It is well known that Calaveras County is home to countless dedicated volunteers who spend their free time working to make the county a better place to live.
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The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit (TCU) announced on Friday that burn permits for outdoor residential burning will be suspended beginning Monday.
A lawsuit brought against Calaveras County by Calaveras Residents Against Commercial Marijuana (CRACM) over the October 2019 ordinance and related resolutions and approvals regulating cannabis cultivation in the county reached a settlement last month.
Update, May 3, 5:36 p.m.: Cal Fire TCU reported that firefighters have reached 100% containment of the fire, with the number of acres burned remaining at 160.
A prescribed burn being conducted by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) will be held Friday in Arnold at the Arnold Forest Fire Station.
Those driving through Arnold lately have likely noticed some big changes taking place at Meadow View Center on Highway 4.
California’s real estate market hit record numbers last month, according to an April 16 report from the California Association of Realtors (CAR).
The Calaveras County Board of Supervisors appointed a new director of health and human services a new county health officer at a meeting on Tuesday.
On Monday night at the San Andreas Town Hall, a well-attended meeting was held to discuss the formation of a militia in Calaveras County.
The streets of Murphys went to the dogs Saturday morning as 39 canines participated in the fourth annual Mutt March to support their local park.
At the Calaveras Crisis Center in San Andreas, blue ribbons and jeans hung across the porch tell stories of silent suffering and resilience.
Though the Pizza Factory in San Andreas had been closed for several months, the restaurant recently reopened under new ownership.
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) recently awarded a $500,000 CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to the County of Tuolumne to create a guiding document on the development of broadband in the five-county Central Sierra region.
The Calaveras County Board of Supervisors recently appointed a new department head with strong ties to the community and a long career with the county.
An elderly man sustained major injuries in a three-car collision that occurred Tuesday afternoon on Highway 49, north of Highway 12.
2021 will be another year without the Calaveras County Fair and Jumping Frog Jubilee, but the community will be getting “Back in the Saddle” with a homecoming event May 13-16.
Two separate car collisions occurred on Saturday, April 17 in Calaveras County. Both involved motorists who were driving on the wrong side of the road.
The Central Sierra Environmental Resource Center (CSERC) is seeking entries for a photography contest that focuses on nature in the Central Sierra region.
Sixteen years and one month after shooting and killing 19-year-old David Jessop, convicted murderer Daniel Rocha was not present in the courtroom to hear the judge’s decision that he was not eligible for release under a new state law.
With positivity rates and demand for testing in sharp decline, Calaveras County turned another corner in the COVID-19 pandemic, entering into the less-restrictive orange tier of the state’s monitoring system on Tuesday.
Four missing off-road motorcyclists who trespassed on a private property near Arnold were located by a search team on April 12, but not before a helicopter, a plane and other county resources were deployed to find them.
The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit (TCU) is planning on conducting a hazardous fuels reduction burn near Highway 26 and Hogan Dam Road in Rancho Calaveras on Wednesday.
Brianne Heather Martin, 39, of Wallace, was arrested on suspicion of arson of an inhabited structure following a recreational vehicle fire in Wallace on April 10.
An Angels Camp man was hospitalized with major injuries following a car accident at the intersection of Burson Road and Highway 12 on Thursday, the California Highway Patrol (CHP) reported.
After Measure H did not get the 55% voter approval needed to pass while on the November ballot, Calaveras High School had to quickly move on to plan B. However, that wasn’t even a plan that was given much consideration.
In light of National Bookmobile Day and National Library Week this month, the Calaveras County Library has announced that it will soon be getting its very own bookmobile. The mobile library branch will be outfitted for the community’s easy access to computers, assorted media and, of course, …
One San Andreas resident recently showed that years of hard work and thrift can pay off in a big way.
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) recently awarded a $500,000 CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to the County of Tuolumne to create a guiding document on the development of broadband in the five-county Central Sierra region.
Albert Michelson Elementary School in Murphys will soon be home to a new mural spearheaded by one of its fourth-grade students.
Hard-to-get appointments.
In honor of Earth Day this month, the Calaveras HWY 4 Clean-Up Crew is giving locals a chance to contribute to a good cause and compete for prizes at the same time.
With the return of warmer weather following a relatively dry winter, Pacific Gas & Electric Co. (PG&E) is holding a series of wildfire safety webinars aimed at helping customers prepare for wildfire season.
For the second time this month, Calaveras County has lost a young man following a car accident in his hometown.
Bret Harte senior Jackson Oliver recently brought home the gold in Math in the Scholastic Division at the State Academic Decathlon (ACADEC).
Watching football from the sideline is something that Blain Mossa never had to do.
The City of Angels Camp (COA), Union Public Utility District (UPUD) and Utica Water and Power Authority (Utica) recently received $590,000 in grant funding from the California Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) through the state’s Community Power Resiliency grant program.
On Feb. 18, the Alpine County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a 53-year-old man who was unresponsive after a ski accident that occurred in the Kodiak Terrain Park at Bear Valley Resort. The man, Carlos (Gustavo) Pesce, a resident of San Francisco, was pronounced dead soon after.
With the arrival of warmer weather, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit (TCU) is urging the public to clear defensible space around their homes and take precautions when burning.
The Resource Connection Calaveras Children’s Advocacy Center (CCAC) is currently holding a Blue Ribbon Youth Art Contest to raise awareness during Child Abuse Prevention Month this April and provide a fun activity for local youth ages 1 to 18 years old.
A Copperopolis man was killed in a single vehicle car accident on O’Byrnes Ferry Road over the weekend, the California Highway Patrol (CHP) reported.
Human remains were recently discovered in a remote area near Mountain Ranch.
The following press release was issued by Cal Fire.
The 36th annual science fair for Calaveras County students was one of the many events to go virtual this year.
While the county has seen some significant storms this season, they haven’t been enough to offset a relatively dry winter.
With the first local rattlesnake bite patient of 2021 treated at Mark Twain Medical Center (MTMC) over the weekend, the season of avoiding tall grass is officially here.
Approximately 2,500 blasting caps manufactured sometime around 1918 were discovered by workers who were demolishing an old building in Amador County on March 9.
In recognition of Doctor’s Day on Tuesday, Mark Twain Medical Center’s administrative team issued the following letter:
Mark Twain Medical Center (MTMC) has welcomed an additional medical provider to the staff of the family medical clinics.
Eighth-grade students in Calaveras County can now go above and beyond in their learning, earning an AA degree before graduating high school.
Though last year was challenging for local businesses, one local husband and wife team successfully opened a new craft distillery in the midst of the pandemic.
A bait shop and multiple storage units were destroyed by a fire in Burson last night.
