Arnold, CA…Heavy snow and strong wind Tuesday night into Thursday. Pacific storm will bring moderate to heavy snow and strong wind beginning Tuesday afternoon into evening and continuing into Thursday morning. Motorists planning travel into the high country this week should check the latest road and weather conditions, and be prepared for hazardous winter travel. […]
Angels Camp, CA…Purim, the Story of Esther and Hamen. The Mother Lode Jewish Community will be holding its annual Purim Party – with an Out of This World/Space Traveler theme, on Saturday evening, March 23rd in Murphys. Purim is a festive Jewish Holiday that commemorates the defeat of Haman’s plot to massacre the Jews as […]
Arnold, CA…If you are heading to the hills to recreate today pack your chains as these are the conditions in our area at this time. On Hwy 88 you can reach Kirkwood from the west today but you will need to chain up 6 miles past Ham Station. On Hwy 4 traction aids are needed […]
Jackson, CA…The Jackson Rancheria Band of Miwuk Indians recently donated $10,000 to the Calaveras Community Foundation (CCF). Rich Hoffman, CEO, at Jackson Rancheria Casino and Hotel, has been a loyal supporter and business partner for many years. The Rancheria is dedicated to their commitment in supporting the local community and non-profit organizations in Calaveras County. […]
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 […]
Jackson, CA…The ATCAA Tax Bus is rolling into the foothills this week. If your household earned $54,000 or less, you may be eligible for free tax preparation and filing. The bus will be in Jackson on Tuesday and Wednesday and in Sonora on Thursday and Friday. Free tax preparation is open to qualified Amador, Calaveras […]
Jackson, CA…On Valentine’s Day, Hospice of Amador & Calaveras announced the seven lucky winners in the 10th Annual ‘Take a Chance on Love’ Valentine’s Day Drawing at the Jackson Hospice Thrift Store. Livestreamed on KVGC Radio and Facebook, viewers and attendees at the drawing were also treated to a tour of the newly refreshed store […]
Arnold, CA…Road Condition & Chain Control Updates for Hwys 4, 26, 49, 88, 108 & 120. Closures on Hwy 88 have the Kirkwood area as an island. Hwy 88 is closed at the Carson Spur area before Kirkwood on the west and at the Carson Pass Summit area to the east. Chains are required on […]
Arnold, CA…It looks to be another busy few days of weather. At this time you will need to engage the 4wd from Camp Connell on up on Hwy 4. On Hwy 88 Kirkwood is again an island. Hwy 88 is closed in the Carson Spur area to block access from the west. From the east […]
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Jackson, CA…The ATCAA Tax Bus is rolling into the foothills this week. If your household earned $54,000 or less, you may be eligible for free tax preparation and filing. The bus will be in Jackson on Tuesday and Wednesday and in Sonora on Thursday and Friday. Free tax preparation is open to qualified Amador, Calaveras […]
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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 […]
Pioneer, CA…Traffic Update….Possible Injury Vehicle vs Snow Berm near Sr88 / Hams Station Incident: 00277 Type: Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt Location: Sr88 / Hams Station Loc Desc: EB JEO Lat/Lon: 38.538611 -120.391944 Detail Information 3:43 PM 4 [5] 1039 ASO FOR 1141 3:43 PM 3 [4] X DRIVER AT HAMS STATION, VEH STILL AT SCENE 3:32 […]
Arnold, CA…At this time Hwy 26 is still closed from the mudslide a few days ago. As for chain controls…from north to south. On Hwy 88 you will need to chain up 7 miles east of Pine Grove. Hwy 4 will have you needing traction aids from Arnold on up. The Sonora Pass Hwy or […]
Arnold, CA…PG&E Crews have continued their work in the wet and cold conditions getting customers back up and running. The Twain Harte area has the highest concentrations of outages with 27 outages with over 800 in the dark.
Arnold, CA…Sunday Morning Road Conditions Update…Hwy 88 & 26 Closed, Controls on 88, 4, 108, 120 & 26. Hwy 4 to Bear Valley is open this morning so that should make many in the area very happy. Not only the skiers but the local business that need a good Presidents Day Weekend. Hwy 88 is […]
Arnold, CA…As we head into the overnight hours the largest single block of outages is in the West Point area with over 1,500 in that area. Great work by the PG&E crews has dropped the outages from over 14,000 this morning.
Arnold, CA…At this time there are 14,031 outages in Amador, Alpine, Calaveras & TuToday the center of the outage gravity has shifted north with much of the Hwy 88 corridor dark at this time. Outages continue to affect the West Point area as well. West Point and the North East section of Calaveras County’s Grid […]
Arnold, CA…Hwy 88 is still closed at the Carson Spur before Kirkwood and in something we haven’t seen in 13 years of ThePineTree.net’s history a closure of Hwy 4 for an extended period of time before Bear Valley. It is minute to minute on reopening time and click our weather page for the latest. At […]
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Arnold, CA…The PG&E crews have been out in force and working in just basically brutal conditions and they are keeping current flowing. As of this morning there are 1,639 without power. The total number or outages is about the same as previous days however there are no large blocks of outages over 500 per outage. […]
Kirkwood, CA…From Caltrans Dist 10…”SR-88 CARSON SPUR TO CLOSE FOR AVALANCHE CONTROL – FEB. 14 at 2:30 p.m. State Route 88 will close at the Carson Spur (west of Kirkwood) for avalanche control at 2:30 p.m. There is no ETO as to when work will be complete and SR-88 will re-open.”
Arnold, CA…Hard Working PG&E Crews working out in the weather are keeping the Grid alive even as trees keep falling, cars keep crashing. They just work each outage and keep on rolling. As of this morning 4,031 are in search of current in Amador, Alpine, Calaveras & Tuolumne Counties…
Arnold, CA…PG&E crews are out in force keeping current flowing to customers. As of this morning there are 5,550 without power in Amador, Calaveras, Alpine & Tuolumne Counties.
Arnold, CA….Just as the hard working PG&E crews had everything patched back up after the last storm another one is making its way into our area. The winds from the leading edge have knocked the power our for 1690 at this time. The bulk of the outages are in Amador & Calaveras. Tuolumne has a […]
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Arnold, CA….Things are getting back to a winter normal today on the mountain highways. Hwy 88 has reopened and Chains or 4wd will be needed to get to any of our local ski resorts. SR 4 [IN THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA AREA] IS CLOSED FROM 0.5 MI EAST OF THE JCT OF SR 207 /MT REBA […]
Arnold, CA…Traffic Moving on Hwys 4 & 108, Chain Controls in Place, Hwy 88 Closed Before Kirkwood. Details below… SR 4 [IN THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA AREA] IS CLOSED FROM 0.5 MI EAST OF THE JCT OF SR 207 /MT REBA TURNOFF/ TO THE JCT OF SR 89 /EBBETTS PASS/ (ALPINE CO) – FOR THE WINTER […]
Ione, CA…A minimum-security inmate who walked away from Mule Creek State Prison on February 7 was apprehended this evening in the Merced area. At around 10:05 p.m., inmate Zechariah Lee was taken into custody by the Merced County Sheriff’s Department, the Merced Police Department, and CDCR’s Office of Correctional Safety, Special Service Unit agents at […]
