Ione News

Goat's milk feta from mountainous Epirus off the Ionian sea. Spanakopita made with fresh spinach, that marvelous feta, and filo dough laboriously rolled out by hand. Greek snapper drizzled with extra virgin olive oil and a squirt of lemon. Thick Greek yogurt scribbled with fragrant honey.

In Southern California, the French are represented by bistros and haute cuisine, the Italians by trattorie and elegant ristoranti, but Greek cuisine here - and it's not easy to find - means boisterous tavernas. Places such as Papa Cristo's or Sofi in Los Angeles or Taverna Tony in Malibu are fun and good, but somehow we've never really had a serious Greek restaurant. Until now.

A Modesto man who was convicted of second-degree murder and attempted voluntary manslaughter in 1982 was denied parole last month after a hearing at Solano State Prison, according to a statement from the ...

The Meaning of Black August 2008 by Kiilu Nyasha This is the 29th anniversary of Black August, first organized to honor our martyred freedom fighters, Jonathan and George Jackson, Khatari Gaulden, James ...

The first time the modes were presented to me, the teacher might as well have been speaking an ancient, long-forgotten language.

A young driver swerved to avoid a deer and lost control of his vehicle on Ridge Road Tuesday morning.

A former Mule Creek State Prison corrections officer was convicted of three misdemeanor counts of workers compensation fraud in Amador County earlier this month, according to the district attorney's office.

New wildland fire protective gear for the Ione Fire Department arrived at city hall earlier this month.

For as long as anyone can remember, California prison inmates have been paired with cellmates of the same race.

The Preston Castle Foundation in an effort to continue renovation on the Preston Castle, are beginning fundraising efforts by allowing the paranormal research group, "Ghost Trackers", based in Santa Clara, ...

A highway widening project in Pioneer that resulted in a historic discovery raised a few curious eyebrows when state workers brought out their sifting tools.

Paul Molinelli, executive director of Amador ACES Waste Services, addresses the Amador County Board of Supervisors Tuesday regarding the rising cost of fuel and its affect on waste disposal services.

With gas prices rising more than 30 cents in less than two weeks, consumers are beginning to revolt at the pump by refusing to fill up any more than they have to.

In two weeks - unless the state Supreme Court stays its own ruling pending the November election - San Joaquin County will join counties around the state in issuing marriage licenses for same-sex couples.

The recent drowning of a Pine Grove man at Lake Camanche near Ione is among several that happen each year in the area, according to state statistics.

District 5 Supervisor Brian Oneto is prohibited from voting on issues related to the Ione Band of Miwoks' efforts to take land into trust for the proposed casino in the Plymouth area, according to a May 22 ...

Oakland contractor Josef Corbin's approach to life is pretty straightforward: Whenever he sees an opportunity or an advantage, he runs with it.

America's iconic jazz pianist 87-year-old Dave Brubeck is a 2008 inductee into the California Hall of Fame, it was announced Wednesday.

Sierra Conservation Center will be one of the first prisons statewide to end a long-running practice of using race to determine how inmates are housed.

Under SB 81, fewer juveniles will be sent to state-run Division of Juvenile Justice prisons like this one in Ione.