East Sonora News

There were 84 bookings at the San Joaquin County Jail in the 24 hours ending at 8 a.m. Wednesday.

Sierra Repertory Theatre is holding its 17th annual fine art silent auction through Aug.

Sierra Repertory Theatre is bringing back its No. 1 most requested show for an encore.

The Sonora Area Foundation announced today that it has exceeded its goal of $250,000 for the "May SOS Tuolumne County Families in Crisis" fundraising campaign.

Wes Wittman stands with a remodeled antique tractor, a 1952 Ford 8N. Amy Alonzo Rozak/Union Democrat, copyright 2009 Wes Wittman is getting all revved up for the 2009 Mother Lode Fair.

The state has taken steps to use the power of eminent domain to force two landowners to transfer a portion of their properties for the East Sonora Bypass project.

Time management is important this week for those planning to commute on Tuolumne Road, as repair work on the busy road could lead to delays of up to 30 minutes.

Sonora's Chrysler dealership, at Mother Lode Motors in East Sonora, is among 800 franchises across the United States slated to close, according to a corporate bankruptcy filing.

A Tulare man arrested in connection with illegal drugs attempted to flee on a stolen motorcycle from officers, Tulare police reported.

The Tuolumne County Planning Commission approved a number of items at a busy meeting Wednesday night.

JLondon Olson, of the Columbia College Fire Department hands a bucket of water to Sheldon Wallace, of San Andreas.

One anchor store opens Friday while another may close soon at The Junction shopping center in East Sonora.

Things appeared to be running as usual at the local Gottschalks store Monday, the fourth day of the bankrupt retailer's ongoing liquidation sale.

Spring has sprung and many of us are anxious to get our hands into the soil. Hopefully, you will be able to pick up some native plants at the California Native Plant Society spring sale being held Saturday, April 18th.

An Orosi man is recovering from stab wounds after fighting off burglars, one of them armed with a knife, who broke into his home early Friday.

Gottschalks has just a few more days to find a buyer before plans to liquidate the Fresno retailer's 59-plus store inventory move forward.

As Dennis Jones began his final week of work on "Dracula," the director/designer of the Sierra Repertory Theatre had a very clear image of how the final product should look.

There were 109 bookings at the San Joaquin County Jail in the 24 hours ending at 8 a.m. Wednesday.

A grand jury in El Dorado County has indicted a man accused of murdering his son and attacking his girlfriend with an ax.

A 59-year-old man was beaten and his money taken Sunday afternoon after police said he agreed to pay for sex under a Stockton bridge and two men joined the woman to rob him.