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The Cripple Creek Band has a unique sound that tastefully combines country, Americana and southern rock music. Influenced by artists Lynyrd Skynyrd, Waylon Jennings, Alabama, Eagles, Hank Williams Jr., John Mellencamp, Travis Tritt, Eric Church, Merle Haggard, Blackberry Smoke, Chris Stapleton, Tom Petty and The Band, the band creates its own southern roots style of music that leaves the audience wanting more.

Thousands of people are expected to converge on Angels Camp this weekend for the Calaveras County Fair and the county's jumping frogs made famous by Mark Twain. But there's a lot more going on across Northern California, too. Here is a round-up of some things to do. Calaveras County Fair...

Sonora, CA — The Tuolumne Utilities District reports that emergency repairs are being made on a pipeline break on Barretta Street in Sonora. Barretta Street is currently closed between the intersections of Gold Street and Shepherd Street. A detour is set up around the work area. The repair work is anticipated to continue until around 12:30pm. Be prepared for activity, and avoid the area if possible.

The river is running high as the snowmelt peaks.

SUTTER CREEK (CBS13) – Authorities say the 16-year-old boy who was left in grave condition after a hit-and-run in the Amador County community of Sutter Creek Tuesday evening has died. The Sutter Creek Police Department says, a little after 8:30 p.m., officers responded to the area of Highway 49 and Valley View Way for a reported collision involving a vehicle and a pedestrian. Officers believe the teen and another person were trying to cross the road when the 16-year-old was struck. Police say the teen was rushed to a hospital in Sacramento; his condition was reported as “grave.” Wednesday evening, police announced that the died had died from his injuries. The name of the teen has not been released, but police say he was a student at Amador High School. Matthew Galea, a 40-year-old Shingle Springs resident, has since been identified as the alleged driver in the incident. He was arrested in El Dorado County with the help of California Highway Patrol and the local sheriff’s office. The incident is still under investigation.  

2022 proved to be a record-breaking year for the Sonora High Tennis team. The co-ed team, consisting of seven boys and seven girls finished with a record of 13-2 (8-2 MLL) and were champions of the Mother Lode League. The team went into the Division One Co-Ed Playoffs as the...

15-year-old Dylan Yoacham killed after a hit-and-run accident in Sutter Creek (Sutter Creek, CA)Nationwide Report. Authorities identified 15-year-old Dylan Yoacham, a sophomore at Amador High School, as the victim who was killed following a crash Tuesday in Sutter Creek. The fatal hit-and-run collision took place at around 8:35 p.m. on Highway 49 and Valley View Way [...]

Groveland, CA – The community of Groveland, along with Caltrans and Tuolumne County leaders, came out today to celebrate over a million in state funding to make upgrades along Highway 120 and Mary Laveroni Park. The grants were announced in March, with $1.27 million in Clean California grants going...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Troy Williams, 49, of Angels Camp, Nanci Morman, 68, of Somerset, and John Allison, 63, of Rocklin, were arraigned yesterday on multiple felony counts of insurance fraud after a joint investigation with the California Department of Insurance and the El Dorado County District Attorney’s Office revealed the defendants allegedly conspired together to illegally lower their company’s workers’ compensation insurance premiums and defraud the State Compensation Insurance Fund (State Fund) of over $125,000.

Sonora, CA — This weekend’s Mother Lode Views will feature the chair of the Tuolumne County Board of Supervisors, Anaiah Kirk. He will provide an update on issues like the development of the new budget, the board’s decision this week to approve an apartment project in Twain Harte, recent discussions about cannabis, the SERAL project getting underway on federal forestland, and the recent joint meeting with TUD about water rights and infrastructure acquisition.

SUTTER CREEK, Calif. — Dylan Yoacham, a sophomore at Amador High School, died Wednesday night after being hit by a car the night before in Sutter Creek, according to the Sutter Creek Police Department. The Sutter Creek Police Department wrote in a Facebook post that around 8:35 p.m. on...

Sonora, CA – The no parking signs have come down and the new sidewalks are in place, signaling that the Red Church Project is coming to a close. The project began on April 18 and will improve pedestrian access and circulation at the three-way intersection of N. Washington Street/Highway 49, Elkin and Snell streets in front of the Saint James Episcopal Church, as reported here. The contractor, United Pavement Maintenance out of Hughson, says all concrete and asphalt work has been completed.

Editor’s Note: An earlier version of this story originally reported the Yoacham’s age as 16. This story now reflects that he was 15-years-old. SUTTER CREEK, Calif. (KTXL) — A 15-year-old boy died from a hit-and-run in Amador County Tuesday night, the Amador Unified School District confirmed to FOX40. The 15-year-old was identified by the school […]

Survivors of the Caldor Fire who lost their homes are pleading with President Biden to overturn a decision keeping them from individual federal assistance. In a video produced by El Dorado County, survivors described losing everything and the painful process of trying to rebuild. The 15th largest wildfire in state...