Columbia, CA…Every Saturday and Sunday at 11am you can 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. Check in at […]
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 […]
Angels Camp & Sonora, CA…Shop Local, Shop Often For Father’s Day at Calaveras & Sonora Lumber
Sonora, CA…On June 4, 2018, at about 6:40pm, Sonora Police received a 911 call reference a fight in the 200 block of Mono Way. Officers’ arrived on scene and determined Daenon Brewer, 27, of Sonora tried to take cigarettes from a business. The victim took the cigarettes back and Brewer hit the victim several times […]
Jamestown, CA…From CHP Sonora…”Officer McChesney saving a displaced baby bird at collision scene near Montezuma Junction.”
Sonora, Ca…Most of the results are in for Tuolumne County and it looks like most of the contested offices will be heading to November. The details are below… COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS Vote for No More Than 1 CATHY A. PARKER . . . . . . . . 7,446 97.73 WRITE-IN. . . . […]
Yosemite, CA…Yosemite National Park identifies the two climbers who fell from the Free Blast route on El Capitan as Jason Wells, age 46, of Boulder, Colorado and Tim Klien, age 42, from Palmdale, California. Yosemite National Park Rangers received multiple 911 calls at approximately 8:15 am reporting that two climbers had fallen. Yosemite Park Rangers […]
Sonora, CA…Meet & Great Fundraising Party for Tom Pratt
Knights Ferry, CA…Update: 6-1-18 at 2:50PM 82 year old Hazel Kleine has been located safe in Tuolumne County. CHP received a 911 call from a subject driving in the Highway 108 and Knights Ferry Road area. The caller reported seeing the vehicle driving slowly that matched the description from the Silver Alert issued last night […]
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 […]
Columbia, CA…Columbia College has named 158 students to the spring 2018 semester President’s List. This honor is reserved for students completing twelve or more units of coursework in a single semester at Columbia College and earning a cumulative grade point average between 3.5 and 4.0, with no grade lower than “C.” The spring 2018 President’s […]
Pinecrest, CA…From the Tuolumne Sheriff’s Office..”On Saturday evening around 6 PM, the Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue Team responded to the Aspen Meadow Pack Station to search for David Barnes of Modesto. David was hiking near Aspen Meadow looking for a breed of Hawk named Goshawks. He went off trail and became separated […]
Sonora, CA…On Friday afternoon, a man who resides at a Chukar Circle apartment in Sonora startled a burglar trying to steal medication from his home. The man arrived home and saw 37-year-old Eric Taylor standing inside the apartment holding his medication. When Taylor was confronted by the man, he dropped the medication and ran out […]
Don Pedro, CA…From Cal-Fire TCU..”Firefighters responded to and contained a quarter acre vegetation fire near the Blue Oaks Campground 11315 Bonds Flat Road, Don Pedro [Tuolumne County]”
Columbia, CA…Sierra Repertory Theatre has awarded the preview performance of its production of the hit Broadway musical “Disney’s Beauty and the Beast” to Mind Matters to be used as a major fundraiser. “We think this is a great way for people, young and old, to enjoy a wonderful evening in the theatre while helping Mind […]
Arnold, CA…Late Season Snow….A cold weather system will bring periods of snow above 8000 feet Friday into Saturday. Snow expected. Total accumulations of 1 to 3 inches expected, higher amounts up to 5 inches possible on the highest peaks. WHERE…West Slope Northern Sierra Nevada south of Highway 50 and above 8000 feet. This includes Carson […]
Sonora, CA…Traffic Update….Collision Near Kuein Mill Rd / Longeway Rd. CHP is reporting a vehicle over the side in that area… Incident: 00134 Type: Trfc Collision-No Inj Location: Kuein Mill Rd / Longeway Rd Loc Desc: JNO BELLEVUE SCHOOL Lat/Lon: 38.033095 -120.271947 Detail Information 8:49 AM 1 [1] VEH OFF SIDE OF ROAD INTO THE […]
San Andreas, CA…As drought conditions continue to increase fire danger in the region, CAL FIRE Tuolumne -Calaveras Unit has suspended all burn permits for outdoor open residential burning in Zone 1 (below 3500’) within the State Responsibility Area of Tuolumne County, Calaveras County, Eastern Stanislaus County and Eastern San Joaquin County. This suspension takes effect […]
Tuolumne County, CA…The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has opened northbound and southbound State Route 49 (SR-49) from Moccasin/SR-120 in Tuolumne County to the Tuolumne/Mariposa County line following a long-term closure. The 6.5-mile stretch of road has been closed since violent storms whipped through the region on March 22, causing hillslides and heavy flooding in […]
Tuolumne, CA…From the Tuolumne Sheriff’s Office…”29-year-old Bryce Lawrence and 24-year-old Bryanna Ireland, illegally entered a rental home belonging to a elderly couple in Tuolumne City. The rental home is located next to the couple’s residence on Hodge Ave. The couple heard noises coming from their rental and walked over to investigate. Lawrence was subsequently shot […]
Sonora, CA…Deputies discovered a much more sinister plan was in the works when they responded to a Sonora home on Phoenix Lake Road Saturday afternoon for a reported vandalism. The caller heard a loud noise at the front of their residence and saw a neighbor, 43-year-old Alayna Moro, walking away from the home with a […]
Columbia, CA…On May 19, 2018 at approximately 12:25 pm, 56 year old San Jose resident, Darryl A. Fraser, was riding a 2004 Harley Davidson motorcycle, traveling southbound on Springfield Road, south of Parrotts Ferry Road at approximately 40 to 45 miles per hour while passing other motorcycles also traveling in the southbound lane. 31 year […]
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 […]
Groveland, CA…On Saturday, May 19, 2018, at approximately 10:50 am, 70 year old Clovis resident, Russell Merritt Jr., was riding down New Priest Grade on his 1993 Harley Davidson motorcycle, traveling westbound on SR-120 east of Grizzly Road. Mr. Merritt was unable to negotiate a right hand curve in the roadway and lost control of […]
Tuolumne, CA…On Thursday, May 17, 2018, at approximately 5:15 pm, 53 year old Sonora resident, Katherine Nutter, was driving a 2006 Kia, westbound on Tuolumne Road west of Pine Street. At this time, 13 year old Tuolumne resident, Logan Garner, was riding his BMX style bicycle in a northerly direction, crossing Tuolumne Road, directly into […]
Jamestown, CA…On Thursday, May 17, 2018, at approximately 2:32 pm, 88 year old Jamestown resident, Gina Vernazza, was driving a 2006 Ford, traveling eastbound in her driveway of her residence at approximately 5 mph. When she attempted to stop her vehicle, Vernazza missed the brake pedal and instead hit the accelerator. The Ford accelerated rapidly […]
Jamestown, CA…Like many men, Tim Bratten ignored his health for as long as he could – until the pain in his back forced him to stop working. He had not been to a doctor in 40 years. “It seemed like a waste of time,” he says. “Why take off work to go to the doctor?” […]
Sonora, CA…The latest Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Deputies Activity Logs are enclosed… TUOLUMNE COUNTY SHERIFF MEDIA BULLETIN Monday, May 14, 2018 00:09 MISC INFORMATION 1805140001 Occurred on Mount Everest Ct, Sonora. Rpts that there is a teenager on her roof. . Disposition: Log Note. 00:10 FIGHT OR DISTURBANCE 1805140002 Occurred on Valley Quail Rd, Columbia. Female […]
Sonora, CA…The following is information regarding a prescribed burn planned on the Stanislaus National Forest. Prescribed Fire Name / Ranger District: Crandall Underburn, I-Bar Unit 2901, Mi-Wok Ranger District. General and Specific Location: Project area is located along Forest Road 3N24, off Italian Bar Road (Forest Road 2N63) south of Deer Creek. Township 3 North, […]
Sonora, CA…The following is information regarding a prescribed burn planned on the Stanislaus National Forest. Prescribed Fire Name / Ranger District: Dry Meadow Underburn, Summit Ranger District. General and Specific Location: Located approximately 6 miles NE of Pinecrest, along Forest Road 5N02, in the vicinity of Dry Meadow Fire Station, Township 5N, Range 17E. Please […]
