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CHP Finds Bicyclist Was Intoxicated: Not Hit By Vehicle
Shortly after three o'clock this afternoon, the CHP received a report of a collision between a vehicle and a bicyclist on Hwy 26 in Mokelumne Hill.
CHP Finds Bicyclist Was Intoxicated: Not Hit By Vehicle
Shortly after three o'clock this afternoon, the CHP received a report of a collision between a vehicle and a bicyclist on Hwy 26 in Mokelumne Hill.
Drought rates put in place for East Bay MUD customers
Customer allocations based on averages of the last three years' usage. The East Bay Municipal Utility District's board of directors on July 8 unanimously implemented a 10 percent increase in volume charges for ...
Lodi family turns up the dial, uses driveway as a multiplex
Jennifer Lorentzen, a barista, has cut spending in a number of ways. For starters, she's now biking the three miles it takes to get to her job at the House of Coffee in Lodi "a couple of times a week, depending ...
You can't judge a book by its cover, or so they say, but a wine can be judged by its label.
Sheriff's substation to close in Valley Springs
The Calaveras County Sheriff's Department announced this week that it will close its substation in Valley Springs effective Wednesday.
Fireworks spark fires, talk of ban
Fireworks caused several fires during the Fourth of July weekend in Calaveras County, and that has renewed calls from some Calaveras officials to ban fireworks countywide.
Classic Cars In Downtown Sonora
This 4th of July weekend there are numerous activities taking place all over the Mother Lode.
Hams show emergency capabilities
From a distance, a group of RVs, pickup trucks and campers parked at the Bear Valley ski resort during the weekend might have appeared to be doing little more than taking advantage of a nice, quiet spot for a ...
Area digest -- Published June 19, 2008
The 12th annual Calaveras Passport Weekend, sponsored by the Calaveras Winegrape Alliance, is Friday through Sunday at 19 member wineries and 21 tasting rooms throughout the county.
The Calaveras County Sheriff's Department and agents with the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control cited nine people during an undercover sting operation targeting adults who bought alcohol for ...
Man injured in motorcycle wreck
Fermin Barragan, 50, of Ripon suffered major injuries when he lost control of his motorcycle and it overturned just off Highway 49 north of Mokelumne Hill, the California Highway Patrol reported.
Children's garden to help kids sprout
Bev Eckland, left, and Nancy Norris, both Master Gardeners, help Max Sow, 19 months, Mokelumne Hill, water one of the raised beds at the Children's Garden at the Government Center in San Andreas.
San Andreas CHP To Crack Down With "Click It Or Ticket" Campaign
San Andreas, CA -- San Andreas CHP officers are cracking down for the remainder of this month on those who fail to "buckle up." Officers will be aggressively enforcing the state's occupant protection laws as ...
New Lode trail leads to Penn Mine, ditches, aqueducts
A trail that opened this spring gives hikers and equestrians access to a remote Mokelumne River arm of Camanche Reservoir and a chance to see remnants of the elaborate ditch and aqueduct systems used to bring ...
Police: Two men arrested in rape of woman
Two men being held in County Jail were arrested early Wednesday evening for allegedly raping a 25-year-old Stockton woman. via The Record
Fifth Wheeler Destroyed By Fire In San Andreas
A fifth wheel trailer was destroyed by fire early this morning in the Gold Strike Mobile Home Park in San Andreas. via My Mother Lode
Calaveras museum gets new chief
“But, I'm having a great time visiting the sites and the scenery where my mother and grandmother grew up.”
A retired Army historian whose great-grandfather worked as a blacksmith and saloon keeper in Angels Camp during the 1890s is now on staff at the Calaveras County Museum in San Andreas. via Union Democrat
Sunday Vegetation Fires Hit Tuolumne And Calaveras Counties
CAL Fire and local government fire crews responded to a pair of Sunday vegetation fires. via KVML
Try your luck at Cow Pasture Golf
“This is for duffers like myself. I don't golf at all. I had to take a P.E. class in college one time. I signed up for golf. The first bad thing about it is you had to be there at 6 a.m.”
Cow Pasture Golf, a charity fundraising event hosted by the Mokelumne Hill Lions, is about fun, not skill or status, Bob Geiszler, a club member and a retired elementary school teacher and principal, said of ... via Stockton Record