Pinecrest News

Dogs are welcome at Pinecrest Lake, the alpine recreation area in Tuolumne County.

New Melones Reservoir is serving up big catfish. Lucas Martinez of Oakdale won the Glory Hole Sports Big Fish of the Week Contest with a 15-pound, 10-ouncer caught on chicken livers under a night light while ...

Nick's Boys created a tie atop the men's division of the Ebbetts Pass Softball League by posting a 10-7 victory over previously undefeated Tom Martin Logging at Courtright-Emerson Memorial Park in White Pines ...

ARRESTS IN PINECREST ATTACK: Two Sonora men are in custody after an assault early Thursday on a Roseville man who was on a camping trip with his family, authorities say.

Two Sonora men were arrested early Thursday after they allegedly attacked and injured a Roseville man at a campground at Pinecrest Lake in Tuolumne County, police said.

A deputy called a woman whose name was on several items in the trash. She said she paid someone to haul off her trash and would pick it up.

The Tuolumne County Recreation Department has postponed its annual youth track meet because of poor air quality.

A Modesto couple was killed in a motorcycle crash Monday on Highway 108, outside of Strawberry.

Victorious Wildcats Carley Steichen, Alyssa Kelly, Morgan DeFazio, Bekah Garvin, Tori Selesia, KateLynn Hiser and Rachel Shelton celebrate Sonora High School's third straight Sac-Joaquin Section girls' soccer ...

Regardless the outcome of the final Department of Water Resources snowpack measurement last week, Tuolumne Utilities District General Manager Pete Kampa says the summer Mother Lode water supply will definitely ... via KVML

Bret Harte High School's red-hot boys' golf team moved to within one victory of a perfect dual-match season by beating Summerville 206-221 at Mountain Springs in Sonora. via The Union Democrat

“Otherwise, it would have been much worse.”

Susie Gast sifted through remnants of her Cold Springs home Saturday while firefighters continued to fight the blaze that destroyed it and damaged three others on Friday afternoon. via The Union Democrat

Here's one for Ripley: Our 1993 Ford Explorer has 317,768 miles on it. That is on the original engine and transmission, which is nothing short of miraculous according to most mechanics. via Pleasant Hill Record

“It shows the wolverines must be here (in the Sierra). I always thought they were.”

Sixteen years ago, Ross Carkeet Jr. received a federal government grant aimed at determining whether wolverines still existed in the Sierra. via Modesto Bee

“Sony says it is now up to the owner to contact the local authorities who would contact me”

The Bee ran a front-page story Jan. 26 about a New York City couple who found a camera in the back of a taxi. via The Modesto Bee

Columbia College broke into the Central Valley Conference victory column Wednesday night, defeating Merced 64-60 at Oak Pavilion. via Union Democrat

Parents warn kids about mountain lion The PTA at Crescenta Valley High School is urging students to be careful if hiking in the San Gabriel Mountains following several recent cougar sightings in the foothills. via Glendale News-Press

“It seemed like I enjoyed that more than I did my day job”

Road construction and the arts are fields that seem worlds apart, yet Michael Gibson's career path has crossed both. via Union Democrat

“It got worse after that - closer to 80 miles per hour. Three houseboats were rolled over from the sheer force of the wind.”

Weather forecasters predict another strong storm will hit the foothills tonight through Tuesday, with winds gusting up to 30 mph. via The Union Democrat

“If we were to tighten our belt further, then it would be more painful”

It soon will cost more to camp at many sites in the Stanislaus National Forest, and fees will be charged for some informal campsites that used to be free. via Stockton Record