San Andreas News

Barney Fowler, the father of murder victim Leila Fowler, leaves the Calaveras County Courthouse after the arraignment of his 12-year-old son for the murder of Leila, in San Andreas, Calif., Wednesday, May 15, 2013.

On the heels of last month's announced deal calling for Dignity Health to sell its lab-related outreach service to Quest Diagnostics, Dignity has issued layoff notices to more than 500 workers, including 319 working for Stockton's HealthCare Clinical Laboratories.

The Calaveras County Commission on Aging will hold the 2013 "Senior of the Year" banquet from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on today at St.

"Second Saturday Art Night," an evening of music, art and refreshments, will take place from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday throughout downtown Sonora.

Christa McAuliffe Middle School will hold its multicultural festival, A Night Around the World 2013 at 6 p.m. Friday, in the multi-purpose room of the school, 3880 Iron Canyon Circle, Stockton.

Effective this morning, burn permits are needed within CAL Fire's Tuolumne-Calaveras jurisdiction.

Starting at 8 a.m. today, residents within the boundaries of the Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection will be required to obtain permits before burning piles of brush, leaves and other yard debris.

Turing on the tap could be costly for Calaveras County Water District customers.

A number of local law enforcement agencies are searching for an armed man who is suspected of killing a 9-year-old child in Calaveras County, authorities said.

Cal Fire reports you will need a permit to burn starting Wednesday, May 1st by 8 a.m. in Tuolumne and Calaveras Counties.

Calaveras County's 10 fire districts should consider consolidating into as few as four optimal districts, according to a new report written for the county Local Agency Formation Commission.

PUBLIC MEETING: Calaveras County Board of Supervisors, Tuesday, 9 a.m. regular meeting and 1:30 p.m. study session, Government Center, 891 Mountain Ranch Road, San Andreas.

Tree lovers are invited to a free seminar Saturday at Calaveras Big Trees State Park on how giant sequoias can provide a record of the climate of the past few thousand years.