsbyville Rd / Black Oak Rd Incident: 00410 Type: Trfc Collision-Unkn Inj Location: Soulsbyville Rd / Black Oak Rd Loc Desc: Lat/Lon: 37.973939 -120.276442 Detail Information 5:18 PM 3 [8] [Appended, 17:19:12] [2] NEG 1125 5:18 PM 2 [7] [Appended, 17:19:12] [1] RP IS IN WHI TOYT SIENNA VS GRY DODG […]
Sonora, CA…The Stanislaus National Forest provides the following information about planned prescribed burns on the forest. General and Specific Location: Dry Meadow Underburn, Summit Ranger District. The prescribed fire is located approximately six miles northeast of Pinecrest along Forest Road 5N02, in the vicinity of Dry Meadow Fire Station, Township 5N, Range 17E, Sections 2,3,4,22,23,26,34,35. […]
Sonora, CA…TuCARE’s Annual Natural Resources Summit! Working Together Preventing Disaster. FREE TO THE PUBLIC! Come and hear great information on how we can make our community a more fire resistant, safe zone if wildfire breaks out.
Groveland, CA…The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) will be conducting live fire training. This training is designed to instruct fireline supervisors from around the State in proper techniques to plan and conduct complex firing operations during wildland fire suppression operations. Students will be taught how to apply fire to fight fire. […]
Arnold, CA…Mountain Passes Update….Hwys 88 Carson Pass, 108 Sonora Pass & 120 Tioga Pass Now Open…Ebbetts Remains Closed. This highway information is the latest reported as of Monday, September 30th, 2019 at 12:44 PM. SR 4 [IN THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA AREA] IS CLOSED FROM 0.5 MI EAST OF THE JCT OF SR 207 /MT REBA […]
Columbia, CA…This week, PG&E will be patrolling electric infrastructure via helicopter around Tuolumne County. Helicopters patrolling the power lines will be leaving out of the Columbia Airport and typically fly from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Electric employees will be in the helicopters, which will be flying low at an altitude of about 300 to […]
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Arnold, CA…The early season storm has temporarily closed Hwy 120 Tioga pass and Hwy 108 Sonora Pass. Hwy 4 Ebbetts Pass has controls in effect over the summit. Hwy 88 Carson Pass had controls in place until a few minutes ago but has just dropped requirements. Drive Safe & Carry Chains, Blankets, Water & Food […]
Jamestown, CA…Ride behind a historic steam or diesel locomotive on a train trip through California’s scenic Gold Country. Your 6-mile, 45-minute roundtrip train ride will take you past the water tower from Petticoat Junction, and transport you from the backyards of Jamestown to the rugged hillsides of California’s Mother Lode country. At the end of […]
Sonora, CA…From the Tuolumne Sheriff’s Dept…”A four-month long investigation has resulted in the arrest of two people in connection with the death of Jeremy Allen. 41-year old Michael Pierce of Sonora and 39-year-old Cyrus Cole of Tuolumne are facing charges of involuntary manslaughter, concealing an accidental death, burglary, taking a vehicle without consent, and conspiracy. […]
Moccasin, CA…On September 22, 2019, at approximately 6:35 PM, Mr. Jose Figueroa, a 35 year old man from Bonita, CA was traveling in his 2018 Ford F-150 Raptor, northbound on State Route 49 and was stopped at the intersection with State Route 120 near Moccasin, CA. Ms. Glafira Montanez, a 35 year old woman from […]
Sonora, CA…Tragic News from the Tuolumne Sheriff’s Office…”We have an update on the Amber Alert out of Merced County that we shared on our social media platforms over the weekend. Last night, a vehicle associated with the Amber Alert was found in a remote area on Clark Fork Road near Sand Flat Campground in Tuolumne […]
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 […]
Arnold, CA…Rising Temps & a Red Flag Warning ahead according to the National Weather Service’s Sacramento office. Detailed forecast for Mother lode. Today Mostly sunny. Highs 75 to 87. Prevailing northeast winds up to 10 mph shifting to the northwest with gusts to around 25 mph in the afternoon. Tonight Clear. Lows 56 to 66. […]
Columbia, CA…Enjoy an hour-long walking tour of town led by a park staff member or docent. See the actual gold discovery site, learn about the buildings and early merchants of Columbia. Sponsored by The Friends Of Columbia SHP. Visit their website here for more information. Town Tours are every Saturday & Sunday starting at 11 […]
Arnold, Murphys & Sonora, CA…Ever since we opened our first store in Downtown Sonora, our goal has been the same. To provide our customers with high quality, innovative outdoor products, priced so you can spend more time using your gear than paying for it. At SNAC, you’ll find affordable clothing and gear to outfit yourself […]
Angels Camp, CA….The Mother Lode League Football teams are finishing up their non-conference games and getting ready for league play to commence. In last night’s action the Bret Harte Bullfrogs under the tutiledge of new Head Coach Kelly Osborn won Friday’s home game against Arroyo High School from San Lorenzo 13-7. Calaveras tomahawked Bradshaw Christian […]
