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California’s Much-Beloved Garlic Festival Is Heading to the Central Valley
Paolo Bicchieri is a reporter at Eater SF writing about Bay Area restaurant and bar trends, coffee and cafes, and pop-ups. Northern California’s legendary garlic celebration returns once again this summer — though it’ll be in a new home, about 50 miles away from the allium’s ancestral lands of Gilroy. In August 2024, the California Garlic Festival is moving to the Merced County Spring Fairgrounds in Los Banos. ABC 7 reports the popular annual event will run from August 30 to September 1 from 12 p.m. to 10 p.m. at 403 F Street in Los Banos.
Two Teens Overdose On Opioids In Calaveras County
Valley Springs, CA – There was a scary scene in Valley Springs last night as two teens’ lives hung in the balance as emergency crews used a life-saving medication that they say the public should have on hand. Calaveras Consolidated Firefighters (CCF) responded Tuesday (4/23) night to an...
Spring rain, thunderstorms may return to Northern California
(FOX40.COM) — After starting the week in the upper 80s, parts of Northern California may be back under some wet weather and a chance of thunderstorms, according to the National Weather Service Sacramento station. From Tuesday and into Wednesday there is a 15% to 35% of thunderstorms in the foothills and the Sierra. According to […]
Salmon fishing in Northern California could be canceled again
REDDING, Calif. - The Pacific Fishery Management Council has recommended to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife to cancel this year's salmon season. The action would shut down both commercial and recreational salmon fishing. The recommendation cites previous years of drought, wildfires and algae blooms as reasons for a sharp decline in the salmon health and population.
Officials looking for missing inmate from Vallecito Conservation Camp
(KRON) – The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) is searching for a minimum-security incarcerated person who walked away from Vallecito Conservation Camp in Angels Camp on Friday. Jonathan LealBetancourt, 26, was discovered missing at 3 a.m. on Friday during a head count. Subsequently, the corrections launched a campus search and notified multiple local […]
Cooler temperatures return to the forecast, but when do showers return for NorCal?
After the sunny and warm start to the week with highs above average, our forecast is making a cooler transition. Highs have stayed in the mid to upper 80s from the weekend through Monday in the valley. This won't be the case on Tuesday as cooler air spills in from the west thanks to strong Delta Breezes.Afternoon highs stay cool through the day as many reach for the mid-70s. Cooler than Monday's highs by about 10 degrees. The Cooler PatternAn area of high pressure that has kept the warmth and sunshine in place has now moved off to the east, allowing...
Crash Ends With Sonora Man’s Arrest
Columbia, CA – Three people were injured in a rollover crash on Italian Bar Road in the Columbia area of Tuolumne County. The collision happened recently north of Baxter Quarry Road. The driver, 51-year-old Matthew Johnson, and his two passengers, 35-year-old Noelle Orr and 54-year-old Allan Sinseros, all from Sonora, were in a 1994 Chevrolet pickup southbound on Italian Bar Road. CHP spokesperson Officer Steve Machado detailed, “The truck was going about 15 miles per hour when Johnson allowed the vehicle to travel off the road, where it overturned onto a steep embankment.” The three occupants sustained minor injuries in the collision.
Calaveras Supervisors May Take Action On Wagon Trail Property Dispute
San Andreas, CA — Work has taken longer than initially anticipated to complete the first phase of the Highway 4 wagon trail realignment project between Angels Camp and Copperopolis. As part of the $7-plus million effort, the county has received Temporary Construction Easements on privately owned land to install...
Update: Curtis Creek No Longer On Lockdown
Update at 2:45 p.m.: Curtis Creek Elementary School is no longer on lockdown after a suspicious person was reported on campus. The school reported that a student made a false report and is being dealt with, and all classes resumed after Tuolumne County Sheriff’s deputies made a sweep of the campus.
Travelers Urged To Avoid Tuolumne Road Later This Week
Sonora, CA — The Tuolumne Utilities District will be doing some sanitary sewer flushing work on Tuolumne Road that will delay traffic by about 15 minutes. The work area will be set up on Thursday, from 8 am – 3 pm, between Mono Way and Hess Avenue. Flaggers...
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