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 […]
Jackson, CA…Traffic Update….Vehicle Into Trees Near SR88 / Sugar Loaf Rd Incident: 00192 Type: Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt Location: SR88 / Sugar Loaf Rd Loc Desc: 18541 SR88 X SUGAR LOAF Lat/Lon: 38.387057 -120.679461 Detail Information 11:53 AM 2 [5] 1039 CAL FIRE and AMASO 11:49 AM 1 [4] VEH DIFFICULT TO SEE / BURIED IN […]
Ione, CA…California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) officials are looking for a state prison inmate who walked away from the minimum-support facility at Mule Creek State Prison on February 7, 2019. Inmate Zechariah Lee was found missing at 9:24 p.m. after an inmate count. On-duty staff immediately began searching the surrounding areas. Notification was […]
Arnold, CA….PG&E crews continue to make progress and the outage total has dropped to 1,774 as of this evening in Amador, Alpine, Calaveras & Tuolumne Counties they should be able to get the bulk of customers back online soon and they will be continuing their work electrons are flowing.
Arnold, CA….PG&E crews continue to make progress and the outage total has dropped under 5,00 as of this morning to 4,907. With a clear weather day today in Amador, Alpine, Calaveras & Tuolumne Counties…they should be able to get the bulk of customers back online soon and they will be continuing their work through the […]
Arnold, CA….Hwy 88 Still Closed Past Silver Lake for avalanche control in the Carson Spur area. Chains are needed on Hwy 4 from Arnold on up. On Hwy 108 your will need chains or engage the 4WD near Long Barn. Drive safe as there will be many slick sections at lower elevations as well. [IN […]
Arnold, CA….PG&E crews continue to make progress and the outage total has dropped to 5,771 as of this evening. With better weather ahead in Amador, Alpine, Calaveras & Tuolumne Counties…they should be able to get the bulk of customers back online soon and they will be continuing their work overnight.
Arnold, CA….PG&E crews continue to make progress and the outage total has dropped to 13,562 and with better weather today in Amador, Alpine, Calaveras & Tuolumne Counties…they should be able to get the bulk of customers back online today.
Arnold, CA….PG&E Crews who were working out in wet freezing conditions brought 6,833 customers back online overnight. With clear weather on tap for today the bulk of the outages are expected to be dealt with today in Amador, Alpine, Calaveras & Tuolumne Counties…
Arnold, CA….In the fluid battle to keep electrons flowing to customers in this wave of storms PG&E is losing a bit of ground this afternoon. The winter storm warning expired about 17 minutes ago so the clearing conditions should help. At this time we are back up to 21,313 in Amador, Alpine, Calaveras, Tuolumne & […]
Arnold, CA…By our rough calculations there are 13,495 customers in Amador, Calaveras, Alpine, Tuolumne & Northern Mariposa Counties waking up feeling a bit powerless on this stormy morning. The Hwy 88, 108 & 120 Corridors are bearing the brunt right now with a good sized chunk in the Mokelumne Hill, West Point & Mountain Ranch […]
Arnold, CA….Chain Controls are in Effect on our local Hwys. From north to south…Hwy 88 is closed at Carson Spur West of Kirkwood for Avalanche Control. On Hwy 4 you will need to chain up or engage the 4wd from Arnold on up. On Hwy 108 traction aids will be needed from Twain Harte on […]
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…Mother Nature took her toll on the power grid last night and over 7,000 are waking up without power this morning. There are several large block of outages in every county. Click Below for the ever changing details from PG&E.
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, […]
Jackson, CA…Good day Amador Makers! Do any of you herbalist/chemist/chief types working on a good restorative tonic, something for someone who has partied too much during the holidays and is having trouble getting back to work? Asking for a friend. This month’s Amador Makers meeting will be Sunday afternoon, January 13th at Made in Amador/O’Neal’s […]
Ione, CA…A 62 year old Ione Woman was traveling northbound on SR-124 north of Waterman Road in her Toyota Camry in the northbound lane, at an unknown speed. Forunknown reasons she allowed her Toyota veered off the roadway, she lost control of the vehicle and subsequently collided with a tree and overturned. She was partially […]