Sonora News

The new veterans clinic under construction in East Sonora is set to be completed sometime in August and will likely be operational by the end of September, according to Katelin Haver, a Palo Alto-based planner for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

Authorities say a Tuolumne County woman likely will not face animal cruelty charges after she accidentally dragged a horse behind a trailer for almost four miles.

The Jamestown woman who accidentally dragged a horse to its death behind a trailer Monday night says she's devastated.

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The Sonora City Council has cancelled its regularly scheduled first Monday night of the month meeting this evening.

A Sunday afternoon fire near the intersection of Hwy 108 and Hwy 49 caused no structural damage or injuries.

Drug violence, an economic downturn and recent cases of political malfeasance weighed heavily as Mexicans voted Sunday in midterm congressional elections that could decide the future of President Felipe Calderon's anti-crime and economic policies.

Federal prosecutors in Mexico say they have obtained nine arrest warrants for the owners and legal representatives of a day care center where a fire killed 48 children.

A home was destroyed by fire Thursday evening on Algerine Wards Ferry Road, Cal Fire officials said.

A plea agreement has been reached in the case of Sonora dentist Scott Henning. "Prior to the preliminary examination I had discussions with Dr.

Shivani Aum Datri discusses her first trip to India 15 years ago. Amy Alonzo Rozak/The Union Democrat, copyright 2009 Healer.

A mother and her son were arrested by Sonora police officers Monday evening and booked into the County Jail on multiple drug charges.

When all was said and done, $517,240 was raised during the Sonora Area Foundation's May S.O.S. Campaign.

A shootout between police and suspected cartel hit men in central Mexico Friday left at least 12 people dead and one police officer wounded, officials said.

The Sonora City Council will take up the fiscal year 2009/10 budget Monday evening.

Wednesday evening at 8:30 Sonora Police arrested 36 year old John Laurence Dellinger of Sonora and booked him on five charges.

Mexico's government on Wednesday took over the entire investigation into a fire at a day care center that killed 47 children, citing squabbling between state and federal officials over the probe.

Preparations are being made for the opening of the Mother Lode Fair Friday. Amy Alonzo Rozak/The Union Democrat, copyright 2009 Gates will open at noon Friday for one of Tuolumne County's biggest events of the year - the Mother Lode Fair.

Seven state officials were arrested Monday and six others were being sought on negligent homicide charges in a day care fire that killed 47 children in Mexico.