Another Bit of Moisture Heading Our Way for Western Slope & Mother Lode

Another Bit of Moisture Heading Our Way for Western Slope & Mother Lode

Arnold, CA…Temps will remain cool this week and another weak system is heading our was. Every drop and every snowflake counts though. The detailed forecasts for West Slope Northern Sierra Nevada and for the Mother Lode are below. Today Mostly sunny. Not as cool. Highs 36 to 51 higher elevations…46 to 56 lower elevations. Prevailing […]

Road Conditions Update….Chain Controls in Effect on Hwy 88, Hwy 4 & Hwy 108

Road Conditions Update….Chain Controls in Effect on Hwy 88, Hwy 4 & Hwy 108

Arnold, CA…This highway information is the latest reported as of Monday, November 9th, 2020 at 08:52 AM. Road Conditions Update….Chain Controls in Effect From Ham’s Station on Hwy 88, Arnold on up on Hwy 4 & Long Barn on up on Hwy 108. Ebbetts, Sonora & Tioga passes remain closed… SR 4 [IN THE CENTRAL […]

Road Conditions Update….Chain Controls on 88, 4, 108 & 120. Ebbetts, Sonora & Tioga Passes Closed.

Road Conditions Update….Chain Controls on 88, 4, 108 & 120.  Ebbetts, Sonora & Tioga Passes Closed.

Arnold, CA…The first real winter storm of the 2020/21 winter season is upon us. Chain controls are in place form Dew Drop on Hwy 88, Avery on Hwy 4, Twin Harte on Hwy 108 & Buck Meadows on Hwy 120. Let’s be careful out there… SR 4 [IN THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA AREA] IS CLOSED FROM […]

First High Elevation Snow of the Season Friday Through the Weekend. A Foot of New Snow in Some Locations

First High Elevation Snow of the Season Friday Through the Weekend.  A Foot of New Snow in Some Locations

Bear Valley, CA…Heavy snow expected above 4000 feet. Plan on difficult travel conditions, especially Saturday night into Sunday over Sierra passes. For the Winter Weather Advisory, total snow accumulations of 3 to 6 inches above 5000 feet, with localized amounts up to 8 inches, are expected. For the Winter Storm Warning, total snow accumulations of […]

Monitor, Ebbetts & Sonora Passes Closing at 10am on Friday Morning

Monitor, Ebbetts & Sonora Passes Closing at 10am on Friday Morning

Arnold, CA…Due to this weekend’s approaching storm, District 10 is scheduled to temporarily close Monitor Pass/State Route 89, Ebbetts Pass/SR-4 and Sonora Pass/SR-108 at 10 a.m. on Friday, November 6, 2020. The three passes are scheduled to remain closed into Monday morning, November 9, 2020, when the weather situation will be re-assessed. District 10 typically […]

Caltrans District 10 Road Repair & Construction Schedule Through November 14th

Caltrans District 10 Road Repair & Construction Schedule Through November 14th

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 […]

Slight Chance of Snow for High Country at End of Week. Do Your Snow Dances!

Slight Chance of Snow for High Country at End of Week.  Do Your Snow Dances!

Arnold, CA…We need snow in the high country and we need to put an end to the fire season. The forecast for the end of the week may not do much to help either but let’s hope the storm door is starting to creak open. The latest from the National Weather Service for the West […]

Traffic Update….Big Rig Collision Near Sr88 / Mormon Emigrant Trail

Traffic Update….Big Rig Collision Near Sr88 / Mormon Emigrant Trail

Grizzly Flats, CA…Traffic Update….Big Rig Collision Near Sr88 / Mormon Emigrant Trail Incident: 00088 Type: Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt Location: Sr88 / Mormon Emigrant Trl Loc Desc: JWO Lat/Lon: 38.628149 -120.208637 Detail Information 8:47 AM 12 [31] A94-005 RDWY OPEN / ENRT ATR TO FINISH 180 5:59 AM 11 [20] 1141 ETA AT RED CORRAL 5:58 […]

Shooting Suspect Arrested after Chase When Spotted Leaving Jackson Rancheria

Shooting Suspect Arrested after Chase When Spotted Leaving Jackson Rancheria

Jackson, CA…From the Amador Sheriff’s Office last eve…”Earlier this evening deputies were involved in a vehicle pursuit with Jesse Cota, who had a felony warrant and was involved in two recent shootings in Merced County. Cota was spotted leaving the Jackson Rancheria Casino and when deputies attempted a traffic stop, he refused to pull over. […]

Amador County COVID-19 Update

Amador County COVID-19 Update

Sutter Creek… Amador County Public Health confirms ten new cases of COVID-19 in Amador since Friday’s media release. The new cases include 4 males and 6 females, 1 child under the age of 18, 6 aged 18-49, 1 aged 50-64, 2 over 65 years of age; 2 residing in Ione, 4 living in Jackson, 1 […]

Caltrans District 10 Road Repair & Construction Schedule Through October 31st

Caltrans District 10 Road Repair & Construction Schedule Through October 31st

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 […]

Ladies, Gents, Boys & Girls…A Slight Chance of Moisture in Your Forecast

Ladies, Gents, Boys & Girls…A Slight Chance of Moisture in Your Forecast

Arnold, CA…A chance of actual moisture falling from the sky in our future. Detailed forecast for West Slope Northern Sierra Nevada from the National Weather Service. Today Mostly sunny. Highs 56 to 71 higher elevations…69 to 79 lower elevations. Prevailing east winds up to 10 mph shifting to the west in the afternoon. Tonight Mostly […]

Mule Creek State Prison Investigating Inmate Death as a Homicide

Mule Creek State Prison Investigating Inmate Death as a Homicide

Ione, CA…Officials at Mule Creek State Prison (MCSP) are investigating the October 14 death of 46-year-old inmate Deandre Austin as a homicide. On Wednesday at 5:40 p.m., correctional officers responding to a call of “man down,” discovered an unresponsive Austin in his cell. Staff immediately called 911 and started life-saving measures. A MCSP doctor pronounced […]

Mexican Drug Cartel Grow Eradicated & Over $30,000 in Stolen Merchandise from Tractor Supply Recovered

Mexican Drug Cartel Grow Eradicated & Over $30,000 in Stolen Merchandise from Tractor Supply Recovered

Pine Grove, CA…On October 1, 2020, members of the Amador County Combined Narcotics Task Force, along with Amador County Deputies and Amador County Probation Officers executed a search warrant at a residence in Pine Grove. During the search, they discovered an illegal marijuana cultivation site consisting of 448 marijuana plants along with a hidden firearm. […]

A Smidgen of a Chance of Moisture in Our Forecast

A Smidgen of a Chance of Moisture in Our Forecast

Arnold, CA…Cooler temps and a chance of showers heading our way this weekend. The latest from the National Weather Service is below…Detailed forecast for West Slope Northern Sierra Nevada. Today Mostly sunny. Haze and patchy smoke. Highs 65 to 80 higher elevations…78 to 88 lower elevations. Prevailing east winds up to 10 mph shifting to […]

Caltrans District 10 Road Repair & Construction Schedule Through October 10th

Caltrans District 10 Road Repair & Construction Schedule Through October 10th

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 […]

36-year-old Jonathan Michael Andrus from Pine Grove Man Lost His Life in Fatal Motorcycle Collision on Hwy 108 (Update)

36-year-old Jonathan Michael Andrus from Pine Grove Man Lost His Life in Fatal Motorcycle Collision on Hwy 108 (Update)

Pinecrest, CA…On September 19, 2020 at approximately 1:30 PM, a 36-year-old Jonathan Michael Andru from Pine Grove, CA was riding a 2017 Aprilia motorcycle westbound on State Route 108 east of Clarks Fork Road at approximately 65 miles per hour. For unknown reasons, the rider lost control of his motorcycle and traveled off the north […]

PG&E Issues Weather ‘All Clear’ in Most Locations for Public Safety Power Shutoff Event

PG&E Issues Weather ‘All Clear’ in Most Locations for Public Safety Power Shutoff Event

San Francisco, CA…Pacific Gas and Electric Company has begun patrols to inspect lines de-energized by the Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) that started Sunday morning, Sept. 27, which affected about 65,000 customers in 16 counties. This follows the end of a severe weather pattern that included strong, dry winds coupled with elevated temperatures in portions […]

PSPS Outages Continue for Many Communities East of Hwy 49

PSPS Outages Continue for Many Communities East of Hwy 49

Arnold, CA…PSPS Outages Continue for Many Communities East of Hwy 49. Along the Hwy 4 Corridor the PSPS Outages were moved up to just above Arnold starting at Big Trees and continuing all the way up through Bear Valley. Along the Hwy 49 Corridor in Calaveras Country Mountain Ranch surrounding areas, West Point and most […]

Traffic Update….Vehicle on Its Side Against Tree Near Sr88 / Peddler Vista

Traffic Update….Vehicle on Its Side Against Tree Near Sr88 / Peddler Vista

Kirkwood, CA…Traffic Update….Vehicle on Its Side Against Tree Near Sr88 / Peddler Vista. Incident: 00312 Type: Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt Location: Sr88 / Peddler Vista Loc Desc: EB SR88 PEDDLER HILL VISTA POINT Lat/Lon: 38.597222 -120.222222 Detail Information 3:44 PM 11 [29] 1039 CT 3:22 PM 10 [27] [Rotation Request Comment] 1039 ATR 209 295 5270————— […]

Updated Weather Forecast for Dry, Offshore Wind Event Means PG&E Might Need to Proactively Turn Off Power for Safety in Portions of 15 Counties

Updated Weather Forecast for Dry, Offshore Wind Event Means PG&E Might Need to Proactively Turn Off Power for Safety in Portions of 15 Counties

San Francisco, CA…Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) continues to monitor a potentially strong and dry offshore wind event forecasted to start early Sunday morning and expected to last through Monday. Given the expected weather conditions, PG&E began its one-day advance notifications to customers in areas where PG&E may need to proactively turn power off […]

National Weather Service Issues Red Flag Warning for Our Area. May Trigger Sunday Eve PSPS Event

National Weather Service Issues Red Flag Warning for Our Area.  May Trigger Sunday Eve PSPS Event

Arnold, CA…The National Weather Service in Sacramento has elevated the weather warnings for our area from a Fire Weather Watch to a Red Flag Warning. This may also trigger a PSPS Event for our area for Sunday Evening with Power restoral time of 6pm on Monday. Red Flag Warning URGENT – FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National […]

Caltrans District 10 Road Repair & Construction Schedule Through October 3rd

Caltrans District 10 Road Repair & Construction Schedule Through October 3rd

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 […]

Full Closure of U.S. Highway 50 Continues Near Echo Summit For Road Construction

Full Closure of U.S. Highway 50 Continues Near Echo Summit For Road Construction

El Dorado County, CA…Caltrans is reminding motorists that a full closure of U.S. Highway 50 started at 3 a.m. Friday, Sept. 18 and continue for up to two weeks during major construction work on the Echo Summit Sidehill Viaduct. One-way traffic control is currently in effect at Echo Summit for the $14.1 million bridge replacement […]

Warming Weather Later This Week Leading to Fire Weather Watch this Weekend

Warming Weather Later This Week Leading to Fire Weather Watch this Weekend

Arnold, CA…It will be warming into the weekend and the National Weather Service has issued a Fire Weather Watch. The Detailed forecasts for the West Slope Northern Sierra Nevada, Mother Lode & Fire Weather Watch are below… Today Haze in the morning. Sunny. Highs 62 to 77 higher elevations…74 to 84 lower elevations. Prevailing southeast […]

Pine Grove Man Lost His Life in Fatal Motorcycle Collision on Hwy 108

Pine Grove Man Lost His Life in Fatal Motorcycle Collision on Hwy 108

Pinecrest, CA…On September 19, 2020 at approximately 1:30 PM, a 36-year-old male from Pine Grove, CA was riding a 2017 Aprilia motorcycle westbound on State Route 108 east of Clarks Fork Road at approximately 65 miles per hour. For unknown reasons, the rider lost control of his motorcycle and traveled off the north roadway edge […]

Chance of Showers Today Before Warming Through the Weekend

Chance of Showers Today Before Warming Through the Weekend

Arnold, CA…The Detailed forecasts for West Slope Northern Sierra Nevada & Motherlode from the National Weather Service are below… Rest Of Today Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming mostly sunny. Areas of smoke in the morning. A chance of rain showers. Highs 55 to 70 higher elevations…66 to 76 lower elevations. Prevailing south winds […]

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