Pioneer News

San Jose police say a teenage driver was speeding just before his car crashed into a concrete divider and tree Thursday night, killing a 17-year-old friend and injuring a young woman.

A Chico man and a man from Amador County were rescued from the Sacramento River upstream from Woodson Bridge Wednesday night after the boat they were in overturned.

U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer recently acknowledged the dire nature of Amador's continuing battle with methamphetamine, as well as the harsh impact it's had on area crime and local families.

It's the typical curse of any shop owner: you can fix anything brought to you but it's hard to find the time to do the work on your own projects.

On Wednesday, Sept. 16, the Amador County Combined Narcotics Enforcement Team raided an outdoor marijuana growing operation in Pioneer, leading to the arrest of the Troung brothers, and a Mexican national who was allegedly tending to the plants.

Working at a shop like All Industries Performance, Chris Jones is used to dealing with modified machines that take a little more skill to operate than the average passenger car.

A large fire destroyed one home in Pioneer and nearly spread to surrounding homes and before it was stopped by emergency responders.

Law enforcement agents collect physical evidence during an Aug. 6 raid on the biggest marijuana plantation ever found in Amador County.

Pictured here is a small section of a major marijuana growing plantation that was raided Thursday morning in Amador County.

Pictured here is a small section of a major marijuana growing plantation that was raided Thursday morning in Amador County.

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Pam Millar plans to take part in the Breast Cancer 3-Day in San Diego, Calif. Lori A. Mayne/Journal Pioneer California walkina Island native taking part in three-day trek for breast cancer LORI A. MAYNE The Journal Pioneer SUMMERSIDE After Pam Millar turned 40, she decided to take some steps to fight breast cancer.

Emergency responders from Jackson rushed out to the Highway 49 bridge over the Mokelumne River Tuesday afternoon after a sedan and pickup crashed into one another at Electra Road.

A 62-year-old Pioneer man is now behind bars for allegedly inflicting years of sexual abuse on a local minor.

Amador County Sheriff's Office deputies responded to a domestic violence call just after 3 a.m. on June 26 from a woman claiming her husband had threatened to kill her.

In the early hours of June 26, Amador County Sheriff's Office deputies began surrounding the home of 88-year-old Samuel Jackson Cooper of Pioneer.

Margaret Dalton, one of the pioneers of Indian gaming and the longtime chief of the Jackson Rancheria, died in her sleep Sunday night at age 69.

She was the driving force behind the establishment of the Jackson Rancheria. Born in Tuolumne, Dalton moved to Calaveras County.

A grand theft attempt was thwarted by the thief himself April 21, according to the California Highway Patrol.