Counterfeit cash shows up at local business
It seems a staple of the holiday season for counterfeit currency to show up in quantities greater than the rest of the year. One Tuolumne County merchant was hit this week by a counterfeit $100 bill....
View ArticleCalaveras County to raise road fee cost?
At a time when home construction is stagnant throughout the state, and most apparent in the rural counties, the Union Democrat reports, Calaveras County Supervisors will be looking at a suggestion by...
View ArticleBurglar stops to soak in hot tub
A burglar in Calaveras County, took the opportunity of breaking into a home to use the owners hot tub and get comfortable.Calaveras County Sheriff's officers reported that a transient living in San...
View ArticleGrandma! Get a room. PLEASE!
Occasionally we get far more information than we need. This may be one of those times when less is more, and these two "seasoned citizens" offered far too much.A common theme in some childhood...
View ArticleBlack bear wandering through City of Sonora
Yesterday evening around 9:00 p.m. in the city of Sonora, a black bear was sighted, ambling along as if he had not a care in the world. Sonora is in the foothills region of California, and we'...
View ArticleCarstens Fire nears containment
So far, this fire season has handily outstripped last year in the number of acres burned, and also the annual average. Cal Fire reports the average acreage charred as 19,117 acres, involving 1,488...
View ArticleCal Fire Moving from San Andreas to Sonora
The Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit Cal Fire station now in San Andreas, Calaveras County has been notified of an upcoming change to Sonora, Ca. The announcement was made on Feb. 28, 2014. The move however...
View ArticleNew low, 3rd Graders busted for smoking pot at school
In what could be described as a new low in the current cultural morass this nation seems to be in, it is being reported by MML three children have been found using marijuana at school.These three...
View ArticleInfluenza epidemic closes senior care facility admissions
Influenza has prompted the local facility of a multi-state health care company to close the doors to new admissions and visitors this week. Avalaon Care Center in Sonora has been reported as having an...
View ArticleKing Fire 92% contained
Mother Nature finally gave firefighters a break and dumped between one and three inches of rain on areas of the King Fire which began in El Dorado County on September 13. Today, 16 days later, the...
View ArticleInmate dies in custody
On Monday December 1, 2014 Kelley Keel, a 59 year-old resident of West Point in Calaveras County was found unconscious and eventually determined to be deceased in a Calaveras jail cell. Keel was found...
View ArticleDuo busted for traffic stop, drugs found
In the category of Not the Smartest Criminal, two Tuolumne County residents were pulled over at around 2:00 a.m. on Friday March 6th. 58 year-old Lonnie Ray Pierce, from Jamestown and Sonora resident...
View ArticleDane Allen Casey missing
The Calaveras Sheriff Dept. is looking for help in locating a 49 year-old resident of West Point, Ca. Dane Allen Casey is 5' 11" tall, his weight is reported as 170 lbs. with brown hair and...
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