Mokelumne Hill Woman Dies In Crash

Update at 11:30am: Traffic is again moving freely on Parrotts Ferry Road following a two-vehicle crash this morning. No additional information is immediately available. Original story at 10:20am: Columbia, CA — Two vehicles have crashed near the Parrotts Ferry Bridge on the Tuolumne County side. The CHP reports that...

Burson, CA — A multi-agency drug bust in the 10000 block of Camanche Parkway in Burson led to three arrests on drug and theft-related charges. SWAT teams in Calaveras and Amador counties were involved, along with the CHP, and the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office Air Operations. A search...

Sonora, CA – Motorists can expect delays on Thursday evening if traveling along Mono Way in Sonora. Comcast is working with SEFNCO Communications out of Livermore to perform splicing work at three separate locations on Mono Way, on either side of the Greenley Road intersection. Each area where the work needs to be done will require closing one lane of traffic. One will be just past the Sonora Plaza Shopping Center signage in front of Wells Fargo Bank. Another is just past the Diana J. White Cancer Institute building across from the Timberhills Shopping Center, and the third is in front of the Tuolumne Me-Wuk Indian Health Center, formerly the Front Porch building. The three worksite locations are also shown as red rectangles on the image box map provided by Comcast.

Chinese Camp, CA – A man and woman being evicted from a home they rented in Chinese Camp threatened another “Ruby Ridge” standoff with deputies if they attempted to force him to leave. It was a reference to the eleven-day siege that took place in 1992 in...

Sonora, CA — A big rig truck caught on fire early this morning on Stockton Road next to the lower SaveMart. The Sonora Fire Department received a call at 3:05am that a passenger vehicle was reportedly on fire, but when initial responders arrived, they learned that it was actually a commercial tractor-trailer.

Farmington, CA – A popular route for Calaveras County residents to Stockton along Highway 4 will reopen at the end of this week after being closed due to flooding in the Farmington area. It will have been about a month since flooding damage to the highway forced a closure...

Columbia, CA – A neighbor spotting a man climbing out of a home’s window took matters into his own hands and detained an alleged burglar until law enforcement arrived. Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Deputies were recently dispatched to a home on State Street near Silver Street in Columbia for a report of a burglary suspect detained by a private citizen. Once on scene, the neighbor advised that he observed 39-year-old Brian James Rellingerstafford of Columbia crawl out of a window of a home and did not recognize him as “belonging at the residence or being affiliated with the owner,” according to sheriff’s spokesperson Ashley Boujikian. Deputies then contacted the homeowner and confirmed that Rellingerstafford was not supposed to be there and that he “had burglarized the home.”

San Andreas, CA – Capuchin monkey Zeppo, PAWS pictured in the image box, has a new home, as PAWS has relocated all the animals from its two other wildlife refuges in California to its San Andreas sanctuary in Calaveras County. “As of this month, all of the rescued and...

San Andreas, CA — Calaveras County’s Tree Mortality Program foresters have spotted new areas of high tree mortality, with surveys recently completed around the Blue Lake Springs area of Arnold, the greater Big Trees Village region, and around the 2015 Butte Fire burn scar. Trees impacted by years...

Calaveras County, CA – Calaveras County has a new hotline set up for those impacted by the recent storm damage to get free cleanup help. Those needing assistance must act quickly, as the hotline will only be staffed through Friday, January 27. Callers will be able to speak with representatives from several relief organizations to request assistance with cleaning up after the recent flooding. County officials detailed, “This hotline will connect people with reputable and vetted voluntary relief agencies that will assist in debris cleanup and mucking out, as they are able. All services are free, but service is not guaranteed due to the expected overwhelming need.”

Sonora, CA — The CIF Sac Joaquin Section will be holding a series of meetings over the coming months to realign several of the high school sports leagues in an effort to bring more balance among the competing schools. The initial realignment plan was released at the first meeting...

San Andreas, CA – Calaveras County residents have another option on where to obtain some free programs and services as health officials launch a mobile clinic. Its first stop is tomorrow at the Calaveras Government Center, located at 891 Mountain Ranch Road in San Andreas. The clinic runs from noon until 3 p.m. County health and human services director Cori Allen highlights some of the services, stating, “There will be free flu vaccinations and take-home COVID-19 rapid antigen tests, public health education and information on their services will be available; as well as a Calaveras County Veteran Outreach Coordinator to answer questions regarding new VA benefits available to those eligible.”

San Andreas, CA — Federal assistance will available to Calaveras County residents impacted by flooding and other storm impacts. At this morning’s Board of Supervisors meeting, Calaveras OES Director, John Osbourn, announced, “FEMA amended the disaster declaration to include Calaveras County for individual assistance.”. He says Calaveras...

Sonora, CA — The Calaveras County Association of Realtors has released its figures for the fourth quarter of last year, showing total sales were down from 2021 even as prices were up. The latest numbers have the total number of residential sales down 21 percent with an 8-percent increase...

Sonora, CA — Students from several schools and community colleges across the state will have a chance to learn from top jazz performers at an upcoming event. The Columbia Jazz Artist Series Program will host the 42nd annual Jazz Festival on February 3-4 on the school campuses of Summerville High and Sonora High.