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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.
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.
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...
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...
Grandfather, grandson speak after big rig barrels into their Riverbank home
RIVERBANK -- A family is lucky to be alive after a 16-wheel semi-truck crashed into their home in Riverbank while they were sleeping. A man in his bed woke up underneath rubble, calling for his grandson who was trapped in the next room. Miraculously, they're both OK. "I feel like I got hit by a truck," said Tim Zollin. And that's because he kind of did. Zollin woke up to a loud bang and the next thing he knew, the house was crashing down on him. "I was sleeping right here my head right there, next...
No Computers Or Internet At Sonora Main Library
Sonora, CA — Those wanting to use the computers at the Sonora Main Library will have to wait until the end of next week. PG&E has notified Tuolumne County Public Library officials that the main library will be without power next week for three days, from Monday, April 22nd, to Wednesday, April 24th. Utility crews will be working to complete a generator project for the facility. However, the main library will not be closed for the work. Instead, library officials say it will “remain open during this time as long as it is safe for both patrons and staff.”
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