75th Anniversary of D-Day : A Tribute to Heroes from the BBC

75th Anniversary of D-Day : A Tribute to Heroes from the BBC

Portsmouth, UK…Earlier this morning many of the world’s leaders including Queen Elizabeth, President Trump & many, many more participated in a very moving service. From the BBC..”75 years ago the Allied Forces were making their final preparations for the invasion of Normandy. Known as D-Day, the mission would prove a decisive turning point in the […]

CCWD to Hold Reach 1 Pipeline Replacement Project Town Hall June 5

CCWD to Hold Reach 1 Pipeline Replacement Project Town Hall June 5

Murphys, CA…The Calaveras County Water District is holding a town hall meeting at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday June 5 at Mountain Christain Fellowship at 3488 Highway 4 in Murphys to discuss the Reach 1 Pipeline Replacement Project. The project will replace a water transmission main line that stretches between Avery and Forest Meadows. The public are […]

President Trump and Prime Minister May in Joint Press Conference

President Trump and Prime Minister May in Joint Press Conference

London, UK..No. 10 Downing Street…Prime Minister May: This week, we commemorate the extraordinary courage and sacrifice of those who gave their lives for our liberty on D-Day, 75 years ago. As leaders prepare to gather here from across the world, it is fitting that we begin with a celebration of the special relationship between the […]

Governor Newsom Kicked Off California for All Emergency Management Preparedness Summit

Governor Newsom Kicked Off California for All Emergency Management Preparedness Summit

Sacramento, CA…Governor Gavin Newsom gave opening remarks at the California for All Emergency Management Preparedness Summit today in Sacramento. The Summit, hosted by the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES), was a call to action for emergency managers and first responders across all jurisdictions and disciplines to collectively plan and prepare for large-scale disasters, […]

Sign Work on Hwy 26 from Jenny Lind Road to Hagen Court

Sign Work on Hwy 26 from Jenny Lind Road to Hagen Court

Valley Springs, CA…The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will conduct one-way traffic control on State Route 26 from Jenny Lind Road to Hagen Court near Valley Springs for sign work. Work is scheduled beginning Thursday, June 6, 2019, through Friday, June 7, 2019, from 8:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. Motorists should expect 15-minute delays. Alternate […]

Victim Identified in California State Prison, Sacramento Homicide

Victim Identified in California State Prison, Sacramento Homicide

Folsom, CA…California State Prison, Sacramento officials are investigating the death of a 63-year-old inmate as a possible homicide. The victim has been identified as Charles Anthony Ross. On May 30 at 2:16 p.m., officers saw inmates Joshua Kerr and Nicholas Mangelli in an altercation with another inmate on the B Facility exercise yard. Officers immediately […]

California Sues Opioid Manufacturer Purdue Pharma for Practices and Role in Opioid Crisis

California Sues Opioid Manufacturer Purdue Pharma for Practices and Role in Opioid Crisis

Sacramento, CA…California Attorney General Xavier Becerra today announced that California is suing Purdue Pharma L.P., Purdue Pharma Inc. (Purdue), certain of its affiliates, and Dr. Richard S. Sackler, former President and board member of Purdue, for unlawful practices in the marketing, sale, and distribution of opioids. The lawsuit alleges that Purdue’s illegal and misleading marketing […]

Stanislaus National Forest Extends Closure Order for Some Storm Damaged Roads

Stanislaus National Forest Extends Closure Order for Some Storm Damaged Roads

Sonora, CA…The Closure identifies 10 roads and one day use area and is extended to Dec. 31, 2020. Stanislaus National Forest Supervisor Jason Kuiken signed forest order STF-16-2019-08, amending the forest areas closed due to the 2016-2017 winter storms. The original forest order, STF-16-2017-03 was signed April 24, 2017 and expired in December 2018. The […]

Defensible Space Inspections Begin on June 10th, 2019 in Yosemite Area

Defensible Space Inspections Begin on June 10th, 2019 in Yosemite Area

Yosemite, CA….Are you fire ready? Defensible space inspections will begin in the park on June 10th. Creating defensible space is essential to improve your home’s chance of surviving a wildfire. It is the buffer you create between a building on your property and the grass, trees, shrubs, or any wildland area that surround it. This […]

Complete Road Closure on North Railroad Flat Road From Independence Road to Blue Mountain Road June 17 – June 21, 2019 from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Complete Road Closure on North Railroad Flat Road  From Independence Road to Blue Mountain Road  June 17 – June 21, 2019 from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Rail Road Flat, CA…This scheduled road closure of North Railroad Flat Road from Independence Road to Blue Mountain Road is taking place under a utility encroachment permit with Volcano Telephone to underground the existing aerial facilities. Emergency vehicles and residents who live in the construction area with be granted access as needed. State Route 26 […]

Pelosi Says Special Counsel Mueller’s Statement Reiterated the President’s Obstruction

Pelosi Says Special Counsel Mueller’s Statement Reiterated the President’s Obstruction

San Francisco, CA…Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued this statement after Special Counsel Mueller made a press statement reiterating the extent of Russian efforts to disrupt our elections and that President Trump was not exonerated of obstructing the Trump-Russia investigation: “It is with the greatest respect for Special Counsel Robert Mueller and the deepest disappointment in the […]

Robert S. Mueller III Makes Statement on Investigation into Russian Interference in the 2016 Presidential Election

Robert S. Mueller III Makes Statement on Investigation into Russian Interference in the 2016 Presidential Election

Washington, DC…Washington, DC…Two years ago, the Acting Attorney General asked me to serve as Special Counsel, and he created the Special Counsel’s Office. The appointment order directed the office to investigate Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. This included investigating any links or coordination between the Russian government and individuals associated with the Trump […]

Proclamation Recognizing the 2019 Valedictorians from Calaveras High School

Proclamation Recognizing the 2019 Valedictorians from Calaveras High School

San Andreas, CA…Proclamation Recognizing the 2019 Valedictorians from Calaveras High School WHEREAS, each year an elite group of students meets the academic standard necessary to be declared Valedictorians of their graduating high school class; and WHEREAS, the coursework completed is difficult and the competition for such an honor is competitive; and WHEREAS, these students serve […]

Calaveras Supervisors Are Back in Action Today

Calaveras Supervisors Are Back in Action Today

San Andreas, CA…The Calaveras Board of Supervisors are back in action today with a full agenda. Topping the agenda are proclamations commending the Bret High School & Calaveras High School Valedictorians. We will publixh them separately as well. The full agenda is below… LIVE Webcast Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting 5/28/2019 8:00 AM Board of […]

President Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address in Honor of Memorial Day

President Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address in Honor of Memorial Day

Gettysburg, PA…While it was delivered 5 years before our country officially started celebrated Decoration Day which became Memorial Day. The Gettysburg Address remains one of the most eloquent of tributes to those who gave their all that we might be free. Ihe Images Above Are of The “Bliss Copy” of His Address and Kept in […]

CCWD to Hold Reach 1 Pipeline Replacement Project Town Hall June 5

CCWD to Hold Reach 1 Pipeline Replacement Project Town Hall June 5

Murphys, CA…The Calaveras County Water District is holding a town hall meeting at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday June 5 at Mountain Christain Fellowship at 3488 Highway 4 in Murphys to discuss the Reach 1 Pipeline Replacement Project. The project will replace a water transmission main line that stretches between Avery and Forest Meadows. The public are […]

Supervisors to Consider “Dig Once” Street Trenching & Pavement Policy

Supervisors to Consider “Dig Once” Street Trenching & Pavement Policy

San Andreas, CA….The public right-of-way is a unique public resource held in trust for the benefit of the public. This resource requires proper management to maximize its efficiency and longevity. As stewards of this public facility, Public Works constantly balances meager resources to forestall the deterioration of our roadways and recognize that deteriorated roads lead […]

President Trump on Supporting America’s Farmers and Ranchers

President Trump on Supporting America’s Farmers and Ranchers

Washington, DC…Okay, well, thank you very much. Great honor to be here with some of the most incredible people in our country — people that have been with me from the beginning and I’ve been with them from the absolute beginning. The relationship has been very good. So we’re here with the vital action support […]

USDA Announces Support for Farmers Impacted by Retaliation and Trade Disruption

USDA Announces Support for Farmers Impacted by Retaliation and Trade Disruption

Washington, D.C….U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will take several actions to assist farmers in response to trade damage from unjustified retaliation and trade disruption. President Trump directed Secretary Perdue to craft a relief strategy to support American agricultural producers while the Administration continues to work […]

Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Presidential “Cover Up” & Video on White House Meeting

Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Presidential “Cover Up” & Video on White House Meeting

Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued this statement on Democrats’ progress in oversight efforts to hold the President and Administration accountable, following the Mazars and Deutsche Bank court rulings upholding Congress’s authority to access the President’s financial records and DOJ’s decision to hand over documents to the Intelligence Committee: “Congress’s constitutional authority and responsibility […]

Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Ceremony Held Today at White House

Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Ceremony Held Today at White House

Washington, CA…. I welcome everyone to the White House — a very special place — as we award our very bravest law enforcement officers and firefighters our nation’s highest public safety award: the Medal of Valor. Congratulations. It’s a great award. (Applause.) Also joining us for the ceremony is Deputy Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen. Jeff. […]

U.S. Attorney Announces Indictment Of Michael Avenatti For Aggravated Identity Theft, Engaging In A Scheme To Defraud Stormy Daniels

U.S. Attorney Announces Indictment Of Michael Avenatti For Aggravated Identity Theft, Engaging In A Scheme To Defraud Stormy Daniels

New York, NY…Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and William F. Sweeney Jr., Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), announced the indictment today of MICHAEL AVENATTI on fraud and aggravated identity theft charges. As alleged, AVENATTI used misrepresentations and […]

California Secures Federal Major Disaster Declarations to Support Communities Impacted by Floods

California Secures Federal Major Disaster Declarations to Support Communities Impacted by Floods

Sacramento, CA…Governor Gavin Newsom announced yesterday that FEMA has approved California’s request for Presidential Major Disaster declarations submitted in April to bolster ongoing state and local recovery efforts following severe winter storms that caused widespread flooding, mudslides and damage to critical infrastructure across California. “I want to thank the President and FEMA for moving quickly to approve our requests,” said […]