Bat Infestation Measures to be Installed Near SR-49/108 at Woods Creek Bridge

Bat Infestation Measures to be Installed Near SR-49/108 at Woods Creek Bridge

Sonora, CA…The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will perform one-way traffic control on northbound and southbound State Route 49/108 at the Woods Creek Bridge. This will help prepare the bridge for a project that will apply a polyester-concrete overlay this summer, creating a smooth ride and a smooth transition from the roadway to the bridge. […]

Blizzard Warning Above 6,500 Feet Beginning Wednesday Evening. Some Areas May Receive Up To 9 Feet of Snow

Blizzard Warning Above 6,500 Feet Beginning Wednesday Evening.  Some Areas May Receive Up To 9 Feet of Snow

Arnold, CA…The National Weather Service in Sacramento has issued a Blizzard warning for our area. Carson, Ebbetts & Sonora Pass areas are forecast to receive the deepest layers of snow from these systems. Heavy snow expected above 5000 feet. Blizzard conditions expected above 6500 feet beginning Wednesday evening. Travel will be very difficult to impossible, […]

Wanted Man Found With a Pound of Meth, Weapons & More!

Wanted Man Found With a Pound of Meth, Weapons & More!

Tuolumne, CA…Wanted man found with guns and drugs. On Saturday afternoon, Deputy Vince Lee spotted 24-year-old wanted man, Armando Gonzalez of Jamestown, running from an SUV at the Tuolumne Apartments. Gonzalez had several felony and misdemeanor warrants for his arrest and fled from the deputy into one of the apartments. When speaking to a resident […]

Fleeing Suspect no Match for Tuolumne Sheriff K9 Beau

Fleeing Suspect no Match for Tuolumne Sheriff K9 Beau

Jamestown, CA…From the Tuolumne Sheriff’s Dept…Just before 5 PM yesterday, a Sheriff’s Deputy attempted to make a traffic enforcement stop on a white Chevy S10 pickup on Hwy 108 at Keystone Ranch. Driver, 43-year-old Darren Gerdes of Sonora who is wanted on several warrants, failed to yield and a pursuit ensued. During the pursuit Gerdes […]

Minor Injuries in Propane Truck Collision Near Wards Ferry Rd / Richards Ranch Rd

Minor Injuries in Propane Truck Collision Near Wards Ferry Rd / Richards Ranch Rd

Sonora, CA…Minor Injuries in Propane Truck Collision Near Wards Ferry Rd / Richards Ranch Rd Incident: 00590 Type: Trfc Collision-Minor Inj Location: Wards Ferry Rd / Richards Ranch Rd Loc Desc: 15150 Wards Ferry Rd / 1 MI PAST RR RD Lat/Lon: 37.893045 -120.292953 Detail Information 8:20 AM 24 [58] 1039 SON OFC // THEY […]

Traffic & Fire Update….Structure Fire Near Sr108 / Chicken Ranch Rd

Traffic & Fire Update….Structure Fire Near Sr108 / Chicken Ranch Rd

Jamestown, CA…Traffic & Fire Update….Structure Fire Near Sr108 / Chicken Ranch Rd. From the Tuolumne Sheriff’s Dept…”Sheriff’s Deputies and Fire personnel are on scene of a fully engulfed structure fire at a vacant home in the 17400 block of Hwy 108 across from Hurst Ranch in Jamestown. Hwy 108 is closed to through traffic from […]

35 Year Old Arrested After Attacking Wheelchair Bound, Double Amputee

35 Year Old Arrested After Attacking Wheelchair Bound, Double Amputee

Sonora, CA…On January 3rd deputies responded to Avalon Health Care Center on Greenly Rd. in Sonora for a report of a man fighting with a resident. Deputies arrived and located 35-year-old Cesar Hernandez nearby the facility. Hernandez entered the care center and attacked a wheelchair bound, double amputee, disabled adult. When nurses tried to pull […]

Operation “Snow Fall” Nets 7 Arrests in Cocaine & Ecstasy Sting

Operation “Snow Fall” Nets 7 Arrests in Cocaine & Ecstasy Sting

Twain Harte, CA…7 people arrested in months-long drug trafficking investigation. Operation “Snow Fall” kicked off early Wednesday morning. The Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Narcotics Agents (TNT) with assistance from Sheriff’s Detectives, Patrol and Boating Divisions, California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC), and the High Risk Probation Supervision Team executed multiple search and arrest warrants stemming […]

Access to Yosemite National Park will be Limited Along the Highway 41 Corridor Due to Government Shutdown

Access to Yosemite National Park will be Limited Along the Highway 41 Corridor Due to Government Shutdown

Yosemite, CA…Yosemite National Park remains open, however there will be limited access to the park along the Highway 41 corridor from the South Entrance to the Badger Pass Road during the hours of highest visitation due to continuing issues with human waste and resource damage. Park Rangers will staff a check point at the South […]

Twain Harte Couple Welcome New Year Twins Nova Skye Matthews & Luna Rae Matthews

Twain Harte Couple Welcome New Year Twins Nova Skye Matthews & Luna Rae Matthews

Sonora, CA…Kyla Grimes and Lonny Matthews, both of Twain Harte, are the stunned but excited parents of twin girls delivered by unscheduled Cesarean section at Adventist Health Sonora less than an hour into the New Year. Nova Skye Matthews was born at 12:54 a.m. on January 1, 2019, followed three minutes later by Luna Rae […]

Caltrans Road Report Through January 5th, 2019

Caltrans Road Report Through January 5th, 2019

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 […]

The SNAC Family Thanks You for Shopping Locally for the Holidays!

The SNAC Family Thanks You for Shopping Locally for the Holidays!

Arnold, Murphys & Sonora, CA…The SNAC Family Thanks You for Shopping Locally! Back in the early 90’s, when Shawn was selling out of the back of his truck as “The Eddy Mart”, the most important items to have on hand were life jackets, river shorts, sandals and river knives. Oh yes, and a few things […]

Make The Holidays Really Merry With A Gift From Sonora Ford

Make The Holidays Really Merry With A Gift From Sonora Ford

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! Welcome to Sonora Ford Sonora Ford in Sonora, CA treats the needs of each individual customer […]

Make Plans to Attend the Chocolate Lovers Hoedown

Make Plans to Attend the Chocolate Lovers Hoedown

Sonora, CA…Chocolate Lovers’ Hoedown will be held at the Sonora Elks Lodge in Sonora, Friday, Feb. 8, 6 -9 pm. It includes a Mexican-theme buffet dinner by Chef Dave Cooks! and a community dance called by Rachel Phillips. Live auction will offer chocolate goodies plus other treasures perfect for Valentine’s gifts. Tickets are $35 each […]

YFA Executive Board Authorizes January 14 Strike at Columbia College

YFA Executive Board Authorizes January 14 Strike at Columbia College

Columbia, CA…It is with great disappointment that I announce that the District has formally and totally refused to negotiate with YFA over the advisory terms of the factfinding report during the 10-day period concluding impasse, as provided for under the state bargaining law. Accordingly, the YFA Executive Board has called for a strike for Spring […]

Attempted Murder Charges for Murphys Woman for Stabbing Another Woman over Boyfriend.

Attempted Murder Charges for Murphys Woman for Stabbing Another Woman over Boyfriend.

Sonora, CA…Thursday the Sonora Police Department arrested 28-year-old Amanda Burback of Murphy’s for attempted homicide following an altercation that resulted in a stabbing. At approximately 10:08 a.m., the Police Department received a 9-1-1 call concerning a physical fight in progress between two females at the business parking lot of 130 Stockton Road. When officers arrived […]

Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Dept. Activity Logs for December 13, 14 & 15th

Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Dept. Activity Logs for December 13, 14 & 15th

Sonora, CA…The latest Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Deputies Activity Logs are enclosed… Media Bulletin (Saturday, December 15, 2018) 00:01 SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE CHECK 1812150001 Officer initiated activity at Willow Springs Clubhouse, Willow Springs Dr, Soulsbyville. . Disposition: Crime Prevention, Patrol Check. 00:53 CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL 1812150004 Occurred at Hwy 49/OLD Sonora Columbia Rd, Sonora. Rpting horses in […]

Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Dept. Activity Logs for December 10, 11 & 12

Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Dept. Activity Logs for December 10, 11 & 12

Sonora, CA…The latest Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Deputies Activity Logs are enclosed… Media Bulletin (Wednesday, December 12, 2018) 00:00 TRAFFIC STOP 1812120001 Officer initiated activity at Sonora Estates, S Airport Rd, Columbia. . Disposition: Warning Given (Used for 11-95s). 00:01 TRAFFIC STOP 1812120002 Officer initiated activity at Black Oak Rd, Sonora. . Disposition: Warning Given (Used […]

CHP Notes New Roadway Safety Laws…Including Expanded Cyclist Hit & Run Law

CHP Notes New Roadway Safety Laws…Including Expanded Cyclist Hit & Run Law

Sacramento, CA…New laws approved by the California Legislature in 2018 will affect roadway safety in several ways, including helmet use on bicycles and motorized scooters, hit-and-run on bicycle paths, modified exhaust systems, and enhanced safety for refuse collection vehicles. To support its mission of providing the highest levels of Safety, Service, and Security, the California […]

State Water Board Adopts 40% Unimpaired Flow Plan for Lower San Joaquin River and Southern Delta, Severe Impacts Feared for New Melones, Don Pedro & Reservoir Water Storage

State Water Board Adopts 40% Unimpaired Flow Plan for Lower San Joaquin River and Southern Delta, Severe Impacts Feared for New Melones, Don Pedro & Reservoir Water Storage

Sacramento, CA…The State Water Resources Control Board on December 12th adopted a plan designed to restore water flows through the Lower San Joaquin River and its tributaries—the Stanislaus, Tuolumne and Merced rivers. The plan update the Board adopted includes a requirement for 40 percent of unimpaired flow, within a range of 30 to 50 percent. […]

Make The Holidays Really Merry With A Gift From Sonora Ford

Make The Holidays Really Merry With A Gift From Sonora Ford

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! Welcome to Sonora Ford Sonora Ford in Sonora, CA treats the needs of each individual customer […]

Columbia College’s Symphony of the Sierra on December 15th

Columbia College’s Symphony of the Sierra on December 15th

Columbia, CA…Columbia College will be presenting the Symphony of the Sierra Winter Concert at 3 p.m. on Saturday, December 15, 2018. The concert will be held in the Dogwood Forum at Columbia College. The repertoire provides a wonderful introduction to orchestral music for children, while being complex enough to satisfy the seasoned classical ear. The […]

Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Dept. Activity Logs for December 7 – 9

Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Dept. Activity Logs for December 7 – 9

Sonora, CA…The latest Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Deputies Activity Logs are enclosed… Media Bulletin (Sunday, December 9, 2018) 00:00 Calls Transferred to CDF (Public Service Request) 1812090001 Occurred on Parrotts Ferry Rd, Columbia. Burn pile going with no clearance and RP believes property owners are HBD. Trans to Calfire. Cellular E911 Call:. . Disposition: Referred To […]

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