Mountain Ranch News

Sonora & San Andreas, CA -- Mother Lode "safe and sane" fireworks will only be allowed in Calaveras County outside of the Ebbetts Pass Fire District and the Central Fire District this Fourth of July weekend.

Calaveras is a patchwork of celebration and caution this week as the American passion for Fourth of July fireworks takes hold.

She called back nine minutes later to say he had fallen down a ravine behind the residence and was injured.

California law makes school, not work, the priority for children. Except for child actors, those younger than 14 are pretty much banned from holding down jobs, and anyone younger than 18 has to get a permit ...

Dry lightning ignited 11 named fires in the Six Rivers and Shasta National Forests.

Residents in a gated North City community woke up to find their neighborhood vandalized with orange spray paint Wednesday morning.

Apparently gates aren't enough to keep taggers from vandalizing homes in even the most exclusive Southern California's communities.

Ceremony: 6:30 p.m. June 10, 2008, Mountain Ranch Community Park Number of graduates: 24 Commencement speaker: John Brophy, superintendent of Calaveras County Unified School District Comment: Mountain Ranch ...

A San Andreas couple and a 93-year-old Arnold man were honored Tuesday as the 2008 Calaveras County Seniors of the Year.

Calaveras County voters Tuesday rewarded one incumbent with a second term on the Calaveras County Board of Supervisors while sending another incumbent - the board's longest serving member - to a November runoff ...

Fourteen participants in this year's edition of the Leadership Calaveras class had an eye-opening experience learning about agriculture in the county Wednesday.

Beverages & More is slated to open its first Escondido store on July 18, providing local residents with a liquor store that advertises low prices and a wide range of beer and wine selections.

Arnold Rim Trail is a vision of a 27-mile trail that connects housing subdivisions in the town on a path past waterfalls and majestic trees.

Contra Costa County supervisor candidate Erik Nunn of Oakley and his relatives have contributed or loaned his campaign more than $25,000 and triggered an increase in his opponents' contribution limits.

Call Emmy one lucky dog. The 11-year-old Jack Russell terrier was ejected from a car during a rollover accident Thursday on Interstate 15 near Carmel Mountain Ranch.

Teenage bank robbery suspect Daniel Hawkins has tried to fire his court appointed attorney and has asked to represent himself in an upcoming retrial. via The Union Democrat

“I won't make a commitment to a program unless I know we have the money to maintain it long-term”

Retiree Joan Milardo said she and her husband have lived in Mira Mesa for 20 years and are enjoying their retirement there. via SignOnSanDiego.com

The neighbors denied it, saying he drinks heavily. 12:52 p.m., Cold Springs -A woman on the 29700 block of Kerns Drive said someone stole her pool heater from her vacation cabin. via The Union Democrat

“You look at what's been done since then, and that really shows the measure of a person”

By Jennifer Vigil UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER May 1, 2008 SAN DIEGO - If anything has worn thin for Councilman Brian Maienschein, it's questions about San Diego's pension and finances. via SignOnSanDiego.com

“We're doing it here in San Diego and I think that, community-by-community, the entire nation can go green.”

Everywhere you turn, there's something "green" whether it's a commercial for a hybrid car or a reminder to pick up reusable bags at the local grocery store. via WJLA